The National District was proclaimed champion of the XLll National School Children’s Boxing Championship held in the Fencing pavilion of the Juan Pablo Duarte Olympic Center, in the National District.
The fighters from the capital accumulated 24 points to prevail in the fair that brought together the best school youth in the country, under the organization of the National Amateur Boxing Federation (Fedoboxa), with the support of the National Institute of School Physical Education (INEFI). and the Ministry of Sports.
The second place, by region, was occupied by the Santo Domingo Province with 21 points, and the third place was occupied by the East with 20; The South finished fourth with 19 points and the North region accumulated 12 points for fifth place.
Boxers from the National District won three gold medals with Alejandro Castro 46kg, Jayron Montero (63kg) and Ezequiel Medina (52kg).
The Santo Domingo Province was the top winner of gold medals with Ángel Estrella (50 kg), Dereck Omniel Matos (57 kg), Alberto Andrés de los Santos (60 kg) and Ricardo Cuello (70 kg).
The East won three golds, Brailin Simón (54 kg), Patricio Polanco (80 kg) and Ángel Acosta (+80 kg).
The fighters from the South who won gold medals were Luis Lebrón (48 kg) and Javier Valdez (66 kg), and from the North he won gold with Josías Núñez Silven (75 kg),
The champions were awarded by Alberto Rodríguez, director of INEFI; Rubén García, president of Fedoboxa and Eng. Bienvenido Solano, president Ad Vitam of the federation.