The Spanish Boxing Federation (FeBoxeo) denied this Monday, in statements to EFE by its president, Felipe Martinezthat they thought sanctioned professional boxer Antonio Barrulthat was last May 1 punched a man who scolded a woman several times during the showing of a children’s film in a cinema in León.
“It is not true that he was exposed to a federal sanction,” Felipe Martínez told EFE.
The 25-year-old boxer acknowledged this Monday, in statements to EFE, that He regrets the violence used and finds it difficult to watch the video of what happenedbut that is emphasized A man cannot be allowed to mistreat a woman because it is unacceptable.
According to his story, about half an hour after the film was released, he heard a man start insulting the woman he was with and he could clearly see how he “hooked her by the neck” and began to “struggle with his.”
“During the struggle he hit a girl who was next to this couple and had nothing to do with them,” said Barrul, specifying that “The minor’s mother was angry and rightfully so.”
He reported that He came over to intervene and ordered the man out of the room. and that, far from giving up his attitude, in all cases he was “very aggressive” uttering all kinds of insults, so that he asked the employees of the cinema to inform the security without receiving response.
He admitted that In the face of the insults he received, his “blood” boiled and the two started fighting.although he emphasized that, aware that he was a boxing professional, he never once hit him in the face.
“I threw body punches and since I was wearing fleece I don’t think it did much damage”said Barrul, who insisted that his goal at all times was to end the situation.
He repeated that regrets having to resort to violencebut he assured that the situation “got over him” when he saw his children and wife crying over what was happening.
As he did in the cinema after the incident, He repeated his apology “to everyone”, although he said that “an abuser must always be stopped.”
Source: La Verdad
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