“I am happy
with this step, but the
tournament is not over and I’m
not satisfied still” said the
foremer world champion, after
securing a berth in the finals
with his victory 20-9 over
Italian Vincenzo Mangiacapre,
third in the world’s ranking.
“I have
trained very hard and I keep
alive the dream I came here
with. I think I can win the
gold” said Iglesias minutes
after descending from the ring.
The Cuban
explained that his strategy in
this bout was to hit inside,
since the Italian usually throws
his punches wide and said he was
happy everything had worked out
as planned. Iglesias won the
three rounds (8-3, 6-3,
6-3).
Tomorrow the
Cuban will have another
incentive in his final combat
because he will seek revenge
over Ukrainian Denys Berinchyk
who beat him in the first bout
of the world championships,
where the Cuban was defending
his title.
The other
Cuban in the semi-finals, world
champion lazaro Alvarez in the
56 kilogrmas division lost his
combat 14-19 to Irish John
Nervin, and was left with a
bronze medal.
Nervio won
the first round 5-3, with good
punches from the outside,
clearing the Cuban’s guard
easily to command the score
through the three rounds.
“He surprised
me and was wise enough to carry
out his tactic. I ddnt feel
superior at all, but I fought
all the time but he won,”
acknowledge the Cuban
“My goal was
to win the gold, but this bronze
is the end of a cycle when I won
the World and Pan American
titles, and still have time to
go for it in the next Olympic
Games (Brazil 2016)” he said
Cuban
Boxer Iglesias to Finals in London Olympic Games 
