By Alexey Sukachev
XXXVIII European boxing championship has kicked off on Saturday in Moscow, Russia. The cream of European amateurs will take part in a week-long tournament, which officially lasts from June 4 to June 13. Unfortunately, not all the best European fighters will take their parts in a tournament this time. Missing in Moscow (among others) are the two most decorated amateur fighters of the present time – two-time Olympic gold medalist Alexey Tischenko (Russia) and 2008 Beijing Olympic champion and 2009 Milan world champion Vasyl Lomachenko (Ukraine), who is regarded by many to be P4P best amateur in the world.
The plan of the tournament is as follows:
Grand opening – 5th of June;
Preliminary bouts – 5th-7th of June;
Quarterfinals – 8th-9th of June;
Semifinals – 11th of June;
Finals and farewell ceremonies – 12th of June;
Full results of the first three days are presented below.
Free webcasts can be seen on the portal of European Union Boxing Council.
1st day results:
106 pounds / 48 kg (Light Flyweight) – 1/8
Patrick “Paddy” Barnes (IRL) – Istvan Lakatos (HUN) – 12:4
Thomas Stubbs (ENG) – Marius Vysniaskas (LTU) – 9:3 (2:2, 1:1, 6:0)
Ferhat Pehlivan (TUR) – Sergey Loban (BLR) – 6:3 (4:1, 0:1, 2:1)
Jose de la Nieve Linares (ESP) – Lukasz Maszczyk (POL) – 6:1 (1:0, 3:1, 2:0). Maszczyk was considered a prohibitive favorite in this fight.
119 pounds / 54 kg (Bantamweight) – 1/16
Marcel Schneider (GER) – Dmitrijs Gutmans (LAT) – 6:2 (1:0, 3:0, 2:2)
Matti Koota (FIN) – Joseph Ham (SCO) – 9:2 (3:0, 4:1, 2:1)
Razvan Andriyanu (ROU) – Nikola Magovac (SRB) – 6:0 (2:0, 3:0, 1:0)
Gamal Yafai (ENG) – Peter Moyshenzon (ISR) – 11:1 (6:0, 2:0, 3:1)
Vittorio Parrinello (ITA) – Ilkin Agaev (AZR) – 6:2 (2:1, 2:1, 2:0)
Ait Ihya Nourdine (FRA) – Anton Bekish (BLR) – 13:1 (4:1, 5:0, 4:0)
John Nevin (IRL) – Karen Aylazyan (ARM) – 13:2 (4:0, 4:0, 5:2)
125 pounds / 57 kg (Featherweight) – 1/16
Dennis Cexlan (DEN) – Miklos Rath (HUN) – 12:2 (5:0, 5:1, 2:1)
Oualid Belaoura (FRA) – Gytis Vyatkus (LTU) – 5:2 (1:0, 1:0, 3:2)
Ian Weaver (ENG) – Rodriguez Molina (ESP) – 11:3 (3:0, 2:2, 6:1)
Bashir Hassan-Salad (SWE) – Gurgen Kerem (TUR) – 2:2 (0:0, 2:1, 0:1). Hassan-Salad advanced to the next stage.
152 pounds / 69 kg (Welterweight) – 1/16
Egidijus Kavalauskas (LTU) – Aston Brown (SCO) – 4:3 (1:2, 2:1, 1:0)
Balazs Bacskai (HUN) – Patrick Wojcicki (GER) – 9:2 (1:0, 3:1, 5:1)
Torben Keller (DEN) – Joseph Lovell (WAL) – 2:2 (1:2, 0:0, 1:0). Keller advanced to the next stage.
Ionut Gheorghe (ROU) – Sadig Eynullaev (AZR) – 9:7 (1:4, 4:0, 4:3)
John Joyce (IRL) – Vasily Belous (MDA) – 8:5 (2:1, 4:4, 2:0)
Evgeniy Borisov (BUL) – Kamil Szeremet (POL) – 3:1 (1:1, 1:0, 1:0)
Onder Sipal (TUR) – Enea Kovaci (ALB) – 11:3 (4:1, 3:2, 4:0)
Taras Shelestyuk (UKR) – Andrey Zamkovoy (RUS) – 6:3 (0:2, 2:0, 4:1). First loss for Russian national team. Ukrainian dark horse Shelestyuk made his upcoming road easier defeating 2009 Milan silver medalist and tournament favorite in the opener.
165 pounds / 75 kg (Middleweight) – 1/16
Adem Kilicci (TUR) – Rahib Baylarov (AZR) – 9:3 (3:1, 3:1, 3:1)
Konstantin Buga (GER) – Norbert Harcsa (HUN) – 8:2 (0:0, 6:1, 2:1)
Sergey Derevyanchenko (UKR) – Glodi Eneste (Nor) – 16:1 (2:0, 10:1, 4:0)
Vardan Besaljan (CZE) – Alexandar Drenovak (SRB) – 5:0 (3:0, 0:0, 2:0)
Anthony Ogogo (ENG) – Peter Mullenberg (NED) – 7:0 (1:0, 2:0, 4:0)
Darren O’Neill (IRL) – Ronald Gavril (ROU) – 4:2 (1:0, 0:1, 3:1)
Mathieu Bauderlique (FRA) – Andrej Bakovic (SLO) – 8:2 (3:0, 2:0, 3:2)
Fatlum Zuta (MKD) – Denis Samilins (LAT) – 13:1 (6:1, 4:0, 3:0)
Bojan Pesic (MNE) – Artem Masliy (ISR) – 8:0 (1:0, 4:0, 3:0)
Mladen Manev (BUL) – Victor Cotiujanschii (MDA) – 9:2 (3:0, 4:2, 2:0)
178 pounds / 81 kg (Light heavyweight) – 1/16:
Wlodzimierz Letr (POL) – Alexandru Cristofor (ROU) – 4:0 (2:0, 0:0, 2:0)
Ioannis Militopoulos (GRE) – Stephen Simmons (SCO) – 9:4 (3:3, 3:0, 3:1)
Artur Khachatryan (ARM) – Ramazan Magomedov (AZR) – 7:2 (0:0, 2:0, 5:2)
Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) – Vladimir Celesh (MDA) – 10:1 (5:1, 2:0, 3:0)
Daugirdas Semiotas (LTU) – Imre Szello (HUN) – 7:2 (3:0, 3:1, 1:1)
Onder Ozgul (TUR) – Marco Nikolic (SRB) – 5:4 (3:1, 2:0, 0:3)
Obed Mbwakongo (ENG) – Kennedy Katende (SWE) – 6:3 (4:0, 1:1, 1:2)
Alexander Gvozdik (UKR) – Gottlieb Weiss – RSC 2. Time was 0:12.
Ainar Karlson (EST) – Gzim Tahiri (AUT) – 7:3 (2:2, 3:0, 2:1)
Alexander Ramo (ALB) – Artur Zlatopolskiy (ISR) – 13:11 (5:2, 4:6, 4:3)
Kenneth Egan (IRL) – Simone Fiori (ITA) – 3:2 (2:0, 1:1, 0:1). Two favorites (alongside Artur Beterbiev and Alexander Gvozdik) of this weight class collided in the opener.
201 pounds / 91 kg (Heavyweight) – 1/16
Bahram Muzaffer (TUR) – Borut Slapnik (SLO) – 4:0 (2:0, 2:0, 0:0)
Stjepan Vugdelija (CRO) – Marko Radonjic (MNE) – 7:3 (4:0, 2:2, 1:1)
Pavel Kiruenko (BLR) – Mikhail Muntean (MDA) – DCQ 3. Time was 0:53.
Tervel Pulev (BUL) – Damir Beljo (BIH) – RSC 2. Time was 2:11. Tervel is a younger brother of rising heavyweight prospect Kubrat Pulev (8-0, 5 KOs).
Tsolak Ananikyan (ARM) – Mateusz Malujda (POL) – 4:0 (3:0, 1:0, 0:0)
2nd day results:
132 pounds / 60 kg (Lightweight) – 1/16
Eric Donovan (IRL) – Rashid Kassem (DEN) – 10:2
Dmytro Bulenkov (UKR) – Gabriel Podasca (ROM) – 9:4
Husnu Kocabas (NED) – Ljubomir Marjanovic (SRB) – 5:3
Redouane Kaya (SWE) – Vasile Tacu (MDA) – 2:2. Kaya advanced to the next stage.
Rachid Azzedine (FRA) – Aurimas Naudzius (LTU) – 8:2
Albert Selimov (RUS) – Romal Amanov (AZR) – 15:2
141 pounds / 64 kg (Light welterweight) – 1/16
David Mueller (GER) – Alexander Jacobsen (NOR) – 8:2
Hrachik Javakhyan (ARM) – Alex Vasiljev (FIN) – 11:2
Georgian Popescu (ROM) – Valeriu Sirbu (MDA) – 8:0
Onur Sipal (TUR) – Lewis Rees (WAL) – 10:1
Rafik Haruntunjan (NED) – Riccardo Silva Ramos (SUI) – 5:0
Samir Machrouh (FRA) – Bradley Saunders (ENG) – RSCI 2
Olexandr Klyuchko (UKR) – Emil Maharramov (AZE) – 11:3
113 pounds / 51 kg (Flyweight) – 1/8
Vincenzo Picardi (ITA) – Alexander Riscan (MDA) – 10:5
Francisco Torrijos (ESP) – Artem Dalakyan (UKR) – 10:3
Selcuk Eker (TUR) – Bato-Munko Vankeev (BLR) – 11:6
Misha Aloyan (RUS) – Nordine Oubaali (FRA) – 10:3
Khalid Saeed Yafai (ENG) – Alexander Alexandrov (BUL) – 6:4
Derenik Gizhlaryan (ARM) – Norbert Kalucza (HUN) – 16:4
Magomed Abdulkhamidov (AZE) – Declan Geraghty (IRL) – 9:2
Ronny Beblik (GER) – Veli Mumin (MKD) – 6:3
152 pounds / 69 kg (Welterweight) – 1/8
Magomed Nurutdinov (BLR) – Daniel Obradovic (AUT) – 18:0
Konstantin Snigour (ISR) – Ervin Brulc (SLO) – KO 1
Leon Chartoy (SWE) – Martin Svoboda (CZE) – 10:5
Alexis Vastine (FRA) – Samuel Matevosyan (ARM) – 18:0
Balazs Bacskai (HUN) – Egidijus Kavaliauskas (LTU) – 6:3
Ionut Gheorghe (ROM) – Torben Keller (DEN) – 3:1
John Joyce (IRL) – Evgeniy Borisov (BUL) – 11:1
Taras Shelestyuk (UKR) – Onder Sipal (TUR) – 4:2
165 pounds / 75 kg (Middleweight) – 1/8
Andranik Hakobyan (ARM) – Sanjin Pol Vrgoc (CRO) – 13:2
Nikolay Veselov (BLR) – Kaupo Arro (EST) – 6:2
Artem Chebotarev (RUS) – Vladimir Milevskij (LTU) – 9:2
Adem Kilici (TUR) – Konstantin Buga (GER) – RSC 2
Sergey Derevyanchenko (UKR) – Vardan Besaljan (CZE) – RSC 2
Darren O'Neill (IRL) – Anthony Ogogo (ENG) – 10:1
Mathieu Bauderlique (FRA) – Fatlum Zuta (MKD) – RSC 1
Mladen Manev (BUL) – Bojan Pesic (MNE) – 3:2
178 pounds /81 kg (Light heavyweight) – 1/8
Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) – Hrvoje Sep (CRO) – 15:4
Bosko Draskovic (MNE) – Sergey Korneyev (BLR) – 7:2
Nikolajs Grisunins (LAT) – Włodzimierz Letr (POL) – 10:3
Artur Khachatryan (ARM) – Joannis Militopoulos (GRE) – 13:3
Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) – Daugirdas Semiotas (LTU) – 3:2
Obed Mbwakongo (ENG) – Onder Ozgul (TUR) – 7:0
Ainar Karlson (EST) – Olexandr Gvozdik (UKR) – 8:5. First major sensation in this weight class.
Kenneth Egan (IRL) – Aleksander Ramo (ALB) – 15:2
201 pounds + / 91 kg + (Super heavyweight) – 1/8
Roberto Cammarelle (ITA) – Marcin Rekowski (POL) – 12:2
Sergey Kuzmin (RUS) – Muhammet Guner TUR – KO 2
Erkan Teper (GER) – Farid Pashayev (AZR) – 11:1
Yousef Abdelghani (ISR) – Dino Mansour (CRO) – 6:1
Viktor Zuyev (BLR) – Primislav Dimovski (MKD) – DQ 3
Istvan Bernath (HUN) – Zied Jouini (FRA) – 6:5
Modo Sallah (SWE) – Rok Urbanc (SLO) – AB 3
Roman Kapitonenko (UKR) – Milutin Stankovic (SRB) – 7:0
3rd day results
119 pounds / 54 kg (Bantamweight) – 1/8
Eduard Abzalimov (RUS) – Marcel Schneider (GER) – 13:2 (2:0, 4:1, 7:1)
Furkan Memis (TUR) – Detelin Dalakliev (BUL) – 2:0 (1:0, 0:0, 1:0)
Andrew Selby (WAL) – Pedro Matos (POR) – 6:3 (1:1, 2:1, 3:1)
Salum Ntuve (SWE) – Vyacheslav Gojan (MDA) – 9:3 (2:1, 3:1, 4:1)
Georgi Chigaev (UKR) – David Berna (HUN) – 7:1 (2:1, 2:0, 3:1)
Razvan Andreianu (ROU) – Matti Koota (FIN) – 6:2 (2:0, 1:1, 3:1)
Gamal Yafai (ENG) – Vittorrio Parrinello (ITA) – 5:3 (2:1, 1:2, 2:0)
John Nevin (IRL) – Ali Ihya Nourdine (FRA) – 6:1 (2:1, 3:0, 1:0)
125 pounds / 57 kg (Featherweight) – 1/8
Sergey Vodopyanov (RUS) – Andrzhej Liczik (POL) – 10:2 (1:0, 5:1, 4:1)
Denis Makarov (GER) – Heybatulla Hadzhialiyev (AZR) – 10:1 (2:0, 6:0, 2:1)
Sergey Kunitsin (BLR) – Rudolf Dydi (SVK) – 8:3 (0:1, 4:1, 4:1)
Alessio di Savino (ITA) – Mirsad Ahmeti (CRO) – 3:3. Di Savino moves to the quarterfinals.
Azat Hohvannesyan (ARM) – Oleg Malinovsky (UKR) – 10:3 (4:0, 4:3, 2:0)
Tyrone McCullagh (IRL) – Petr Apostol (MDA) – 13:2 (6:1, 1:1, 6:0)
Oualid Belaoura (FRA) – Dennis Cexlan (DEN) – 8:5 (2:2, 5:2, 1:1)
Ian Weaver (ENG) – Bashir Hassan-Salad (SWE) – 8:3 (5:0, 3:1, 0:2)
132 pounds / 60 kg (Lightweight) – 1/8
Thomas Stalker (ENG) – Domenico Valentino (ITA) – 4:1 (0:0, 2:0, 2:1). Stalker kicked out 2009 Milan world champion.
Arjoms Ramlavs (LAT) – Filip Palic (CRO) – 4:2 (1:0, 2:2, 1:0)
Eugen Burhard (GER) – Ara Puluzyan (ARM) – 6:1 (2:0, 1:1, 3:0)
Vazgen Safaryants (BLR) – Michal Chudecki (POL) – 8:3 (1:0, 3:0, 4:3)
Miklos Varga (HUN) – Miroslav Serban (CZE) – 16:2 (4:0, 6:1, 6:1)
Eric Donovan (IRL) – Dmitry Bulenkov (UKR) – 10:2 (3:0, 5:2, 2:0)
Redouane Kaya (SWE) – Husnu Kocabas (NED) – 11:2 (1:0, 5:1, 5:1)
Albert Selimov (RUS) – Rachid Azzedine (FRA) – 7:3 (1:0, 3:2, 3:1)
141 pounds / 64 kg (Light welterweight) – 1/8
Gyula Kate (HUN) – Arturs Ahmetovs (LAT) – 9:0 (3:0, 1:0, 5:0)
Vincenzo Mangiacapre (ITA) – Michal Syrowatko (POL) – 6:1 (2:0, 1:0, 3:1)
Anthony Yigit (SWE) – Evgueny Romashkevich (BLR) – 4:2 (1:0, 2:1, 1:1)
Alexander Solyanikov (RUS) – Zdenek Chladak (CZE) – 6:3 (1:0, 2:2, 3:1)
David Mueller (GER) – Raymond Moylette (IRL) – 5:5. Mueller advanced to the quarterfinals.
Grachik Dzhavahyan (ARM) – Georgian Popescu (ROU) – 9:3 (3:1, 5:1, 1:1)
Onur Sipal (TUR) – Radik Harutjunyan (NED) – 10:5 (2:3, 4:0, 4:2)
Alexander Klyuchko (UKR) – Samir Machrouh (FRA) – 10:8 (2:2, 4:3, 4:3)
201 pounds / 91 kg (Heavyweight) – 1/8
Egor Mekhontsev (RUS) – Stefan Koeber (GER) – 10:2 (2:1, 2:1, 6:0). Mekhontsev is 2008 Euro and 2009 world champion. Stefan is a younger brother of Sebastian Koeber (19-2, 13 KOs).
Bejenaru Bejenaru (ROU) – Christian Demaj (ALB) – 9:5 (4:3, 4:2, 1:0)
Denis Poyatsyka (UKR) – Rashad Abdullaev (AZR) – RSC 2. Time was 2:20.
Vitalijs Subacius (LTU) – Juan Oliva Aleman (ESP) – 7:2 (0:0, 4:1, 3:1)
Jozsef Darmos (HUN) – Warren Baister (ENG) – 12:3 (4:1, 4:0, 4:2)
Bahram Muzaffer (TUR) – Milisav Vuk Simic (SRB) – 9:0 (5:0, 3:0, 1:0)
Stjepan Vugdeliya (CRO) – Pavel Kiruenko (BLR) – 9:4 (1:3, 7:0, 1:1)
Tervel Pulev (BUL) – Tsolak Ananikyan (ARM) – 5:4 (2:0, 1:2, 2:2)
