According to the Ukrainian Boxing Federation, Anastasia Taran from Dnipro, Ukraine, was declared the best boxer of the European Schoolboys Championships which ended today in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. In the final of up to 60 kg weight category, Anastasia gained a TKO victory in the first round over an opponent from Poland thus winning the gold medal of the continental championship.
The Ukrainian national team won the second team place at this championship, winning 23 medals: 7 bronze, 9 silver and 7 gold. The champions were Kira Makogonenko (42 kg), Ulyana Bezfamilna (46 kg), Yulia Stupakova (54 kg), Anastasia Taran (60 kg), Artem Mikhalev (40 kg), Vasif Kerimov (46 kg) and Ivan Bezugly (54 kg).
