The boxer from Pinar del Río in the 63.5-kilogram division, Lázaro Álvarez, will seek his fourth crown in the World Championship, agreed between May 1 and 14 in Tashkent, the capital of Uzbekistan. For this, he has been training since the 18th at the competition venue.
Lazarito recently conquered the lightweight belt of the Central American and Caribbean Boxing Federation (FECARBOX), the first professional title for the flagship of Cuban sport. Until now, he maintains his focus for this difficult challenge in a division that is extremely difficult worldwide.
In world championships, the idol of San Juan y Martínez has already smiled in the editions of Baku, 2011, Almaty, 2013 and Doha 2015. In different divisions, the man from Pinar del Río has managed to impose the sporting mastery that today, at 31 years of life , keeps you active and with real possibilities of aspiring to the fourth smile.
To achieve this desire, the volume of combat experienced so far is essential. Hence, the insertion in professional boxing, and the preparation, is of great benefit to him.
“Being in this type of fight, more than three rounds, helps a lot, you have to face a greater number of rounds, while in Olympic boxing, or amateur boxing, there are only three, so far the preparation has been great, both in Cuba like here, I’m super well”, comments the young father of Nikitcha and Kalicha via the internet.
Also with the vueltabajero is his countryman Roniel Iglesias (67 kg), double Olympic champion, as well as two other gold medalists under the five rings, as is the case of Julio César La Cruz (92 kg), and Arlen López (80 kg). In each case they are other of the serious possibilities that the largest of the Antilles has in this event.
From next May 1st, they will go into action. Many of the world boxing spotlights will revolve around the Cuban crown, which, without a doubt, will have the aroma of tobacco from the veguerío from Pinar del Río, from the agile punches of a great champion, Lázaro Álvarez Estrada.
