The eighth day of boxing at the World Boxing U19 Championships in Budva, Montenegro saw competition continue across women’s 48kg, 54kg, 57kg and 70kg divisions, alongside the men’s 50kg, 65kg, 85kg, 90kg and +90kg categories.
In the women’s 48kg, Ireland’s Ellen Joyce secured a hard-fought victory over India’s Himanshi to reach the quarter-finals. Brazil’s Elissandra Santos also progressed after stopping Germany’s Cinnia Hofmann inside the opening round.
Mexico’s Gladys Mendoza and Russia’s Alina Tishkova recorded dominant victories, while Poland’s Katarzyna Gornisiewicz, USA’s Ciana Nonphala, Uzbekistan’s Mukhtasar Aliyeva and Japan’s Hiyori Miki also advanced.
In the women’s 54kg, Ukraine’s Kira Makohonenko produced an energetic performance to defeat Venezuela’s Yeniree Castillo, while China’s Yang Sirui also impressed with her strength and technical ability.
Italy’s Kesia Reale caused an upset by eliminating Lithuania’s European U19 silver medallist Jelizaveta Jakimova. USA’s Guadelupe Ruiz also advanced after stopping Scotland’s Rosie Swailes in their quarter-final contest.
The women’s 57kg saw England’s Siobhan Haley deliver a convincing performance, stopping Poland’s Oliwia Wasiakowska in the second round. Algeria’s Besma Bahri produced one of the surprises of the day, defeating Uzbekistan’s Robiya Ravshanova to reach the quarter-finals.
Tajikistan’s former Asian Junior champion Farinoz Abdulloyeva secured victory over Greece’s Dimitra Kapsimali, while Kazakhstan’s Alina Kudaigenova, China’s Zheng Yaruo and Russia’s Anastasia Golunova also progressed.
In the men’s 50kg, Russia’s Vladimir Orlov became the division’s first confirmed medallist after defeating Belarus’ Ramil Hurbanau. Scotland’s Aaron Sarwar also secured a place in the semi-finals following a closely contested victory over Kazakhstan’s Adil Askanbay.
The men’s 65kg saw Spain’s Pablo Souto continue his impressive campaign, defeating Venezuela’s Gabriel Marcano to guarantee himself a medal. England’s Yashua Flemming also advanced to the semi-finals after overcoming India’s Mausam Suhag.
In the men’s 85kg, Russia’s defending European U19 champion Kirill Korshakov, Uzbekistan’s Asian U19 champion Sardorbek Bakhromkhujaev and Cuba’s Julio Chibas all progressed to the semi-finals. Hungary’s Gyula Bozai joined them after another impressive performance.
The men’s +90kg division saw two of the leading gold medal contenders, Kazakhstan’s Vladislav Samozhonov and Uzbekistan’s Islam Salikhov, secure convincing victories over their German and American opponents respectively.
Azerbaijan’s Safdar Mammadzada and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Derkach also advanced to the semi-finals, guaranteeing themselves medals in the +90kg division.
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