The boxer of Leganes Gabiel Escobar has sold dearly his defeat at men’s European Cup final in Budva, Montenegro, in the -57 kg category. Escobar, in red, with a shorter reach than his opponent, always fought him because at the end of the first of the three rounds in which the fight was scheduled, the judges gave it to the Hungarian of Cuban origin. Javier Ibanez.
Escobar He showed a precise level, close his guard well, he was brave, but the judges ended up giving maybe a huge victory to Javier Ibáñez.
The final had to be decided in the third round, with scores of 18-20 for the Hungarian boxer of Cuban origin. Three minutes of all or nothing where Escobar began to dominate the center of the ring, although he lost 27-30.
“Javier Ibáñez, today, may be the best European in the category and one of the favorites for a medal in Paris. Escobar had a great tournament and a good final, using his weapons in this division ( -57 kg), which is lower than almost all of its rivals,” he studies for MD Carlos Utrilla of the Spanish Boxing Federation.
Two silver medals
In the end, a brilliant silver for Gabriel Escobar, adding to the total por Sergio Martínez (-71 kg)one of the revelations of the tournament, unable to compete in the final, after the cut he sustained above his left eyebrow in a fight with Stefan Savkovic.
Next appointment for boxers of the Spanish Boxing Federation, from November 12 to 19 at Boxam from La Nucía (Alicante).
Source: La Verdad
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