Two Poles in the European Championship Semifinals in Yerevan
Two medals from the 44th European Senior Championships will make their way from Yerevan to Poland. Jakub Słomiński (48 kg) and Tomasz Niedźwiecki (86 kg) won their quarterfinals. For the first time in seven years, two of our representatives will fight for a place in the final. The boxer from Świecie defeated Turkey’s Metehan Adiguzel by unanimous decision (5-0), while the fighter from Kielce won by the same score against Montenegro’s Petar Lijesevic.
The record of the fighters coached by Wojciech Bartnik and Ireneusz Przywara could have been even better. Paweł Brach (57 kg) lost 1-4 to Italy’s Michele Baldassi, while Damian Durkacz (67 kg) was defeated 1-4 by Moldova’s Alexandru Paraschiv. Słomiński’s semifinal opponent will be the outstanding Georgian Sakhil Alakherdovi. Niedźwiecki, meanwhile, will face home favorite Rafayel Hovhannisyan.
QUARTERFINAL RESULTS [winners listed first]
48 KG
Sakhil Alakherdovi (Georgia) – Baregham Harutyunyan (Armenia) 5-0
Jakub Słomiński (Poland) – Metehan Adiguzel (Turkey) 5-0
Leonardo Esposito (Italy) – Andriy Tyshkovets (Ukraine) 3-2
Ergyunal Sebahtin (Bulgaria) – Rickey Nesbitt (Ireland) 5-0
51 KG
Martin Molina (Spain) – Artur Hovhannisyan (Armenia) 5-0
Dmytro Zamotayev (Ukraine) – David Alaverdian (Israel) 3-2
Kiaran MacDonald (England) – Sean Mari (Ireland) 4-1
Federico Serra (Italy) – Nodari Darbaidze (Georgia) 5-0
54 KG
Billal Bennama (France) – Yelmir Nabiyev (Ukraine) 5-0
Manuel Cappai (Italy) – Matthew McHale (Scotland) 3-2
Daniel Asenov (Bulgaria) – Salah Ibrahim (Germany) 5-0
Dylan Eagleson (Ireland) – Gabriel Escobar (Spain) 4-1
57 KG
Michele Baldassi (Italy) – Paweł Brach (Poland) 4-1
Vasile Usturoi (Belgium) – Mykhailo Dziazko (Ukraine) 4-1
Javier Ibanez Diaz (Bulgaria) – Nebil Ibrahim (Sweden) 5-0
Artur Bazeyan (Armenia) – Batuhan Cifci (Turkey) 4-1
60 KG
Yuriy Shestak (Ukraine) – Villiam Tanko (Slovakia) 4-1
Jose Quiles (Spain) – Edin Alkovic (Montenegro) 5-0
Artyush Gomtsyan (Armenia) – John Paul Hale (Ireland) 4-1
Roland Veres (Hungary) – Fredrik Jensen Lundgaard (Denmark) 4-1
63.5 KG
Hovhannes Bachkov (Armenia) – Petr Novak (Czech Republic) 5-0
Richard Kovacs (Hungary) – Ahmad Shtiwi (Israel) 3-2
Adriam Thiam Creus (Spain) – Yaroslav Khartsyz (Ukraine) 5-0
Lounes Hamraoui (France) – Reese Lynch (Scotland) 5-0
67 KG
Lasha Guruli (Georgia) – Gurgen Madoyan (Armenia) 4-1
Ioan Croft (Wales) – Daniel Krotter (Germany) 3-2
Alexandru Paraschiv (Moldova) – Damian Durkacz (Poland) 4-1
Vakhid Abbasov (Serbia) – Tyler Jolly (Scotland) 4-1
71 KG
Yuriy Zakhareyev (Ukraine) – Youba Sissokho N`Diaye (Spain) 4-1
Mohammed Harris Akbar (England) – Salvatore Cavallaro II (Italy) 5-0
Magomed Schachidov (Germany) – Esterkhan Madiev (Georgia) 4-1
Garan Croft (Wales) – Necat Ekinci (Turkey) 3-2
75 KG
Salvatore Cavallaro I (Italy) – Serhat Gueler (Turkey) 5-0
Gabriel Dossen (Ireland) – Mindaugas Gedminas (Norway) 4-1
Sam Hickey (Scotland) – Almir Memic (Serbia) 4-1
Lewis Richardson (England) – Kevin Schumann Boakye (Germany) 5-0
80 KG
Artjom Agejev (Serbia) – Kristyan Nikolov (Bulgaria) 5-0
Luka Plantic (Croatia) – Hambardzum Hakobyan (Armenia) 5-0
Ivan Sapun (Ukraine) – Gradus Kraus (Netherlands) 3-2
Alfred Commey (Italy) – Ben Ehis (Germany) 5-0
86 KG
Rafayel Hovhannisyan (Armenia) – Victor Schaelstrete (Belgium) 5-0
Tomasz Niedźwiecki (Poland) – Petar Lijesevic (Montenegro) 5-0
Paul Aradoaie (Romania) – Burak Aksin (Turkey) 4-1
Georgi Kushinashvili (Georgia) – Vladimir Mironchikov (Serbia) RSC 3
92 KG
Aziz Abbes Mouhidine (Italy) – Giorgi Tchigladze (Georgia) 5-0
Lewis Williams (England) – Sadam Magomedov (Serbia) 4-0
Narek Manasjan (Armenia) – Vagkan Nanitzanian (Greece) 5-0
Emmanuel Reyes Pla (Spain) – Robert Marton (Ukraine) 5-0
+92 KG
Ayoub Ghadfa Drissi (Spain) – Davir Chaloyan (Armenia) RSC 1
Ahmed Hagag (Austria) – Omar Shiha (Norway) 5-0
Delicious Orie (England) – Berat Acar (Turkey) 5-0
Nelvie Tiafack (Germany) – Nikoloz Begadze (Georgia) 5-0
