Blagovest Nedelchev secured Bulgaria’s first victory at the European Elite Boxing Championships, which opened at the Asics Arena in Sofia on Thursday.
The Bulgarian national team boxer recorded a 5-0 win over Alim Nasufi of North Macedonia and advanced in the men’s 70kg category.
Nedelchev will face Gabriele Rontani of Italy, the European U23 silver medallist, for a place in the quarterfinals. The bout will take place during the evening session on September 19.
In the first bout involving a Bulgarian earlier in the day, Valeria Andreeva suffered defeat on her European Championships debut.
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