World Series of Boxing meeting was first of home-and-away series between the US Knockouts and the Cuba Wranglers
On Friday night, boxers from the US and Cuba went glove-to-glove on Cuban soil for the first time in 27 years, in a semiprofessional World Series of Boxing meeting that in many ways resembled a big-time Las Vegas bout.
Cuba won the bouts 5-0, with one knockout and four technical decisions. Friday's matches were the first of a home-and-away series between the Knockouts, from the US, and the Wranglers of Cuba. The winner of the series goes on to face Ukraine or Russia two other countries which have been subject to political tensions recently on 25 April and 2 May for a ticket to the finals.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 15 hours ago.
On Friday night, boxers from the US and Cuba went glove-to-glove on Cuban soil for the first time in 27 years, in a semiprofessional World Series of Boxing meeting that in many ways resembled a big-time Las Vegas bout.
Cuba won the bouts 5-0, with one knockout and four technical decisions. Friday's matches were the first of a home-and-away series between the Knockouts, from the US, and the Wranglers of Cuba. The winner of the series goes on to face Ukraine or Russia two other countries which have been subject to political tensions recently on 25 April and 2 May for a ticket to the finals.
Continue reading... Reported by guardian.co.uk 15 hours ago.