Boxer David Pina wins gold at Les Ceintures international tournament in France

16
Boxer David Pina wins gold at Les Ceintures international tournament in France
Boxer David Pina wins gold at Les Ceintures international tournament in France

Africa-Press – Cape verde. The Cape Verdean international Olympic boxer, David Pina, won, on Saturday night, 4th, in the city of Saint-Nazaire, France, the gold medal at the Les Ceintures international tournament, in the 54 kilograms category.

The Olympic scholarship holder, born in Santa Cruz, in the interior of Santiago and residing in Portugal, who is looking to qualify for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, managed to be champion in his category, beating France’s number two, Enzo Torrel.

“With each fight I feel I’m closer to my main objective, Paris 2024”, said David Pina, who also aspires to be African champion and world champion.

After snatching, in January, the silver medal at the Italy vs Portogallo tournament, in Italy, David Pina also won, on the 19th of February, the gold medal at the V Open Box Marvila, in Portugal, a competition that he had also won in 2021.

Awaiting confirmation on the Africa Championship zone II

To Inforpress, the athlete revealed that he is waiting for confirmation from the Cape Verdean authorities about his participation in the Africa Zone II Championship, which takes place between March 8 and 12, in Senegal.

He is also enrolled in Belgrade Winner, which takes place from March 28 to April 3, but it will also depend on the budget, as the World Cup, from May 1 to 14 “is at risk for bureaucratic reasons”.

The Africa zone II 2019 champion ended the year 2022 with a series of 12 wins and three losses recorded in 15 fights.

The African Championship in Mozambique, Eindhoven Boxe in the Netherlands, Boxen Open in Spain, Taça de Portugal, Braga Open Boxing, Algarve Box Cup, Round of Boxing and Portimão Box Cup are some of these competitions.

David Pina represented Cape Verdean boxing at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, in the 54 kilogram category.

For More News And Analysis About Cape verde Follow Africa-Press

LEAVE A REPLY

Please enter your comment!
Please enter your name here