Strong European session in Bangkok

Strong session for the European boxers at the 2^nd World Olympic Boxing Qualifying Event in Bangkok, Thailand today, several of their promising boxers won their meetings.

Patrycja Borys and Sandra Kruk represented Poland at the women’s lightweight (60kg) in the previous main competitions but their management decided to change this time and Klaudia Budasz is their participant in Bangkok. The Polish girl accomplished her first objective in the Huamark Indoor Stadium where she defeated Switzerland’s Anna Jenni today.

Vladislava Kukhta claimed a silver medal for Kazakhstan at the 2021 Asian Women’s Championships in Dubai but she switched to Hungary this year due to is was only No.2 in her homeland. The Hungarian lightweight (60kg) boxer controlled the first and second rounds against Romania’s European Youth Champion Loredana Andreea Marin and despite her opponent’s efforts in the third, Kukhta advanced to the last 16.

Croatia’s Sara Beram reached several excellent results in the previous three years and the European medallist was fully concentrated to follow her tactics against Japan’s Ayaka Taguchi in the first round. The Croatian lightweight (60kg) boxer won the first and second rounds in the judges’ scorecards and Taguchi received also a warning from the referee therefore Beram had a comfortable triumph.

Ukraine had difficulties at the women’s lightweight (60kg) in the previous years but their Hanna Okhrei is in developing stage and she opened her campaign with a success in Bangkok. The Ukrainian had a very difficult opponent, Tajikistan’s multiple Asian Women’s Championships medallist Shoira Zulkaynarova but she managed to win that contest.

Spain’s Tokyo quarter-finalist Gazimagomed Jalidov won his second contest in the Qualifier and he advanced already to the Round of 16 at the light heavyweight (80kg). The 30-year-old Spaniard had difficulties in the recent 12 months but he found back the winning path and he eliminated Estonia’s Stiven Aas with top performance today.