Damian Durkacz victorious in his opener. Pole advances in Minsk
The youngest member of the Polish team, 20-year-old Damian Durkacz (64 kg), was the only one to defeat his first opponent. As a result, he advanced to the round of 16 at the boxing tournament of the 2nd European Games, which also serves as the 43rd European Senior Championships. The protégé of national team coach Ireneusz Przywara won on points in the ring in Minsk today, 3-0, against Spain’s five-years-older Johann Orozco Ojeda. In his next bout, he will face 25-year-old Serbian Aleksandar Konovalov.
Unfortunately, Jakub Słomiński (49 kg) said goodbye to the tournament. In the round of 16, the Pole lost unanimously, 0-5, to Scotland’s Aqeel Ahmed. Without a doubt, the biggest surprise on the third day of the men’s competition was the unanimous 0-5 defeat suffered by Olympic bronze medalist Kamran Shakhsuvarly of Azerbaijan (75 kg) against young Irishman Michael Nevin. Another boxer from the Emerald Isle, Regan Daly (49 kg), also performed very well, comfortably outpointing defending European Games champion from Baku, Russia’s Bator Sagaluev.
ELIMINATION BOUT RESULTS [JUNE 23, 2019 – winners listed first]
49 KG (ROUND OF 16)
Sakhil Alakhverdovi (Georgia) – Salah Omar Ibrahim (Germany) 3-2
Aqeel Ahmed (Great Britain) – Jakub Słomiński (Poland) 5-0
Federico Serra (Italy) – Tinko Banabakov (Bulgaria) 5-0
Artur Hovhannisyan (Armenia) – Yauheni Karmilchyk (Belarus) 4-1
Martin Salvador Molina (Spain) – Nazar Kurotchyn (Ukraine) 5-0
Regan Daly (Ireland) – Bator Sagaluev (Russia) 5-0
Cosmin-Petre Girleanu (Romania) – Attila Bernath (Hungary) 3-2
Rufat Huseynov (Azerbaijan) – David Alaverdian (Israel) 4-0
52 KG (ROUND OF 32)
Hamza Touba (Germany) – Batuhan Cifci (Turkey) 3-2
64 KG (ROUND OF 32)
James McGivern (Ireland) – Michal Takacs (Slovakia) 5-0
Alexandros Tsanikidis (Greece) – Vensan Kirkorov (Bulgaria) 5-0
Ahmad Shtiwi (Israel) – Shpetim Bajoku (Kosovo) 4-1
Lasha Guruli (Georgia) – Dmitri Galagot (Moldova) 4-1
Tugrulhan Erdemir (Turkey) – Haris Mesanovic (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 5-0
Paolo Di Lernia (Italy) – Erik Pijetraj (Croatia) 5-0
Enrico LaCruz (Netherlands) – Bakhtiyor Gazibayev (Azerbaijan) 5-0
Milan Fodor (Hungary) – Petr Novak (Czech Republic) 4-1
Vazgen Safaryants (Belarus) – Semjon Karhanin (Estonia) 3-2
Yaroslav Khartsyz (Ukraine) – Frederik Jensen (Denmark) RSC 2
Aleksandar Konovalov (Serbia) – Wladislaw Baryshnik (Germany) 4-1
Damian Durkacz (Poland) – Johann Orozco Ojeda (Spain) 3-0
Aleksei Mazur (Russia) – Ibrahima Diallo (Belgium) 5-0
75 KG (ROUND OF 16)
Oleksandr Khyzhniak (Ukraine) – Arman Darchinyan (Armenia) 5-0
Gleb Bakshi (Russia) – Milos Bartl (Czech Republic) 5-0
Andrej Csemez (Slovakia) – Victor Carapcevschii (Moldova) 3-2
Miguel Cuadrado Entrena (Spain) – Zoltan Harcsa (Hungary) 3-2
Salvatore Cavallaro (Italy) – Mindaugas Gedminas (Norway) 3-2
Adam Chartoi (Sweden) – Max van der Pas (Netherlands) 4-1
Serhat Guler (Turkey) – Vadzim Pankou (Belarus) 5-0
Michael Nevin (Ireland) – Kamran Shakhsuvarly (Azerbaijan) 5-0
91 KG (ROUND OF 16)
Cheavon Clarke (Great Britain) – Ainar Karlson (Estonia) 5-0
Peter Mullenberg (Netherlands) – Berat Acar (Turkey) 3-2
Aziz Mouhiidine (Italy) – Eugen Waigel (Germany) 5-0
Uladzislau Smiahlikau (Belarus) – Krenar Aliu (Finland) 5-0
Nikoloz Begadze (Georgia) – Ramazan Muslimov (Ukraine) 4-1
Adam Hamori (Hungary) – Radosla Pantaleev (Bulgaria) 3-2
Toni Filipi (Croatia) – Anthony Browne (Ireland) 4-1
Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (Russia) – Victor Schelstraete (Belgium) 5-0
