Bravo defeats Madera in Orlando to become the new WBA regional champion
Photo: Damon González
Unbeaten Puerto Rican Nestor Bravo (22-0, 15KO) won the World Boxing Association (WBA) Continental Latin America super lightweight belt after defeating American Will Madera (17-3-3, 10KO) on Friday at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida.
Managed by Jerry Lopez, 29-year-old Bravo was the star of the main event organized by BoxLab Promotions and Most Valuable Promotions and lived up to the expectations by defeating an important opponent and winning the regional belt of the oldest boxing organization in the world.
Bravo had to fight for 10 rounds to get cards of 96-94, 96-94 and 99-91 and win the decision against an experienced opponent who made the night difficult and went all out for the victory.
For the undefeated Puerto Rican, it was a great test in his career and he was able to overcome it to move up in the world arena.
The 29-year-old fighter remains undefeated and now has 21 wins and 15 knockouts.
For his part, Madera dropped his record to 17 wins, 3 losses, 3 draws and 10 knockouts.
Lescaille won the undefeated battle against Noriega in the Caribe Royale
Damian Lescaille gave a great demonstration of his talent this weekend at the Caribe Royale Hotel in Orlando, Florida, and defeated Hugo Noriega to win the WBA Continental Latin America welterweight belt of the World Boxing Association (WBA).
One of the most promising fights of the event filled the expectations of all those present at the event and had two undefeated Cubans fighting to define the new regional champion of the pioneer organization, which in the end was Lescaille after scores of 97-92, 96-93 and 96-93.
Lescaille, who calls himself “The Punisher” and was coming to his fifth professional fight, brought out the best of his boxing to get a victory that not only gives him the title, but shows that he can beat quality opponents and leave good impressions in this process.
The native of Camagüey is 24 years old and resides in Florida. He won his fifth professional fight and has three knockouts so far. He also took away Noriega’s undefeated record, who now has 8 wins and 1 loss.
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