European Boxing Championship U19 and U23 kicks off in Yerevan — results of the first day

On November 3, the 2025 European Boxing Championship among youth (U19) and under-23 (U23) athletes kicked off in Yerevan under the auspices of the EUBC. The tournament will continue until November 10, 2025. The first competition day offered spectators an exciting program and many spectacular bouts.

Three boxers represented Armenia on the first day — all emerged victorious: Tigran Hovsepyan defeated a Moldovan opponent in a tough fight, Andranik Martirosyan overcame a Georgian boxer, and Argishti Hakobyan beat a Serbian contender. All three advanced to the quarterfinals.

First Day Results (U19):
51 kg — Yavlonbek Kuldashev (Germany) def. Aleksei Zanivalkin (Belarus) — 5:0
51 kg — Timurbek Mamadaliev (Russia) def. Maksim Maksimovich (Serbia) — 5:0
57 kg — Tigran Hovsepyan (Armenia) def. Dumitru Pogora (Moldova) — 4:1
63.5 kg — Andranik Martirosyan (Armenia) def. Davit Mushkudiani (Georgia) — 4:1
63.5 kg — Igor Nazarov (Moldova) lost to Dzianis Lyasum (Belarus) — 1:4
63.5 kg — Darius Popescu (Romania) lost to Nikša Vučević (Montenegro) — WO (Vučević win)
67 kg — Mustafa Kharafi (Spain) def. Gigi Nonikashvili (Georgia) — 5:0
67 kg — Argishti Hakobyan (Armenia) def. Vasilije Đurđević (Serbia) — 4:1
67 kg — Joakim Jovanovski (North Macedonia) lost to Maksim Pronitsev (Israel) — 1:4
67 kg — Marinos Tsikkos (Cyprus) lost to Sebastian Hoholacek (Slovakia) — RSC R2 (Hoholacek win)
75 kg — Vakhtang Malania (Georgia) lost to Pavel Fikin (Russia) — 0:5
80 kg — Vadim Staver (Malta) lost to Joseph Shalelashvili (Israel) — 0:5
92 kg — Cristian Lemnaru (Moldova) lost to Stanislav Zhilianin (Belarus) — 1:4
92 kg — Kevin Major (Serbia) lost to Kirill Lukyanov (Russia) — RSC R1 (Lukyanov win)

U23 Results:
80 kg — Rastko Simic (Serbia) def. Anatolii Gavriliuk (Moldova) — 5:0
80 kg — Mikhail Usov (Russia) def. Roman Horvat (Slovakia) — 5:0

All tournament fights are streamed live on the Armenian Boxing Federation’s YouTube channel.