Strandja Tournament

[locoxelbox]

One of the oldest and strongest tournaments in Europe is being held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. I have only found some results. If anyone have more please post them here.
98 boxers from 19 countries.

48:
QF: Yampier Hernandez (CUB)-Ferhat Pehlivan (TUR) 24-3
SF: Artem Dazankian (UKR)-Yampier Hernandez (CUB) 23-10

51:
SF: Andry Laffita (CUB)-Khalid Saeed (ENG) 18-10

54:
QF: Rustam Rahimov (GER)-Yasnier Toledo (CUB) 22-11
Malakov (UKR)-Chris Jenkins (ENG) RET 1

57:
1/8: Bashir Hassan (SWE)-Sergio Prado (ESP) 30-10
Idel Torriente (CUB)-Maxat Ospanov (KAZ) 17-10
Tom Stalker (ENG)-Nikoloz Izoria (GEO) RSC OS 3
QF: Boyan Alexandrov (BUL)-Bashir Hassan (SWE) 19-11
Dimitry Bulenkov (UKR)-Idel Torriente (CUB) 22-12

60:
QF: Yordenis Ugas (CUB)-Yakup Kilic (TUR) 13-8
SF: Yordenis Ugas (CUB)-Ognyan Kolev (BUL) 13-6

64:
QF: Rosniel Iglesias (CUB)-Tigran Petrosyan (RUS) 35-12
SF: Rosniel Iglesias (CUB)-Dulat Burankulov (KAZ) 26-18

69:
Billy Joe Saunders (ENG)-Carlos Banteaux (CUB) +26-26

75:
1/8: Emilio Correa (CUB)-Giorgios Gazis (GRE) RSC OS 2
Sergiy Derevyanzhenko (UKR)-Naim Terbunja (SWE) 18-9
QF: Emilio Correa (CUB)-Savas Kaya (TUR) RET 2
SF: Emilio Correa (CUB)-James Degale (ENG) 25-7

81:
QF: Yunier Dorticos (CUB)-Berdesis Anastasios (GRE) 18-11
Dimitri Chudinov (RUS)-Babacar Kamara (SWE) RSC OS 3
SF: Dimitri Chudinov (RUS)-Yunier Dorticos (CUB) 32-24

91:
QF: Stephen Simmons (SCO)-Osmay Acosta (CUB) 21-16

+91:
QF: Robert Alfonso (CUB)-Ruslan Myrzataev (KAZ) 38-12
SF: Robert Alfonso (CUB)-Beka Lobzhanidze (GEO) 15-4

[jtyson]

wow it looks like Cuba is struggling in most weight classes... I think Alfonso is going to surpise a lot of people and win in Beijing

[locoxelbox]

Only one gold for Cuba. Emilo Correa was the only cuban to win gold although they claim Yordenis Ugas shouldn't have lost. Bulgarians won four gold medals.

Some more results:

Finals:

51: Iliya Filipov (BUL)-Andry Laffita (CUB) 26-13
60: Merey Akshalov (KAZ)-Yordenis Ugas (CUB) 22-18
64: Boris Georgiev (BUL)-Rosniel Iglesias (CUB) 25-8
69: Billy Joe Saunders (ENG)-Evgeni Borisov (BUL) 29-19
75: Emilio Correa (CUB)-Mladen Manev (BUL) WO
+91: Kubrat Pulev (BUL)-Robert ALfonso (CUB) 19-9


2nd February 2008 (Semi-Finals)

57kg Thomas Stalker (England) lost to Dmytro Bulenkov (Ukraine) 19:34
69kg Kanat Orakbayev (Kazakhstan) lost to Billy Joe Saunders (England) 6:28
91kg Stephen Simmons (Scotland) lost to Sergey Kalchugin (Russia) RET R2

1st February 2008 (Quarterfinals)

57kg Thomas Stalker (England) Branmie Stankovic (Serbia) WO
69kg Billy Joe Saunders (England) beat Rirko Alexander (Serbia) 34:10
75kg) James Degale (England) beat Alexey Sherbakov (Russia) 19:17

[jtyson]

whaaaaaat... This is an extremely young Cuban team, a team with nobody returning from the 2004 Games. I think they'll be fine with a little more expirence. I am shocked though that Pulev beat Alfonso by such a margin.

Do u know the result at 91 with Osmay??

[JMac]

whaaaaaat... This is an extremely young Cuban team, a team with nobody returning from the 2004 Games.

I think that is one of the reasons they did not box in the worlds in Chicago. The world would of seen how not so great they are and allowed them to keep that aura about them. They would have gotten spanked in Chicago so they used the threat of defection as the reason not to participate knowing they could get most if not all through the quailifiers but just like the Patriots....anybody is beatable.

[locoxelbox]

I am shocked though that Pulev beat Alfonso by such a margin.

Remember, it was in Bulgaria

Do u know the result at 91 with Osmay??

Osmay Acosta lost surprisingly to Stephen Simmons (SCO) who himself was stopped at the Worlds.
Acosta was the Cuban boxer of the year in 2007 being the only one to finish the yar unbeaten. However with this loss I don't expect that much of him in Beijing. He already has lost to Chakhiyev who looks way to strong for him.

[locoxelbox]

Watch some of the fights here:
http://www.bgboxing.org/cgi-bin/e-cms/v ... &p=0036&g=

[Dennis]

This is another example of the home-ring advantage that always seems to happen. Bulgarians win 4 golds with the Russians, the Cubans, the 'stans, the Brits, and many others present. That is very surprising. I doubt it would have happened if the bouts were held in another country.