April 12, 2025, Bratislava — The second day of the European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships brought the first results: winners and medalists were determined in five weight categories (55, 63, 77, 87, and 130 kg).
Armenian wrestlers claimed two medals: Malkhas Amoyan (77 kg) became a four-time European champion, while Karen Aslanyan (63 kg) earned his first silver medal at the European Championships.
Russian wrestlers won two gold medals, while Armenia, Turkey, and Hungary secured one each.
Results of Day Two – 2025 European Greco-Roman Wrestling Championships
55 kg:
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Emin Sefershaev (Russia)
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Eldaniz Azizli (Azerbaijan)
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Vakhtang Lolua (Georgia) & Artem Deleanu (Moldova)
Final: Eldaniz Azizli (AZE) vs. Emin Sefershaev (RUS) — 1-1 (Sefershaev wins on criteria)
63 kg:
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Kerem Kamal (Turkey)
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Karen Aslanyan (Armenia)
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Mairbek Salimov (Poland) & Vitalii Eremenko (Moldova)
Final: Karen Aslanyan (ARM) vs. Kerem Kamal (TUR) — 2-7
Karen Aslanyan takes silver at the 2025 European Championships
77 kg:
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Malkhas Amoyan (Armenia)
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Ramaz Zoidze (Georgia)
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Ahmet Yilmaz (Turkey) & Alexandru Solovei (Moldova)
Final: Ramaz Zoidze (GEO) vs. Malkhas Amoyan (ARM) — 1-3
Malkhas Amoyan is a four-time European champion!
87 kg:
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David Losonczi (Hungary)
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Semen Novikov (Bulgaria)
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Islam Abbasov (Azerbaijan) & Aleksandar Komarov (Serbia)
Final: Semen Novikov (BUL) vs. David Losonczi (HUN) — 3-4
130 kg:
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Sergey Semenov (Russia)
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Muhammet Bakir (Turkey)
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Darius Vitek (Hungary) & Jello Kramer (Germany)
Final: Sergey Semenov (RUS) vs. Muhammet Bakir (TUR) — 1-1 (Semenov wins on criteria)
On April 12, semifinal matches were also held in the remaining weight classes, and the finalists for tomorrow’s finals were determined.
Final matchups for April 13:
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60 kg: Georgi Tibilov (Serbia) vs. Nihat Mammadli (Azerbaijan)
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67 kg: Amu Muslim Amaev (Bulgaria) vs. Hasrat Jafarov (Azerbaijan)
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72 kg: Levente Levai (Hungary) vs. Ibrahim Ghanem (France)
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82 kg: Erik Jilvassy (Hungary) vs. Gurban Gurbanov (Azerbaijan)
Samvel Grigoryan (Armenia) will compete in the repechage round.
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97 kg: Kiril Milov (Bulgaria) vs. Lukas Lazogianis (Germany)
Artur Aleksanyan (Armenia) will wrestle for bronze.