Welterweight prospect Mohammad Rabii ended his pro debut in grand fashion (photo by Martina Houdek)
卡萨布兰卡, 摩洛哥 (三月 14, 2017) – Last Saturday night in the Czech Republic, 2016 奥运会铜牌得主 穆罕默德·拉比 experienced a rare “double” as he successfully turned pro and a few hours later became a father for the first time.
The 23-year-old Rabii, fighting out of Morocco, turned in a sensational professional debut, 停车 Lazlow Kovacs II (11-6) 在 2:35 mark of the opening round at Sportovni Hala Kralovka in Prague.
 Rabii entered the ring knowing his wife, Imane Imari, was in labor. “ On the way to the arena,” Rabii explained, “ I received a call that my wife was in labor and my son was coming soon. The fight couldn’t come quick enough for me. I was very excited but I had to concentrate on my first fight as a pro because it was such a big moment for me. The news later that my son had arrived was reason for a double celebration. “Every time I connected on Kovacs, I could see that it was affecting him. I knew it was all over because I hit him with a big punch that me and my coach, Donald Leary, had worked on in training camp. I cannot wait for my next fight in April.”
Rabii’s son (unnamed at this writing) 放倒在规模 10 英镑, 3 ounces. He and his mother are both in good health.
Rabii was one of the leading pro prospects coming of the Olympic Games in Brazil. He had dropped a highly-disputed decision (0-3) in the semifinals to Uzbekistan boxer 沙赫拉姆·吉亚索夫, 最终的银牌获得者. Rabii captured a coveted gold medal at the 2015 AIBA World Amateur Championships, 具有讽刺意味的, 击败 2016 奥运金牌得主 丹尼亚尔·耶莱西诺弗 in the welterweight division championship final.
Rabbi had planned to make his pro debut prior to the arrival of his baby, who was due February 18, training in Cork, Ireland for his originally scheduled pro debut February 28 在卡萨布兰卡. 然而, due to reasons beyond the event organizers’ control, that show was unfortunately cancelled.
“I had to reschedule his pro debut for March 11日 against the same opponent, Kovacs,” said Rabii’s manager 加里·海德, president of Nowwhere2Hyde Management. “Kovacs fights between 154 和 168 英镑, which is much heavier than the 147-pound welterweight division in which Rabii fights.
“Mohammad learned during his warm-up for the fight that his wife was in labor and close to delivering his first child. He had other things to take care of before concentrating on his family affairs, wasting no time as he annihilated Kovacs until dropping his Hungarian opponent hard near the end of the opening round. Czech spectators gasped as Rabii’s thunderous punches connected. Kovacs somehow got to his feet to beat the count but he was visibly shaken and the referee wisely stopped the fight. Rabii had no time to celebrate, 虽然, as he rushed to contact his family back in Morocco, happily learning his wife had given birth to the couple’s baby boy at 7 A.M. 星期天 morning.”
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