Ramon Batagello wins bronze and Brazilians advance to the finals in Morocco

Brazilian Ramon Batagello won the bronze medal at the Golden Belt tournament, held in Marrakech, Morocco. Last Wednesday (8), Ramon entered the ring for the under-86kg semifinal, but was beaten by Russian Ataev Sharabutdin. In the female category, Beatriz Soares and Viviane Pereira are preparing to compete in the finals of their categories this Friday.

In the first fight in the under-66kg category, Beatriz faced Switzerland’s Yidan Fisher. The Brazilian took the first round and maintained her determination in the second, even making the referee open a count for her opponent, who even tried to resist, but ended up being prevented from continuing in the sequence. Beatriz faces Taiwanese Chen Nien-Chin in the final.

Viviane Pereira competed in the under-75kg category against Russian Anastasiia Shamonova, who was defeated in the first and second rounds. The already tired Brazilian chose to defend herself more than to attack in the third round, but even so, she prevailed intact and won the fight. Viviane faces Kazakh Valentina Khalzova for the gold.