Crevillent has been living inside a historic tournament for boxing at the national level since last Monday. The Spanish Championship of this sport brought together 230 boxers from all autonomous communities of the country except Catalonia in the carpet village in the most participatory national tournament ever seen. And not only participation is recorded. Also public assistance. Félix Candela pavilion fills its stands It is planned to use an extra booth every evening since last Tuesday and for tomorrow Saturday, when the finals are concentrated. Admission is free up to full capacity.

View of the Félix Candela de Crevillent pavilion where the Spanish Boxing Championship was held MATHIAS SEGARRA

economic revival

Full satisfaction with what is happening in the Spanish Boxing FederationHeaded by Felipe Martínez, and Crevillent City CouncilSports Councilor Marcelino Giménez assured this newspaper that “local and visiting people alike, as well as relatives of exhibitors, fill our pavilion every day, creating a wonderful atmosphere”. The mayor emphasized that “boxing and Crevillent have been on the lips of athletes in Spain all week and the event has left a mark. significant economic return for our municipality. Such events demonstrate the importance of continuing to bet on sports tourism to put Crevillent on the national map for such events.”

Boxers prepare to fight in the Spanish Boxing Championship MATHIAS SEGARRA

big day

The first finals and semi-finals started this Friday. This Saturday will be the big day. The best fights of each category are planned. Not in vain, among the champions of this national competition will be chosen those who will participate in the next World Boxing Championships, which will be held this November, as well as in the next Olympics.

The Félix Candela Architect’s Pavilion in Crevillent was overflowing with people at the Spanish Boxing Championship. MATHIAS SEGARRA

“The Olympic team will come out of this tournament held in Crevillent. We are very honored to have been given this opportunity”reveals Giménez. The City Council, which hosted the youth event last year, arranged its facilities with “a few” technical requirements that boxing nights require. It also provided transportation between the pavilion and the main hotel complex where the athletes met, the Alania Costa Blanca resort in Crevillent.

Calendar

The battles of these days are celebrated between four in the afternoon and nine at night.that is, there are many curious people who do not know about this sport and approach the facilities of this municipal pavilion. “We’re present on national television channels and on private boxing channels on the Internet,” says the councillor.