2026 European Boxing Championships in Sofia: Day 4 Results

The fourth competition day of the 2026 European Boxing Championships for men and women concluded in Sofia on September 20. Round of 16 bouts were held in most weight categories, determining the quarterfinalists. In the women's over 80 kg division, the quarterfinal bouts have already taken place.

Six Armenian boxers competed on the day. Rudolf Garboyan (50 kg) and Davit Chaloyan (+90 kg) recorded victories and both advanced to the quarterfinals. Lusya Avetisyan (54 kg), Narek Manasyan (90 kg), Artur Sahakyan (65 kg) and Ani Muradyan (+80 kg) ended their campaigns at the tournament.

Below are the results of all bouts from the fourth competition day.

Women, 54 kg — Round of 16

• Sirine Charaabi (Italy) — Sofia Resende (Portugal) — 5:0
• Anastasia Kool (Russia) — Lusya Avetisyan (Armenia) — RSC
• Buse Naz Cakiroglu (Turkey) — Zeynab Rahimova (Azerbaijan) — RSC
• Sara Cirkovic (Serbia) — Inna Statkevych (Ukraine) — 5:0
• Lauren Mackie (England) — Iulia Corol (Moldova) — RSC
• Lenka Bernardova (Czechia) — Venelina Poptoleva (Bulgaria) — 3:2
• Wassila Lkhadiri (France) — Jennifer Lehane (Ireland) — 4:1
• Pihla Kaivo-Oja (Finland) — Wiktoria Rogalinska (Poland) — 5:0

Women, 70 kg — Round of 16

• Chantelle Reid (England) — Ditte Frostholm (Denmark) — 5:0
• Evelyn Igharo (Ireland) — Arina Danilchik (Belarus) — 5:0
• Milena Matovic (Serbia) — Maelys Richol (France) — 5:0
• Luna Beeloo (Netherlands) — Anastasiia Chernokolenko (Ukraine) — 4:0
• Barbara Marcinkowska (Poland) — Elisavet Konstantinidou (Greece) — 5:0
• Nadezhda Golubeva (Russia) — Chiara Saraiello (Italy) — 5:0
• Busenaz Surmeneli (Turkey) — Dunia Martinez Mas (Spain) — 5:0
• Leonie Mueller (Germany) — Jessica Triebelova (Slovakia) — 5:0

Women, +80 kg — Quarterfinals

• Zsofia Szira (Hungary) — Ani Muradyan (Armenia) — 5:0
• Kseniia Olifirenko (Russia) — Daria Sazonova (Moldova) — 5:0
• Elzbieta Wojcik (Poland) — Cliona D'Arcy (Ireland) — 5:0
• Havvanur Kethuda (Turkey) — Mariia Lovchynska (Ukraine) — RSC

Men, 50 kg — Round of 16

• Bair Batlaev (Russia) — Sakhil Alakhverdovi (Georgia) — 5:0
• Rudolf Garboyan (Armenia) — Leandro Almeida (Portugal) — 3:2
• David Zakhary (Israel) — Alexandros Mavrommatis (Greece) — 5:0
• Subhan Mammadov (Azerbaijan) — Emanuel Koco (Albania) — 5:0
• Istvan Szaka (Hungary) — Catalin Turcu (Moldova) — 4:1
• Maksym Rudyk (Ukraine) — Ergyunal Sebahtin (Bulgaria) — 5:0

Men, 65 kg — Round of 16

• Hugo Gros (France) — Dean Clancy (Ireland) — 5:0
• Bartlomiej Roskowicz (Poland) — Oier Ibarreche (Spain) — 3:2
• Ismail Umar (Finland) — Rasul Magomedov (Russia) — 4:0
• Lasha Gagnidze (Georgia) — Patris Mughalzai (England) — 3:2
• Elvin Aliiev (Ukraine) — Rasul Tisayev (Belgium) — 5:0
• Malik Hasanov (Azerbaijan) — Rumen Rumenov (Bulgaria) — RSC
• Emin Yildiz (Austria) — Artur Sahakyan (Armenia) — 3:2
• Alexandru Paraschiv (Moldova) — Khalid Osman (Denmark) — 5:0

Men, 90 kg — Round of 16

• Enmanuel Reyes Pla (Spain) — Ramazan Dadaev (Russia) — 3:2
• Roselin Bachevski (Bulgaria) — Jozef Kostur (Slovakia) — WO
• Georgii Kushitashvili (Georgia) — Soheb Bouafia (France) — 5:0
• Jack Marley (Ireland) — Arian Saed-Panah (World Boxing Refugee Team) — 3:2
• Emrah Yasar (Turkey) — Narek Manasyan (Armenia) — 5:0
• Andrei Zaplitnii (Moldova) — Ilcho Kostovski (North Macedonia) — 5:0
• Kevin Lebowski (Germany) — Rauf Rahimov (Azerbaijan) — 4:1
• Isaac Okoh (England) — Aleksei Sevostianov (Poland) — 5:0

Men, +90 kg — Round of 16

• Davit Chaloyan (Armenia) — Dmytro Lovchynskyi (Ukraine) — 5:0
• David Surov (Russia) — Oskar Safaryan (Poland) — 4:1
• Mohamed Walid Bourha (Belgium) — Luka Pratljacic (Croatia) — RSC
• Ahmed Hagag (Austria) — Nikita Putilov (Germany) — 4:1
• Omar Shiha (Norway) — Uladzislau Smiahliakou (Belarus) — 5:0
• Magomed Abdullaev (Azerbaijan) — Nicolai Burdiuja (Moldova) — RSC
• Nikoloz Begadze (Georgia) — Jonas Jazevicius (Lithuania) — RSC
• Damar Thomas (England) — Mucahit Ilyas (Turkey) — 5:0

Thus, after the fourth competition day, Rudolf Garboyan and Davit Chaloyan remain in contention for Armenia, joining the Armenian boxers who had already advanced to the next stages of the European Championships.

RSC — victory after the referee stops the contest. WO — victory by walkover without the bout taking place.