Anapa: Polish fighters guaranteed four medals before their bouts, two lose in the round of 16

The 9th European Junior Women’s Championships, formerly known as the Cadet Championships, have begun in Anapa, Russia. Polish representatives traditionally take part in the tournament. On the first day, in round-of-16 bouts, two of the nine Polish fighters competed: Julia Szeremeta (48 kg) and Alexas Kubicka (50 kg). They had the honor of contesting the first bouts in rings A and B. Unfortunately, both lost by split decision, 2-3.

Julia Szeremeta lost to last year’s EJC bronze medalist, Turkey’s Melikenur Gunes. Meanwhile, Alexas Kubicka had to acknowledge the superiority of Germany’s Melissa Rempel.

The draw itself proved very favorable for the Polish team. It guaranteed them as many as four medals, as Zofia Stachowiak (70 kg), Daria Parada (75 kg), Martyna Jancelewicz (80 kg), and Oliwia Toborek (+80 kg) will begin their competition in Anapa in the semifinals. The brackets featuring the Polish representatives are as follows:

52 KG Karolina Ampulska (10 boxers): October 11, quarterfinal, against Dara Gancheva (Bulgaria)
54 KG Nikola Prymaczenko (10 boxers): October 11, quarterfinal, against Aleksandra Tikhonova (Russia)
66 KG Natalia Szymczak (7 boxers): October 11, quarterfinal, against Alina Chaika (Belarus)
70 KG Zofia Stachowiak (5 boxers): October 15, semifinal, against Melissa Gemini (Italy)
75 KG Daria Parada (6 boxers): October 15, semifinal, against Duydu Ozturk (Turkey)
80 KG Martyna Jancelewicz (6 boxers): October 15, semifinal, against Maria Proskunova (Russia)
+80 KG Oliwia Toborek (4 boxers): October 15, semifinal, against Rachel Hawkes (Ireland)