On the occasion, the president congratulated the young promise and said that he was very surprised by her performance and predicted a promising future for her.
«Chiquitín» Contreras won his title on Saturday. It was in the semi-distance fight that took place the evening at the Buenos Aires Casino in Puerto Madero and which was televised by TyC Sports. The 21-year-old from Rioja (50,650 kg) won by points in a unanimous jury decision (97-93, 99-91 and 97-93) against Leandro Blanc from Entre Ríos (31 years, 49,700 kg) and in this way was awarded the Argentine title of the Fly category, which was vacant, leaving him with a professional record of 7-1-0.
After his meeting with the Governor, Contreras told how he felt after winning the title. «The rival was an Olympic boxer, second in the world ranking. “We knew what we were facing but we wanted to be the best, we wanted the title and we have been working for many months and thank God we were able to win the national title,” he said.
The boxer from Rioja considered that the physical preparation he did was essential to be able to win the fight. «Physical preparation was essential because it was a 10-round fight. It was my first time of 10 rounds, I had been doing 6 round fights,” he highlighted. Contreras said that he started boxing when he was 8 years old. «I started boxing when I was 8 years old, I did exhibitions and after I was 13 I started with amateur fights, I had several achievements, in the Evita games, runner-up, provincial champion. And thanks to the support of my family I was able to be where I am now,” he said.
Finally, he advised those who wish to dedicate themselves to boxing to work with “perseverance and perseverance.” «I tell the boys or girls who like boxing to invest in the gym, in the gloves, it is nice to focus if you like something. If you have a dream, in any sport, you can achieve it by working with perseverance and perseverance,” she said.
Fountain: Government of La Rioja
