After a tight and even battle, with a continuous storm of blows in the North Arena of Paris, Spaniard Emmanuel “El Profeta” Reyes Pla passed the first Olympic test by points (30-27), against Chinese Xuezhen Hanand went to the quarterfinals in 92 kilo category.
Complex match for Reyes (Havana, 31 years old) against a rival who from the very beginning played offensively, a real “tsunami” in search of the last blow against the Spaniard, who know how to weather the storm and place the best shotsa detail that earned him final recognition from the judges.
kings, world copper and European silverwho was left chasing a medal in Tokyo after losing a match in a result he considered questionable against Cuban Julio César “The Shadow” De la Cruzand this time, in Paris, the Spaniard who came from Cuba is ready to “tear his head” to win a medal.
The first round was fought without restwith a steady exchange of punches, the Spaniard’s clearest, moving smartly when avoiding contact, with good leg movement and launching quick and accurate punches against a fiery rival who was reprimanded several times for irregular head movements.
He controlled the distance Reyes in the second round, took care of the distance and successfully attacked the stomach area of the Chinese rival successful, an opponent who did not stop in his offensive tactics, sometimes finding and attacking Reyes’ face.
In the third round, Xuezhen came out furious, knowing that he lost the battle. A KO punch would have answered his bruise in the quarterfinals, but Reyes swam and took care of his clothes. In the maelstrom of attacks he landed some big rights, but he also received some alarming effects.
With the time in his favor, Reyes danced in the ring, dodged the opponent, followed instructions in the corner to attack from the sides and left immediately. No more punches exchanged. The judges chose Spanishalready in the quarterfinals, matches Tokyo’s participation and continues to dream of the medal he craves.
Source: La Verdad
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