Syria earns two guaranteed medals in the Mediterranean Games following Hussin Al-Masri and Ahmad Ghossoun wins on Day3
The boxing tournament of the Mediterranean Games continued with the first part of the quarter-finals in Tarragona, Spain where men boxers can attend in nine different weight classes. Syria’s strong boxing duo Islamic Solidarity Games winner Hussin Al-Masri and ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships bronze medallist Ahmad Ghossoun won their bouts on Day3 and secured their guaranteed podium places in Tarragona.
The Mediterranean Games is a multisport event which holds every four year generally but the last edition was held in Mersin, Turkey in 2013. Due the busy competition schedule the organizers of the Mediterranean Games decided to host the multisport event in 2018 and not in 2017 as the previous plan.
Syria is taking part in the event with strong team, six of their best boxers are attending in the event in spite of their crisis in the country. The Syrian boxing team worked well in the last edition of the ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships in Tashkent and also in the Islamic Solidarity Games one year ago therefore their goals are high in Tarragona.
Islamic Solidarity Games winner Hussin Al-Masri (52kg), Mohamed Kherim Mousatat (64kg), veteran Abdelmouen Aziz (69kg), their star Ahmad Ghossoun (75kg), powerful Alaaldin Ghossoun (91kg) and two-time ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships bronze medallist Mohamed Moulayes (+91kg) are representing Syria in the boxing tournament of the Mediterranean Games.
Syria’s Hussin Al-Masri moved up to the flyweight (52kg) only in the recent weeks but in his original category he was gold medallist at the Islamic Solidarity Games and became the ASBC Discovery of the Year 2017. The Syrian talent was tried to avoid the punches in the first round but his opponent Morocco’s Yassine Bendadda was quicker than Al-Masri expected. The Syrian boxer increased his rhythm and eliminated his young North African rival with top performance.
Syria’s ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships bronze medallist Ahmad Ghossoun is only 22 but he is member of their national elite team since 2015. The Syrian boxer moved up to the middleweight (75kg) in the recent months and following his first success over Slovenia’s Aljaz Venko he was able to eliminate Algeria’s Azzouz Boudia in the quarter-final stage of the Mediterranean Games. His success means that following Al-Masri Syria has got not surely at least two bronze medals in Tarragona.
Alaaeldin Ghossoun is Ahmad’s elder brother who is also a strong boxer with excellent pedigree since 2013. The ASBC Asian Confederation Boxing Championships bronze medallist heavyweight (91kg) boxer had a tough and close fight but he lost to Italy’s EUBC European U22 Champion Aziz Abbes Mouhiidine by split decision.
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