“What a spectacle! Thank you” Nelvie Tiafack writes about Stefan Raab and has only praise for his “Protégé” left over.
Although he survived all six rounds, he had little to oppose the 46-time boxing world champion Regina Halmich, 47: Stefan Raab, 57, lost to the former professional boxer for the third time on Saturday. His coach Nelvie Tiafack, 25, defended the entertainer’s condition and also emphasized that he could have achieved victory with a little more professional training.
The German boxing star with roots in Cameroon supported Raab before his TV comeback and was also in his ring corner during the show fight, which was broadcast by RTL and RTL+. Commentator Frank Buschmann, 59, saw Raab in the first round during the broadcast “pump” and said in the second round: “He already looks scarred.” However, Tiafack emphasized: “He wasn’t really tired until after the fourth round. That’s my perception.”
Stefan Raab has “only received one effective hit”
According to his own statements, Stefan Raab had initially prepared for the rematch against Halmich alone for months. “He only trained on the punching bag”confirmed Tiafack. In addition, the entertainer has done a lot of strength training to be fit for his comeback after almost ten years. Only on August 23rd – not even a month before “The Clark Final Fight” – there was the first contact. “One of Stefan’s co-workers contacted me on Instagram. She told me that he wanted to talk to me. A few minutes later, he called me anonymously.” The entertainer told him on the phone that he wanted him in his corner. Tiafack won bronze at the Olympic Games, which Raab watched with interest on television.
Three days after the phone call, the two met. “Stefan spoke with great enthusiasm about the fight against Regina. He didn’t even need to convince me. I had already agreed on the phone.” How “Picture” reported that there was only one real training session, which took place on September 3rd in an empty room at Raab Entertainment. “We sparred for the length of the fight, six rounds of two minutes each. I defended a little, but otherwise just let him do his thing.”
Tiafack has a lot of praise for his short-term protégé: “He is a natural talent and learns quickly. He implemented the things I told him during the breaks between rounds. He only took one effective hit in the entire fight. A punch to the chin in the fifth round. That was all.”
New Raab show starts on 18 September
The plan was not to set too high a pace at the beginning. “It worked, even if many see it differently”says Tiafack. “For the first three laps I didn’t get the impression that he was about to collapse.” He is also sure “that Stefan would have won the fight with a little more conditioning training and working with a boxing coach over three or four months”.
Both want to stay in touch after the TV date. “He said he would like to come to a fight.” Nelvie Tiafack is currently working on his career from amateur to professional. The collaboration with Stefan Raab is “a great recognition for my success at the Olympics” Finally, Raab would have “can also take any other boxer”.
He also emphasized this. “What a spectacle! Thank you, @therealstefanraab You could have had anyone by your side, but you chose me.” He feels honored and proud. “When decades of work finally pays off.”
The entertainer is currently getting ready for his on-screen comeback. Immediately after the boxing match, he announced his new streaming show “You won’t win the million with Stefan Raab” The first episode will be recorded on Tuesday. From September 18th it will be broadcast every Wednesday from 8.10 p.m.
Transparency note: The star belongs to Germany.
Source: Stern
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