Saltillo, Coah.- The Saltillan Jesus Emmanuel Arzola Flores He changed his discipline and went from becoming a continental medalist in associated fights to a Pan-American sambo champion, after winning the gold in the contest that took place in Costa Rica.
Arzola Flores represented Mexico in the combat sambo modality in the -79 Kilogram division, and in his first fight he defeated Pierre Shepherd, from the United States, by 12-4, to settle in the Semifinals.
In the prelude to the duel for the gold, the man from Saltilla faced Kevin Urbina, from Honduras, in a fight that fulfilled the five regulatory minutes and ended in favor of Mexico 11-4.
The duel for gold ended in a surprising way, since Jesús Emmanuel Arzola Flores took first place, after his rival, Herminio Mora, from Costa Rica, accumulated four reprimands that led him to carry the
defeat.
It should be noted that Jesús Emmanuel Arzola Flores He is recognized for his performance in the discipline of the fights associated, where he became a junior Pan-American champion and recently a medalist in the 2022 National Universiade; now he opted for this Russian martial art, which took him back to a podium
continental.
Now Jesus Emmanuel Arzola Flores will represent Mexico and the Autonomous University of Coahuila at the FISU World University Championship of combat sports, which will take place in Samsun, Turkey, from September 21 to 30, within the discipline of associated fights.
What is sambo?
–It is a martial art of Russian origin, which has its roots in traditional wrestling styles such as judo, koch from Armenia, chidaoba from Georgia, trinta from Moldova, among others.
– It was developed in the times of the Soviet Union as a self-defense technique
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