Several rows of chairs and benches, as well as the first rows of seats at the edge of the ring, were filled to attend Another evening. It is not the Gijon Sports Palace. Not even the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. Neither is the WiZink Center. Or where most other sports venues are Jonathan ‘Maravilla’ Alonso shines He is The ‘battle’ took place this time at the Bastardo Hotel in Madrid. Rival, reviewed many memories of a life full of emotions obstacles but full of great dreams.
Players love it Ray Zapata or Jennifer Miranda. friends Asier Fernandes, his representative. Relatives. For 17 years ‘Maravilla’ Alonso was one not to be missed Presentation of his book ‘One in a Million’ published by Grizalbo and Penguin Libros.
The boxer published ‘One in a Million’ in which he never gave up on pursuing his dreams in sport and in life.
Time to hang up the gloves. “High-level sport demands 100 percent from you. I don’t have the motivation I used to have anymore, yet I never feel like they raise your hand like a winner in a fight.. “I’ll be more Jonathan and less Maravilla Alonso,” says the Dominican Republic-born boxer who landed in Asturias at the age of three.
I never felt when they raised your hand as a winner in a fight.
towards you, Javier Pardo, his coach since he joined the national boxing team. Jonathan works words with moving agility in the ring. No wonder it’s drawn in motivational discussions with Level Up. From the past to the present, he describes how he insists on proving those who do not believe in him, those closest to him, wrong. “You have to believe in yourself and not let others tell you that you can’t achieve your dreams. If you make the sacrifices to achieve them, they will come true,” he says.
He was on the verge of collapsing as his voice broke into tears from coming face to face with so many people who had never doubted him and supported him daily. One in a million. It was a phrase he told his first coach, Oliver Sanchez, when he started boxing. “I always thought he was saying that so I paid a gym fee every month,” he recalls. He was wrong.
He is the chosen one. Not just because of what awaited him in boxing, but because he saw from day one that the top-level sport had an expiration date. After 110 fights -98 wins- as an amateur, Jonathan Alonso has made the leap to professionalism.. In August 2014 he made his Broadway debut in BB King. He was the first Spaniard to fight at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn (New York).) Win by KO in the third round. From that day he had 18 wins in as many fights until his loss to Puello in July 2019. In October 2018 he was announced as the Spanish Super Lightweight Champion. In April 2023 he was crowned WBA Continental Europe Super Lightweight Champion after defeating Ukrainian Zoravar Petrosyan. In January this year he defended his belt after defeating Argentinian Nicolás Blanco by technical KO. As a professional he had 24 wins, 8 by KO and two losses.
Jonathan ‘Maravilla’ Alonso and Javier Pardo.
In what has been and what is to come, boxing is the greatest culprit. “Boxing has made me a superhero in life. Nothing is so hard, if I can handle it, I can handle whatever my destiny throws at me,” he said.
Dream by dream. He mimicked the punches of boxers he saw in front of a mirror on YouTube. There is no other way to train him. That’s why his eyes light up when he talks about the boxer club where he now shares his knowledge equally. With Sergio Ramos or the kids who came with the desire to win a world belt.
You have to believe in yourself and not let other people tell you that you can’t achieve your dreams.
His first dream was for his grandmother to quit working. Compliment He wants more. There is no challenge that intimidates him. “Penguin challenged me to sell 5,000 books. Be ready,” he recalls, adding that they can be bought on Amazon and also in physical bookstores. She became successful in movies and reached Hollywood. Currently, filming is underway with Jaime Llorente and Belen Ruda.
The fight comes to an end. A powerful hook for social networks. “They are not real. It’s a mistake of new generations to get everything quickly. It’s a long race. N.”Or you should give up. And, if needed, ask for help. It’s about getting opportunities so that when they come you can show you deserve them,” Alonso said.
The bell rings. Jonathan won by KO Ovation. A book, a belt to the sky. Now it’s time to prepare for the next fight. It doesn’t matter if the ring is on top anymore. Dreams follow every person wherever they want to go.
