“The Russian team has a very strong lineup, we can take first place as a team.” Grigory Drozd – about the European Boxing Championships

Russian team boxing at the European Championships is represented by powerful programming, this is the opinion shared with by the former holder of the WBC cruiserweight belt Grigori Drozd .

The European Championship started on Thursday in Belgrade. Competitions take place in 13 weight categories for men and 12 for women. 401 boxers will take part in the competition in the Serbian capital. For victory, the athlete will receive 15 thousand dollars, for second place – 10, and for third – 5. Russian boxers, according to the decision of the International Boxing Association (IBA), will perform at the tournament with attributes national.

“In today’s world, this is, without exaggeration, a unique event. If we talk about international competitions, we don’t have our anthem or our flag, but in boxing we do. It gives me great pride and joy for the guys and for the country. Umar Nazarovich (Kremlev, IBA director) is a great guy who defined the boundaries of the sport, so that there were no restrictions for anyone. The Russian national team has a very strong squad for the European Championship. We can take first place as a team. All our guys and girls are on the move. I wish all our boxers victories, we are waiting for the sound of the anthem,” Drozd told .

On April 19, two fights will take place with the participation of Russians:

Up to 60 kg

1/8 final: Vsevolod Shumkov – Francesco Iosia (Italy)

Up to 75 kg

1/8 final: Dzhambulat Bijamov – Georgiy Kharabadze (Georgia)

Watch live broadcasts of European Championship fights on channels. Fighter” and “Match! Country”, as well as on the sites matchtv.ru and sportbox.ru. Broadcasts of day sessions begin at 16:00 Moscow time, and evening sessions at 19:00 Moscow time. The finals will take place on April 27 and 28 .