 (L-Р) – USA head coach Billy Walsh, USA National assistant coach Kay Koroma, Khalil Coe and coach Jeff Mays |
Каларада-Спрынгс, Каларада (Ліпеня 9, 2018) – A star was born last month at the 45й Chemistry Cup in Halle, Германія, when American light heavyweight Khalil Coe shocked the amateur boxing world, stopping Cuban’s multiple world champion Julio Cesar La Cruz in the opening round of the championship final match.
Амаль 100 boxers represented 16 different countries at the Chemistry Cup, у тым ліку, Расія, Украіна, Ірландыя, India and host Germany, in addition to the United States and Cuba.
The 21-year-old Coe, who was boxing in only his 25й match, his first on the International scene, stole the show and he was named Most Outstanding Boxer of the tournament. In the semifinals, Coe knocked out Matus Strnisko, of Slovakia, у першым туры.
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Coe respected but he wasn’t intimidated by his much more experienced opponent, 2016 Olympic gold medalist and four-time world champion La Cruz, who had one less fight in the World Boxing Series than Cue did during his entire amateur career.
“My first fight in the tournament was the hardest I’d had,” Coe explained. “I studied him (La Cruz) a lot and watched him fight in the semifinals (defeating three-time European champion Joseph Ward (Ірландыя), што было адразу пасля майго паўфінальнага бою. Ён (La Cruz) вельмі няўлоўны і яркі, але яму не падабаецца атрымліваць удары па целе. Ён рухае целам, але ён забывае пра сваю галаву. Я пацягнуў яго, на яго, перасоўваючыся з маім рухам нагі і тасуючыся. Ён кінуў лянівы ўдар, і я нанёс яму правы ўдар па падбародку.”
Кое кароткі, кампактны правай рукой прама на кнопку, падзенне La Cruz крыху менш чым за дзве хвіліны да першага раунда. Кубінец абыграў графа, але суддзя пастанавіў, што не можа працягваць. Ла -Крус быў нерухомы “Мужчына” у паўцяжкай вазе і выбіўшы яго, Ко даказаў, што ён сапраўды належыць да эліты, і што няма. 1-рэйтынгавы амерыканец - баец, якога трэба перамагчы з пункту гледжання кваліфікацыі 2020 U.S. Алімпійская зборная.
“Я даю ўсім зразумець, што я тут,” Кое дадаў. “I still need to work on a lot of different things. I need to throw more combinations, keep by stamina up, and improve everything to be better. I’m more of a pure boxer, but I have strength and punching power. Coach (Білі)Walsh doesn’t change his fighters, he adds to what they have. The coaches put together a fight plan and I executed it.”
“Khalil’s performances in Germany were world class,” Team USA head coach Walsh said, “To be truly world class, we now have to repeat those performances regularly, and that’s where the challenge lies.”
On this year’s USA vs. Ireland Northeast Tour, Coe was 2-0 against his Irish counterparts in Boston and Springfield
Coe often got into fights in school, until his mother sent him to a local gym, and his first amateur bout was when he was 12. If he wasn’t boxing right now, the 6′ 1″ Coe believes he would probably be playing college football, as a fullback or defensive end.
Close with his USA teammates, particularly Кішаун Дэвіс, Coe lives and trains with them in Colorado Springs. “We’re more than a team,” the Jersey City, New Jersey boxer concluded, “we’re like a family – хлопцы, gals and coaches — у Каларада-Спрынгс.
“I’m going to turn pro after the Olympics, one way or the other, God-willing, after I win a gold medal.”
Tokyo is legitimately in Khalil Coe’s sights!
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