{"id":232855,"date":"2025-10-22T21:39:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/232855\/"},"modified":"2025-10-22T21:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T21:39:08","slug":"wbc-amateur-verde-y-oro-world-championship-a-historic-milestone-in-tijuana","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/232855\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0WBC Amateur Verde y Oro World Championship: A Historic Milestone in Tijuana"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0WBC Amateur Verde y Oro World Championship: A Historic Milestone in Tijuana<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0From October 16 to 19, 2025, Tijuana became the center of the amateur boxing world, hosting the first edition of the \u201cVerde y Oro World Championship\u201d, sanctioned by the WBC Amateur Committee. Coordinated by promoter Monroy Gonz\u00e1lez and supported by the WBC and the National System of Amateur Boxing Schools (SNEBA), the event set a historic precedent in the region. The opening ceremony featured legendary Julio C\u00e9sar Ch\u00e1vez, while the closing awards ceremony was led by historic world champion Jackie Nava.<\/p>\n<p>The tournament brought together 350 boxers from 15 countries across the Americas, Europe, and Africa. Participating delegations included Mexico (host), Argentina, Bolivia, Cuba, USA, Nigeria, Uganda, Venezuela, Paraguay, Switzerland, Chile, Costa Rica, and Panama. Competition was held across three age and weight categories: Children (13-14), Junior (15-17), and Elite (18-32).<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The event received strong institutional support: Mayor Ismael Burgue\u00f1o provided facilities, lodging, and meals for the athletes, in collaboration with IMDET and CONADE, ensuring smooth logistics for a world-class competition.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The fights at the Tijuana Municipal Auditorium kept the audience on the edge of their seats. In the women\u2019s division, Valeria \u201cLa Flakita\u201d P\u00e9rez (Mexico) shone, claiming her seventh Verde y Oro amateur world title by knockout. Tijuanense Nicole \u00c1ngeles also impressed, defeating Argentina\u2019s Daisy G\u00f3mez by split decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0In the men\u2019s division, local boxers dominated: Tijuanenses V\u00edctor Fernando \u201cEl Cachorro\u201d Valderrama, \u00c1ngel \u201cGallito\u201d Hilario, Abi Garc\u00eda, and Oscar Castro became world champions, alongside other Mexican titleholders Mariana Monsalvo, Mart\u00edn Iglesias, Nadine Castel\u00e1n, Sarah\u00ed P\u00e9rez, \u00c1ngel Gabriel, Guadalupe Torres, and Jes\u00fas Regalado.<\/p>\n<p>During the awards ceremony, champions received WBC belts, while runners-up were honored with commemorative medals. Jackie Nava played a prominent role, personally awarding several winners.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Organizers and officials highlighted the tournament\u2019s significance. Mauricio Sulaim\u00e1n, WBC president, stated that \u201cthe amateur base is the future of the sport,\u201d emphasizing the importance of promoting Olympic-level boxing and developing young talent.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0The championship was made possible through collaboration between WBC and SNEBA, led by Monroy Gonz\u00e1lez, showcasing national talent and strengthening amateur boxing schools. Eduardo Med\u00e9cigo, mayor of Mineral de la Reforma, commented: \u201cThese achievements bring pride to Hidalgo and Mexico,\u201d emphasizing the international relevance of the young champions.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The WBC Amateur Verde y Oro World Championship not only marked a historic milestone in Tijuana but also reaffirmed the WBC\u2019s commitment to nurturing the next generation of champions, establishing Mexico as a reference in amateur boxing worldwide.<\/p>\n<p id=\"pvc_stats_167091\" class=\"pvc_stats all  pvc_load_by_ajax_update\" data-element-id=\"167091\" style=\"\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" alt=\"Loading\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ajax-loader-2x.gif\" border=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u00a0WBC Amateur Verde y Oro World Championship: A Historic Milestone in Tijuana \u00a0From October 16 to 19, 2025,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":232856,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[447],"tags":[703,49,48,82],"class_list":["post-232855","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-boxing","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232855","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=232855"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/232855\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/232856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=232855"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=232855"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=232855"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}