2024-03-11 22:15:35
Rami Kewan will participate in the Olympic Games in Paris. A strong performance and another convincing victory ensured a quota for the Bulgarian national team for the boxing tournament at the games in the French capital in the summer.
He earned his place in the ring at the biggest sports forum after winning his quarterfinal match in the 71kg category of the qualifiers in Busto Arsizio (Italy).
Kiwan showed his full potential in the fight with the bronze medalist of the world championship in Tashkent – Vanderson de Oliveira. The match was very tough, and the Bulgarian was able to impose his style with a lot of movement and play from a distance.
The Brazilian was looking for more singles and heavy hits, but Rami Keuan’s defense was almost impenetrable and saw him to a 4-1 success.
The Bulgarian representative forged an advance of 3:1 judges’ votes after the first two rounds. This made his opponent take even more risks in the third and allowed Kewan to counter.
The victory marks the debut for 23-year-old Rami Kewan at the Olympics. He is the fourth Bulgarian boxer to secure a place in the French capital so far.
Before him, Javier Ibanez (57 kg), Stanimira Petrova (54 kg) and Svetlana Kamenova (57 kg) did it.
Zlatislava Chukanova failed to win in the category up to 50 kilograms. The native representative left the ring with a 0:5 (28:29, 28:28, 28:28, 28:29, 28:28) vote defeat against Ira Viegas. Three of the judges gave a draw, but with a preference in the direction of the Asian woman.
The Bulgarian chased her opponent around the entire ring, while the representative of the Philippines mostly looked for counter play, often using dirty techniques.
Chukanova gave the maximum and sent her opponent to a knockdown a minute before the end, demonstrating a strong performance.
She will have one more chance to win a quota for Paris 2024. This will happen in May in Thailand, when she is the second qualifier for the games in the French capital.