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Two French quarter-finalists at the Paris Olympics fought in professional boxing this Friday evening at the Cirque Bormann (Paris 15th). The first, Wassila Lkhadiri (-50 kg), who had already fought two professional fights (in four rounds in 2021 and six rounds in 2022), beat the Colombian Basilia Mancilla (35 years old, 1.58m, 8 wins, 2 draws , now 11 defeats) on points (80-72 for the three judges) in eight rounds of 2 minutes. In Olympic boxing (formerly amateur boxing), the fights are three rounds of 3 minutes.
As usual, the 29-year-old Frenchwoman (1.60m, 53kg) was very active, constantly advancing on her opponent. After the decision was announced, his 3-year-old daughter climbed into the ring to kiss him. “It was my first eight rounds and I was afraid of not having the professional rhythm, commented the young mother, but everything went well, because I had good preparation. »
First professional fight for Davina Michel
Lkhadiri left the Games terribly disappointed, beaten in the quarter-finals by the Philippine Aira Villegas on points, 2 judges to 3, while the Frenchwoman had won two of the three rounds. “The disappointment is over, she admitted, because I am leaving with new objectives, in professional boxing and Olympic boxing. » Lkhadiri, like the second fighter of the evening Davina Michel, hopes that boxing will still be present at the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics to participate.
For his part, Michel (26 years old, 1.83m), debuted this Friday among the pros, dominating Nora Komjathi (19 years old) by stoppage by the referee in the fifth round. The Hungarian, who only had one fight (one defeat), was not really in danger, but she suffered a nasal hemorrhage and was content to defend herself. Rightly, referee Smail Alitouche did not consider it necessary to let her go after six rounds. A good technician, Michel boxed too much on one occasion, lacking sequences and acceleration.
On the same program, in this meeting organized by Le Labo, Abadila Hallab’s club in Guerville (Yvelines), the former French feather champion, Christ Esabé (24 years old, 1.68m, now 16 v., including 4 before the qualifier, 0 d.), challenger number five for the European title, beat the Venezuelan Victor Matute (32 years old, 1.67m, 13 v., 4 d.) by stoppage of the referee in the first round. After going to the mat, the latter was counted and returned to the fight, but Esabé accelerated, looking to finish it. Blocked in a corner, the Venezuelan was arrested. As for the former French bantamweight champion Elie Konki, injured, he ultimately did not face the Venezuelan Ernesto Martinez.