Three Polish victories at the Talijan Memorial

One month before the World Championships in Belgrade, Poland’s senior (elite) representatives competed in Sarajevo. The Polish team performed very well at the Mustafa Hajrulahović Talijan Memorial. Damian Durkacz (67 kg), Dominik Kida (71 kg) and Oskar Safaryan (+91 kg) claimed the top step of the podium. Durkacz and Kida each won three bouts, while Safaryan comfortably defeated two opponents.

Every Polish boxer finished the tournament on the podium. Sebastian Wiktorzak (86 kg) won a silver medal, while Paweł Brach (60 kg) and Damian Adamiec (80 kg) took bronze. In Sarajevo, Poland’s representatives recorded 11 wins in total and suffered just three defeats.

QUARTERFINAL RESULTS

60 KG Paweł Brach (Poland) – Edo Alkovic (Montenegro) 3-0
67 KG Damian Durkacz (Poland) – Sean Spence (Scotland) 3-0
71 KG Dominik Kida (Poland) – Victor Yoka (France) 3-0
80 KG Damian Adamiec (Poland) – Altin Sala (Kosovo) 3-0

SEMIFINAL RESULTS

60 KG Roland Veres (Hungary) – Paweł Brach (Poland) 3-0
67 KG Damian Durkacz (Poland) – Gianluigi Malanga (Italy) 3-0
71 KG Dominik Kida (Poland) – Isaac Oroyowe (Hungary) 3-0
80 KG Raphael Monny (France) – Damian Adamiec (Poland) 3-0
86 KG Sebastian Wiktorzak (Poland) – Peter Tallosi (Hungary) 2-1
+92 KG Oskar Safaryan (Poland) – Laszlo Felfildy (Hungary) 3-0

FINAL RESULTS

67 KG Damian Durkacz (Poland) – Hugo Grau (France) 3-0
71 KG Dominik Kida (Poland) – Ioan Croft (Wales) 3-0
86 KG Adam Hamori (Hungary) – Sebastian Wiktorzak (Poland) 2-1
+92 KG Oskar Safaryan (Poland) – Amer Skrijelj (Bosnia and Herzegovina) 3-0