Yilong shoots a short video in front of Elephant Trunk Hill and posts it on social media. (Video screenshot)
"I have a fate with Guilin. This is my second time to come to Guilin. The first time I am making a movie. Guilin's landscape is beautiful, and I also like Guilin rice noodles very much, and the taste is very good." This weekend just past, the well-known domestic boxer Yilong came to Guilin to participate in the "2022 Wulin Fengquan Peak Fighting Chinese and Foreign Boxing Championship", which is also his first battle in 2022. On November 3, Yilong praised Guilin Shanshui and Guilin Rice Noodles in an interview with our reporter.
reporters get close to Yilong
According to reports, Yilong's real name is Liu Xingjun . He was born in Dezhou City, Shandong Province. Since joining the Henan TV martial arts fighting program "Wulin Feng" in 2009, he has achieved good results. He has KOed (knocked down his opponent to complete the game) several times and has been known as the "King of KO". He has been rated as the "Most Influential Person in Online Media" by the media for four consecutive years, and has won many honors such as "Wulin Style MVP (Most Valuable Athlete), "WLF Best Contribution Award for Chinese Martial Arts", "United Nations Peace Charity Award", "China Dongxing-ASEAN Sports Martial Arts Communication Ambassador". At the same time, in recent years, there has been a saying in the fighting world: "If you want to become famous, beat Yilong, Yilong will take you to become an internet celebrity." This sentence indirectly reflects Yilong's popularity now, and he can be said to be the king of traffic in the fighting world.
htmlOn the afternoon of November 3, the reporter came to an Muay Thai hall on Jiangan Road in the city and met Yilong who was training and preparing for the battle. Yilong, wearing a training suit, is very strong, especially the muscles of his arms and legs. During training, the target-raising sparring staff couldn't hold on for long every time, and were forced to retreat repeatedly by his heavy punches and legs, showing a bitter look on their faces. When the training was paused for rest, Yilong did not stop, but instead turned to the training ground, directed the team members to train, correct their movements, demonstrated from time to time, and explained in an easy-to-understand manner, so that the team members could understand how to exert the greatest strength.Why did you choose Guilin for the first match of the comeback?
In an interview with reporters, Yilong said that due to the impact of the epidemic, he has not participated in the competition for two or three years. This time he made a comeback, he posted many heroic posts and collected capable people from all over the Internet. He welcomed everyone to challenge him, use practical actions to help the development of the fighting industry, help the national fitness exercise, boost the people's fighting spirit against the epidemic, and enrich the people's cultural and sports life.
Yilong used Guilin as the venue for his comeback event. He said that he was very destined to be with Guilin. This was his second time to come to Guilin. The first time he came to Guilin was to make a movie. The beauty of Guilin's landscape left a deep impression on him. A few days ago, he visited Qixing and Xiangshan Scenic Area , left a shadow on Tuoshan and Elephant Trunk Mountain, and posted it on his social platform account. He also went to Yangshuo and admired the beautiful scenery of Lijiang and Yulonghe , and found these beautiful scenery pleasing to the eye. Speaking of Guilin Food , Yilong said that he was deeply impressed by Guilin rice noodles. He also mentioned that he ate beer fish in Yangshuo, which "has very delicious."
Yilong set off a craze for the Guilin fight circle
Yilong came to Guilin to participate in the competition this time, attracting the attention of many fighting enthusiasts in Guilin.
htmlOn November 1, Yilong held a meeting of boxing fans in Yangshuo, meeting and taking photos with hundreds of boxing fans. Yilong told reporters that during this trip to Guilin, he saw many old friends he met in Guilin in the past, and also made many new friends. The enthusiasm of Guilin people touched him very much.Fighting enthusiast Wang Jie told reporters that he is a fan of Yilong. After the news of Yilong holding a competition in Guilin spread, he was very concerned about the progress of the event. He took his son who was also fond of fighting to attend a fan meeting of Yilong in Guilin, and also got Yilong's signature boxing gloves.
Citizen Jiang Zhouwen is a well-known fighting enthusiast in Guilin. He was a professional boxer. In his more than 20 years of career, he has participated in competitions at home and abroad more than 200 times and won the first prize many times. He told reporters that Yilong is a kung fu star with its own traffic, whether it is online or offline.Yilong's event in Guilin has attracted the attention of many domestic and foreign fighters. These days, in the fighting world, Guilin has been frequently mentioned online and offline, and has become the focus of everyone's attention. Similarly, such events were held in Guilin, which also brought fighting promotion to a new level in Guilin and set off a great craze in Guilin's fighting circle.
Reporter Shen Yan Text/photo