Sanchez, Rustemovski, Mammadov and Casu were the heroes of the fourth competition day in Budva
Spain’s Elijah Sanchez, North Macedonia’s Arabel Rustemovski, Azerbaijan’s Hasrat Mammadov and Romania’s Cristian Casu were the heroes of the fourth competition day in the European U17 Boxing Championships in Budva, Montenegro.
Albania, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, England, Estonia, Finland, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Lithuania, Malta, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and Ukraine are the participating 40 nations to the European U17 Boxing Championships.
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Ireland’s Pat Stokes used our distance better than Czech Republic’s Vojtech Halinar in the first round and he had the massive advantage on the scorecards after two minutes of fight. The Irish boy was even more confident in the second round and he won their 50kg meeting by large margin of difference.
The Romanians have strong options in the smaller weight categories and their 50kg hope, Alexandru Butan impressed in the first round against Azerbaijan’s Vagif Mammadli. Both boxers are among the taller ones in this weight class and in that tactical game, Butan was slightly better today.
Germany’s Edwin Lipko had a strong disadvantage after two minutes against Georgia’s Rati Kharbedia who earned a bronze medal at the 2025 European U17 Boxing Championships in Kienbaum. The German got the right instructions in the first break and he made a strong U-turn in the second and third rounds to win this 50kg preliminary.
Spain’s Elijah Sanchez used his brilliant technical skills to keep the safest distance against Croatia’s Sebastijan Dodic and he had the advantages on the scorecards. The 16-year-old Spaniard, who won several international tournaments this year, dominated the last round well to eliminate the Croatian at the 54kg.
Georgia’s Zaza Mdinaridze was one of the favourites at the 54kg weight category in Budva but he had difficulties in the first round against Poland’s Dominik Adamski. The Georgian did not find the best distance today and surprisingly the Polish boxer joined the quarter-finals of this weight class.
Germany’s Glenn Kindler outpointed Belgium’s Ali Farid and he won their 54kg meeting unanimously in the afternoon session. Two of the medal favourites in this weight such as Russia’s Matvei Zaitsev and Belarus’ Mikita Beskaravainy both secured their places in the last eight after beating Greek and Moldovan rivals.
North Macedonia reached a fantastic highlight when their Alen Rustemovski claimed a bronze medal at the recent European Elite Boxing Championships in Sofia. Another Rustemovski from the country, Arabel was outstanding against Belarus’ Yaraslau Sliapets and he won their 60kg preliminary contest today.
England’s Charlie Keet was a hard target for Bulgaria’s Maxim Mihaylov and he had the technician performance to control their 60kg bout from the first seconds. The English had the full focus in the third rounds as well and his fantastic counter-attacks reached the target several times to secure his spot in the quarter-finals.
Italy’s Raul Barone is one of the most experienced in their U17 national team but he had a serious height disadvantage against Belarus’ Daniil Mikheichanka in their 66kg meeting. The 16-year-old Italian was patient in the first round, and he caught his Belarusian opponent with heavy combinations in the second to win their contest by RSC.
Hungary’s Hunor Asztalos had the dominance over Poland’s Oskar Salaga in the first round and he took the lead on the judges’ scorecards after two minutes of fight. The 16-year-old Polish made strong pressure in the second and third rounds against the exhausting Hungarian therefore Salaga turned back their Round of 16 bout at the 66kg.
Azerbaijan’s Yusif Hasanli was stronger in the exchanges than Croatia’s Lukas Fulanovic and he joined the quarter-finals of the 66kg weight category. Ukraine’s Ismail Ismailov had a tough opponent in the Round of 16, Georgia’s Temur Pavliashvili, but he managed to win their meeting by 4:1 split decision.
Azerbaijan’s Hasrat Mammadov delivered smart boxing in the men’s 46kg weight class and he eliminated Russia’s Dzhamal Dustiyev in a superb contest. Another gold medal favourite of the smallest male category, Romania’s Cristi Casu was too strong for Turkey’s Berkay Sezgin Demir.
The Ukrainians are in top shape in this event and their Bohdan Smoliak dominated his contest at the 63kg weight class against Germany’s Kusai Kakah. Greece’s Dimitrios Pavlou delivered the main sensation of this division when he defeated Ireland’s John Delaney in another hectic bout.
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