Oumiha too strong for Durkacz. Poland return from Minsk without a medal

Wednesday was a “Polish” day at the boxing tournament of the 2nd European Games in Minsk. After the three medals won by Polish women, we hoped that the fourth would be claimed by our country’s only representative in the men’s tournament, Damian Durkacz (64 kg). Unfortunately, the 20-year-old boxer from Knurów lost unanimously on points (0-5) to Olympic silver medalist and world champion in the lightweight division (60 kg), France’s Sofiane Oumiha.

The final record of the fighters coached by Ireneusz Przywara and Jerzy Baraniecki in Minsk, where the 2nd European Games also served as the 43rd European Championships, was 11 bouts: two wins for Durkacz and nine defeats. Four years earlier, at the inaugural European Games in Baku, the Polish team led by Zbigniew Raubo and Jerzy Baraniecki also fought 11 bouts. They recorded four wins and seven defeats, returning home with a bronze medal won by Mateusz Polski (60 kg).

QUARTER-FINALS [June 25–26, 2019, winners listed first]

49 KG
Sakhil Alakhverdovi (Georgia) – Aqeel Ahmed (Great Britain) 3-2
Federico Serra (Italy) – Rufat Huseynov (Azerbaijan) 5-0
Regan Daly (Ireland) – Martin Salvador Molina (Spain) 4-1
Artur Hovhannisyan (Armenia) – Cosmin-Petre Girleanu (Romania) 4-1

52 KG
Daniel Asenov (Bulgaria) – Billal Bennama (France) 4-1
Galal Yafai (Great Britain) – Dmytro Zamotayev (Ukraine) 5-0
Manuel Cappai (Italy) – Nodari Darbaidze (Georgia) 5-0
Gabriel Escobar (Spain) – Baregham Harutyunyan (Armenia) 5-0

56 KG
Peter McGrail (Great Britain) – Krenar Zeneli (Albania) 5-0
Kurt Walker (Ireland) – Samuel Kistohurry (France) 5-0
Sharafa Raman (Germany) – Artyush Gomtsyan (Georgia) 4-1
Mykola Butsenko (Ukraine) – Nikalai Shakh (Belarus) 5-0

60 KG
Dzmitriy Asanau (Belarus) – Yurii Shestak (Ukraine) 4-1
Karen Tonakanyan (Armenia) – Calum French (Great Britain) 3-2
Gabil Mamedov (Russia) – Hamsat Shadalov (Germany) 5-0
Otar Eranosyan (Georgia) – Javid Chalabiyev (Azerbaijan) 3-2

64 KG
Hovhannes Bachkov (Armenia) – Alexandros Tsanikidis (Greece) 5-0
Enrico LaCruz (Netherlands) – Tugrulhan Erdemir (Turkey) 3-2
Luke McCormack (Great Britain) – Yaroslav Khartsyz (Ukraine) 3-1
Sofiane Oumiha (France) – Damian Durkacz (Poland) 5-0

69 KG
Pat McCormack (Great Britain) – Hugo Micaleff (Monaco) 5-0
Lorenzo Sotomayor (Azerbaijan) – Patriot Behrami (Kosovo) 5-0
Khariton Agrba (Russia) – Vassili Belous (Moldova) 5-0
Yevheniy Barabanov (Ukraine) – Yauheni Dauhaliavets (Belarus) 4-1

75 KG
Oleksandr Khyzhniak (Ukraine) – Gleb Bakshi (Russia) 4-1
Andrej Csemez (Slovakia) – Miguel Cuadrado Entrena (Spain) 4-1
Salvatore Cavallaro (Italy) – Adam Chartoi (Sweden) 4-1
Michael Nevin (Ireland) – Serhat Guler (Turkey) 4-1

81 KG
Loren Alfonso Dominguez (Azerbaijan) – Ziad El Mohor (Belgium) 5-0
Simone Fiori (Italy) – Matus Strnisko (Slovakia) 5-0
Gor Nersesyan (Armenia) – Bayram Malkam (Turkey) 3-2
Benjamin Whittaker (Great Britain) – Abdulrahman Abu Lubdeh (Germany) 4-1

91 KG
Cheavon Clarke (Great Britain) – Peter Mullenberg (Netherlands) 5-0
Uladzislau Smiahlikau (Belarus) – Nikoloz Begadze (Georgia) 3-2
Toni Filipi (Croatia) – Adam Hamori (Hungary) 3-2
Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (Russia) – Aziz Mouhiidine (Italy) 5-0

+91 KG
Viktor Vykhryst (Ukraine) – Vladan Babic (Serbia) 5-0
Marko Milun (Croatia) – Mikheil Bakhtidze (Georgia) 5-0
Mourad Aliev (France) – Petar Belberov (Bulgaria) 3-2
Nelvie Tiafack (Germany) – Gurgen Hovhannisyan (Armenia) 3-2

SEMI-FINALS [June 28, 2019, winners listed first]

49 KG
Sakhil Alakhverdovi (Georgia) – Federico Serra (Italy) 3-2
Artur Hovhannisyan (Armenia) – Regan Daly (Ireland) 3-2

52 KG
Daniel Asenov (Bulgaria) – Galal Yafai (Great Britain) 3-2
Gabriel Escobar (Spain) – Manuel Cappai (Italy) 4-1

56 KG
Kurt Walker (Ireland) – Peter McGrail (Great Britain) 3-2
Mykola Butsenko (Ukraine) – Sharafa Raman (Germany) 3-2

60 KG
Dzmitriy Asanau (Belarus) – Karen Tonakanyan (Armenia) 4-1
Gabil Mamedov (Russia) – Otar Eranosyan (Georgia) 5-0

64 KG
Hovhannes Bachkov (Armenia) – Enrico LaCruz (Netherlands) 4-1
Sofiane Oumiha (France) – Luke McCormack (Great Britain) 5-0

69 KG
Pat McCormack (Great Britain) – Lorenzo Sotomayor (Azerbaijan) RSC 3
Khariton Agrba (Russia) – Yevheniy Barabanov (Ukraine) 5-0

75 KG
Oleksandr Khyzhniak (Ukraine) – Andrej Csemez (Slovakia) RSC 2
Salvatore Cavallaro (Italy) – Michael Nevin (Ireland) KO 1

81 KG
Loren Alfonso Dominguez (Azerbaijan) – Simone Fiori (Italy) 4-1
Benjamin Whittaker (Great Britain) – Gor Nersesyan (Armenia) 5-0

91 KG
Uladzislau Smiahlikau (Belarus) – Cheavon Clarke (Great Britain) 4-1
Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (Russia) – Toni Filipi (Croatia) 5-0

+91 KG
Viktor Vykhryst (Ukraine) – Marko Milun (Croatia) RSC 3
Mourad Aliev (France) – Nelvie Tiafack (Germany) 4-1

FINALS [winners listed first]

49 KG Artur Hovhannisyan (Armenia) – Sakhil Alakhverdovi (Georgia) 4-1
52 KG Gabriel Escobar (Spain) – Daniel Asenov (Bulgaria) 4-1
56 KG Kurt Walker (Ireland) – Mykola Butsenko (Ukraine) 5-0
60 KG Dzmitriy Asanau (Belarus) – Gabil Mamedov (Russia) 4-1
64 KG Hovhannes Bachkov (Armenia) – Sofiane Oumiha (France) 3-2
69 KG Pat McCormack (Great Britain) – Khariton Agrba (Russia) 5-0
75 KG Oleksandr Khyzhniak (Ukraine) – Salvatore Cavallaro (Italy) 5-0
81 KG Loren Alfonso Dominguez (Azerbaijan) – Benjamin Whittaker (Great Britain) 3-2
91 KG Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (Russia) – Uladzislau Smiahlikau (Belarus) 5-0
+91 KG Viktor Vykhryst (Ukraine) – Mourad Aliev (France) 4-1