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Serious slaps for a lot of money: I started the Bocskai Memorial Competition – with photos, video
Debrecen – From today until Saturday evening, boxing will play the main role in the Sports Hall on Oláh Gábor Street. The 66th István Bocskai Boxing Memorial Competition officially started on Tuesday afternoon. 128 competitors from 16 countries will take part in the international tournament. World ranking points will also be awarded in the cash prize competition.
Athletes arrived at the arena one after the other with the flag at the official opening of the 66th István Bocskai International Boxing Memorial Competition. At the event, Lajos Barcsa greeted 128 competitors from 16 nations. In his speech, the deputy mayor said: Debrecen is proud to host such an event with such a long tradition.
„66. We are organizing the István Bocskai Boxing Memorial Competition, which is also a kind of mini world championship, as every year even later Olympic champions, world champions and European champions enter the clutches here. This is a tradition of Debrecen that must be nurtured in the future as well, ”said Lajos Barcsa.
This year’s Bocskai also has a number of new features for competitors.
For the first time in the history of the commemorative competition, boxers will also be awarded cash prizes and world ranking points. According to the decision of the international federation, this tournament will be the first stop of the World Tour Boxing.
Federal captain Róbert Bertók is confident that despite the strong field, Hungarian boxers will stand up.
“We have heavy draws in some weight classes where our competitors have unfortunately met with world-class competitors even before a medal, but I trust they will cover the paper form. together in the weight classes, 51, 54 kilograms, and in addition to the 92, + 92, we expect the best successes, but we hope that in all other weight groups this will be a pleasant surprise, ”Róbert Bertók is confident.
In the first match of the day, Szabina Szűcs stepped into the ropes. However, the 57-pound start-up race won a silver medal this year without stopping at the top of the podium. In the first round, a Montenegrin side was waiting for him, who finally won with a unanimous score.
“I had a young opponent, I was prepared for that, he was coming. I felt a little sleepy on the first run, where I barely hit my right hand. I felt slow, and then I managed to get up in the second and third rounds, and with that I managed to win the box, ”said the boxer of Vecsés SE.
The international tournament was held last year without spectators this year, the audience can return to the stands. The fights of the boxing memorial competition will last until Saturday in the sports hall on Gábor Street in Oláh.