Golden duet! On the last day of the Boxing World Cup, in the United States, Brazilians Keno Marley (92 kg) and Luiz “Bolinha” Oliveira (57 kg) won their respective finals and climbed to the top spot on the podium of the competition. In the other participations of the Brazilian athletes, Abner Teixeira (+92kg), Jucielen Romeu (57kg) and Michael Trindade (51kg) ranked second.
Brazilian bonds
The first to become champion was Bolinha, who faced the British Owain Harris in the final of the group under 57 kg. At the beginning of the fight he made use of excellent dodges and landed good attacks to triumph in the first round. Subsequently, the Brazilian continued with an intense volume of shots in attack and came out better in the defensive phase spin After. In the end he managed to manage the advantage and confirm the title in the United States.
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Next, Keno entered the ring in the under-92kg group decider, where she would face Australian Ikenna Enyi. With a rousing start, the Brazilian overtook his rival and delivered several powerful blows one after another. Unable to continue the fight, Ikenna had to abandon the final and give the Boxing World Cup gold to Marley.
Brazilian defeats
In the under 51kg category, Michael faced American Terry Washington. After a long period of study among opponents, the Brazilian managed to land a good sequence of shots and get the better of the first round. After that, Terry began to take a more offensive stance and won the second spin in the evaluation of two judges, while for the other three Parazinho won. In the end, the US athlete delivered decisive blows in the final part of the fight and became the champion of the tournament.
In Brazil’s only female appearance of the day, Jucielen Romeu faced Britain’s Elise Glynn in the under 57kg category. She did not have a good start to the fight and ended up behind in the rankings after the end of the first spin. However, after that, the Brazilian began to attack and won the round according to two referees, but not according to the other three. Without being able to recover in the end, he ended his season with the silver medal.
Source: Terra
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