The fourth day of boxing at the World Boxing U19 Championships saw USA’s boxers enjoy a perfect day, winning all four of their bouts on Monday. Ukraine, Uzbekistan and Türkiye were close behind with three wins each.
The morning session featured action across two weight classes, with several closely contested bouts and impressive performances.
In the women’s 54kg, USA’s Guadelupe Ruiz faced Russia’s Kristina Borisenko. Ruiz produced a strong finish to secure victory and progress to the next round in a 3:2 split decision vicotry.
Ukraine’s Kira Makohonenko opened the day with a strong unanimous decision victory over Poland’s Zuzanna Golebiewska, while Lithuania’s Jelizaveta Jakimova secured a second-round stoppage win against Bulgaria’s Margarita Parpulova.
In the men’s 70kg, Kazakhstan’s Bibarys Ashirbay controlled all three rounds against Argentina’s Santiago Gimenez to advance to the last 16. Serbia’s Vasilije Djurdjevic also progressed after a 5:0 victory over Canada’s Misha Polishchuk.
Germany’s Yanis Heger delivered one of the most convincing performances of the day against Iceland’s Mihail Fedorets, ending the contest with a second-round stoppage. USA’s Asante Lemar defeated Turkmenistan’s Muhammet Rejepov with a 5:0 performance.
The evening session featured bouts in the men’s 60kg and 75kg divisions. USA’s David Arrieta secured a comfortable 5:0 win over Lithuania’s Simonas Puniskis in the men’s 60kg, while Greece’s Nearchos Petros Konstantinoudis produced a dominant performance against Slovenia’s Marko Vesic Djuric, with the referee stopping the contest in round one.
There was an upset when Brazil’s Pedro Henrique Cardoso defeated reigning European U19 champion Daniele Fabi of Italy with a close 3:2 win.
In the men’s 75kg, Ukraine’s Konstiantyn Halytskyi claimed a major scalp with victory over Russia’s Kirill Shinkar, one of the pre-tournament favourites. James Gentile rounded out USA’s perfect day with a third-round stoppage win over Albania’s Valo Valo in the final bout of the day.
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