First gold for Bulgaria from the European Boxing Championships in Sofia

Bulgaria won its first gold medal at the European Junior Championships in Sofia. It was earned by Kristiyan Tsvetanov, who beat Rasul Magomedov (Russia) in the up-to-46-kilogram category by 4-1 on the judges’ scorecards. The bout was hotly contested, and his speed was decisive for the Bulgarian’s victory. Bulgaria has four silver medallists from the European Championships hosted by Sofia: Toni Sotirov, Sergi Vladoyanu and Kiril Borisov among the boys, and Rumyana Aleksandrova among the girls. Emil Krastev, Stilian Strahilov and Georgi Stoyanov won bronze medals.