Spanish boxing aims to make history at the World Cup in Uzbekistan

There are only ten days left for the official start of the Elite Boxing Men’s World Championship which is disputed in Tashkent (Uzbekistan) and the names and surnames of the Spanish boxers who will try to at least reach the fight for medals are already known, and in this way fight to get the third World Cup medal for Spanish boxing after two bronze got it Rodriguez Cal in Cuba)in the first Championships held in 1974, and Emmanuel Reyes in Belgrade (Serbia) 2021.

The new rules of IBA regarding the participants led the coaching staff to decide to bring back two former members with careers in professional boxing, configuring a wide team covering 11 weight categories.

The 11 selected are: 51KG – Martín Molina Salvador, 54KG – Gabriel Escobar Mascuñano, 57KG – Samuel Carmona Heredia, 60KG – José Quiles Brotons, 63.5KG – Oier Ibarreche Conde, 67KG – Johan Eduardo Orozco Ojeda, 71KG – Sergi Mart – Gazimagomed Schamilovich Jalidov Gafurova, 86KG – Andy Tamayo Lesmes, 92KG – Enmanuel Reyes Pla Y +92KG – Ayoub Ghadfa Drissi El Aissaoui; accompanied by four staff members, trainers Rafa Lozano, Ernesto Aroche and Juan Manuel Martínez, along with physiotherapist Jorge Sánchez.

A very balanced team

For some, this is their third World Cup -Quiles y Escobar, fourth finalist in Hamburg 2017; for others the second -highlighting Enmanuel Reyes, who won the bronze in 2021, Martín Molina, Ayoub or Carmona-, and for the youngest it is their first elite date of these qualities.

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“A World Cup event always implies great difficulty and this year maybe even more, because many teams want to fine-tune for Olympic qualification (for Europe, the continental Games in Poland in the summer ). The technical team wants to make history and the The number of participants from our country is very high, occupying 11 of the 13 divisions. It is an effort, but the good moment of Spanish boxing recommends that way . We know that it is very complicated, but we dream of a medal in this good event”, he directed to MD the FEB President Felipe Martínez.

The first matches will take place on May 1, with two sessions in the quarterfinals (afternoon and evening). The seminals will take place on the 12th, while the finals will come on the 13th and 14th.

THE SPANISH TEAM IN THE WORLD CUP

ATHLETES
51KG – Martin Molina Salvador
54KG – Gabriel Escobar Mascuñano
57KG – Samuel Carmona Heredia
60KG – Jose Quiles Brotons
63.5KG – Oier Ibarreche Conde
67KG – Johan Eduardo Orozco Ojeda
71KG – Sergio Martinez Martinez
80KG – Gazimagomed Schamilovich Khalidov Gafurova
86KG – Andy Tamayo Lesmes
92KG – Emmanuel Reyes Pla
+92KG – Ayoub Ghadfa Drissi El Aissaoui

TECHNICAL STAFF
Coach – Rafael Lozano Munoz
Coach – Ernesto Aroche Moreno
Coach – Juan Manuel Martinez Martinez
Physiotherapist – Jorge Sánchez Patón