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“I don’t deserve this.” The winner of the World Championships and European Championships in karate had to get a job as a security guard in a supermarket
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Spanish karateka Babacar Sek has been working as a security guard at a supermarket in Zaragoza for four months and has hardly practiced, according to Marca.
Babacar, who turned 24 in June, came to Spain at the age of 11 from Senegal with his family. In July, he won gold at the World Kumite Games in the 84 kg weight category. Earlier, Babakar won silver and bronze at the European Championships, bronze at the World Championships.
The Spaniard said that when karate left the Olympic program after the Tokyo Games, the athletes were deprived of scholarships, so he had to go to work. At the store, Sec works the evening shift and spends eight hours a day on his feet.
“Sometimes I would come home at two in the morning and go for a run in my neighborhood. It’s crazy, but when I go to bed, I feel bad, because it seems that I’m not giving my best. I also have a basketball court near my house and sometimes I run there. Or I get up and go to exercise before work.
I train karate once or twice a week, and sometimes I don’t practice at all. If my opponents knew about it… Given the medals I win for Spain, I don’t think I deserve to be in this situation,” Seck said.
The athlete added that if he received support from the state, he could fully devote himself to sports.
Source: Sportbox
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Fights
“The grappling match with Makhachev will not take place, because Islam earns a lot of money in the UFC” – Tsarukyan
UFC lightweight number one Arman Tsarukyan said that he does not yet consider a potential grappling fight with the promotion’s welterweight champion Islam Makhachev to be realistic.
On Tuesday, Tsarukyan and Sharabutdin Magomedov, known by his nickname Shara Bullet, ended in a draw in a grappling bout in Yerevan.
— The grappling match with Makhachev will not take place, because Islam earns a lot of money in the UFC. I don’t think anyone can afford to pay him that amount,” Red Corner MMA quotes Tsarukyan as saying.
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Former world heavyweight champion, British Tyson Rage I am sure that WBC champion Oleksandr Usyk will leave his belt vacant due to the lack of interesting opponents:
“Usyk will not fight opponents ranked in the WBC because it is impossible to make good money from these fights. How much money will he make by fighting Agit Kabayel or Lawrence Okolie?”
Frankly, these are insufficient. After making a ton of money fighting Tyson Fury, you don’t want to go back to fights that have no financial benefit.
Usik will therefore give up his WBC title and Agit Kabayel will become the full world champion. He will be able to defend against (German boxer) Okolie or Moses Itauma,” Fury said on the DAZN platform.
Kabayel’s next opponent will be Poland’s undefeated representative Damian Knyba. The fight for the WBC interim title will take place in Germany on January 10.
Source: Sport UA
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Former WBA, WBO, IBF heavyweight world champion Briton Anthony Joshua will spend New Year’s Eve in one of the best hospitals in Nigeria, continuing to recover from a car accident, reports the Daily Mail.
The incident occurred on Monday along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. The Lexus SUV Joshua was in collided with a stationary truck. According to the preliminary version of the investigation, the accident occurred due to a burst tire when the Lexus exceeded the speed limit on this section of the road. In addition to Joshua and the driver, there were also two people in the car who died on the spot.
Local police said Joshua was in a “stable” condition and had only suffered “minor” injuries, although there were concerns they could be more serious than previously reported. So Joshua will remain in the hospital for at least a couple more days as he continues to recover.
At the hospital, the boxer occupies the “royal suite”. Here, patients receive personalized care 24 hours a day and have access to medical and front desk staff. They also receive gourmet meals from the kitchen, prepared to suit their tastes.
Olympic champion Joshua defeated American blogger Jake Paul in a fight in Miami on December 19. In total, he has 29 victories and four defeats in the professional ring.
Source: Sportbox
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