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FISU World Cup Excitement Continues with Muay Thai and Boxing Qualifiers
26 September 2022, Monday - 19:04
Updated: 12 January 2023, Thursday - 11:32
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FISU University World Cup Combat Sports continued with Boxing and Muay Thai qualifying matches on the fifth day.

FISU boxing matches met with the audience at Yalçın Taşmektepligil Sports Hall. A total of 22 athletes competed in the ring. Ukrainian Dmytro Molodan, Irish Patryk Adamus, Kyrgyz Sanzhai Seidematov, Hungarian Roland Veres in men's 57 kg; French Axel Piette in men's 63.5 kg; Irish Matthew McCole in men's 71 kg; German Oliver Ginkel, Turkmen Nuryagdy Nuyagdyyev, Kyrgyz Omurbek Ulubek, Ukrainian Ivyg, and South Korean Sungmin Hong in men's 80 kg advanced to the next round.

Among those who followed the matches was Gabriel Kothofa, a Member of the FISU Executive Committee. Kothofa and the accompanying delegation watched the competitions with great curiosity and excitement.

Muay Thai qualifiers, which have entered their second day, continue to host breathtaking games. Thirty-four athletes faced each other in the ring. It did not go unnoticed that 17 of the competing athletes were from the host country Türkiye.

The following Turkish athletes qualified for the next round in breathtaking fights: Salih Samet Oruç in men's 54 kilos, Nefise Atalay in women's 57 kilos, Sevim Ada in women's 67 kilos, Bekir Karaömeroğlu in men's 60 kilos, Tayan Leyne and Onur Şeker in men's 71 kilos, Hasan Çetin in men's 86 kilos, Umut Eryılmaz and Muhammer Can Şahin in men's +91 kilos.

The following Turkish athletes qualified for the next round in spectacular fights: Lenka Skundova from Slovakia in women's 57 kilos, Tetiana Hamarko from Ukraine in women's 67 kilos, Phakphum Kaithin from Taiwan and Flavio Ventricini from Italy in men's 60 kilos, Alein Lannoce from Italy in men's 71 kilos, Ahmad Helal from Palestine, Mykhailo Serduk from Ukraine, and Mohamed Touizi from the United Arab Emirates in men's 86 kilos.

The fights will commence from where they left off on the 6th day.

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