The boxers Ernesbadi Begue, a Cuban residing in the Dominican Republic, and Lucas De Abreu, from Brazil, passed the weigh-in test and set the stage for the fight that will take place this Friday night at the Fencing Pavilion of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center .
Begue, with an undefeated 7-0 record and five knockouts, and De Abreu, who presents a 14-1 record, with ten wins before the limit, will complete the star turn of the card organized by the Dominican promoter Shuan Boxing and which will have in He disputes two Latino titles.
In the bout, Begue and De Abreu will fight for the World Boxing Association super middleweight (168 lbs) Latino title.
The weigh-in ceremony was held this Thursday at the Fencing Pavilion and was attended by the president of the World Boxing Organization (WBO), Puerto Rican Francisco “Paquito” Valcárcel.
The other title that will be at stake is the WBO 108-pound title, for which René Santiago, from Puerto Rico (9-3, 7 KOs) and Geraldo Zapata (14-0, 5 KOs), from Nicaragua will face each other. .
“Everything is ready, there is a great atmosphere and this Friday, starting at seven at night, we will have a great card to close this great year for professional boxing,” said Bélgica Peña, president of Shuan Boxing, the promoter that organizes the event in partnership with Domini Boxing, run by José Antonio Rodríguez
The former national team Lenin Castillo will make his comeback on the same bill.
Begue and De Abreu confessed to being in excellent condition and both agreed that this Friday’s fight will be the “most important of their respective careers.”
“Since he knows my career as an amateur, he knows that I am a fighter and the Dominicans will have the opportunity to prove it this coming Friday,” said De Lucas.
The third stellar fight will face Brainer Vásquez, from Santo Domingo, with Derlyn Hernández, from Monte Plata, over eight rounds and in the super featherweight division. Vásquez’s record is 15-4 with 9 knockouts and his rival’s is 10-1 with 9 knockouts.
Another match will be that of Kenny Cano, from Venezuela, with a 14-6 record and 11 knockouts, and Franklyn de Paula (4-0) and a native of Santo Domingo. The experienced Dominican Lenín Castillo will also fight on the poster.
Peña explained that the evening will include 12 fights, all of great attraction, where there will be a great constellation of international fighters.