Yordenis Ugás Receives Replacement Belt from WBA President Gilberto Jesús Mendoza at 102nd Convention

2023-12-14 16:16:54

The Cuban boxer Yordenis Ugás received a new belt this Wednesday from Gilberto Jesús Mendoza, president of the World Boxing Association (WBA), with a view to replacing one of the belts that were stolen from his home in Las Vegas in February of this year.

The delivery took place within the framework of the opening ceremony of the 102nd Convention of the pioneer organization at the Caribe Royale Hotel, in the city of Orlando, Florida.

Moment of delivery of the new belt (Photo: Instagram/Yordenis Ugás)

“Living a special night at my first Convention. Thanks to the @wbaboxingofficial and its president Gilberto for giving me one of the belts that were stolen from me almost a year ago.”the boxer celebrated on his social networks.

Moment of delivery of the new belt (Photo: Instagram/Yordenis Ugás)

“Although the short and long term goal now is to be, live and behave like a champion in the ring. The good thing regarding boxing is that once a champion, you are a champion forever.”added the boxer.

“Thank you to everyone who has been part of this. Thank you to all the fans. Especially my Cuban community. Grateful and thank you once more. God Homeland Life Freedom,” Ugás concluded his emotional writing on networks, which was accompanied by images of the moment.

The boxer might not hide his happiness at recovering the belt that cost him so much effort to win and that is a symbol of all the sacrifice of his career, as well as all the moments, both good and bad, that he has had to go through to leave his mark. in the elite of his sport. and leave his mark.

It was in mid-February when two men entered the boxer’s home and several belongings were stolenincluding the belts obtained in several professional fights.

Dayanara León, wife of the Cuban boxer, shared the videos from the security cameras, in which the two individuals were seen entering the house. León assured that the thieves were Cuban judging by their accent and asked for help to identify them and report them to the police.

An empty safe, belts, five wallets and a backpack were all that was stolen by the two individuals, who arrived at the scene in a white Mercedes-Benz. In the videos it was seen that the two men had their faces half covered, and once they finished stealing, they ran away with the belongings in their hands.

It was not the first time that they broke into Yordenis Ugás’s house. In November 2019, he announced on his social networks that several cars were stolen while he was traveling. A year later he remembered the incident and celebrated that he had multiplied by ten everything that had been stolen from him.

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