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US, Cuba make safe debut
BERLIN. May 7: On a busy opening night that saw 38 fights on two dngs. US and Cu ban teams made suncwsiiil starts at the World Amateur Boxing Championships Saturday, reports AP
The powerful Cuban team, which has dominated major championships over the past decade began in similar style when flyweight Raul Gonzales scored an easy 8-6 decision over RuslanilKidzha Rahimov of Tajikistan, _
The only American fighter in action was Davarryl Williamson a heavyweight from Phoenix. Arizona, who scored a 9 4 decision over Georgios Stefanopoulos of Greece
Stefanopoulos finished 1994 as the fourth-ranked amateur heavyweight, white Williamson a lootball and has ketball college player is tn his first major event
But the Greek took eight counts in second and third rounds and could not shake the much taller American
"I thought 1 was a little rusty and I was nervous after the draw 1 had to learn to keep my hands up a little bit lore Williamson said after the fight
"I noticed he was shorter when we got into the ring and I tried to use my height he said
Only one defending champion got the hour of boxing on the opening night and he too was successful.
Nshan Munchian of Armenia began the defence of his light flyweight (46 kilo grains) division tide with a 10 5 points decision over Pal Lakatos of Hungary Munchian won the gold medal at the 1993 Worlds irt Tampere. Finland.
Apart from Williamson s victory, what also pleased the AnierM ails was the draw
With one boxer on the opening mghi and three fighting Suialav most Americans will swing into action on Monday That will give the Americans a chance to prepare better and io check on the of-
ficiating.
"It's worked out very well for us overall " said head coach Jesse Ravelo
The coaching staff will use the extra time to prepare their fighters Then we can go back and talk to the boxers about the officiating. Are they scoring body blows, are they scor ing everything you throw." Ravelo said
Of the three Americans fighting Sunday Eric Wright faces the toughest job in the middleweight (75 kilograms), when he comes up against the Cuban world champion Ariel Hernandez.
Hernandez is considered by many to be the best amateur fighter tn the world and a virtual lock on the title here
Wright. 1993 US champion. is a replacement for Shane Schwartz, who won the US championships last month but dropped out because of the recent death of his father
"You never know May be
this is the year he's (Hernandez) going to fall. Everybody here has a chance." Ravelo said
But Kurt Stenerson. spokesman for USA boxing, said Hernandez looks invincible.
"There s some weight classes where countries save dollars and don't send their athletes — and that s one of them.' Stenerson said.
"If you are sitting at the draw, you're saying, please, not a Cuban'.' he said
'Other than Hernandez, we shook out pretty good We feel pretty happy with the draw.' Stenerson said
The other two Americans fighting Sunday were welter weight Bobby Lewis, against Nurzh Smanov of Kazakhstan, and lightweight Diego Corrales against Marco Rudolph, the 1991 world champion
The Americans recently won 11 of 12 fights against Germans in an exhibiUon