Sandor Martin, from Spain with love (for Italy): great boxing live streaming on Saturday and Sunday on Repubblica.it

“The winner is… Teofimo Lopez”. At Madison Square Garden, the most glorious boxing theater of the past but still able to compete with the glitter of Las Vegas, those of Brooklyn rejoice, and they are not few. They do it mainly for questions of belonging. Lopez, an American of Honduran origin, was in fact born in the populous district of New York. From the others, palates accustomed to savoring the boxing that he counts, buzz of perplexity. “It’s clear that the verdict left a bitter taste in my mouth, but I look at the reverse of the medal and I think that match made me known overseas, giving me a global dimension”. Sandor Martin, 29 years old, Spaniard from Barcelona, ​​will be one of the protagonists of the meeting that Repubblica will broadcast live streaming on Saturday 15 July starting at 8pm and who will also see busy the knockout artist, Ivan Zucco. A two-day boxing, saw that Sunday 16 will be repeated with two titled matches as part of an evening dedicated to the legend Primo Carnera.

Sandor had probably won that match against Teofimo (who was also knocked out in the second round), who in the meantime had become world champion again in the super lightweight: “For us Europeans, winning in the USA has always been a problem. It’s another boxing world, from managers to the environment, to many small details. In any case, I would like a rematch with Lopez, with the title up for grabs.” Maybe, meanwhile, always from the US there are rumors of a possible challenge against at very high levels against Regis Prograis, Wbc belt holder.

In short, the goal of entering the radar of great boxing has been achieved, so woe to stop right now: “In fact, I will not underestimate my next opponent, Arblin Kaba. I’ve never done that with anyone, not even in words. I don’t like those who make declarations too affectionate. I’m a sportsman, I think all boxers deserve the utmost respect.”

Linear type, in his declarations, in his private life (“I like being with family and friends, I will soon become the father of a little girl”) and in the ring: “I started in my father’s gym who is also my coach, I would define myself a stylist, my boxing is based on technique and defensive ability”. Spain has a good boxing tradition, but it is in Italy that it is giving its best: “The level of Spanish boxing is very good. However, the support of the institutions is lacking, and this generates a lack also at a managerial level. In Italy, on the other hand, with the Cherchi family’s Opi Since 82, I found opportunities for a career of which I am proud”.

Pride, a fixed point, can also be understood when one digresses about football; “Barcelona or Espanyol? None of the two. I support Athletic Bilbao, a club that fascinates me with the philosophy of only playing players from the Basque region. It conveys the sense of belonging”