The Spanish boxer Jose Quiles has been eliminated in the quarter-finals of the category of- 57 kg of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games before the Uzbek Abdumalik Khalokov, current world champion of the category.
After defeating Kazakhstan’s Makhmued Sabyrkhan, another World Champion, Quiles did not shy away from the challenge of beating another of the favorites in Paris, and after a good first round which did not have the approval of the judges, the boxer from Elda gradually lost steam as the Uzbek managed to impose his hierarchy.
In it first round, The Spanish boxer dominated territorially without attacking in an uncontrolled manner, with his right hand sewn to his jaw to protect himself from the Uzbek’s attacks, but he suffered the severe punishment by the judges (5-0).
José Quiles: “They have scored things that are not my job”
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Jose Quiles He increased the speed of his boxing in the second acttrying to be more offensive in his objective of overcoming the disadvantage, but without losing the necessary calm to not leave any open door through which the Uzbek could sneak in, but he also conceded a 5-0, the partial that weighed him down very clearly before facing the last round.
With the advantage of the first two rounds, Khalokov devoted himself to dancing in the ring without letting Quiles enter the one-on-one, letting the seconds pass bys to avoid receiving an unexpected blow that would ruin an expected victory, after a fight in which the Spaniard perhaps deserved a better score from the judges, especially in the first round.
With the possibility of a third medal for Spanish boxing gone, the delegation trained by Rafa Lozano will seek the finals in the two categories of highest weight with Manuel Reyes Pla and Ayoub Ghadfa Drissi El Aissaoui.
