El spanish Gazi Jalidovat 80 kilos, defeated the Irishman Rely Cassidy in the round of 16 of the Boxing Pre-Olympic and is two fights away from qualifying for the Paris Olympic Games having advanced to the quarterfinals of the tournament held in Bangkok (Thailand), in a category in which three places are awarded. Also keep going Jennifer Fernandez (-57 kg), who reached the round of 16 with a unanimous decision victory in her debut against the South Korean Hye-Jeong Jin. Rafa Lozano (-51) also qualified for the round of 16 by beating Mehron Shafiev of Tajikistan 3-2.
In the case of Gazi, he completed his best fight of the year and knew how to win the game on the ground of his rival, the tactician, to take the first round by dominating the distance, according to the Royal Spanish Boxing Federation. In the second, Jalidov repeated the same strategy, using straight blows and taking care of receiving counters from his rival, although he hit him with a couple of good lefts that led to two judges giving him this partial.
However, the Spaniard already had the final approval of three judges and, therefore, if nothing extraordinary happened, he was going to win the fight. For this reason, he did not mind leaving all the initiative to Cassidy in the third round, taking care of himself against a powerful blow or a clash of heads that would further deepen the cut on his right eyebrow and against which the rest will have to battle. of the competition.
Finally, the score was 3-2 for the Spanish boxer, who will compete in the quarterfinals this Friday night. In this weight category, 80 kilos, three Olympic places are distributed, so you must win two more fights to obtain a passport for Paris 2024.
For her part, Jennifer Fernández from Granada, using an accurate straight right hand and using her size advantage, was able to defeat a very fast boxer. The Spanish woman’s great first assault laid the foundations for victory and her intelligence guided her to victory.
