After admitting to cops that he threw the cheap shot out of anger over failure, an Illinois youth wrestler who hit a rival after losing was “cited for assault.” know about who is Hafid Alicea and his age
Police issued a citation to an Illinois youngster wrestler who sucker attacked his opponent after losing their match.
Who is wrestler Hafid Alicea who sucker punched Cooper Corder after defeat in viral video: Bio, age, school
According to TMZ, Hafid Alicea, 14, was given the citation on Thursday by the Oak Park Police Department after telling officers he struck his opponent because “he was angry that he had lost the match.”
Disgusting footage from #wrestling match in Des Plaines, Illinois.
Here is Hafid Alicea (Maine West HS) SUCKER PUNCHING Cooper Corder (SPAR Wrestling Academy) after losing 14-2.
Even worse, he fakes a hand shake and then floors Corder after their Freestyle match for 3rd place. pic.twitter.com/UryZ3O5P1M
— Talen Guzman (@TalenGuzman) April 18, 2023
Recently, it was revealed that the young man who was punched, Cooper Corder, and his parents had chosen to file a police report.
At this year’s Beat the Street Developmental FS competition, the incident took place in Oak Park, Illinois, during the third-place, 125–128-pound match.
According to TMZ Sports, Alicea of Maine West High School was defeated by Corder of SPAR Academy by a score of 14-2. Parents and other young sportsmen were shocked when an unexpected blow occurred as the players were going to shake hands after the game.
Hafid Alicea of Maine West (IL) throws a sucker punch at the line… #wtf pic.twitter.com/9m4HAxl2oF
— The Wrestling Room (Pat Mineo) (@MrPatMineo) April 14, 2023
Cooper, who is in his last year of middle school and was wearing an orange singlet, went on to shake hands with Alicea, who was wearing blue.
However, as Cooper was shaking hands with Alicea, he was struck by a right hand-delivered with the delicacy of a boxer rather than a wrestler, knocking him to the ground.
Who is Hafid Alicea?
Illinois wrestler Hafid Alicea is 14 years old. He is a student at Maine West High School’s eighth-grade level.
Alicea competed against Corder of the SPAR Wrestling Academy in a freestyle battle. 14-2 was the final result of the game.
When the referee motioned for a handshake, Alicea feigned to shake hands with the two kids before executing a sucker blow.
Police said that they were called to the Oak Park-River Forest High School fieldhouse shortly after 4 PM on April 8 in response to the incident.
The victim said:
I didn’t want to retaliate… And I didn’t want to get hit again…. At these next couple of tournaments, I’m going to be known as the kid who got punched… But I don’t want that to oversee all of my accomplishments. I would love to wrestle at a Division I level and accomplish other things I want to in life, like Olympic gold medals and all of that.’