Official challenger, Khalil El Hadri (28 years old, 1.70 m, 18 victories including 9 before the limit, 2 defeats on points) will try to dethrone the European super featherweight champion (-58.967 kg), the Spanish left-hander Juan Felix Gomez (27 years old, 1.69 m, 13 wins including 2 before the playoff, 1 draw, 0 d.), Saturday evening at the Gymnase Guy-Kappes, in Lagny-sur-Marne, in Seine-et-Marne .
The Frenchman, who remains on five victories, notably against Anthony Rivière for the international EBU-Silver belt, belongs to the renowned club BAM L’heritage des Mureaux (Yvelines). “Our usual room was not available, explains President Ali Hallab, also one of our partners, Vincent Léopold, entrepreneur in Lagny, found a solution. »
After being the Spanish champion, Gomez captured the vacant European title by beating Italian Catalin Ionescu on points in May 2023 in San Vicente (Spain). In his first defense, he had drawn with his compatriot Salvador Jimenez in November.
The Lagny meeting will include two other professional fights with the super lightweight Bakari Diallo (20 years old, 7 wins, 1 draw) against the Argentinian Sergio Escobar and the light heavyweight Saad Fathi Saad (25 years old, 4 wins, 1 d.) against Moldovan Andrei Sanjura. “The gala is for the benefit of Handmirable which supports children with disabilities”Ali Hallab emphasizes.
Four French people are European champions: a woman, Priscilla Peterle (super-welterweight), and three men, the welterweight Jordy Weiss, the super-middleweight Kévin Lélé Sadjo and the light-heavyweight Daniel Blenda Dos Santos.
