• Submitted by: manso
• Sports
• 11 / 09 / 2010

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2010.11.08 - 11:48:09 / [email protected]. Cuban Boxers Travel to Strong Tournament in Macedonia. HAVANA, CUBA.- A team of eight Cuban boxers travels on Monday to Macedonia to participate in the Golden Gong tournament scheduled for November 11-13 in Skopje.

Sources of the national boxing commission announced that the team includes Olympic medallists Carlos Banteur (69 kg) and Emilio Correa (75 kg) as well as national champions Julio Cesar la Cruz (81 kg) and Jorge Luis Mustelier (56 kg).

The squad also includes 2008 world junior champions Erislandy Savon (91 kg) and Jose Larduet (+91 kg).

The team is completed by 2010 world junior bronze medallist Yosvani Veitia (49 kg) and Robeisis Ramirez (52 kg), gold medallist of the First Youth Olympic Games.

According to the organizers of the event, the top eight men in each division will be participating in the competition.

Source: ACN