Toro advanced to the final at the Teodoro Palacios Flores National Gymnasium, where he faced United States' Ildar Hafizov.

Hafizov hoped to secure the continental title as he continues final preparations for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but the American suffered a 7-3 defeat in the gold medal bout as Toro topped the standings again.

Brazil's Marat Garipov and Puerto Rico's Joshua Medina earned bronze medals in the weight division after semi-final losses.

American wrestlers enjoyed success in the men's 67kg and 72kg events.

Xavier Johnson secured the 67kg title courtesy of a victory by superiority over Enyer Feliciano of the Dominican Republic, after establishing an 11-0 lead.

Bronze medals were earned by Brazil's Calebe Correa and Mexico's Diego Martinez.

Jamal Johnson clinched gold in the men's 72kg event, as the American won all three bouts of a round robin format in the weight division.

Mexico's Juan Ruiz finished as the runner-up, with Guatemala's Carlos Fuentes receiving the sole bronze medal on offer in the division.

A closely contested men's 63kg final was won by Ecuador's Andres Montano, who edged out American wrestler Randon Miranda 7-6.

Guatemala's Emerson Ordonez rounded off the podium places by winning the bronze medal contest 5-4 against Peru's Joao Benavides.

Honduras' Kevin Castillo was a dominant winner in the 97kg division, as he cruised to a 9-0 victory over American Braxton Amos in the final.

Igor Queiroz earned bronze as the Brazilian won 7-3 against Mexico's Ricardo Mancilla.

The final gold medal on the opening day was earned by Dominican Republic's Leo Santana.

Santana was a 3-0 winner over American Donald Longendyke in the final, with Brazil's Isaque Conserva taking bronze.

Competition will continue tomorrow with the remainder of the men's Greco-Roman events and the start of freestyle.