Savely Sadoma in the weight category up to 80 kg received a major cut, but turned out to be stronger than Osaro Lucky Aimufua from Austria (5-0).
The captain of our men’s team, Olympic silver medalist and two-time world champion Muslim Gadzhimagomedov (up to 92 kg) also defeated Greek Vagkan Nanitzanyan by unanimous decision.
“I have not competed in Olympic boxing for almost a year, and this, of course, could not but have an effect,” Gadzhimagomedov is quoted in the press service of the Russian Boxing Federation. – In the first fight everything went well: I held my breath, the opponent was fine for the start of the tournament.
In the over 92 kg category, Yaroslav Doronichev advanced to the quarterfinals, defeating Jamili-Dini Abudu Moindze (France) 4:1.
