Mixed fortunes for Poland on the first day of the European Championships

The 10th European Girls’ Cadet Championships and the 23rd European Boys’ Cadet Championships in boxing have begun in Galati, Romania. On the opening day, Julia Szeremeta (50 kg) and Oliwier Szot (57 kg) won their preliminary bouts.

The MKS II Chełm boxer defeated England’s Dhesi Charan on points, 4-1. Meanwhile, the LKS BOKS Myszków fighter, following in the footsteps of his father Krzysztof, comfortably beat Montenegro’s Damjan Lijesevic 5-0.

On Tuesday, May 28, Julia will face Romania’s Diana Brinzą in the quarterfinals after her opponent received a bye. In today’s round-of-16 bout, Oliwier will meet England’s Ellis Price. This will also be his first fight of the tournament.

Three other Polish boxers, however, saw their campaigns come to an end. Oskar Jędrysiak (48 kg) lost 0-5 to Azerbaijan’s Said Abdullayev, Jakub Przeszak (66 kg) was beaten 0-5 by Serbia’s Ognjen Djurdjev, and Jakub Straszewski (80 kg) lost 0-5 to Ukraine’s Matviy Razhba.