It will be the fight dreamed of by Paris, the mother of all battles, the main event of boxing at these Olympic Games, in a setting as charismatic as the Philippe Chatrier, the central court of Roland Garros. There, in the home of Rafa Nadal, Ayoub Ghadfa will seek the first gold in the history of Spanish boxing on Saturday (10:51 p.m.) against Uzbek Bahodir Jalolov. The ultimate ‘monster’, a titan of the times, as a rival to the Marbella boxer, who has already secured silver in the worst of scenarios.
He was to seek that Olympic final this Wednesday, in the penultimate fight of the night, against the Frenchman Djamili-Dini Aboudou, who of course enjoyed the support of the public surrounding the ring. And Ayoub got it by crushingwithout giving the slightest chance to an opponent whom he drove crazy and won by unanimous decision of the five judges.
Two silver medals for Spanish boxing
The Marbella boxer, who had already secured the bronze, will be the third boxer in a final in the Olympic history of SpainHis challenge now is to take the step that neither Faustino Reyes in Barcelona 1992 nor the current coach Rafa Lozano in Sydney 2000, his two predecessors in an Olympic final, were able to complete. Both were awarded a silver medal for losing the final fight.
Ayoub Ghadfa could become the first Spanish boxing Olympic champion. / Kiko Huesca
Throughout the competition, Ghadfa has lived up to his name. its status as current European championa title he won this year, and he did it again this Wednesday against Aboudou, a larger and less defined opponent than him, also considerably shorter, 17 centimetres.
The Frenchman started with his usual strategy of searching the volume of hits above the effectiveness The risk for Ayoub, more accurate and conservative, was to fall into the Frenchman’s game, something that never happened. The judges, who knew how to abstract themselves from the environmental pressure in favor of the local boxer, rewarded the Spaniard’s boxing, with four judges raising their card.
Ayoub disburses to Aboudou
The situation made Aboudou nervous, who immediately realised that he needed to make a change in his plans to reach the final, which was an uphill battle. He put more revolutions and a little less brain power into combat.overexcited to the point of falling on his buttocks to the ground. His pressure had no effect against a cerebral Ayoub focused on executing his plan.
Ayoub Ghadfa at the moment of his victory. / John Locher
The second fight was also won, this time by unanimous decision of the five judgesAboudou desperately sought a KO in the third round that he never came close to achieving. Ayoub only had to control the situation and he did so with ease.
In front of the champion of everything
Having passed the penultimate Olympic test, Ayoub will have the most difficult one yet. Jalolov, double world champion in 2021 and 2023 and gold in Tokyo, This is his last obstacle to eternal glory, to a position never explored by Spanish boxing. The Uzbek’s performance in the semi-final played just before, against the German Tiafack, was truly impressive.
It will also be an unprecedented duel, since it will only be played once The paths of Ayoub and Jalolov crossed and the fight was never fought.. It was in the semi-finals of the last World Championship, which the Spaniard had to withdraw from due to injury. Silver or gold, it will be the second medal for Spanish boxing in these Games, after the bronze of Enmanuel Reyes Pla.
2024-08-07 20:47:36
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