Chapter 614 World Championships Opening

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 passionate French kiss, leaving the girl breathless.

"You act like this every time, like a pervert."

In the car, Zhang Zilin straightened the hem of her skirt that was messed up by him and gave him a look.

"You are too tempting."

Link said looking at the girl.

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 overlapped together, and light blue blood vessels were vaguely visible at the knees.

The girl likes the Japanese brand Issey Miyake's perfume very much. It is filled with light lychee and lemon fragrance and looks fresh and elegant.

"Don't mess around again, or I'll tie your hands first 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 that he didn't have a driver's license yet and needed to find time to apply for the test.

"How have you been at the training class lately? Have you mastered the steps?"

Link asked.

"The stage steps are quite difficult. I'm talking about the stage steps of European and American models. Not only do you need 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 the car.

"European and American models have different styles from Chinese models. Some European and American models have big breasts and fat buttocks, 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 a lot about foreign models."

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 don't like 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.

"Did anyone bully you or take 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. Who dares to bully me unless they don't want to be around anymore."

"It does sound very intimidating."

Link nodded and said.

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 moving out and asked her if she wanted to come with him. Zhang Zilin blushed and said 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 competitive center is near Shichahai Park. Compared with the training ground of the National Sports University, the boxing gym in the competitive center has better equipment and various training equipment. Coach Zhao Liwei also arranged two sparring partners for him.

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

After training at the sports center for more than ten days, Link, his 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.

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

In the second 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, playing against Japan's Akio Shibata, India's Cech Rekara, and Mexico's Jesus Angel.

All three games were defeated by larger margins.

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 to launch a strong attack on him. The opponent was fast and could keep up with Link's pace.

It's just that the boxing techniques 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 the dodge technique 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 launch a defensive counterattack.

Bang!

Take advantage of the opponent's interrupted attack and the loophole in defense, Link punched the opponent's abdomen with his right fist, and when the opponent's attention shifted downward, he then punched the opponent in the face, causing the opponent to stagger, and then stepped back three steps and hit the ropes before he could stabilize his feet.

"Good, well done."

"Link, just fight like this!"

Coach Zhao Liwei shouted excitedly in the audience.

"Link is good, his skills are very comprehensive, I heard he is only 18 years old this year?"

Coach Zhang Chuanliang of the 48kg class said, touching his chin.

"Yes, he can practice 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 Link practice his skills? His footwork is very flexible. He is almost never forced into a dead corner on the stage. His defense is also super strong. The opponent threw more than a hundred punches, but not a single punch hit his face. This is amazing."

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

At the National Boxing Championship in June, he had also heard of the name of the 69kg champion Link, but he didn't pay much attention to it, and he didn't expect Link to be a powerful colleague.

Now that he has seen Link's game, he found that Link is very powerful, and his boxing skills are not inferior to those professional boxers in the video.

Hearing that Link is only 18 years old, 4 years younger than himself, he admires Link even more in his heart.

"Haha, Link likes to watch boxer videos. He trains according to the videos. Of course, I also give him pointers. Link has a high level of understanding. He can solve many problems as soon as I give him pointers."

Coach Zhao Liwei said with a smile.

"Did Link learn boxing from you? Teacher Zhao, you are really amazing."

Zou Shiming said with admiration.

Coach Zhao Liwei curled his lips and continued to watch the game on the stage.

At the end of the first round, Philippine 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 twice and the opponent's abdomen 6 times.

Link was 6 points ahead of his opponent in the score.

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

After the second round, the opponent's style of play became conservative, and he took the initiative to distance himself from Link to prevent being hit by him.

Link didn't want to drag it out with the opponent, so he took the initiative to approach the opponent and start the offensive mode, punching with both fists in turn, hitting up and down, hitting down and up, and jabbing and swinging punches in turn.

Because he was fast and his fists were heavy, the opponent was able to defend at the beginning, but later the defense was improper, and the front door was wide open. Link's heavy punch broke the opponent's defense, and his fists hit the opponent's face and chin in succession.

Bang!

At 56 seconds into the second round, Link threw a swift punch from left to right, hitting the protective sponge on the opponent's head hard. The opponent's head suddenly swung to the right, and his face showed oscillating ripples. The sweat in his hair and the saliva in his mouth all flew out.

The opponent staggered and fell sideways on the ring.

"Good!"

"Awesome!"

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

Although the headgear protection can reduce some of the punch weight, Link's punch just now was relatively strong, and 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 broke the opponent's defense again with his two fists in turn. 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 quite interesting."

In the audience seats under the ring, Sean Gibbons, the agent of Top Boxing Promotion Company, looked at Link on the stage and said.

"Yes, he is good in terms of punch weight, speed, technique, tactics, and his image is also outstanding. When did China produce such a powerful character?"

Dmitri Salita, the promoter of the Arena Promotion Company, 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 punch weight."

Frank Warren, a boxing scout from Queensbury Boxing Promotion, said.

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

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

Because there are many matches, they don't have so much time, and they only come to watch the game in the quarterfinals or semifinals.

In the past few years, no good talents were found, but this year, a boxer like Link appeared in the middleweight class.

"Do you want to talk to Link?"

Dmitriy Salita saw several agents from companies stand up and walk towards Link, probably wanting to sign Link, a potential stock, in advance.

"Wait a little longer and see how he fights in the next game. I hope he doesn't explode suddenly."

Sean Gibbons said calmly.

As the agent of Top Rank Promotions, the world's largest boxing promotion company, he is not worried that Link will be snatched away by someone else. 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.