Boxer Brazilian Yamaguchi Hawk was overtaken by rival Cuban Julio Cesar La Cruz by 22-12 on Saturday in a duel in the Arena Expo held valid and the category of light heavyweight (81 kg) in the Pan American Games in Guadalajara. As a result, the country's athletes took the silver medal of the sport, while the boxer from Cuba - world champion in the category - took the gold. Brazil finished the 2011 edition of the competition without first places on the podium in boxing.Pan in 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil had won a gold and silver, Pedro Lima and Everton Lopes, respectively, but hindsight was not repeated in Guadalajara. The country ended the tournament with two Mexican silver, which is another Yamaguchi and conquered by Robson da Conceição.
In fighting this Saturday, Yamaguchi fought bravely, but could not overcome the strong pace set by the Cuban, who fought with the attacking thrust from the beginning. In the first round, the North American athlete won 6-2, and opened advantage that would be fundamental to the rest of the duel.
Yamaguchi even got to react in the second part, achieving balance and close at 7-7, but saw the athlete of Cuba put great pressure on the final round and finished the match with 22 points to 12 rubber bands, winning the eighth Cuban boxing gold in Guadalajara .
Despite the setback, the Brazilian overcame a "drama" lived in the tournament. The boxer came to have announced the disqualification for a possible low blow in the Dominican Felix Varela last Monday in combat valid for the quarterfinals, and lived moments of anguish to have the decision reconsidered by the organization of Pan, who went back on decision and gave the victory by knockout athlete of Brazil.
Before reaching the decision, the Brazilian boxer - who is the son of legendary ex-boxer Moreno Bull - there were still 27 to 11 massacred by the Mexican Armando Piña, darling of the host country in the sport. The Cuban, in turn, had overtaken the American Jeffery Spencer, and the Ecuadorian Carlos Gongora.
