European Senior Championships 2011

[mike222]

The championships start for real today with the draw taking place this afternoon and the preliminary fights commencing tomorrow.
The tournament is slightly devalued with Russia and Ukraine both sending second string teams and France a depleted squad ,so the likes of Lomachenko and Mekhontsev are not appearing.
Those countries prefering to concentrate on the World Championships which occurs later in the year.
Neverless it is still enthralling with several youngsters taking part in their first Elite tournament such as Joe Ward,Charlie Edwards and Salman Alizada.
Late withdrawals include Clemente Russo and Paddy Barnes both with injuries

[mike222]

Early English results
49 C Edwards 19-8 V Kirilenko BLR
64 T Stalker STP B Gogochumi GRG
75 A Ogogo 14-13 J Khostashvilli GRG
All won


My winners
49 B Galanov or K D L Nieve SPA
52 V Picardi ITA or K Yafai ENG
56 D Polyanski or L Campbell ENG
60 I Vaganov or A Bril GER
64 M Ignatiev or T Stalker ENG
69 B Backsa HUNi or I Edisultanov
75 M Koptyakov or D O Neill IRE
81 N Ivanov or J Ward IRE
91 A Nurmagomedov or T Pulev BUL
+91R Cammarelle ITA or V Zuyev BLR

Russian except where shown

[mike222]

Day 1/2 results include

56 J J Nevin IRE 19-13 P Ischenko UKR
L Campbell ENG 20-6 D Gutmans LAT
F M Ulas TUR 17-10 L MCgoldrick WAL

60 M Ward ENG 20-6 T Vano SVK

69 W Mclaughlin IRE 12-8 S Danyo HOL
F Evans WAL 17-8 T Keller DEN
B Backsai HUN 17-10 S Cardle ENG

91 A Nurmagomedov RUS 19-14 D Price ENG
C Sheehan RSC1INJ L Geordani GEO

+91 R Cammarell STP V Zuyev UKR
A Joshua ENG 23-16 E Brechlin GER
C Mcmonagle IRE WON on countback M Maarcheta BIH

Anthony Ogogo lost(corrected result)
Cammarelle has removed his biggest threat with an awesome knockout
Cardle lost to the world number one
Danny Price lost to a strong russian

[Deno1986]

Thanks for the results Mike.

Good result for Nevin.

[donnellon]

Conlon beat Yafai 20-11. Big win for the Irishman!

[mike222]

Quite a surprise,I knew Conlon had improved but I didnt think he would beat Yafai who was probably favourite for Gold with Aloyan not competing.He had recently beat Tommy Stubbs as well.

[donnellon]

Flyweight very strong in Ireland with Phelan and Burnett serious young operators and Gereghty and Molloy still around. Conlon actually lost the Ulster final this year to yet another Irish fly Declan Milligan , on an admittedly bad computer cock-up where all 5 judges gave it to him but he lost on accepted scores!

[mike222]

Latest results include
52 A Selby W N Kaluckza HUN
56 J J Nevin W N Izoria GEO
60 Z Davies W D Galagot MDA
60 M Ward W I Vaganov RUS
60 J Taylor W K Pkhakadze
64 T Stalker W O Klyuchko UKR
64 R Moylette W L Marjanvic SER
69 F Evans W A Marutjan GER
75 D O Neill W D Radovan GER
81 I Szello HUN W O Mbwakongo
81 J Ward W A Karlson EST
91 A Nurmamegov RUS W C Sheehan

Good wins for M Ward/Stalker/J Ward

Six Irish boxers through to the Quarter finals/One win for a medal
More bouts tonight

[mike222]

Quarter finals line ups for British/Irish boxers

49 C Edwards V K D L Nieve SPA
Tough match for the english teenager against a very experienced Spaniard but its possible
52 A Selby V E Konki FRA
The welshman should win this
52 M Conlon V V Picardi ITA
Picardi has defeated Raushee Warren and toughened up in the WSB where J J Nevin beat him and will brief Conlon.Tough though
56 J J Nevin V D Polyanski RUS
I would favour the talented russian
56 L Campbell V F M Ulas TUR
Should be comfortable for Campbell but he is fighting a Turk in Turkey
60 M Ward V V Saruhanyan ARM
Russian who changed nation was a brilliant junior but hasnt progressed
64 T Stalker V H Javakhyan ARM
Stalker meets defending champion but he can win this
64 R Moylette V M Ignatiev RUS
Very experienced Russian is formidable
69 W Mclaughlin V Z Kvachatadze GEO
The Irishman should win this
69 F Evans V I Edisultanov RUS
Another strong Russian but he is beatable-an IRISH/WALES semifinal would be fantastic
75 D O Neill V D Mitrofanov UKR
Darren should know too much
81 J Ward V S Fiori ITA
Brilliant youngster Ward should win and probably face Hungarian Szello in the semis
+91 A Joshua V M Nistor ROM
Anthony still very inexperienced can pick up a bronze

Six irishman,five english and two welshman fight for medals

As a side note the Official website is still under construction
Some bouts are on Boxing-Fbr.ru

[Tommy Gunn13]

Cheers for the updates
Ive been getting the GB results but not the Irish

[mike222]

According to Russian websites
49 B Galanov 14-10 F Pehlivan
56 D Polyanski 13-12 J J Nevin
64 R Moylette 14-13 M Ignatiev
Guaranteed bronze for Moylette

[BillyTKid]

I see on the bbc website Campbell lost a contentious decision. Anyone know if he was robbed?

[mike222]

More results
49 C Edwards 16-13 K D L Nieve SPA
Sensational win for the young man and will now face another teenager in the semis the 2010 World Youth champion Salman Alizada
52 V Picardi ITA 26-20 M Conlon
Picardi just too experienced
52 G Balakshin RUS 16-10 S Ivanov BUL
Experience tells again
56 F Menis Ulas TUR 12-9 L Campbell
Fighting a Turk in Ankara is very difficult and represents that Countrys best chances
64 T Stalker 13-10 H Javakhyan ARM
Tom defeats the defending champion and could win gold
75 D Mitrofanov UKR 17-10 D O Neill
Surprise loss for Darren
75 M Koptyakov RUS 18-8 P Mullenberg GER
Easy win for the Russian
91 T Mammadov AZE 23-21 A Nurmagomedov RUS
A boost for Joe Ward he defeated Mammadov in last years World Youth Championships

At 64 Ray Moylette faces Heyjaliyev of Azebajan in semis whilst Stalker will face the winner of Kate/Mangicapre in the other semi

[mike222]

Semi Finals involving British/Irish boxers
49 C Edwards V B Galanov RUS
Russian number two is very experienced
52 A Selby V A Riscan MDA
Tight contest likely, Riscan eliminated Georgi Chigayev but is not a superstar
64 R Moylette V G Hajialiyev AZE
Moylette a former World Youth champion may come of age
64 T Stalker V V Manglacape ITA
Surely Stalker will win
69 F Evans V Z Kvachadtre GEO
Evans beat the Russian Edisultanov he should win here
81 J Ward V I Szello HUN
World Youth champ Ward is good enough to win
Two Welsh Two Irish and two English

[donnellon]

I thought Campbell won and Nevin was absolutely robbed after schooling the Russian, anyone else see these fights?

[mike222]

I have just watched the Nevin fight and I agree he won the fight.
The first round score 4-3 to Nevin was the key,Nevin was too quick for the Russian and I scored it comfortably for Nevin by at least four points.
To be fair though I wasnt sitting at ringside.

[donnellon]

Thanks, Mike. I was looking forward to Campbell and Nevin! Ah well.
PS wonder who they'll give the semi between the Turk and the Russian to now?

[mike222]

We could still get Stalker v Moylette.
Semis start 2pm Ankara time tomorrow.
If you look at Turkish tournaments like the Prime Ministers cup-they always win at least one gold but this is a EUBC competition and should be OK

[mike222]

Russian Belik Galanov will meet Azebajani Salmon Alizada in the final at 49kgs.The Russian cruised by Andova 18-7 whilst Alizada the world youth champion beat Charlie Edwards by 24-14 but both young men excelled in their first major senior tournament.
At 56kgs the Russian Dmitri Polyanski comfortably beat the Turk Furkan Ulas18-8 and will meet the Moldovan Vyacheslav Gojan in the final who edged by Romanian Andrei Razvan on a 12-9 score in a minor upset.John Joe Nevin defeated Gojan recently.
At 64 the final is a match between England and Ireland.Tom Stalker won by a walkover whilst Ray Moylette had a tough one winning by a score of 18-16 over Azebajani Hajialliyev and there should have been another one Nevin against Campbell.
At middleweight Russian favourite Maxim Koptyakov defeated his Ukrainian opponent Mitrofanov handily by 26-11 and will meet Turk Adem Kilici who got by Georgian Khostashvilli 19-14.Both men were expected to win and are experienced campaigners.
Finally at heavyweight Bulgarian Tervel Pulev as predicted defeated another Turk Muzzafer 17-11 and will face teenager Teymur Mammadov from Azebajan who has done well to reach the final and is ranked the worlds best young boxer at Heavyweight.However Pulev will be very formidable
Rest of the semis later

[mike222]

Welshman Andrew Selby has reached the final defeating Alexander Riscan.Boxing on the back foot he caught Riscan on the counter particularily to the body
He fill face Georgi Balakshin in the final who got past Italian Picardi despite almost dropping to the canvas in the third to an overhand right
Bouts are live on www.aibaboxingtv.com

[mike222]

Fred Evans and Joe Ward joined Tom Stalker and Ray Moylette in tomorrows finals after semi-final wins this afternoon.Evans looked too big and clever for his georgian opponent at Welterweight in a win that will make up for his and his Welsh team-mate Selbys disappointment at the commonwealth games.Evans will meet the compact Belarussian Magomed Nurutdinov.
Ward I felt looked a little tired in his semi with experienced Hungarian Imre Szello but he came through nevertheless.Not many teenagers can compete at this level in the heavier weights and he is a remarkable athlete
At lightweight Domenico Valentino will meet surprise finalist Faith Keles from Turkey in the final.
Two Welsh,two Irish and one Englishman in the finals

[mike222]

Russian Number two Nikita Ivanov will face Joe Ward in the lightheavyweight final.Ivanov beat Croatian Sep in todays semi.
At Super heavy the two big names outclassed their opponents as both of their opponents did not make it to the second round and Roberto Cammarelle and Magomed Omarov will contest the final

[galaxy]

Finals:

49kg Salman Alizade AZE Belik Galanov RUS 16:14
52kg Andrew Selby WAL Georgiy Balakshin RUS 13:10
56kg Veaceslav Gojan MLD Dmitriy Polyanskiy RUS 16:14
60kg Fatih Keles TUR Domenico Valentino ITA +17:17
64kg Raymond Moylett IRL Thomas Stalker ENG 18:10
69kg Fred Evans WAL Magomed Nurutdinov BLR 14:9
75kg Maxim Koptyakov RUS Adem Kilici TUR 18:15
81kg Joe Ward IRL Nikita Ivanov RUS 20:12
91kg Teymur Mammadov AZE Tervel Pulev BUL RET 3
+91kg Magomed Omarov RUS Roberto Cammarelle ITA 20:14

Two gold for Wales - the best performance in Euro Champs history

[Tommy Gunn13]

Finals:

49kg Salman Alizade AZE Belik Galanov RUS 16:14
52kg Andrew Selby WAL Georgiy Balakshin RUS 13:10
56kg Veaceslav Gojan MLD Dmitriy Polyanskiy RUS 16:14
60kg Fatih Keles TUR Domenico Valentino ITA +17:17
64kg Raymond Moylett IRL Thomas Stalker ENG 18:10
69kg Fred Evans WAL Magomed Nurutdinov BLR 14:9
75kg Maxim Koptyakov RUS Adem Kilici TUR 18:15
81kg Joe Ward IRL Nikita Ivanov RUS 20:12
91kg Teymur Mammadov AZE Tervel Pulev BUL RET 3
+91kg Magomed Omarov RUS Roberto Cammarelle ITA 20:14

Two gold for Wales - the best performance in Euro Champs history

I watched a few of the finals but missed some,i thought Cammarelle would be a definite Gold medal,did he box bad??

[mike222]

Astonishing results with the underdog winning at least eight perhaps nine titles and I was busy today and missed them all, but they are probably up on either www.aibaboxing.tv on youtube or the russian website www boxing-fbr.ru