Chapter 614 The World Championships Begins
Chapter 614 The World Championships Begins
When Link walked out of the airport, Zhang Zilin drove her mother's car to pick her up at the door..
After meeting, Link didn't say much. He hugged the girl and gave her a French kiss, leaving the girl breathless..
“You act like this every time, like a pervert.”
In the car, Zhang Zilin straightened the hem of her skirt that was messed up by him and gave him a look..
“It's you who are too tempting.”
Link looked at the girl and said.
Zhang Zilin had obviously dressed up carefully before coming out. She was wearing a light purple suspender dress, revealing her smooth white shoulders and collarbones, and her slender arms. Her breast line was not as plump and protruding as Daddario's, and it was full and graspable, unlike hers. The tall and slender figure matches well.
Under the knee-length skirt, a pair of fair and round calves are overlapped together, and light blue blood vessels are vaguely visible at the knees..
The girl likes the Japanese brand Issey Miyake's perfume very much. It is filled with light lychee and lemon fragrance and looks fresh and elegant..
“Don't mess around again, or I'll tie your hands next time.”
Zhang Zilin pretended to be dissatisfied and said.
“Okay, I'll pay attention next time.”
The car started slowly. It had only been two years since Zhang Zilin got his driver's license. His driving skills were average. He stared nervously ahead when he got on the road. His speed never exceeded 60 yards..
Link wanted to take over but found that he didn't have a driver's license yet and needed to find time to apply for the test..
“How are you in the training class recently? Have you mastered the steps?？”
Link asked.
“The stage steps are quite difficult. I’m talking about the stage steps of European and American models. Not only do you need to be able to twist your hips and walk the cat walk, but you also need to have that cool and self-centered momentum. The coach said that I can only walk forward and have no momentum at all..”
Zhang Zilin said while driving the car.
“The styles of European and American models are different from those of Chinese models. Some European and American models have big breasts and fat buttocks, while others are skinny. You are different from them. There is no use imitating them. It is better to follow your own way first and slowly adjust. Over time, you will be better. Develop your own style or momentum.”
“You seem to know a lot about foreign models.”
Zhang Zilin turned to look at him, "Do you often read foreign fashion magazines? I heard that many boys collect many of these magazines..”
“I’ve seen it, but I haven’t saved it. Look ahead and don’t crash.！”
Link reminded.
Zhang Zilin was startled, holding the steering wheel with both hands and carefully controlling the distance between the cars..
“Did anyone bully you or take advantage of you in the training class? If so, tell me. I am your boyfriend and have the responsibility to protect you..”
Link said while leaning against the car window..
“No, my father, grandfather, and uncle are all soldiers. I am a member of the military. I also practiced military boxing when I was a child. Who dares to bully me unless they don’t want to be around anymore?.”
“It does sound very intimidating..”
Link nodded and said.
After the car returned to the city, the two ate seafood at Xidan Hotel, went shopping at Wangfujing Department Store, and watched movies. In the evening, they kissed passionately when they separated, messing up the girl's skirt..
Link proposed moving out and asked her if she wanted to come with him. Zhang Zilin blushed and said he hadn't thought about it yet..
Link didn't rush him. After sending the girl home, he took the subway to the competition center and continued boxing training..
The athletics center is near Shichahai Park. Compared with the training ground of the National Sports University, the boxing gym in the athletics center is more well-equipped and has all kinds of exercise equipment. Coach Zhao Liwei also arranged two sparring partners for him..
The competition center also has a small canteen and dormitories, and the living conditions are pretty good..
After training for more than ten days at the sports center, Link, his coaching team and several boxers from the national team flew to Bangkok, Thailand to participate in the competition..
The 12th World Boxing Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand. There were 127 countries and regions participating this time, with a total of 455 male boxers and 372 female boxers competing for the world championship in ten weight categories..
In the 69kg category, a total of 67 people participated, and the competition was divided into four rounds..
59 people were eliminated in the first round of qualifying, leaving only 8 people to advance to the quarter-finals.
In the second quarter-finals, 8 people fought against each other to determine the top 4.
The top three will be determined in the third and fourth rounds.
Each World Championship game consists of four rounds, each round is two minutes long, with a one-minute break in between..
Link played three games in the first round, against Japan's Akio Shibata, India's Cech Rekara, and Mexico's Jesus Angel..
All three games were defeated by larger margins..
In the second quarter-finals, his opponent was Marlon Carrillo from the Philippines team.
The opponent is 24 years old this year, with a height of 17cm and a wingspan of 185cm. He has a record of 11 wins and 2 losses in 13 amateur matches. He has knocked down his opponent twice and won. His fists are very lethal..
Other information is limited, and Link can’t know much before the game..
After the game started, Link took the lead in assuming a defensive posture, and his opponent unceremoniously used his fists to launch a strong attack on him. The opponent's speed was good and he could keep up with Link's pace..
It’s just that the boxing technique and the use of combination punches are very average, and the attack style is inconsistent and has many flaws..
Also, the weight of his punch is not too heavy for Link..
In the first round, Link focused on defense. Under the opponent's attack, he kept shaking his upper body and used the dodge technique to avoid the opponent's fists time and time again, making all the opponent's attacks useless..
When the opponent's attack fails, Link will also take action boldly and engage in defensive counterattacks..
Bang！Taking advantage of the interruption of the opponent's attack and the gap in the defense, Link punched the opponent's abdomen with his right fist. When the opponent's attention shifted, he then hit the opponent's face with a punch, causing the opponent to stagger, rub, rub, and take three steps back. Only when you reach the rope can you steady your feet.
“OK, great job.”
“Link, just fight like this！”
In the audience, coach Zhao Liwei shouted excitedly.
“Link is good, his skills are very comprehensive, I heard he is only 18 years old this year？”
48Coach Zhang Chuanliang of the kilogram category touched his chin and said.
“Yes, you can develop such good skills at the age of 18. Link is a genius. He was born to be a boxer..”
Coach Zhao Liwei said.
“Teacher Zhao, how did you develop Link's skills? His steps are very flexible and he is almost never forced into a blind corner on stage. His defense is also super strong. His opponent punched him more than a hundred times, but none of them hit him. On the face, this is awesome.”
Zou Shiming sat next to coach Zhang Chuanliang and looked at Link on the stage with admiration..
At the National Boxing Championships in June, he also heard the name of the 69kg champion Link, but he didn’t pay much attention to it, and he didn’t expect that Link would be a powerful competitor..
Now that I see Link's match, I realize that Link is very powerful, and his boxing skills are no worse than those of the professional boxers in the video..
He heard that Link was only 18 years old, 4 years younger than him. He admired Link even more..
“Haha, Link usually likes to watch boxer videos. He trains by following the videos. Of course, I usually give him pointers. Link is very perceptive and he can solve many problems as soon as I point them out..”
Zhao Liwei coached and said haha.
“Did Link learn his boxing skills from you? Teacher Zhao, you are so amazing.”
Zou Shiming said with admiration.
Zhao Li shook his head for the coach and continued the game in the stands..
At the end of the first round, Filipino boxer Marlon Carrillo punched more than 100 times, hitting Link's head 0 times and effectively hitting Link's abdomen and shoulders three times..
Link punched 43 times, hitting the opponent's head 2 times and the abdomen 6 times..
Link leads the opponent by 6 points in the score.
The weather in Thailand is relatively hot and humid in summer. After a round, both sides were sweating. The Filipino boxer sweated significantly more, and his hair was almost wet with sweat. From this aspect, the opponent consumed more energy than Link..
After the start of the second round, the opponent's play style became conservative, taking the initiative to distance himself from Link to prevent him from being hit..
Link didn't want to delay the opponent any longer, so he took the initiative to approach the opponent and start the attack mode. He took turns striking with both fists, hitting up and down, hitting down and hitting up, jabs and swinging fists..
Because of his relatively fast speed and heavy punches, the opponent was able to defend him at first, but then he failed to defend properly and the front door was wide open. Link punched hard to break the opponent's defense, and hit the opponent's face and chin with both fists one after another..
Bang！
At 56 seconds of the second round, Link made a swift punch from left to right, hitting the protective sponge on the opponent's head hard. The opponent's head was violently thrown to the right, and concussive ripples appeared on his face and hair. The sweat in my body and the saliva in my mouth were thrown out..
The opponent staggered and fell sideways on the ring..
“good！”
“Awesome！”
Zou Shiming jumped up and cheered excitedly, and other boxers from the Chinese team also clapped their hands excitedly..
Although he was protected by a hood, which could reduce some of the punch's weight, Link's fist just hit was relatively strong. The opponent lay on the ground for six seconds before struggling to get up..
Link did not intend to give the opponent a chance to rest, and continued to attack closely. He took turns attacking with both fists to break the opponent's defense again. At the 92nd second, he hit the opponent's forehead with a straight punch, and the opponent fell to the ground again..
This time the opponent lay on the ground for 10 seconds and failed to get up..
Link won the game and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.
“This Chinese boxer is a bit interesting.”
In the audience under the ring, Sean Gibbons, the agent of Top Boxing Promotions, looked at Link on the stage and said.
“Yes, he is good in terms of punching weight, speed, technique, and tactics, and his image is also outstanding. When did China create such a powerful character?？”
Dmitry Salita, promoter of Arena Promotions, said in surprise.
“I heard that this boxer named Link is only 18 years old. It is rare for an 18-year-old to have such skills and punching weight..”
Frank Warren, boxing scout for Queensberry Boxing Promotions.
At this time, not only the three boxing agents and boxing scouts noticed Link, but also people from boxing and sports companies in China, Japan, and the United Kingdom were also eyeing Link..
The World Boxing Championship itself is also a place to discover boxing talents. Boxing promotion companies will send agents or boxing scouts to watch every championship..
Because there are many games, they don’t have that much time, so they only come to watch the game until the quarter-finals or semi-finals..
In the past few competitions, no good talents were found, but this year in the middleweight class, a boxer like Link appeared who impressed everyone..
“Do you want to go talk to Link?？”
Dmitry Salita saw agents from several companies getting up and walking towards Link, probably wanting to sign Link, a potential stock, in advance..
“Let's wait and see how he plays in the next game. I hope he doesn't burst out suddenly..”
Sean Gibbons said calmly.
As the agent of Top Rank Promotions, the largest boxing promotion company in the world, he is not worried about Link being snatched away. As long as Link is strong enough and has great potential, they will still have the opportunity to poach him even if he is signed in advance. come over.
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