In the final of the World Junior Boxing Championships in Kiev, Ukraine a few years ago, Wang Hao knocked out Kamenlev to win the championship.

That was Wang Hao's first world championship, and Kamenlev was still the national junior boxing champion of the former Soviet Union at that time, and his strength was super strong.

Losing to Wang Hao was arguably a sore point in Kamenlev's boxing career, and after the World Junior Boxing Championships, Kamenlev also sank, but he quickly picked himself up, regained his confidence, and made it his goal to defeat Wang Hao.

Since then, after years of hard training, Kamenlev's strength has gradually improved, and soon entered the adult boxing field, after more than two years of struggle, ranked second in the world in the International Boxing Federation 64 kg class, second only to Cuban strongman Hernandez, which can be said to be very good.

Kamenlev competed in the previous World Boxing Championships in Hamburg, where he won a silver medal at the World Boxing Championships, where he lost to Hernandez.

At the last World Championships in Hamburg, Kamenlev did not participate, the reason is naturally to prepare for the Atlanta Olympics.

Before the end of the World Championships in Hamburg, Kamenlev, who did not know that Wang Hao made his adult boxing debut, set his sights on Hernandez, the first person to surpass the 64kg class.

But at that World Championships, Wang Hao made his debut, Wang Hao, who participated in the national competition for the first time, ranked 23rd in the world, knocked out his opponent all the way, won the final World Championships, and soared to the third place in the 64kg class after the game, second only to Kamenlev and Hernandez.

When Kamenlev saw Wang Hao's name in the latest ranking of the International Boxing Federation in the 64kg category, Kamenlev was very surprised.

Because Chinese boxers rarely show up in international boxing competitions, Kamenlev once thought that Wang Hao might have fallen silent after the World Junior Boxing Championships.

It wasn't until he saw Wang Hao's soaring world rankings and the information of the World Championships that Kamenlev knew that Wang Hao had never given up working hard in the international arena, but he had just debuted because of his age, but as soon as he debuted, he won a gold medal in the World Championships.

While this surprised Kamenlev, his emotions were also mixed.

Wang Hao's entry into the international arena of adult boxing gave Kamenlev hope of revenge, so he had two goals at the Atlanta Olympics, one was to defeat Hernandez to win the Olympic title, and the other was to defeat Wang Hao.

If these two goals can be achieved, Kamenlev will also become the No. 1 fighter in the International Boxing Federation 64kg category, the new king of the division.

In fact, Kamenlev did stand out at one Olympics, finishing the top 10 Argentinian fighters in the world in the last round.

The semi-final between Kamenlev and Wang Hao will be held the day after tomorrow, and Kamenlev is determined to play his best and defeat Wang Hao strongly.

At the same time, Wang Hao, who returned to the training ground from the boxing match, also devoted himself to preparing for the match with Kamenlev.

After watching Kamenlev's game in the past few days, Wang Hao found that although Kamenlev's style of play has not changed, and the technical system is still the same as before, Kamenlev's physical fitness has improved significantly compared with a few years ago, especially in physical hardness and punching power, and some technical details have also improved.

When Wang Hao was preparing for the match with Kamenlev, he was also thinking about the way to play this game.

In fact, after Wang Hao defeated Kamenlev in the final of the World Youth Boxing Championships, Wang Hao went back and did some game reviews, the purpose was to see if he had a chance to play better in the game, and whether Kamenlev had some loopholes that could be caught.

Now, by observing Kamenlev's current technical characteristics, Wang Hao still feels that these experiences can be used, and there are some flaws in Kamenlev's technical system that can be grasped.

Just when Wang Hao was about to devote himself to training, Bian Fang found Wang Hao.

Wang Hao won the game and reached the semi-finals, as the head coach, Bian Fang was naturally in a good mood, he smiled and said: "I have good news to bring you!" ”

"Good news?" Wang Hao was puzzled.

Bian Fang nodded and said: "This year's Olympic Games, outstanding athletes will be selected, and the athletes with the best performance and most outstanding performance from each country will participate in the selection, and they will be recommended and selected for a long mobilization, and they will be received by US President Clinton at the White House." ”

Clinton was received at the White House!

Wang Hao said in his heart, isn't this equivalent to visiting the White House!

Bian Fang continued: "Our Chinese delegation can choose two athletes to participate in the selection, of course, whether it can be selected in the end or not, you need to compete with the outstanding athletes recommended by other countries, you have great hopes!" ”

When Bian Fang said that Wang Hao had great hopes, the smile on his face became brighter, and he continued: "Originally, there were many potential outstanding athletes that our country could recommend, such as Deng Yaping and Liu Guoliang of the table tennis team, Xiong Ni and Fu Mingxia in diving, Zhan Xugang in weightlifting, Li Xiaoshuang in gymnastics, and Wang Junxia in long-distance running, but after deliberation in the group, if you can reach the final of the 64 kg class, you can get a recommended place!" The rest of the athletes compete for another recommended spot! “

Wang Hao was also a little surprised to hear that as long as he could reach the finals and win at least one silver medal, he could get the recommended place.

After all, there are so many outstanding athletes in the Chinese delegation, and there are also many gold medal players, and they are more likely to be recommended in terms of results alone, but the delegation gave Wang Hao a place because Wang Hao's sport is boxing.

Whether it is table tennis, diving, weightlifting and gymnastics, the Chinese team has no shortage of Olympic gold medals, but for boxing, a medal is precious, a great breakthrough, and even not only the breakthrough of the Chinese team, it can be said that it is a breakthrough for the yellow race.

Therefore, in the eyes of the delegation, even if Wang Hao wins a silver medal in boxing, it is more significant than the gold medal in the advantageous event, so Wang Hao was specially given a place.

Of course, the condition is that Wang Hao must reach the finals, which can be regarded as a positive incentive for Wang Hao.

Hearing what Bian Fang said, Wang Hao was also very happy, it was naturally a good thing to be so valued by the group, and Wang Hao was indeed very interested in visiting the White House, if he had the opportunity to go, Wang Hao would definitely fight for it.

Now, Wang Hao has another solid reason to play the rest of the game.

After Bian Fang finished telling the good news, Wang Hao also discussed with Bian Fang about the next game with Kamenlev, and Wang Hao communicated with Bian Fang about several loopholes in Kamenlev's technology in his opinion.

Bian Fang gave Wang Hao some useful insights and suggestions, and asked Wang Hao to find out the best vulnerability from several possible loopholes in Kamenlev's technology.

For more than a day before the start of the semi-finals, Wang Hao was in the training ground, assiduously familiarizing himself with the playing style of catching Kamenlev's loopholes, and striving to practice the movements very well, so that he could play a good effect in the game.

Atlanta Olympic Park, Friday morning, sunny and fresh air, today is the day of the semifinals of the Olympic boxing competition, Wang Hao came to the indoor sports center early, ready to participate in the weighing.

Sixty-three .5 kilograms!

Wang Hao weighed and passed at one time.

And Wang Hao's opponent Kamenlev also passed the weighing, 63.6 kilograms, and his weight was the same as Wang Hao.

When Wang Hao finished weighing and came to the ring to prepare for the game, the audience at the scene had already come.

The stands, which are large enough to accommodate five or six thousand spectators, are almost full of spectators today, far more than the spectators of the previous rounds, which is naturally because the semi-finals and finals are approaching, and the level of the competition is getting higher and higher, and the number of spectators attracted is also increasing!

In the last game, the stands full of Chinese students and overseas Chinese gathered more Chinese this time, a full 1340 people, most of whom were Chinese students and overseas Chinese, and some came from China to watch the Olympics.

The dozens of international students and overseas Chinese who came to see Wang Hao's game in the quarterfinals still came this time, and they still brought banners and huge Chinese flags.

When Wang Hao appeared in the venue, these Chinese students and overseas Chinese shouted: "Come on, Wang Hao!" China will win! “

At the same time, he waved the flaming red flag in his hand.

Wang Hao also smiled and waved to these Chinese and Chinese audiences who loved him.

Competing in a foreign country, Wang Hao feels very happy to be able to have so many dear Chinese people cheering for him.

The race is about to begin!

The match between Wang Hao and Kamenlev was the first of two matches in the 64kg class today.

Today, Wang Hao is still wearing red shorts and a vest, and a pair of white gloves.

And Wang Hao's opponent, Kamenlev, is wearing black shorts and a vest, and a pair of boxing gloves are also black.

At the signal of the referee on the court, Wang Hao and Kamenlev stepped into the ring almost at the same time.

At the same time, the introduction of Wang Hao and Kamenlev sounded on the sidelines.

"Ladies! Gentlemen! The first semi-final of the 64kg category of the Olympic boxing competition is about to begin. First of all, let's introduce the two fighters who participated! “

"Wearing red shorts and a vest is Wang Hao, a fighter from China, who is currently ranked third in the 64kg category of the International Boxing Federation and the gold medalist at the last World Boxing Championships!"

"Wearing black shorts is Kamenlev, a fighter from Russia, who is currently ranked second in the International Boxing Federation 64kg category!"

Hearing the introduction of the two fighters, the audience at the scene also remembered the noisy discussion.

One of the two fighters is ranked second in the 64kg class and the other is ranked third, and obviously this is almost the highest level of competition in the 64kg class.

After introducing the two fighters, the gray-haired referee on the field also introduced the precautions to the two fighters, and as the bell rang, the semi-finals between Wang Hao and Kamenlev officially began.

Bite!

When the bell rang, Wang Hao and Kamenlev arrived in the center of the ring almost at the same time.

Boom!

Wang Hao first threw a jab to test Kamenlev.

And Kamenlev dodged flexibly, dodging Wang Hao's jab, and at the same time immediately hit a jab to hit back at Wang Hao.

Kamenlev's jab was not too fast, and Wang Hao also shook his head slightly, dodging Kamenlev's first jab.

Boom! Boom!

Kamenlev, who was hit by a jab, pointed out two more jabs in a row, and his body pointed out forward and tried to hit Wang Hao's face.

However, Wang Hao immediately retreated with a deft sliding step, dodging two jabs from Kamenlev.

Boom!

While retreating, Wang Hao also hit a jab, just hitting the forehead of Kamenlev, who didn't have time to retreat after the two jabs were shot.

In this game, Wang Hao scored first.

Boom!

After Wang Hao's jab hit Kamenlev, he also immediately took a half-step forward and landed a right hook.

Sou!

Wang Hao's right hook was fast, and it arced and hit Kamenlev.

However, Kamenlev reacted quickly, and immediately dodged with a backward sliding step, and Wang Hao's right hand hooked into the air.

After sliding and standing still, Kamenlev also immediately hit a straight punch in his forehand, controlling Wang Hao and preventing Wang Hao from continuing to move forward.

At the beginning of the match, Wang Hao and Kamenlev's punches were not fast-paced, and they were mainly jabs, and it was obvious that both of them were testing each other.

For Kamenlev, after a few years, he once again met a fighter who had defeated him, and while he had a shameful mentality, Kamenlev's punches were very cautious, which was a rigorous attitude towards the game, and he wanted to test it well, and then launch a fierce attack on Wang Hao.

For Wang Hao, at the beginning of the round, he first tested Kamenlev, and he wanted to mobilize Kamenlev, let Kamenlev expose his technical loopholes, and see if he could have a chance to catch it.

The two tried a few punches again in the medium and long range, Wang Hao and Kamenlev each hit another jab, and after the score became 2-1, Kamenlev suddenly moved.

Kamenlev quickly moved forward, and a combination of left and right hands unleashed a straight punch, which was quick and powerful, and hit Wang Hao's head.

Wang Hao, on the other hand, was watching whether Kamenlev was exposing the technical loopholes that Wang Hao had discovered before when he advanced, and at the same time hugged his fist to resist Kamenlev's combination punches.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Kamenlev's three straight punches hit Wang Hao's boxing rack, but Wang Hao didn't move, and finally Kamenlev threw a small left-handed hook that hit Wang Hao's exposed right ribs.

Boom!

When he was hit by a small left hook that hit his body, Wang Hao also immediately hit a straight front hand to counterattack.