The tournament, which began last Friday with the presence of WBC President Mauricio Sulaimán, concluded this Sunday with a grand ceremony at the majestic Otomí Ceremonial Center in Temoaya, State of Mexico. A total of 450 boxers participated in the male and female categories, representing 17 states of Mexico.
Among the participating delegations were: Aguascalientes, Baja California, Baja California Sur, Mexico City, Chiapas, State of Mexico, Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Nuevo León, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Sonora, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, and Zacatecas.
“I am very proud of this national Green and Gold Tournament, which is made possible through the effort of everyone involved: boxers, coaches, and organizers. Boxing is the sport that has brought Mexico the highest number of Olympic medals and more than 200 world champions,” said Mauricio Sulaimán.
This championship was a resounding success, highlighting the organization and adherence to the WBC Amateur regulations, with medical services, ambulances, and designated officials.
In the Children’s category, in the 42-44 kg division, the favorite Juan Pérez “El Güerito de Tepito” won by split decision 30-27, 28-29, and 27-30 against Cristofer Septién from Zacatecas. In other Children’s bouts, in the 37-40 kg category, Máximo Sánchez from the State of Mexico won by absence of Francisco Sedeño from Veracruz; in the 40-42 kg category, Jesús Juárez Carrillo from the State of Mexico defeated Oliver Mateos from Puebla by unanimous decision, and in the 44-46 kg category, David Díaz from Mexico City won by unanimous decision against Ismael Guadarrama from the State of Mexico.
In the Children’s female category, in the 46-48 kg division, Kenia Yoselin from the State of Mexico defeated Ximena Montserrath from Jalisco by unanimous decision, and in the 53-55 kg division, Marely García from Veracruz won by absence of Yisel Guadalupe from Puebla.
In more results, in the Children’s male category, in the 50-53 kg division, Ian de la Torre from Zacatecas knocked out Neyman David López from Baja California in the third round, and in the 53-55 kg division, Francisco Solorio from Jalisco won by absence against Pedro Gabriel Yañez from the State of Mexico. In the 55-57 kg division, Ramsés Rivera from Baja California Sur won by unanimous decision against Dilan Ortiz from Mexico City, and in the 63-66 kg division, Josep Álvarez from the State of Mexico won by unanimous decision against Darey Carrillo from Sonora.
In the Elite category, in the 48-48 kg division, Axel Valenzuela from Sonora imposed his power to knock out Marco Antonio Tórres from Mexico City in the third round, and in the 48-51 kg division, Rubén Chaires from Zacatecas won by TKO against Saúl León from Puebla in three rounds. In the 54-57 kg division, Brayan Gutiérrez from Jalisco won by unanimous decision against Mario Jasiel Ruiz from Baja California.
In the Elite female category, in the 51-54 kg division, Sindy Salazar from Baja California became champion by winning by unanimous decision against Yoselia Sánchez from Mexico City, and in the 54-57 kg division, Karina Esperón from Mexico City won by absence, and in the 60-63 kg division, Xiomara Montes from Mexico City won by split decision against Betzabe Lara from Quintana Roo.
In more female finals, in the 63-66 kg division, Mariana Sarai Hernandez from Jalisco won by split decision against Margarita García from Mexico City, and in the Children’s 50-53 kg division, Janeth Torres from Tijuana became champion by absence.
In the 64-66 kg division, in a duel between athletes from Mexico City, Ian de Luna knocked out Benjamin Estrada in three rounds; in the 66-69 kg division, Joel Patricio from Jalisco won by unanimous decision against Eric Rodríguez, and in the 69-72 kg division, José Renteria won by split decision against Cristian López.
In the Youth’s female category, in the 51-54 kg division, Valeria Pérez from the State of Mexico won by unanimous decision against Noemi Rodriguez, and in the 45-47 kg division, Aidee Monserrat Reyes from Mexico City won by split decision against Citlali Hilario.
In the Youth’s male category, in the 58-60 kg division, Cristofer Damián from Jalisco defeated Edwin Jesús Prieto from Veracruz by decision, and in the 54-57 kg division, Edgar Meza from Tijuana won by split decision against Adalberto Jesús, and in the 58-60 kg division, Joshua Akexander won by split decision against Mateo Ramírez from Tijuana.
Cristofer Figueroa from Tijuana won by split decision against Luis Padilla, Javier Alvarez knocked out Carlos Sebastián in one round, Gerson Tejeda won by walkover, and Juan Pablo Campos won by unanimous decision against Kevin Mendoza.
The day concluded with Wendy Martínez winning by decision against Rosa Isela Romero, Pablo Padilla by absence, José Zamora by walkover, Gloriela Alonso by unanimous decision against Alondra Ramos, and Diego Santana by first-round knockout against Dilan Romero.
