After 64 lengthy years, skilled boxing has made its long-awaited return to Cuban soil—and the importance of this second isn’t misplaced on the worldwide battle neighborhood. Gilberto Jesús Mendoza, President of the World Boxing Affiliation (WBA), has praised the historic occasion and expressed his deep pleasure and assist in a letter addressed to the Cuban Boxing Federation and its president, Alberto Puig.
Though private issues prevented Mendoza from attending in particular person, he’s been following the occasion carefully and has backed it wholeheartedly from the beginning.
“This occasion marks a milestone not only for Cuban boxing, however for the game on a worldwide scale,” Mendoza wrote. “Your management and imaginative and prescient have been important in bringing this to life. The institutional braveness and dedication to the great growth of boxing deserve our utmost recognition.”
In his message, the WBA’s prime government highlighted the importance of the regional titles and the WBA eliminator bout on the cardboard—milestones in their very own proper. However maybe most historic of all is the evening’s first-ever sanctioned ladies’s bout on the island, that includes Yakelin Uzcátegui and Lina Tejada battling for the WBA Fedelatin title.
Mendoza additionally emphasised the WBA’s longstanding dedication to Cuban fighters. The group has supported them for years, and being a part of this new chapter is, in his phrases, “an important honor.”
Cuba has lengthy been a cradle of boxing greatness, and this return to the skilled stage opens the door for its athletes to shine even brighter. Friday evening’s occasion in Varadero is greater than only a battle card—it’s the beginning of a brand new period for Cuban boxing.
