The Cologne boxer Nelvie Tiafack, bronze medalist at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, has made a debt in his first fight as a professional.
The 26-year-old won against the Poland Jakub Sosinski in the second round in Heidelberg against Poland Jakub Sosinski.
“I hope I could offer you a little entertainment. In the boxing you won’t be paid for overtime,” said Tiafack at the indoor microphone and added: “I think professional thing is just the thing for me.” His opponent was significantly inferior from the beginning of the second round, after a series of strokes of Tiachack, the referee broke off, for Sosinski it was the twelfth defeat in the 21st professional fight. You have to “remember Tiafack’s name, he will have a great future”, predicted ex-world champion Arthur Abraham afterwards.
In the run -up to his professional debut, Tiafack said in an interview with the “SID”: “A dream comes true. I’m just happy.” It was the first fight for the Tiafack, born in Cameroon, since the Olympics in Paris, where he was the first German boxer with bronze to win an Olympic medal in super heavyweight (over 92 kg). Even before the games, he had announced that he wanted to compete in the professional area in the future.
The debut of Tiafack took place as part of the first event. Ringside zone in the Heidelberg SNP-Dome. Tiafack originally announced that they wanted to advance his professional career abroad. In conversation with the SID, he had recently no longer excluded an engagement in Germany – provided that he was offered well -attended events and top international opponents. Tiafack has not yet signed a professional contract.