SOUTH WILLIAMSPORT, Pa. -- Gael Cortez hit two home runs, struck out three in 1 2/3 innings and Mexico beat Italy 12-7 in an elimination game on Saturday in the Little League World Series.Cortez, who didnt have a hit in Mexicos 10-2 opening loss to Panama, hit a solo home run in the third inning and added a two-run homer in an eight-run sixth inning that helped stretch Mexicos lead to 12-1.Jose Leal, Mexicos starting pitcher, struck out five and gave up only two hits in 2 2/3 scoreless innings as the team from San Nicolas moves on to face the loser of Sundays Canada-South Korea game in another elimination matchup on Monday. Fabian Mar and Victor Juarez each had triples to go with three hits apiece.Samuele Gamberini singled and scored to pull Italy, from Emilia, to 4-1 in the fourth inning. Gamberini had three of Italys six hits. Italy will play in a consolation game on Monday. 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Anthony Joshuas professional record could hardly be better -- but he believes he will only improve now Rob McCracken is his full-time head coach.The IBF world heavyweight champion will have McCracken in his corner for the first time in the paid ranks on Saturday when he makes a second title defence against Eric Molina at the Manchester Arena.Joshua has stopped all 17 opponents as a professional since winning a gold medal at the London 2012 Olympics, when McCracken was his head coach as part of Team GB.McCracken will still combine his work training A.J. with Team GBs amateur boxing team in Sheffield and Tony Sims, who has coached Joshua so far in the pro ranks, will still be the lead second in the corner.The 48-year-old coach trained British super-middleweight Carl Froch to three reigns as world champion and Joshua hopes his experience will benefit him with bigger tests looming in 2017.Rob brings amounts of experience, Joshua told ESPN.You can tell by the people he brings in for sparring. He has been a mentor for so many years.Hes just a good geezer and it helps a lot having people in your corner that you can trust.He brings world championship-level experience and hes got a bag of fighters who want to work with him and connections.Hes just well respected and I like to work with people who have been in the game and know what Im going through rather than someone you can just hold. He has just been in the game so that speaks volumes to me.Thats why I dont go to press conferences running my mouth off, I try to conduct myself in the right way. Its because I haave a good mentor alongside me, hes a good asset.ddddddddddddoshua, who is from Finchley in north London, is being lined up to face Wladimir Klitschko in April, either at Wembley Stadium in London or the Principality Stadium in Cardiff.The winner of David Haye-Tony Bellew on March 4 is a possibility for a summer showdown for Joshua, or even rival world champion Deontay Wilder, the American who holds the WBC title.But Joshua is not allowing himself to be distracted from the task in hand, 34-year-old American Molina (25-3, 19 KOs), who was knocked out in the ninth round by Wilder in June last year.When I hear David Haye talking its like, Youre not really relevant right now, said Joshua.Everyone has their journey set out and I have mine set out, so Im not really worried about him because if I beat Molina, Ive got Klitschko.All fighters that come in are probably 10 percent better than what we have seen from them before because theres a chance they could become the champ.If I want to fight Haye, Ill fight Haye. Whether he beats Tony Bellew or not it doesnt matter because boxing is not just about who you beat, its about if it makes sense and if it makes sense Ill fight him. After his fight hell look at his situation and if he wants to come for me, no problem.Tyson Fury isnt contributing to the heavyweight division now so he cant really comment. I dont see anything wrong with the division, boxing is thriving, everything is on track. ' ' '