"It has been an injustice," complained
Rafa Lozano
, the last Spanish boxer to win a medal, no less than 21 years ago.
And the protagonist later corroborated it, an Enmanuel Reyes Pla who does not lose his smile even on the ring: "You saw who was in charge. The referees saw it the other way around."
Friday at the
Kokugikan Arena
was bitter for Spain, with two lost medal options.
First
Gazi Jalidov
, then the Prophet, who came out determined to the ring, wearing shorts and a blue shirt.
That dominated the center of the ring, turning a deaf ear to the shouts of the Cuban delegation, his native country, in the rostrum.
But the judges gave the first round won to
Julio César la Cruz
, a guy who fights off guard, who dances around his opponent until he despairs.
In the second, however, the Spanish prevailed and everything was left to be resolved in the third and final, a battle of two unchained boxers.
The decision was as unanimous (5-0) as the anger of the Spanish delegation.
"It has been contradictory. I felt like a winner. I did my boxing, I landed more blows, the most effective ones. But the judges are the ones who rule," summed up the Spaniard.
"We have worked hard for five years and have them come and do this to you."
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