The Spanish boxer Antonio Barrul has become the man of the moment after knocking down a man who He was scolding his own wife and daughter. during the screening of a film in a movie theater in León.
Since everything that happened came to light, The athlete has lived hectic hours attending to the media and in suspense over the possibility of receiving a sanction, something already ruled out by the Spanish Boxing Federation.
Now calmer, the 25-year-old has shared on his social networks an intimate moment in which appears writing a letter about what happened. In the middle of the darkness, in the kitchen of his house and writing his feelings by hand, the boxer has drawn applause from all of his followers.
“Good night, It’s almost two in the morning and I’m having trouble sleeping because of everything that’s happened.. First of all, I want to greatly appreciate all the support I have received in recent days for what happened,” the boxer begins by saying.
“I feel relieved to see that I have the support of many, although unfortunately It is still an unpleasant and very unfortunate situation. I wish it hadn’t had to develop that way,” he says,
Furthermore, he wanted to take advantage of its impact “to send the message that violence is not the solution and that it is not the way to confront the problems.
“I would like to be able to speak clearly and give my opinion that within what happened there is a bigger problem, the violence that is carried out every day against womenwho are victims of attacks like the one we had to witness in that movie theater,” he clarifies.
Barrul maintains that “We cannot let these situations continue to occur. and we must fight for the safety of women who suffer or are at risk of suffering gender violence.
Furthermore, he confesses what he felt at the moment when he had already traveled around the world: “The only thing that was going through my head at that moment was What if it were my mother, and what if it were my sister, and what if it were my cousin?“.
“Again I apologize, but I cannot turn a blind eye to a situation like this happening next to me. If it happened to any woman in my family, I would also have liked someone to speak out to stop it. The development of my situation was not ideal, but I hope that at least it can serve to raise awareness that unfortunately these situations continue to exist again. Thank you very much for the warmth and support. Apologies to the people present for the unpleasant moment,” she says.
