2026 European Boxing Championships in Sofia: Day 7 results
- Author: Vahe Hakobyan
- Sportaran
Quarterfinal and semifinal bouts took place at the European Boxing Championships in Sofia on September 23. Four Armenian boxers entered the ring on the seventh day of competition, and two won medals.
Elida Kocharyan lost her women’s 65 kg semifinal to Russia’s Azalia Amineva, 0–5. Rudolf Garboyan was defeated by Russia’s Bair Batlaev by the same score in the men’s 50 kg division. Both Armenians finished the tournament with bronze medals.
Artur Bazeyan (60 kg) was eliminated in the quarterfinals after a 1–4 loss to North Macedonia’s Alen Rustemovski. Marat Mikaelyan (75 kg) lost 2–3 to England’s Callum Makin. Armenia finished the European Championships with two bronze medals.
Day 7 results at the 2026 European Boxing Championships (September 23)
The winner is listed first in each result.
Women — semifinals
- 48 kg: Hanna Okhota (Ukraine) — Nurselen Yalgettekin (Türkiye) — 4–1.
- 48 kg: Yulia Chumgalakova (Russia) — Angelika Krzysztoforska (Poland) — 5–0.
- 51 kg: Laura Fuertes Fernandez (Spain) — Maxi Klötzer (Germany) — 3–2.
- 51 kg: Hatice Akbas (Türkiye) — Natalia Kuczewska (Poland) — 5–0.
- 65 kg: Azalia Amineva (Russia) — Elida Kocharyan (Armenia) — 5–0.
- 65 kg: Luca Hamori (Hungary) — Kinga Krowka (Poland) — 4–1.
- 70 kg: Chantelle Reid (England) — Milena Matovic (Serbia) — 3–2.
- 70 kg: Busenaz Sürmeneli (Türkiye) — Nadezhda Golubeva (Russia) — 3–2.
- 75 kg: Aoife O’Rourke (Ireland) — Saltanat Medenova (Russia) — 4–1.
- 75 kg: Büsra Isildar (Türkiye) — Sunniva Hofstad (Norway) — 3–2.
- 80 kg: Lisa O’Rourke (Ireland) — Iryna Lutsak (Ukraine) — 5–0.
- 80 kg: Anastasia Demurchian (Russia) — Stella Blazkova (Czechia) — 5–0.
- Over 80 kg: Ksenia Olifirenko (Russia) — Zsofia Szira (Hungary) — 5–0.
- Over 80 kg: Havvanur Kethüda (Türkiye) — Elzbieta Wojcik (Poland) — referee stoppage.
Women — quarterfinals
- 54 kg: Anastasia Kool (Russia) — Sirine Charaabi (Italy) — 3–2.
- 54 kg: Lenka Bernardova (Czechia) — Lauren Mackie (England) — 5–0.
- 54 kg: Sara Cirkovic (Serbia) — Buse Naz Cakiroglu (Türkiye) — 3–2.
- 54 kg: Pihla Kaivo-Oja (Finland) — Wassila Lkhadiri (France) — 4–1.
- 57 kg: Michaela Walsh (Ireland) — Stanimira Petrova (Bulgaria) — 5–0.
- 57 kg: Liudmila Vorontsova (Russia) — Marina Muliarchyk (Belarus) — 4–1.
- 57 kg: Vladislava Kukhta (Hungary) — Amina Zidani (France) — 5–0.
- 57 kg: Esra Yildiz Kahraman (Türkiye) — Lacramioara Perijoc (Romania) — 5–0.
- 60 kg: Gizem Ozer (Türkiye) — Barbora Maxova (Czechia) — 5–0.
- 60 kg: Kristina Kuluhova (Serbia) — Tetiana Dovhal (Ukraine) — 5–0.
- 60 kg: Steline Grozy (France) — Amy Broadhurst (England) — 4–1.
- 60 kg: Donjeta Sadiku (Kosovo) — Maud van der Toorn (Netherlands) — 5–0.
Men — semifinals
- 50 kg: Bair Batlaev (Russia) — Rudolf Garboyan (Armenia) — 5–0.
- 50 kg: Subhan Mammadov (Azerbaijan) — Samet Gümüs (Türkiye) — 3–2.
- 65 kg: Hugo Gros (France) — Ismail Umar (Finland) — 4–1.
- 65 kg: Elvin Aliyev (Ukraine) — Alexandru Paraschiv (Moldova) — 5–0.
- 70 kg: Sergei Koldenkov (Russia) — Makan Traore (France) — 4–0.
- 70 kg: Nabi Iskandarov (Azerbaijan) — John McConnell (Ireland) — 4–1.
- 85 kg: Junior Tada (France) — Fares Derouiche (Austria) — 4–1.
- 85 kg: Dmitry Karmanov (Russia) — Antonio Grabic (Croatia) — 5–0.
- 90 kg: Enmanuel Reyes Pla (Spain) — Giorgi Kushitashvili (Georgia) — 3–2.
- 90 kg: Emrah Yasar (Türkiye) — Kevin Lebowski (Germany) — 5–0.
- Over 90 kg: David Surov (Russia) — Ahmed Hagag (Austria) — 5–0.
- Over 90 kg: Damar Thomas (England) — Mahammad Abdullayev (Azerbaijan) — 5–0.
Men — quarterfinals
- 60 kg: Radoslav Rosenov (Bulgaria) — Vsevolod Shumkov (Russia) — 3–2.
- 60 kg: Aider Abduraimov (Ukraine) — Pawel Brach (Poland) — 5–0.
- 60 kg: Ewart Andres Marin Hernandez (Spain) — Jude Gallagher (Ireland) — 3–2.
- 60 kg: Alen Rustemovski (North Macedonia) — Artur Bazeyan (Armenia) — 4–1.
- 75 kg: Rami Kiwan (Bulgaria) — Mateusz Urban (Poland) — 5–0.
- 75 kg: Callum Makin (England) — Marat Mikaelyan (Armenia) — 3–2.
- 75 kg: Ismail Mutsolgov (Russia) — Pylyp Akilov (Hungary) — 4–1.
- 75 kg: Saidjamshid Jafarov (Uzbekistan) — Kevin Scott (Sweden) — 5–0.
- 80 kg: Pavlo Iliusha (Ukraine) — Luka Matchutadze (Georgia) — referee stoppage.
- 80 kg: Oladimeji Shittu (England) — Lucky Aimufua (Austria) — 5–0.
- 80 kg: Rastko Simic (Serbia) — William Cholov (Bulgaria) — 5–0.
- 80 kg: Cherav Ashalaev (Russia) — Michal Pezhkhala (Poland) — 5–0.

