Chapter 189: The group stage begins
In this way, the eleventh group where Wang Hao is located is two Asian boxers and two European and American fighters, one of which is a black boxer and a white boxer.
There are obviously more Asian fighters in this group, because for all the 64 fighters in the lightweight division, Asian fighters actually account for only a small part, and Wang Hao's eleventh group of Asian fighters accounts for half, showing that it is a group with a large proportion of Asian fighters.
South Korea's national junior champion Kim Sung-kwang also looked at a black boxer and a white boxer walking towards him, although these two boxers also looked a little difficult to deal with, but Kim Sung-kwang is not the first boxer to participate in the World Junior Boxing Championships, he knows which of the European and American boxers are the most powerful.
Jin Chengguang knows the most powerful European and American fighters, so he knows that the strength of the black boxers and white fighters in front of him should also be good, but relatively speaking, if he is given a choice, he will try not to meet Wang Hao in the first round.
Wang Hao's terrible, Jin Chengguang has a deep understanding, and he is already afraid of Wang Hao like a tiger.
The four fighters in the 11th group have all arrived, and the draw for the 11th group has officially begun.
The draw of lots for the group will determine the order in which several fighters will compete.
Before the draw began, the black fighters who had just arrived and the white fighters who looked like Gil Wattes were also looking at the two Asian fighters, Wang Hao and Kim Sung-gwang.
Wang Hao and Jin Chengguang are very strange to both of them, and the two are not afraid of Asian boxers from the bottom of their hearts, because there are too few Asian boxers who can pose a threat to European and American fighters.
The two, who already have a certain preconceived notion of Asian fighters, are also hoping to draw one of the two Asian fighters in the first round, in their opinion, so that the fight will be relatively simple and will not cause too much physical drain on their bodies in the first round.
And among Wang Hao and Jin Chengguang, they prefer to be able to fight Wang Hao in the first round, because in their eyes, Wang Hao obviously looks younger and more immature than Jin Chengguang.
Wang Hao naturally didn't know the mental activities of the other three fighters at this time, he didn't know that Jin Chengguang, who had fought with him once, was now desperately hoping to avoid meeting him in the first round, while the other two black fighters and white fighters actually wanted to meet him in the first round.
For Wang Hao, it didn't matter which fighter was drawn in the first round, Wang Hao quietly waited for the draw to begin.
The four fighters started the draw in the order they came, and Kim Sung-kwang drew the lot first, only to see him pull out a small red ball from the draw box with a "one" written on it.
There are a total of red balls from one to four in the box, with these four numbers, according to the rules, the fighters who draw the first and second will face each other in the first round, and the fighters who draw the third and fourth numbers will also face each other in the first round.
After Jin Chengguang finished drawing the ball, it was Wang Hao's turn, Wang Hao walked to the draw box and put his right hand into the draw box, at this time Jin Chengguang was very anxiously waiting, he held the No. 1 ball tightly in his hand, hoping that Wang Hao would not draw the No. 2 ball.
Wang Hao's right hand grabbed a small red ball and pulled it out of the box, and the ball had a "three" written on it.
Seeing this, Jin Chengguang breathed a sigh of relief, in Jin Chengguang's opinion, he was able to avoid meeting Wang Hao in the first round, even if it was lucky.
The black boxers and white fighters who have not yet drawn lots also have a smile on their faces when they see Wang Hao draw the No. 3 ball, because this means that the two of them will not meet in the first round, in their opinion, it is much easier to fight an Asian boxer than a European and American boxer.
The black fighter and white fighter who followed Wang Hao's draw drew the fourth and second balls from the box, respectively, which means that in the first round of Group 11, Wang Hao will fight the black fighter from Central America, while the South Korean fighter Kim Sung-gwang will fight the American fighter who looks like Gilvajes.
After the four fighters in Group 11 were drawn, the staff on site wrote the nationalities and names of the four fighters on the schedule.
Wang Hao looked at the huge schedule and found that the information of the black fighters and the white fighters was basically the same as he thought.
The black fighter is named Huerta and is from Cuba, while the American fighter is named Carvajes.
Seeing that Carvajes and Gilvajes have the same surname, Wang Hao knows that what he thinks should not be bad, and Calvajes, who is in the same group as himself, should be a brother or cousin with the American Golden Glove champion Gil Vajes.
After drawing lots, the four of them also planned to leave, and at this time, Sun Zeyong, the leader of the Chinese team, came over.
Of all the four Chinese boxers who participated in the three levels of the World Youth Boxing Championships, Sun Zeyong was naturally most concerned about Wang Hao, and he saw that Wang Hao was drawing lots in groups, so he quickly walked over.
"How?" Sun Zeyong smiled and said, "Which fighter will you face in the first round?" ”
Wang Hao also replied with a smile: "Cuban boxer, Huerta." ”
Hearing what Wang Hao said, Sun Zeyong also looked at the black Cuban boxers on the scene, and said to Wang Hao at the same time: "Cuban boxers are not weak, don't be careless in the game." ”
Wang Hao nodded, he has always attached great importance to his opponent in the game, and what Sun Zeyong said was actually the same as Wang Hao thought.
Although Cuba is a small country, it is indeed a boxing power, rich in Olympic champions at all levels, and there are many domestic boxing talents, so those who can compete abroad are very strong boxers, which is much stronger than the strength of boxers from countries with average boxing strength.
Wang Hao will definitely pay full attention and attach great importance to the game.
At this moment, another dark-skinned Cuban fighter walked over to Huerta, and with Huerta, he smiled and exchanged information, as if to say information about each other's bout groups.
Seeing the black Cuban boxer who had just come over, Sun Zeyong's face was also a little moved, and he said to Wang Hao: "This black boxer is the "Havana ruffian", Latiz. ”
Latiz is one of the four strongest boxers in this World Junior Boxing Championship, Atoli Lomachenko has already introduced Wang Hao before, but Wang Hao has never seen Latiz, and now when he hears what Sun Zeyong said, Wang Hao also looked at the black boxer who had just come.
I saw that Latiz was not good-looking, the bones on his face were obvious, his chin was very pointed, and the muscles on his body were not very conspicuous, and he even looked a little thin.
If you are not introduced, most people will not realize that such a black man who looks a little malnourished is actually a very powerful boxer.
However, Wang Hao knows that what is hidden under Latiz's seemingly weak body must be extremely superb boxing skills and strong physical fitness.
If the opponent despises Latiz's strength because of his appearance, he will pay a painful price, Wang Hao firmly remembered Latiz's appearance, and he was ready to have time to watch Latiz's game in advance.
Accompanied by Sun Zeyong, Wang Hao also went to take a look at the grouping information of other groups.
The four strongest fighters in this competition, American boxer "White Dynamite" Gilvajes, Cuban boxer "Havana ruffian" Latiz, All-Soviet Youth champion and runner-up boxer "Red Scythe" Kamenlev and "Ukrainian Destroyer" Kulishenko, these four strongest fighters are all in different groups.
This means that these best fighters won't meet each other too soon, and if nothing goes unexpected, they should all make it to the round of 16.
All draws and groupings have ended, and the first round of the group stage will begin this afternoon.
After lunch, Wang Hao began to do some preparatory activities to prepare for the afternoon bout with Cuban fighter Huerta.
Group 11, where today's two bouts take place in the same ring, will begin with a bout between South Korean fighter Kim Sung-kwang and American fighter Carvajes.
South Korean fighter Kim Sung-kwang wore a white shortshirt and shorts today, while American fighter Calvajes was more flamboyant, wearing a star-striped shirt and shorts.
Wang Hao was doing preparatory activities offstage, watching the match between the two fighters in the ring that was about to start.
Among the four boxers in the Chinese team, Wang Hao's competition is naturally the most priority, so in addition to Zhang Shuzheng at the scene, Sun Zeyong and the only team doctor are also supporting Wang Hao on the spot.
Bite! Bell bell bell!
After the referee reminded the two fighters of the precautions of the fight, as the bell rang, the match between Kim Sung-kwang and Carvajes officially began.
Kim Sung-kwang, as the Korean national junior champion, although he was destroyed by Wang Hao, but he still has strength, in the face of a European and American boxer who is not the top, he still has a certain degree of self-confidence, and he played very actively at the beginning of the game, and did not shy away.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
After a simple trial, Kim Sung-gwang took the lead in attacking Carvajes, and hit Carvajes with straight left and right hands in a row, which was very fast.
Carvajes, on the other hand, quickly did the swingarm, but was still hit by two straight punches from Kim Sung-gwang, who had good speed.
However, after being safe, Calvajes was unhurried, he still played at his own pace, and when Kim Sung-kwang attacked, he also quickly punched and attacked.
Carvajes' style of play reflects a certain confidence in his own strength and confrontation ability, and he has already felt that although South Korean boxer Kim Sung-kwang is not inferior to himself in boxing technique and speed, the weight of his fists is indeed weaker, and his overall strength in confrontation is even worse.
So even if Kim Sung-kwang took the lead by the first points, Carvajes was not in a hurry, he played at his own pace without hurrying.
In the first half of the first round, Kim Sung-kwang led the points, but with the last minute left in the first round, Kim Sung-kwang in the attack showed a flaw and was hit hard by Carvajes.
This made Kim Sung-kwang start to get a little lewd, and he began to slow down his tempo, tighten his defenses, and slowly grind through the first round.
At the end of the first round, Asian fighter Kim Sung-kwang had a narrow point lead over American fighter Carvajes.
After the break between rounds, the bout entered the second round, but the situation was completely different, and Calvajes, who was already familiar with his opponent, increased the pace of his attack, putting a lot of pressure on Kim Sung-gwang, who was less capable of fighting.
Slowly, Kim Sung-gwang gradually became weak, and although he still tried hard to play quick attacks, these attacks were often caught by Carvajes and fought back.
In terms of points in the second round, Kim Sung-kwang began to fall behind significantly.
This made Jin Chengguang a little anxious, originally he felt that the first round was relatively smooth, and he won the first round in points.
This led Kim Sung-kwang and his coaching team to set a goal before the start of the second round, which was to continue to build on the points lead in the first round and win the second round.
That way, as long as he's careful not to get knocked out by Carvajes in the third round, Kim Sung-gwang can win the bout.
However, Calvajes, who had already figured out Kim Sung-gwang's routine through the first round, accelerated his offensive tempo, which disrupted Kim's plan.
As Kim Sung-kwang fell behind in the second round, he began to get a little anxious.
Bang!
In the second half of the second round, Kim Sung-gwang, who was a little in a hurry, moved slightly and hooked a left hand too low to hit Calvajes' lower abdomen below the belt.
It was a noticeable low shot that instantly became very painful for Calvajes, and he stopped the fight and asked the referee to rest with his lower abdomen.
The referee on the court naturally saw Kim Sung-gwang's illegal hit in time, and he signaled the off-court referee to deduct two points for Kim Sung-kwang, and at the same time gave Carvajes three minutes to recover.
After the recovery time, the match between the two continued, and at this time, the second round of the game had come to an end, and it was basically hopeless for Jin Chengguang to move the points back, and Karvajes, who was beaten by Jin Chengguang's violations, seemed to have a significant decline in form, and his game was not as sharp as before.
As the bell rang, the duo's second-round bout ended.
In the second round, Carvajes took a large point lead and won the round.
In the third round, Kim Sung-kwang realized that Carvajes should not be able to fully recover so quickly, so he stepped up his attacking rhythm, but Karvajes didn't give Kim Sung-kwang much of a chance either.
Calvajes, who had already figured out Kim Sung-gwang's routine, gave Kim Sung-gwang more attacks in the third round through the rest time in the second round and the guidance given by the coach, making Kim Sung-kwang play very passive for a while.
In this way, in the third round of the game, Kim Sung-kwang still lost the round by points.
After the entire first match, Kim Sung-gwang won the first round, while Calvajes won the other two rounds, and Calvajes won the match with a 2-1 advantage.
Wang Hao watched the whole match while preparing under the ring.
In Wang Hao's opinion, although Jin Chengguang's skills and speed are not bad, he is too much worse than Carvajes in terms of confrontation ability, and Carvajes's coaching team also has masters who can easily identify the flaws in Jin Chengguang's skills.
In Wang Hao's opinion, if it weren't for Kim Sung-gwang's illegal strike in the second round, which had a big impact on Carvajes' state, Carvajes might have a chance to knock Kim Sung-kwang in the third round.
At the end of the first match, Wang Hao, with the assistance of Zhang Shuzheng and Sun Zeyong, put on gloves and protective gear and walked into the ring.
The Cuban boxer Huerta on the opposite side also stepped into the ring, compared to his teammate, the very famous "Havana ruffian" Latiz, although Huerta's overall strength is much worse than Latiz, but his muscle lines are more obvious, more strong, and he looks like a power fighter.