The third day of boxing at the World Boxing U19 Championships saw India and Russia secure three wins each as the action continued in Budva. 12 nations had two boxers pick up wins 14 others had one boxer progress to the next stage.
The morning session hosted bouts across the women’s 48kg and 57kg, along with the men’s 50kg.
Ireland’s Ellen Joyce got past Algeria’s Bouthaina Bouslah in their meeting at the women’s 48kg with a 5:0 unanimous decision. Germany’s Cinnia Hofmann also earned a 5:0 decision in her bout against Australia’s Maia Laird.
In the men’s 50kg, USA’s Refugio Veloz Medrano got past Ireland’s Caoimhin Connolly in a close 3:2 split decision bout, before Iran’s Hiva Naderi beat Romania’s Birham Pasa Iuseim in a thrilling bout that was stopped in the third round. Both boxers were on the knocked down in the first, with the Romanian then down twice in the second and final time in the third when the referee waved off the fight.
There was a round two stoppage in the women’s 57kg when Anastasiia Golunova won her bout against Kyrgyzstan’s Nurperi Makeshova. Charlotte Kienel, from Germany, progressed to the next round thanks to a 3:2 decision victory against Ukraine’s Anna Koloturska.
In the evening session, the men’s 55kg and 85kg took centre stage. Brazil’s Gustavo Henrique Silva secured a confident 5:0 win against Lithuania’s Kornelijus Kerpe in the 55kg. Cuba’s Iverson Acosta defeated France’s Calogero Vaccarello in a rollercoaster fight that ended in a 3:2 split decision.
In the men’s 85kg, India’s Tridev Tridev got past Poland’s Kajetan Bajzert in another close 3:2 bout, while Greece’s Ioannis Poumpouridis ended the day with a first-round stoppage victory over Spain’s Samuel Antezana Montano.
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