The seventh day of boxing at the World Boxing U19 Championships in Budva, Montenegro, saw several surprise results as competition continued across the men’s 55kg, 60kg, 65kg and 70kg divisions, alongside the women’s 51kg.
Serbia’s Nikola Bogatinoski, Greece’s Nearchos Petros Konstantinoudis, Spain’s Pablo Souto and Venezuela’s Grenyellis Garcia were among the standout performers while England’s Yashua Flemming also secured one of the biggest victories of the day
In the men’s 55kg, Italy’s European U19 silver medallist Tommaso Orlando secured a unanimous decision victory over China’s Huang Wenxuan to reach the quarter-finals. India’s Aditya also advanced after defeating Serbia’s Filip Stanojevic, while Azerbaijan’s Nihat Gasimov edged Mexico’s Carlos Morales by split decision.
Ireland’s Lee Largey Snoddon progressed with victory over Kosovo’s Riad Isufi, while Russia’s Islam Magomedov defeated Armenia’s Hayk Karapetyan. Kazakhstan’s Aidos Ussenov and Uzbekistan’s Elyor Rustamov also secured quarter-final places.
In the men’s 65kg, Spain’s Pablo Souto continued his impressive campaign with victory over Brazil’s Andrey Reis, having previously eliminated Russia’s Mukhammad Ali Seferbekov. The Spaniard will now face Venezuela’s Gabriel Marcano for a place on the podium.
England’s defending European U19 champion Yashua Flemming produced one of the standout performances of the Championships, defeating Uzbekistan’s Asian Junior champion Jakhongir Zaynidinov in a closely contested 3:2 split decision.
Kazakhstan’s Akzhurek Kalabay also advanced after defeating Kyrgyzstan’s Eldiyar Tenisbekov, while India’s Mausam Suhag, USA’s Asaan Jenkins and Azerbaijan’s Shahin Aslanov reached the quarter-finals.
The men’s 70kg saw Kazakhstan’s World Boxing Futures Cup winner Bibarys Ashirbay defeat Australia’s Luke Nassif to set up a quarter-final against USA’s Asante Lamar. Uzbekistan’s Zulfikor Adkhamjonov, Ukraine’s Oleksandr Kravchenko, Ireland’s John Donohue and Hungary’s Levente Turos also progressed.
In the women’s 51kg, Venezuela’s Grenyellis Garcia produced another major upset, eliminating Russia’s Svetlana Iakhontova to continue her impressive run in Budva.
USA’s Ruby Lopez secured victory over Japan’s Momoko Hasebe to set up a quarter-final against China’s Liu Shu, while Azerbaijan’s Gular Huseynova, Kazakhstan’s Madira Zhumakan and Spain’s Andrea Buelga Garcia also advanced.
The evening session featured further surprises in the men’s 60kg, where Serbia’s Nikola Bogatinoski stunned Uzbekistan’s Muhammad Rizo Ukimov in one of the biggest upsets of the day.
Greece’s Nearchos Petros Konstantinoudis also claimed a significant victory over Brazil’s Pedro Cardoso, who had previously eliminated Italy’s Daniele Fabi. Argentina’s Edgardo Nicolas Peralta secured a knockout victory over Romania’s Ioan Serban Stoica to book a quarter-final meeting with Spain’s Rodrigo Sanchez.
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