IRISH BOXER KRISTIAN Jubani will fight for the 50kg Youth Olympics gold medal on Thursday after a dominant win in the semi-finals over Mexico’s Alan Jesus Ocampo Cano.
The 17-year-old won every round on every scorecard to earn a unanimous 5-0 decision in a one-sided affair.
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Both fighters started slowly, but Jubani was the first to land, scoring consistently with straight rights and lefts to the body, before beginning to aim upstairs.
The Dublin southpaw kept his hands down throughout the first, relying on his quick reflexes and footwork to keep him out of trouble, and Ocampo Cano found it difficult to adjust to this unique style, as Jubani swept the scorecards in the first.
Jubani stopped his quarter-final opponent in the second round on Tuesday, and nearly repeated the trick in this bout, as Ocampo Cano fought more aggressively in the second, playing into the counter-puncher’s hands.
The referee was forced to give the Mexican fighter two standing counts after Jubani caught him with a couple of hard left-hand shots. With three standing counts resulting in a stoppage, Ocampo Cano did well to survive the final minute and make it to the final round.
Jubani’s success was rewarded though, as the second round was scored 10-8 by every judge, leaving Ocampo Cano with no route to victory on the scorecards ahead of the final round.
Not prepared to settle for just surviving through the final three minutes though, Jubani again outboxed his opponent to sweep the round, and win a perfect unanimous decision on every scorecard.
The Crumlin BC fighter will fight for gold on Thursday afternoon against the winner of the other 50kg semi-final between India and Colombia.
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Dublin teen Kristian Jubani books his place in Youth Olympics final
IRISH BOXER KRISTIAN Jubani will fight for the 50kg Youth Olympics gold medal on Thursday after a dominant win in the semi-finals over Mexico’s Alan Jesus Ocampo Cano.
The 17-year-old won every round on every scorecard to earn a unanimous 5-0 decision in a one-sided affair.
Both fighters started slowly, but Jubani was the first to land, scoring consistently with straight rights and lefts to the body, before beginning to aim upstairs.
The Dublin southpaw kept his hands down throughout the first, relying on his quick reflexes and footwork to keep him out of trouble, and Ocampo Cano found it difficult to adjust to this unique style, as Jubani swept the scorecards in the first.
Jubani stopped his quarter-final opponent in the second round on Tuesday, and nearly repeated the trick in this bout, as Ocampo Cano fought more aggressively in the second, playing into the counter-puncher’s hands.
The referee was forced to give the Mexican fighter two standing counts after Jubani caught him with a couple of hard left-hand shots. With three standing counts resulting in a stoppage, Ocampo Cano did well to survive the final minute and make it to the final round.
Jubani’s success was rewarded though, as the second round was scored 10-8 by every judge, leaving Ocampo Cano with no route to victory on the scorecards ahead of the final round.
Not prepared to settle for just surviving through the final three minutes though, Jubani again outboxed his opponent to sweep the round, and win a perfect unanimous decision on every scorecard.
The Crumlin BC fighter will fight for gold on Thursday afternoon against the winner of the other 50kg semi-final between India and Colombia.
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Boxing Crumlin Kristian Jubani