Team USA secured two more wins on Tuesday, April 1, at the World Boxing Cup: Brazil 2025 in Foz do Iguacu, Brazil. Yoseline Perez (54kg) and Kelvin Watts (90+kg) claimed statement career victories on day two of competition, advancing into the medal rounds of their respective brackets. Those victories mean Team USA is now guaranteed a minimum of three medals for the week.

Perez got things started for Team USA as the Houston, Texas, native dominated from start to finish over the Paris 2024 Olympian out of Australia, Monique Suraci. Perez, the 2022 Youth World Championships gold medalist, will hope to carry that momentum moving forward for the remainder of the tournament. Perez secured multiple 10-8 scores in the first round en route to her unanimous decision victory. She will now take on Italy’s Sirine Charaabi in the 54 kg bracket on Thursday, April 3, in bout No. 70 of the evening session. 

Watts, meanwhile, secured the other victory for Team USA on day two. The 90+kg American secured a massive win with a decisive 5-0 result. Watts has been boxing for only two years and just secured a victory over the 2020 Olympic bronze medalist out of Brazil, Abner Junior. In his international debut, Watts earned a unanimous decision over the Brazilian boxer after putting on a technical clinic. Watts' win over the 2020 Olympic medalist advances him to the medal round in his bracket, and he will now take on England’s Damar Thomas in the evening session on Wednesday, April 3, in bout No. 82.

Team USA’s other two boxers who competed on Tuesday were Ramon Ordonez and Lisa Greer. Ordonez competed in his first international bout and went toe-to-toe with Poland’s Pawel Brach. The Newark, N.J., native left it all in the ring but fell to the experienced boxer, 5-0. Greer returned to the international stage after claiming a bronze medal at the 2024 USA Boxing International Open but unfortunately lost 4-1 to Australia’s Tina Rahimi.