Boxing: Brazil seals four more medals and spots for the Lima Pan American Games
Brazil picked up four more medals and four places for the 2027 Pan American Games in Lima on Wednesday at the Pan American Boxing Championships in Mexico.

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Quatro boxeadores brasileiros subiram ao ringue nesta quarta-feira (21), pelas quartas de final do Campeonato Pan-Americano de Boxe, no México, e todos saíram com lugar na semifinal. Pelo regulamento, chegar a essa fase vale bronze no peito e vaga direta nos Jogos Pan-Americanos de 2027, em Lima.
A primeira a garantir o pódio foi Caroline Barbosa. Na categoria até 51kg, ela superou a colombiana Yerlin Quiñones por 3 a 2 na decisão dos juízes, em um combate resolvido nos detalhes.
Depois foi a vez de Isaías Filho (90kg), que não deu espaço ao norte-americano Joseph Awinongya Jr. e venceu por 5 a 0. O mesmo roteiro de domínio apareceu com Adriele Nascimento (75kg), unanimidade diante de Angel George, de Trinidad e Tobago: 5 a 0.
No encerramento do dia, Joel Ramos (acima de 90kg) precisou suar mais. Na luta com Enzo Gallardo, da Argentina, Joel Ramos convenceu os juízes num combate equilibrado e ganhou por 3 a 2, fechando a festa verde-amarela no ringue mexicano.
Os quatro reforçam agora a lista de classificados brasileiros, que já contava com Jucielen Romeu e Rebeca Lima, ambas com medalha e vaga garantidas desde os dias anteriores.
Nem tudo foi festa. O Brasil perdeu dois confrontos apertados nas quartas. Nos 60kg, Luiz Gabriel Oliveira, o Bolinha, perdeu para o dominicano Ezequiel Medina por 3 a 2 e deu adeus ao torneio. Mais tarde, Kaian Reis (70kg) também lutou de igual para igual com o colombiano Alexander Rangel, mas acabou superado pelo mesmo placar e ficou fora da semifinal.
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