Emmanuel Reyes Pla ‘The Prophet’ He is getting closer to realizing his dream of becoming an Olympic medalist in Paris 2024. The first important step is to overcome the European Games in Krakow-Malopolska with flying colors and reach the final, and he is fully compliant.
So far, the Spanish boxer of Cuban origin has won all fights with authority and lost only one round against Frenchman Soheb-Youcef Bouafia in the first round. This Wednesday, Reyes Pla overcame the confrontation in the quarterfinals against the German Alexander Okafor by a resounding 5-0, achieved a place in semifinals and got a medal. Besides, if he loses his next match this Friday (16h) against the Irish Jack Marley will reach the final and get the Direct ticket to compete in Paris 2024 without having to go through the pre-Olympic.
Emmanuel Reyes Pla, who learned boxing to defend himself against bullies at school, left Cuba and arrived in Spain in 2017 after going through immigration centers in various European countries. His goal is to achieve Olympic gold and take a step towards professionalism -he came close to Tokyo 2020 after being fifth in a controversial match that he lost by jury decision-.
With the colors of the Spanish team he manages a bronze medal at the 2021 World Cup and a silver medal at the 2022 European Championship. ‘The Prophet’ made his professional debut in October last year and won his first fight by KO against Romanian Adrian Buhaniuc. It’s a fight to score points, but his goal is to combine his professional career with his Olympic journey to the 2024 Paris Games.
Source: La Verdad
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