Joana ‘Nany’ Suarez he faced Buchra El Quaissi in July 2020. At stake was the national super fly throne and the honor of being the first post-pandemic champion. The fight ended with a controversial null for a header (There were 10 seconds to go to the cards). The party was ready for the 31-year-old Asturian to rise to the title … but the stick was hard. “I cried like a little girl. It was a great opportunity. Everything in the preparation had been perfect … I still think it was not to stop the fight so quickly. At that point I wanted to do that fight again. I didn’t want it to stay like this. It was going to be done, but in the end it did not come out and I thought about leaving everything … but the call came to do the European and everything was forgotten“, acknowledges AS.
That European, in the light flyweight (his real category), has not been easy either. It was scheduled for May, due to problems derived from the pandemic it was changed to June and then to July. That third date fell after the Asturian contracted coronavirus. “I lost everything I had gained in preparation. After passing the illness, I tried to do a circuit and I got tired in two seconds. Fortunately, It has given me time to recover and do a good preparation. I have very good feelings“, he points out. In this preparation, the main change is in his corner. Suárez now she is trained by Ibon Larrinaga (before, by Txutxi del Valle) and she is “very happy”.
These great sensations make him travel to Vendome (France) without pressure. “I have nothing to lose. Win or lose, I’ll keep training and doing the same. I know it is complicated. Vmasters to my rival’s house, (Marie Connan (4-1, 0 KO)), is the stellar match of the night … In those situations I grow. When I fight at home I have pressure, but not this time. I’m going with nothing to lose. “As for the fight, Suárez (5-1-1, 1 KO) knows that the home is the key to everything. “The most dangerous thing is to fight at home. None of us are a top, we have practically the same experience … I know what I have to do and my team has a very clear strategy. We are going to surprise“, Nany concludes confidently.