DILI, 23 october 2021 (TATOLI) – On the second day of the 2nd El-Matador Boxing tournament, 9 young boxers had successfully defeated their opponents and made their way to the final fights.
The final competition of the 2nd El-Matador Boxing Tournament will take place on saturday (10/23) at the Secretary of State for Youth and Sports (SEJD).
Among the winners, those who are going to compete in the final, including Almeiro Joe, Leonel M. Lemos, Donasio Pereira, , Elidio El Tigre, Lucas Ximenes , Alexandre Gosalves, Jose Barreto, Ventura Goncalves, and Leopolod Pereira.
These nine boxers will compete in four different weight classes – light flyweight (49kg) – flyweight (52kg) – bantamweight (56 kg) and lightweight (60kg).
The 2nd El-Matador Boxing Tournament was realized due to the financial and material support by several sponsors.
Previously, the President of the Organizing Committee for the Boxing Tournament, Juvinal Dias said of all the sponsors, Timor-GAP provided US$1000, Timor Telecom offered US$ 500 of mobile phone credit, Timor-Plaza supported the event by providing the banners, and Param Bobonaro Restaurant provided cooked food for the boxers.
A day earlier, speaking at the opening ceremony, the Vice-President of the Timor-GAP, Jose da Conceicao said the tournament was a good initiative to mobilize and promote the Timorese talented boxers.
“It’s a good initiative to develop and grow Timor-Leste’s boxing. So, I congratulate the organizing committee for successfully realizing this boxing tournament,” said Conceição.
Journalist: Filomeno Martins
Editor: Nelia Borges Rosario
