Mostoles It started on Tuesday as the setting for the tournament edition Enrique Rodríguez Cal ‘DACAL WORLD CUP 2024’ for the mandatory global boxing event on the sporting calendar sponsored by Royal Spanish Boxing Federation.
On the opening day, in addition to the competition that started at 4:00 pm, we were able to attend a beautiful opening ceremony with the standard bearers of the international boxing delegations present in Móstoles. Also, and with the help of the authorities present, both the mayor of the host city, Manuel Bautista, and the president of RFEBoxeo, Felipe Martínez, a beautiful tribute was paid in the ring to the Spanish representatives at the Paris 2024 Olympics.
First competition without a helmet for the elite women’s category in Spain
This edition has been a pioneer in Spain in playing the new international standards for elite women’s boxing, which can now compete without helmets as is done in the men’s category.
Juan Pantoja reached the semi-finals
The first day of Tuesday saw a lot of chaos in the ring, highlighting the success of the madmenJuan Pantoja who returned to the bantamweight category (54kg) showed freshness from the first seconds of his fight with the Portuguese Diogo Martins Marques. After a difficult first round, the 21-year-old won the remaining matches and the Frenchman awaits him in the semifinals Christopher Hippocrateswho defeated the English Ellis Trowbridge.
Among the boxers, the Spaniards Marta Lopez and the French Mayssoun Bourega, Kaelya Mopin and Stelyne Grosywon their opening matches.
The Spanish European champion, Martin Molinain the flyweight category (51kg), despite controlling the first round, lost to the Englishman Reece Readshaw, promoting the surprise of the day.
For his part, the 20-year-old Scot Aaron Cullena member of the Great Britain team, faced the Spaniard Samuel Carmona and, despite the difference in experience, the Briton got the victory in his bantamweight bout (54kg.
In the lightweight category (60kg), the Spanish Joan Marcel Ragay his teammate VIctor Manuel Catalinowere able to defeat their rivals from England and Hungary respectively, highlighting the level of local boxers.
In another exciting match, the talented 19-year-old Scot Sonny Kerr number one in the welterweight category (67kg), shone in his confrontation against the Spaniard Joan Rubio of Catalonia.
The Enrique Rodríguez Cal Memorial Tournament continues its high level of fights, cementing itself as an important event in international boxing.
Source: La Verdad
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