Posted on 04/20/2023 7:02:42 PM PDT by Morgana
An Illinois youth wrestler who sucker punched his rival after losing their fight has been cited by cops following the violent attack.
Hafid Alicea, 14, was issued the citation by the Oak Park Police Department on Thursday after admitting to officers he punched his opponent because 'he was angry that he had lost the match,' according to TMZ.
It was recently reported that the parents of Cooper Corder, the young man who was on the receiving end of the punch, had decided to press charges.
The incident occurred in Oak Park, Illinois, during a third-place, 125–128-pound match at this year's edition of the Beat the Street Developmental FS tournament.
Corder, representing SPAR Academy, defeated Alicea, of Maine West High School by a score of 14-2, according to TMZ Sports. The unexpected blow came after the match ended, when both competitors were set to shake hands, and leaving parents and other young athletes shocked.
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Good, the rat bastard deserves prosecution.
What are the chances the parents won’t be pressured to drop the lawsuit.
Beware the patient man...
“he punched his opponent because ‘he was angry that he had lost the match,’”
Who can blame him? I do the same when my boss gives me additional workload, or McDonalds serves me cold fries. They need a good punch in the face. /sarc ofc
The puncher’s name is Hafid. Noting will happen to him; it wouldn’t be politically correct.
What’s with all of this lack of impulse control nowadays?
What ever happened to sportsmanship? I guess inclusion, equity and diversity have cleared the table of everything else that is good.
I thought they were called “match”, like a wrestling match.
Correct and that is how I referred to it.
A wrestling match is not in any way a "fight." It's a competition.
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