"At the beginning of the fight, I felt good, but then I found it difficult to score, because my opponent (Julio Pereira, editor's note) protected himself intelligently. In the end, the fight was very much hand-to-hand, a tactic that I should not have applied because I was quickly exhausted. This explains the loss of the second round after a good start: the fatigue of the first round and the short distance charges simply cut my legs. I'm a little disappointed in myself and I imagined the fight would go better but that's just the way it is, I did everything I could. To participate in a big event is always a pleasure, especially since my family had made the trip... these are my first Grand Prix and a real honor for me. Besides, I will stay until the end of the Grand Prix, it is important to observe too. Knowing that we train every day together and that we all did our preparation together, it's important to stay and support them and to go back as a team. More personally, my season has gone well so far, but there's still a lot of work to do, and we're going to work even harder to improve."

Interview by Maël Jeanthon / Sen No Sen