Flash Quotes - Samir El Mais Moves to Boxing Semi-finals Guaranteeing a Medal

In the heavyweight division (91kg) Samir El Mais, known as Sweet Sammy, met Warren Baister from England in the quarter finals. With many English flags in the crowd, El mais worked to keep moving and land some good punches and good points. Baister fought well, and in the third round El Mais had to have a cut to his eye looked at, but the fight lasted to the end of the round. El Mais kept landing punches to the end. At the end of the fight both boxers raised their arms in the end in victory. Sweet Sammy won after a split decision. Sammy will now fight in the Semi-final bout. 

Quotes:

"With the popularity of boxing here in Galsgow, it is very hard to overcome the crowd here but I tried to do what I do best and I came out with the win."

Break from boxing coming back at 29:

"I wanted to come back to see what I could do, it has always been in my blood always in my heart and I knew I was good at it, but I didn't have the time with my career and education, but I decided to get back in the ring. The provincials were in town, so with it a month away, I started training for it and I won gold and went to the nationals and won gold and I have been cruising since then for five years now and it’s been a good ride.

On the 2010 Commonwealth Games:

"I have been here before at the Commonwealth Games and came 5th last time and this fight I wasn't going to let the judges have it I was going to put my entire heart into it knowing that the judges would be able to see that. 

On the cut to his eye:

"It feels fine, for a cut, I thought it would hurt way more, it was his my first cut in boxing. I was banged up as a kid running all over the place, a little rugged when I was a child but that fits the sport just fine."