Over 300 boxers from all over the world are in Sofia, Bulgaria, for the 71st annual “Strandja Cup” International boxing tournament.
The oldest amateur boxing event in Europe is set to start tomorrow at the “Sofia” hall in the nation’s capital city.
The “Strandja Cup” is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the amateur rankings, as boxers from all the continents will be battling for the top spots in each category.
Bulgaria will be represented by 17 fighters – 10 men and 7 women.
Men
Daniel Asenov – 52 kg
Boyan Asenov – 57 kg
Kiril Rusinov, Vensan Kirkorov, Stiliyan Hristov – 63 kg
Ivan Atanasov – 69 kg
Simeon Chamov – 75 kg
Blagoy Naydenov and Kristiyan Nikolov – 81 kg
Radoslav Pantaleev – 91 kg
Peter Belberov – +91 kg
Women
Gabriela Dimitrova, Zlatislava Chukanova, Sevda Asenova – 51 kg
Stanimira Petrova – 57 kg
Denica Eliseeva, Aslihan Mehmedova – 60 kg
Melis Yonuzova – 69 kg