The opening of the international boxing tournament Uzhhorod Challenge-4 in memory of Andranik Nikoghosyan took place today in the sports complex "Yunist".
The tournament has become traditional and expands its geography every year. This year, in addition to Transcarpathian, there are teams from Ivano-Frankivsk, Mariupol, Zaporizhzhya, Ternopil, as well as from Germany, Slovakia and Hungary.
The competition was organized with the support of the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration, Uzhgorod City Council, Transcarpathian Youth Sports School, Uzhgorod Boxing Federation and the Armenian Union of Ukraine.
The tournament started with junior competitions. The Deputy Mayor of Uzhgorod Igor Fartushok made a welcoming speech.
The head of the Youth and Sports Department of the Transcarpathian Regional State Administration Vitaliy Erfan, the president of the Uzhgorod Boxing Federation Stepan Molnar and the main judge of the competition Petro Yatsyk also made welcoming speeches, after which boxing bouts started. Today, on the first day of the competition, athletes under 16 will be sparring.
And tomorrow, at 19.00, the official opening of the next stage of the competition will take place – the category "Elite Boxers", where the teams of Germany and Ukraine will compete in ten matches.
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