Ayoub gave the silver medal to his mother Karima

Karima and Halim They chose to live in Marbella because of its light. He worked on the ferry connecting Algeciras to Tangier and he talked a lot about Spain so when he married his wife from Fez they decided to start their life adventure in his adopted country. He was born in Marbella Ayoub, only child, protected child from childhood, loved. “When he was little, sometimes the other kids wouldn’t let him play with them in the park… kid stuff,” the father explained, downplaying the bullying he mentioned over time. Ayoub. When he told his parents he wanted to sign up for kickboxing out of a need to defend himself, they weren’t very clear. “In sports you can practice…” they told him. “But I want to be the best in the world at kickboxing,” he replied. Ayoub. And with determination it is Olympic silver. “A pride,” they said.

The family prioritized his education, he was always a good student Ayoub. They want him to pursue a university degree and the title hangs on the border in the room of the boxer, who at 25 years old always returns to Marbella “because nothing is more important than my family”.

His parents had not planned to go to Paris, flights from Malaga were expensive and there were no tickets. But 24 hours into the match they thought they couldn’t miss such an important moment in their son’s life. They didn’t say anything to him, they started looking at flight combinations, hotels near Roland Garros and the president of the Boxing Federation helped them with tickets. Felipe Martinezwhich ensured that they were not lacking.

“I noticed something strange when I talked to them in the morning. I didn’t see them before the fight but I felt the presence of my mother,” the boxer happily explained three hours after winning silver. It was two o’clock in the morning and his parents were already there waiting to hug him. They and Enmanuel Reyes Pla, Rafa Lozano and the president of a federation that appeared in these Olympic Games. how well they work.

The mayor of Marbella, Angeles Muñozis preparing a big tribute for his silver medal “everyone is euphoric, my son is very good, he always helps. He was never on the street, if until he was 18 we didn’t let him go to the clubs and even though he was older, we thought the sports environment was better,” says his father.

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Ayoub He has a bright future, who knows whether in amateur or professional boxing. His good and serious boxing earned him Olympic silver. It’s just the beginning.