Wednesday, 1 August 2012

Boxing: Cuba's Estrada survives stern early test (Reuters)

Cuba's Lazaro Alvarez Estrada leaves the ring after defeating Joseph Diaz Jr. of the U.S. in their Men's Bantam (56kg) Round of 16 boxing match during the London 2012 Olympic Games August 1, 2012. REUTERS/Murad Sezer

LONDON (Reuters) - Top seeded Cuban bantamweight Lazaro Alvarez Estrada beat future U.S. professional fighter Joseph Diaz Jr. on Wednesday to advance to the quarter-finals in the best fight of the Games so far. The 21-year-old world amateur champion, possessing one of the longest reaches in the 56 kg division, overcame the American teenager 21-15 in a fight that could have been for Olympic gold had they been in opposite sides of the draw. Diaz Jr. ...




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