BEIJING.- Juan Carlos Payano staged a great boxing show before more than 10,000 spectators from the moment he entered the ring until leaving with a convincing win against France’s resilient Jerome Thomas.
Payano, who dominated the fight from the start, waged it from a distance and sometimes went inside with the Frenchman, who chased the Dominican from the second round.
"I knew I had to face a dangerous man, but I managed the situation well," said Payano, 24, a native of La Vega province (central).
His coach Pedro Luis Diaz said they were satisfied with Payano’s outing.

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