Russian Stops Durkacz in the Semifinals. Pole Takes Bronze in Sofia

After two valuable victories over Turkey’s Volkan Gokcek and Italy’s Paolo Di Lernia, young Polish champion Damian Durkacz (64 kg) had the chance today to defeat another leading European boxer, reigning Russian champion Alexey Mazur.

Unfortunately, in the semifinal of the 70th MTB „Strandja” in Sofia, the Russian won unanimously on points, 5-0. He will face Kazakh champion Sanatali Toltayev in the final tomorrow. The Polish team, led by coach Ireneusz Przywara, fought a total of 10 bouts in Sofia. They won four and lost six.