“Shahin Mousavi” After winning the bronze medal of the Kuwait tournament, in an interview with IRNA, he said: 22 countries participated in the Kuwait tournament and I think it was a good competition. The presence of teams such as Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Thailand, Ukraine, Germany, Bulgaria and several other European and African teams gave us a good test.
Regarding fighting at a higher weight, he said: When we arrived in Kuwait, we realized that the weight of 75 kg was removed and I fought at 80 kg with the decision of the technical staff. At the end of the campaign, the technical staff was satisfied with my performance.
Mousavi said: In the first fight, I defeated an opponent from China, who was among the best youth tournaments in the world, 5-0, and in the semi-final against the vice-champion of the world and the holder of the Asian gold medal from Uzbekistan, in a close fight and according to the opinion of the judges, with a score of three I lost twice. Of course, the judges could also declare me the winner.
The prominent boxer of our country said: It was important that I was able to test myself in the weight of 80 kg. If the weight remains at 75, I will compete at this weight in future important competitions, and if not, I will have to go to a higher weight.
He then praised the performance of the young members of the national team in the Kuwait tournament and added: All the boxers gave a good fight in this event.
Mousavi, who has always won bronze medals in various events in the last few years, said: “I am tired of winning bronze myself.” Of course, I won gold in the tournament in Mongolia and silver in Kazakhstan, but I want to break this spell and become a finalist in important events from now on.
The national boxer of Iran added: I am thinking of winning the gold medal of the Asian Games in Hangzhou from now on.