It was not easy for the Spanish boxers. Belgrade European Elite Championshipbut the first joys are beginning to come, starring in this case Ayoub Ghadfa Drissi (+92 kg).
Ayoub (25 years old), who as the number one seed automatically went to the quarterfinals, defeated the Russian Iaroslav Doronichev in a complex battle. To a lesser extent, Doronichev attacked from the first moment and the Spaniard was quite passive in the first round, which led to the score being adverse. In the 2nd round, Ayoub started to take a larger volume of hands and was scored on three cards. Lesson learned, the Marbella man maintained his strategy in the 3rd and scored again. However, the fight went to Bout Review’ until the victory of the Spanish boxer was confirmed.
That was the only positive news of the day, because that same day they were removed Frank Martínez (-71 kg), Oier Ibarretxe (-63.50 kg) and Pablo Coy (-86 kg).
Boxer since 2016
Member of the group of Spanish Boxing Federation, Ayoub combines his great passion, boxing, with studies. Ayoub came to boxing from other contact sports, until 2016 he embraced the luck of boxing and did it precisely with a defeat. He was noticed by the Spanish Boxing Federation in Spanish Championship in Murcia in 2017. The Marbella player represented Madrid and lost in the quarterfinals, but this defeat did not diminish the strength and power that the federation saw in him. From the Spanish Boxing Federation Carlos Utrilla He pointed out that “the coach saw good material in him despite the defeat: plant, technician, very good head equipment.”
A trust and work that paid off and allowed him to win a medal at the European Championships in Belgrade. In the semifinals, Ghadfa will face the Bulgarian of Cuban origin on Thursday Jordan Hernandez.
This Tuesday and Wednesday are the quarterfinals, with Rafa Lozano, Sheila Martínez, Marta López, Laura Fuertes, Carmen González and Dúnia Martíne
Source: La Verdad
I’m Robert Maynard, and I am a passionate journalist with experience in sports writing. For the last few years, I have been writing for Today Times Live. My main focus has been on sports-related stories and features. With my strong background in journalism and extensive knowledge of the industry, I am able to provide readers with well-crafted pieces that are both informative and engaging.
