Across America, Starting with the Boxing Champion

 Chapter 614 The World Championships Begins

When Link walked out of the airport, Zhang Zilin drove her mother's car to pick her up at the door.

After meeting, Link didn’t say much. He hugged the girl and gave her a French kiss that left her breathless.

 “You act like this every time, like a pervert.”

 In the car, Zhang Zilin straightened the hem of his skirt that was messed up by him and rolled his eyes at him.

 “It’s you who are too tempting.”

Link looked at the girl and said.

Zhang Zilin had obviously dressed up carefully before coming out. She was wearing a light purple suspender dress, revealing her smooth white shoulders and collarbones, and her slender arms. Her breast line was not as plump and protruding as Daddario's, and it was full and graspable, unlike hers. The tall and slender figure matches well.

Under the knee-length skirt, a pair of fair and round calves are folded together, and light blue blood vessels are vaguely visible at the knees.

Girls like the Japanese brand Issey Miyake's perfume very much. It is filled with light lychee and lemon fragrance, which makes it look fresh and elegant.

 “Don’t mess around again, or I’ll tie your hands next time.”

 Zhang Zilin said pretending to be dissatisfied.

 “Okay, I’ll pay attention next time.”

The car started slowly. It had only been two years since Zhang Zilin got his driver's license. His driving skills were average. He stared nervously ahead when he got on the road, and his speed never exceeded 60 yards.

Link wanted to take over but found out that he didn’t have a driver’s license yet and needed to find time to apply for it.

“How have you been in the training class recently? Have you become proficient in Taibu?”

Link asked.

"The stage steps are quite difficult. I'm talking about the stage steps of European and American models. Not only do you have to be able to twist your hips and walk the cat walk, but you also have to have that cool and self-centered momentum. The coach said that I can only walk forward and have no momentum at all." ”

 Zhang Zilin said while driving.

"European and American models have different styles from Chinese models. Some European and American models have **** and fat hips, while others are skinny. You are different from them. There is no use imitating them. It is better to follow your own way first and adjust slowly over time. You will develop your own style or momentum.”

 “You seem to know foreign models very well.”

 Zhang Zilin turned to look at him, "Do you often read foreign fashion magazines? I heard that many boys collect many of these magazines."

 “I’ve seen it, but I haven’t saved it. Look ahead, don’t crash!”

Link reminded.

Zhang Zilin was startled, holding the steering wheel with both hands and carefully controlling the distance between the cars.

“Has anyone bullied you or taken advantage of you in the training class? If so, tell me. I am your boyfriend and have the responsibility to protect you.”

Link said leaning against the car window.

"No, my father, grandfather, and uncle are all soldiers. I am a member of the military. I also practiced military boxing when I was a child. Anyone who dares to bully me must not want to be mixed up."

 “Sounds really intimidating.”

Link said with a nod.

 After the car returned to the city, the two ate seafood at Xidan Hotel, went shopping at Wangfujing Department Store, and watched movies. In the evening, they kissed passionately when they separated, messing up the girl's skirt.

Link proposed to move out and asked her if she wanted to come with him. Zhang Zilin blushed and said that he hadn't thought about it yet.

Link didn’t rush her. After sending the girl home, he took the subway to the competition center and continued boxing training.

The Athletic Center is located near Shichahai Park. Compared with the training ground of the National Sports University, the boxing gym in the Athletic Center has better equipment and various exercise equipment. Coach Zhao Liwei also arranged two sparring partners for him.

 The competition center also has a small canteen and dormitories, and the living conditions are pretty good.

After training at the sports center for more than ten days, Link, along with the coaching team and several boxers from the national team, flew to Bangkok, Thailand, to participate in the competition.

The 12th World Boxing Championship was held in Bangkok, Thailand. There were 127 countries and regions participating this time, with a total of 455 male boxers and 372 female boxers competing for the world championship in ten weight classes.

 In the 69kg category, a total of 67 people participated, and the competition was divided into four rounds.

  Fifty-nine people were eliminated in the first round of qualifying, leaving only 8 people to advance to the quarter-finals.

  In the second round of the quarter-finals, 8 people fought against each other to determine the top 4.

 The top three will be determined in the third and fourth rounds.

 Each World Championship game consists of four rounds, each round is two minutes long, with a one-minute break in between.

 Link played three games in the first round, against Akio Shibata of the Japanese team, Cech Rekara of the Indian team, and **** Angel of the Mexican team.

 We defeated our opponents by larger margins in all three games.

In the second quarter-finals, his opponent was Marlon Carrillo from the Philippines team.

The opponent is 24 years old this year, with a height of 17cm and a wingspan of 185cm. He has a record of 11 wins and 2 losses in 13 amateur matches. He has knocked down his opponent twice and won. His fists are very lethal.

Other information is limited, and Link can’t know much before the game.

 After the game started, Link took the lead in assuming a defensive posture, and his opponent unceremoniously used his fists and launched a fierce attack on him. The opponent was fast and could keep up with Link's pace.

 It’s just that the boxing technique and the use of combination punches are very average, and the attack style is inconsistent and has many flaws.

Also, the weight of his punch is not too heavy for Link.

In the first round, Link focused on defense. Under the opponent's attack, he kept shaking his upper body and used flicking techniques to avoid the opponent's fists time and time again, making all the opponent's attacks useless.

When the opponent's attack fails, Link will also take action boldly and engage in defensive counterattack.   Bang!

Taking advantage of the interruption of the opponent's attack and the vulnerability in the defense, Link punched the opponent's abdomen with his right fist. When the opponent's attention shifted, he then hit the opponent's face with a punch, causing the opponent to stagger, rub, rub, and take three steps back. It was only when he reached the rope that he could steady his feet.

 “Okay, well done.”

 “Link, fight like this!”

 In the audience, coach Zhao Liwei shouted excitedly.

“Link is pretty good, his skills are very comprehensive. I heard he is only 18 years old this year?”

 48kg coach Zhang Chuanliang touched his chin and said.

“Yes, you can develop such good skills at the age of 18. Link is a genius. He was born to be a boxer.”

Coach Zhao Liwei said.

"Teacher Zhao, how did you develop Link's skills? His steps are very flexible and he is almost never forced into a blind corner on the stage. His defense is also super strong. He hit his opponent with more than a hundred punches, but he didn't hit even a single punch. On his face, that’s awesome.”

Zou Shiming sat next to coach Zhang Chuanliang and looked at Link on the stage with admiration.

At the National Boxing Championships in June, he also heard the name of the 69kg champion Link, but he didn’t pay much attention to it, and he didn’t expect that Link would be a powerful competitor.

Now that I’ve seen Link’s match, I’ve realized that Link is a very powerful person, and his boxing skills are no worse than those of the professional boxers in the video.

 He heard that Link was only 18 years old, 4 years younger than him, and he admired Link even more.

“Haha, Link usually likes to watch boxer videos. He trains according to the tapes. Of course, I will also give him guidance. Link is very perceptive and he can solve many problems as soon as I point him out.”

 Zhao Liwei said in a haha ​​voice as coach.

“Did Link learn boxing from you? Teacher Zhao, you are so good.”

Zou Shiming said with admiration.

Zhao Liwei talked to the coach and continued to watch the game in the stands.

At the end of the first round, Filipino boxer Marlon Carrillo punched more than 100 times, hitting Link's head 0 times and effectively hitting Link's abdomen and shoulders three times.

Link punched 43 times, hitting the opponent's head 2 times and the abdomen 6 times.

 In terms of score, Link is 6 points ahead of his opponent.

The weather in Thailand is relatively hot and humid in summer. After a round, both sides were sweating. The Filipino boxer sweated significantly more, and his hair was almost wet with sweat. From this aspect, his opponent consumed more energy than Link.

 After the start of the second round, the opponent's play style became conservative, taking the initiative to distance themselves from Link to prevent him from being hit.

Link didn't want to delay the opponent any longer, so he took the initiative to approach the opponent and start the attack mode. He took turns striking with both fists, hitting up and down, hitting down and hitting up, jab and swinging fists in turn.

Because of his relatively fast speed and heavy punches, the opponent was still able to defend him at first, but then he failed to defend properly and the front door was wide open. Link punched hard to break the opponent's defense, and hit the opponent's face and chin with both fists one after another.

　　Bang!

At 56 seconds of the second round, Link made a swift swing from left to right, hitting the protective sponge on his opponent's head. The opponent's head was thrown to the right, causing concussive ripples to appear on his face and hair. The sweat in his body and the saliva in his mouth were thrown out.

The opponent staggered and fell sideways on the ring.

"good!"

 “Awesome!”

Zou Shiming jumped up excitedly and cheered, and other boxers from the Chinese team also clapped their hands excitedly.

Although he was protected by a hood, which could reduce some of the punch's weight, Link's fist just hit was relatively strong. The opponent lay on the ground for six seconds before struggling to get up.

Link did not intend to give the opponent a chance to rest, and continued to attack closely. He took turns attacking with both fists to break the opponent's defense again. At the 92nd second, he hit the opponent's forehead with a straight punch, and the opponent fell to the ground again.

 This time the opponent lay on the ground for 10 seconds and failed to get up.

Link won the game and successfully advanced to the semi-finals.

 “This Chinese boxer is a bit interesting.”

 In the audience under the boxing ring, Sean Gibbons, the manager of Top Boxing Promotions, looked at Link on the stage and said.

“It’s good. He’s good in terms of punching weight, speed, technique, and tactics, and his image is also outstanding. When did China create such a powerful character?”

 Dmitry Salita, a promoter at Arena Promotions, said in surprise.

“I heard that this boxer named Link is only 18 years old. It is rare for an 18-year-old to have such skills and punching weight.”

 said Frank Warren, boxing scout for Queensbury Boxing Promotions.

At this time, not only the three boxing agents and boxing scouts noticed Link, but also people from boxing and sports companies in China, Japan, and the United Kingdom were also eyeing Link.

The World Boxing Championship itself is also a place to discover boxing talents. Boxing promotion companies will send agents or boxing scouts to watch every championship.

 Because there are many games, they don’t have that much time, so they only come to watch the games in the quarter-finals or semi-finals.

In the past few sessions, we did not find any good talents, but this year in the middleweight class, there is a boxer like Link who is very eye-catching.

 “Do you want to go talk to Link?”

 Dmitry Salita saw agents from several companies getting up and walking towards Link, probably wanting to sign Link, a potential stock, in advance.

 “Let’s wait and see how he plays in the next game. I hope he doesn’t burst out suddenly.”

 Sean Gibbons said calmly.

As the agent of TopRank Promotions, the world's largest boxing promotion company, he is not worried about Link being snatched away. As long as Link is strong enough and has great potential, they will have the opportunity to poach him even if he is signed in advance. .

 (End of this chapter)