And Ramy Kewan failed in his fight for a medal at the Olympic boxing tournament in Paris. He lost his bout with the American Omari Jones in the category up to 71 kg by unanimous decision of the judges. In the second round, Jones managed to knock down the Bulgarian.
“We started the match slower, both of us, waiting for each other and not getting many shots at the beginning, commented Rami Kewan after the loss. – However, Jones managed to score me one shot at the end of the round and with it he probably convinced the judges that It’s a round for him. In the second, I had to go forward and he countered me. but not today. I just couldn’t catch the moment in the first round. I’m not happy with my performance at the Olympics because I had come for the gold and for nothing else. See you again in 2028 in Los Angeles.”
According to the coach of the national team, Joel Arate, in this match both boxers showed the same style – to play on the counter. “Jose played a bit faster on the counter than Ramy. In the first round, it was not known until the end who won it. However, the American was a little more active and the judges gave him credit for that. In the second round, we changed the tactics to make Rami attack more, but the repair did not happen. I’m happy with all the boxers here in Paris and I thank everyone who supported us,” concluded Arate.
Thus, Rami Keuan and Stanimira Petrova are already out of the battle for honors.
Tonight at 21.16 the fight of Javier Ibanez with the Japanese Shohai Harada, and tomorrow at 12 the fight of Svetlana Kamenova with the male girl Li (Taiwan)