At the weigh-in for the professional boxing event today, Friday, April 11, all fighters remained within the limit. Julio Cesar La Cruz & Co. will compete for AGON Sports in five WBA title fights.
AGON Sports makes boxing history again! Today, Friday, April 11, Ingo Volckmann’s German promotion is hosting the first professional boxing event in Cuba for over 60 years at the renowned 5-star hotel “Melia Internacional” in Varadero.
Public weighing and face-to-face
The public weigh-in took place yesterday, where the protagonists successfully stayed within the limit and faced each other face-to-face for the last time. Tonight it’s off to the ring at the Convention Center of the “Melia Internacional” – where another part of Cuban boxing history will be written.
The boxing event in Varadero, in which double Olympic champion Julio Cesar La Cruz meets Dilan Prasovic in the WBA eliminator in the main event, will be rounded off by five further WBA title fights. These include appearances by new AGON boxers Lazaro Alvarez, Moussa Gholam, Arlen Lopez and Erislandy Alvarez. With this event, AGON Sports is setting another exclamation mark on the international boxing scene. At the same time, the Berlin promotion is paying tribute to the rich tradition of Cuban boxing. An evening for the history books, live from the tourist heart of Cuba, Varadero.
Results of the weighing:
WBA Final Eliminator Bridgerweight – 12 rounds
Julio Cesar La Cruz (96.66 kg) vs. Dilan Prasovic (101.51 kg)
WBA Continental Latin America Light Heavyweight – 10 rounds
Arlen Lopez (79.1 kg) vs. Martin Ezequiel Bulacio (79.0 kg)
WBA Continental America Lightweight – 10 rounds
Lazaro Alvarez (61.0 kg) vs. Miguel Queliz Santos (61.0 kg)
WBA Continental Latin America Super Lightweight – 10 rounds
Erislandy Alvarez (63.37 kg) vs. Brainer Vasquez Soli (63.46 kg)
WBA Continental America Gold Super Featherweight – 10 rounds
Moussa Gholam (58.83 kg) vs. Misael Vasquez (58.79 kg)
WBA Fedelatin Welterweight – 8 rounds
Yakelin Estornell Elizastegui (66.2 kg) vs. Lina Tejada (65.68 kg)
The entire event will be streamed live on the Latin American channel TyC Sports and free of charge on the official AGON Sports YouTube channel – freely accessible to viewers all over the world. The broadcast will begin at 7 pm local time (1 am on Saturday morning German time).
Remaining tickets for the historic event are available at all Melia and Gran Caribe hotels in Varadero and Havana.
Text: Press release / AGON Sports