HAVANA, May 23 (JIT) – Cuba's Yakelin Strunell (66 kg) and Jorge Cuellar (71 kg) are scheduled to fight this Friday in the opening bout of the Olympic boxing qualifiers to be held in Bangkok, the capital of Thailand.
Storner, the Central Caribbean bronze medallist and the only woman from the island, will face Romania's Clinitha Nicoleta Seve, the 2022 European youth title holder.
According to information referenced on the event's website, 37 have been registered in that category, of which four will take part in the Paris fair.
Kweyar will clash with Uganda's Kakande Muzamil in the 70-player division and will bag five tickets but will need to win four matches to qualify directly.
On Sunday, world runner-up Erislandy Alvarez (63.5 kg) will make his debut against American Samoa's Noah Talarot, while on Tuesday, fellow ranked Fernando Arzola (+92 kg) will face Mexico's Javier -Debuts against Cruz.
There are 5 and 4 passports to be verified in these weights, respectively, with 65 and 34 animators in that order.
Cuba has already secured spots for Juio César La Cruz (92kg), Arlen López (80kg), Saidel Horta (57kg) and Alejandro Claro (51kg), which will be held at Guantanamo. It is a highlight of the Playa Girón National Tournament.
