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Cuba's boxing coach Rolando Acebal. Photo by BGNES
One hundred sixty-four competitors from thirty countries will take part in the Bulgarian edition of the Strandzha Tournament, which starts on Wednesday.
Boxing starts on Wednesday and the finals will take place on Saturday.
This is the first time that the tournament will be held in the Bulgaria's capital Sofia after a fourteen-year absence.
The Cuban boxing team, who will participate in the Strandzha Tournament in Bulgaria later this month, have set themselves the highest possible goal – to take home the gold medals.
The Bulgarian event will be the competitive debut of the islanders for this Olympic year.
The team is headed by world champion boxers Baku Lazaro Alvarez (56 kg) and Julio Cesar Cruz (81), who have already qualified for the 2012 London games.
Olympic hopeful Natasha Jonas is part of a Great Britain team boxing in Bulgaria this week.
Selected as GB's lightweight representative, Jonas looks to bolster her 2012 chances by picking up a medal at the Strandja Tournament.
After suffering defeat in Sweden earlier this year, the Rotunda female knows a good showing in Bulgaria is vital ahead of selection for the Olympic qualification tournament in May.
Kubrat Pulev has been dethroned as the regular World Boxing Association champion after suffering a knockout defeat to Russia’s Murat Gassiev
Bulgaria’s Kubrat Pulev will step back into the ring on August 23
The controversy surrounding trans and intersex women in the women’s boxing tournament at the Paris Olympics may soon have a resolution
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif made history by winning gold in Paris, becoming the first female Olympic boxing champion from an African nation
Javier Ibanez will return home with a bronze medal from his debut at the Summer Olympics
Algerian boxer Imane Khelif, whose Olympic participation has been surrounded by gender-related controversy, is now on the verge of winning gold in Paris
Grigor Dimitrov recorded another early exit, losing in the opening round of the Monte Carlo Masters and continuing a difficult start to the season
Bulgarian snowboarder Malena Zamfirova has returned to Bulgaria and is now undergoing active rehabilitation following a serious accident at the beginning of March
Bulgaria claimed the title at the FIFA Series 2026 tournament in Jakarta after edging hosts Indonesia 1-0 in the final match.
Grigor Dimitrov has dropped out of the world’s top 90 in the latest ATP rankings, marking the first time in nearly 14 years that the Bulgarian tennis star has fallen outside this group
Bulgaria produced a commanding 10:2 victory over Solomon Islands in their opening FIFA Series 2026 match in Indonesia, recording their most emphatic win in the 21st century and the second-highest scoring result in the country’s football history
A national breakdance championship will bring together competitors from across Bulgaria in Razgrad, where dancers will showcase their skills in a spring season competition
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