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Number 17! This was Lester Martínez’s victory against Rubén Angulo
Five years later Lester Martínez returned to Guatemala for a fight and delighted his followers with a victory against the Colombian Rubén Angulo.
The Guatemalan made boxing fans vibrate. (Free Press Photo: Juan Diego González)
Five long years had to pass for the Petenero boxer Lester Martínez to appear in Guatemala, but the wait ended on the night of this Friday, February 23, when the native of Melchor de Mencos entered the ring in the Parque de la Industria and he once again exhibited his ability in the eyes of hundreds of followers who did not stop chanting his name.
The fight, valid for the super middleweight (168 pounds), began with a round of measurement and scoring by both boxers, but caution did not prevent Lester was able to get some jabs into Angulo’s face.
In the second round everything was decided on the end, since Lester mercilessly hit the Colombian and With 2 minutes and 59 seconds he won by technical knockout.
In this way, the man from Peten increased his undefeated record as a professional to 17 fights and He obtained back the Latin super middleweight belt of the World Boxing Council (WBC).
“The emotion is very great, I feel happy to start 2024 with a fight here, with my people,” the Guatemalan mentioned excitedly after the main event of the boxing evening ended.
In the first fight of the boxing day at the Parque de la Industria, Juan Manuel Méndez beat Billy Aceituno in the super lightweight category, while the Guatemalan Juan Yoc defeated ‘Diamante’ Cortez, from El Salvador, by way of the cards: 78-75; 75-76; 79-74.
Pablo “Cherokee” Macario fell in his flyweight (112 lb) fight against David Jiménez (Costa Rica) over 8 rounds.
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