ZAPOPAN, Jalisco; November 10, 2022.- In Mechatronics Engineering there are not only very good students, but also athletes, this is the case of Emilio Gonzalez, graduated in July of this year, who has been practicing Muay Thai (martial art of Thai origin) for a little over 10 years and recently won the national championship of the federation of ISKA (International Sport Kickboxing Association) in middleweight.
Muay Thai Training
Emilio was trained by Carlos Navarro for 2 months and had to lose 5 kilos to enter the category up to 72 kilos.
The fight was planned to be 5 rounds of 3 minutes, but Emilio was named the winner from the 4th round by technical knock out.
"I felt very happy and content, one day after the fight was my birthday, so it was a double celebration because I also won the championship. It was the result of a lot of preparation, effort, sacrifice, discipline above all and will to fulfill my training and reach that goal. The next plans are to continue training and fighting to open new opportunities in the future", said Emilio Gonzalez.said Emilio Gonzalez.
Since 1986, ISKA has set an unprecedented standard for professionalism and integrity while serving as the world's most recognized regulatory and sanctioning body for combat sports and competitive martial arts. ISKA maintains an ongoing commitment to the training and certification of officials and the updating of rules and regulations, while recognizing both worthy champions and world-class contenders in over twenty different types of martial arts and combat sports.
Panamericana congratulates the Alumni for this great result and wishes them the best of success for their future plans.
