The “Cubaboxing” club, which includes 12 athletes from this country's national team, won the Algarve Lagoa Box Cup, which took place from the 8th to the 10th of December.
The tournament featured 98 boxers, from 15 countries, including the national teams of Italy, Cape Verde, Cuba, Nigeria and Norway.
The Cuban team won five golds and three bronzes, followed shortly by the Italian team, which achieved three golds and one silver.
Finally, 3rd place in teams was achieved by the English club Leigh Boxing Club, which won two gold medals. Sirine Charaabi and Frederico Serra, respectively, both from the Italian team, were also nominated for the best female and male boxers of the tournament.
Furthermore, the Italian team was represented by Giordana Serrano, from Italy, third in the world rankings, gold medalist at the U22 European Championships and who will be present at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
The Cape Verde team was represented by Nancy Moreira, second in the world rankings and first on the African continent.
The event's organizing committee, made up of Sandra Silva and Andrea Antunes, says, in a press release, that «the Algarve Box Cup is a mark of excellence and transforming a Municipal Pavilion into a stage comparable to the best world arenas is an unsurpassable act of achievement ».
«We wanted these boxers to feel proud to step on the ABC Lagoa stage and this was clearly achieved, as all teams guaranteed their presence in future editions of the tournament! Those who visited the Municipal Pavilion had difficulty containing their admiration and amazement at the scenery and the general quality of the event,” he adds.
The organization also thanks the Lagoa Chamber.
Along these lines, Luís Encarnação, president of the Chamber, explains that «it is part of the municipal sports development strategy to host major events, promoting sports tourism in the municipality… and the Lagoa Box Cup is a great event».
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