LIMA — Cuba landed the golden punch in the Pan Am Games boxing ring on Thursday, rolling out a lineup of Olympic and world champions to fight their way up the medal table. Of the five men’s gold medal bouts on Thursday’s card, Cuba had fighters in all of them and, led by stylish light heavyweight Julio Cesar La Cruz, grabbed four golds and a silver. That is the burden every Cuban boxer carries into the ring with them. Cuba’s continuing domination in the ring stood in stark contrast to the decline of their northern neighbors the United States. After the decision was announced, Jones celebrated with a series of dances in the center of the ring that drew howls and chants of “CAN-A-DA!

Source: National Post August 02, 2019 03:33 UTC