He Leonese boxer Antonio Barrul has been denounced by the man whom he accused of being an “abuser” for attacking his wife in the presence of his daughter, in a movie theater in the Leonese capital, during the broadcast of a children’s movie to which the athlete had attended with his wife and children, according to reports from the COPE Chain.
The attacked person had been previously reported by the Police for an alleged crime of gender violenceas police sources have confirmed to Europa Press.
Antonio Barrul himself told Telecincofrom the beginning, that the person he hit had shown a violent attitude towards his partner until, during the film screening, viewers began to draw attention to that person.
“I don’t justify it”
At some point, He “hooked” the woman by the neck and hit a girl during a struggle, at which point the boxer intervened to reproach him for his attitude, to which he responded with “insults and threats.”
“I don’t justify it, but it was what came out to me”Barrul declared in the interview, where he noted that “violence is not justified,” but insisted that the person he attacked is an “abuser” who “needs help.”
Antonio Barrul apologized for what happened and he hopes that these events do not affect his professional career as a boxer. The Leonese boxer, born in 1999, is a six-time Spanish amateur champion before making the leap to the professional category. He has been part of the Spanish team, with which he has competed in world and European championships.
