By Alexey Sukachev

XXXVIII European boxing championship is right under way at “Megasport” arena in Moscow, Russia. Tonight is the only gap in the tournament’s timetable as all the boxers are resting before tomorrow’s semifinals. Results of all the quarterfinal pairs are presented below.

4th day results:

113 pounds / 51 kg (Flyweight) – 1/4
Vincenzo Picardi (ITA) – Francisco Torrijos Portillo (ESP) – 9:2 (2:0, 3:1, 4:1)
Misha Aloyan (RUS) – Selcuk Eker (TUR) – 11:2 (3:1, 5:1, 1:0)
Khalid Saeed Yafai (ENG) – Derenik Gizhlaryan (ARM) – 9:1 (3:1, 1:0, 5:1)
Ronny Beblik (GER) – Magomed Abdulkhamidov (AZE) – Walkover
Semifinals: Picardi – Aloyan and Beblik - Yafai

125 pounds / 57 kg (Featherweight) – 1/4
Denis Makarov (GER) – Sergey Vodopyanov (RUS) – 7:4 (1:0, 4:3, 2:1). Vodopyanov was considered a favorite before this fight.
Tyrone McCullagh (IRL) – Azat Hohvannesyan (ARM) – 6:3 (1:0, 3:1, 2:2). McCullagh was a subject of standing eight two times.
Sergey Kunitsin (BLR) – Alessio di Savino (ITA) – 6:3 (2:1, 3:2, 1:0).
Ian Weaver (ENG) – Oualid Belaoura (FRA) – 12:7 (4:2, 3:3, 5:2)
Semifinals: Makarov – Kunitsin, Weaver – McCullagh

152 pounds / 69 kg (Welterweight) – 1/4
Magomed Nurutdinov (BLR) – Konstantin Snigour (ISR) – 4:2 (2:1, 0:1, 2:0)
Alexis Vastine (FRA) – Leon Chartoy (SWE) – 7:2 (0:0, 4:1, 3:1). Vastine scored two knockdowns.
Balazs Bacskai (HUN) – Ionut Gheorghe (ROM) – RSC 2
Taras Shelestyuk (UKR) – John Joyce (IRL) – 9:1 (1:0, 1:1, 7:0)
Semifinals: Bacskai – Shelestyuk, Nuturdinov – Vastine

165 pounds / 75 kg (Middleweight) – 1/4
Nikolay Veselov (BLR) – Andranik Hakobyan (ARM) – 11:9 (3:3, 5:2, 3:4)
Artem Chebotarev (RUS) – Adem Kilicci (TUR) – 6:5 (1:2, 3:0, 2:3)
Darren O'Neill (IRL) – Sergey Derevyanchenko (UKR) – 7:6 (2:0, 1:3, 4:3). Most observers had the Ukrainian clearly winning.
Mladen Manev (BUL) – Mathieu Bauderlique (FRA) – 8:4 (0:2, 3:2, 5:0)
Semifinals: Chebotarev – Veselov, O’Neill – Manev

178 pounds /81 kg (Light heavyweight) – 1/4
Artur Beterbiyev (RUS) – Bosko Draskovic (MNE) – RSC 3. Time of stoppage – 2:03. Draskovic was down after a body punch and the action was halted after another knockdown.
Artur Khachatryan (ARM) – Nikolajs Grisunins (LAT) – 3:3 (0:0, 1:1, 2:2). Khachatryan advanced to the semifinal.
Abdelkader Bouhenia (FRA) – Obed Mbwakongo (ENG) – 11:9 (4:3, 3:4, 4:2)
Kenneth Egan (IRL) – Ainar Karlson (EST) – 7:4 (1:1, 4:3, 2:2)
Semifinals: Beterbiyev – Khachatryan, Bouhenia – Egan.

5th day results:

106 pounds / 48 kg (Light Flyweight) – 1/4
Hovhannes Danielyan (ARM) – Denis Shkarubo (UKR) – 4:4 (1:1, 3:2, 0:1). Danielyan advanced to the semifinal.
Patrick “Paddy” Barnes (IRL) – Thomas Stubbs (ENG) – 8:1 (3:0, 1:0, 4:1)
Jose de la Nieve Linares (ESP) – Ferhat Pehlivan (TUR) – 2:1 (1:0, 1:0, 0:1)
Elvin Mamishzade (AZR) – David Ayrapetyan (RUS) – 5:3 (1:1, 2:1, 2:1). Local observers had local favorite Ayrapetyan vastly ahead.
Semifinals: Mamishzade – Danielyan, Barnes – de la Nieve Linares.

119 pounds / 54 kg (Bantamweight) – 1/4
Eduard Abzalimov (RUS) – Razvan Andreianu (ROU) – 5:0 (1:0, 3:0, 1:0)
Andrew Selby (WAL) – Furkan Memis (TUR) – 4:2 (1:0, 1:2, 2:0)
Georgi Chigaev (UKR) – Salum Ntuve (SWE) – 4:1 (1:0, 1:0, 2:1)
Gamal Yafai (ENG) – John Nevin (IRL) – 7:1 (0:0, 6:0, 1:1)
Semifinals: Chigaev – Selby, Abzalimov – Yafai.

132 pounds / 60 kg (Lightweight) – 1/4
Thomas Stalker (ENG) – Arjoms Ramlavs (LAT) – 2:2 (0:1, 2:1, 0:0). Stalker moved to the semifinal.
Eugen Burhard (GER) – Vazgen Safaryants (BLR) – 8:1 (2:0, 4:0, 2:1)
Eric Donovan (IRL) – Miklos Varga (HUN) – 10:4 (3:1, 4:1, 3:2)
Albert Selimov (RUS) – Redouane Kaya (SWE) – 4:2 (1:0, 1:1, 2:1)
Semifinals: Stalker – Burhard, Selimov – Donovan.

141 pounds / 64 kg (Light welterweight) – 1/4
Gyula Kate (HUN) – Vincenzo Mangiacapre (ITA) – 9:4 (3:1, 2:1, 4:2)
Alexander Solyanikov (RUS) – Anthony Yigit (SWE) – 13:4 (2:2, 5:1, 6:1). Solyanikov scored two knockdowns.
Grachik Dzhavahyan (ARM) – David Mueller (GER) – 5:3 (1:0, 1:2, 3:1).
Alexander Klyuchko (UKR) – Onur Sipal (TUR) – 5:3 (1:1, 1:1, 3:1)
Semifinals: Solyanikov – Kate, Klyuchko – Dzhavanyan.

201 pounds / 91 kg (Heavyweight) – 1/4
Egor Mekhontsev (RUS) – Constantin Bejenaru (ROU) – 10:3 (2:1, 2:0, 6:2)
Denis Poyatsyka (UKR) – Vitalijs Subacius (LTU) – 9:1 (0:1, 6:0, 3:0)
Jozsef Darmos (HUN) – Bahram Muzaffer (TUR) – 9:5 (3:0, 3:4, 3:1)
Tervel Pulev (BUL) – Stjepan Vugdeliya (CRO) – 5:3 (2:1, 2:1, 1:1)
Semifinals: Mekhontsev – Poyatsyka, Pulev – Darmos.

201 pounds + / 91 kg + (Super heavyweight) – 1/4
Sergey Kuzmin (RUS) – Roberto Cammarelle (ITA) – 6:3 (0:2, 2:1, 4:0). Cammarelle failed to win the European championship in his fourth attempt at title. 2008 Olympic gold medalist and 2007/2009 world champion has twice lost to Alexander Povetkin, once to Islam Timurziyev and Sergey Kuzmin (all – from Russia) and missed 2008 championship.
Yousef Abedelgani (ISR) – Erkan Teper (GER) – 5:0 (1:0, 4:0, 0:0)
Viktor Zuyev (BLR) – Istvan Bernath (HUN) – 10:2 (3:1, 2:1, 5:0)
Roman Kapitonenko (UKR) – Modo Sallah (SWE) – 5:1 (0:0, 1:0, 4:1)
Semifinals: Abedelgani – Kuzmin, Kapitonenko – Zuyev.