The Cuban boxer, nationalized Bulgarian, Javier Ibanez was crowned IBA European Champion (International Boxing Association) in the featherweights, by defeating the local team in Madrid Jose Quiles this Saturday night.
In the stellar combat of the OTHER Champions Night, the Spaniard started very well, “he stood out for his defense,” according to the site Relief quoted by PlayOff Magazine.
However, “the fight became even,” the Cuban-Bulgarian recovered and ended up dominating Quiles and taking the IBA European Title of the 57 kg division, by unanimous decision of the judges.
Before leaving Cuba, Ibáñez (Matanzas, 1996) He was world junior champion in 2014 in Bulgaria and later won the youth Olympic title in Nanjing, China.
The Cuban won a silver medal at the 2024 European Championships and in the European Games 2023 He won one of the three gold medals that his adoptive country won, precisely after beating Quiles.
During the IBA Night of Champions, another Cuban also shined. Competing for Spain, Emanuel Reyes Plan (92 kg) defeated Uzbek Abdullaev Shokhjakhon, with unanimous verdict from the judges.
Reyes (Havana, 1992) won a bronze medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championship in 2021 and, a year later, a silver medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championship.
A few weeks ago, the Cuban-Spanish boxer told Brand what will go to the Paris Olympic Games to “tear off heads”. Confident in his possibilities, the boxer assured: “My biggest rival is myself. If I'm good, I win no matter what."
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