Sofia will host the 7th annual international boxing tournament "Balkan"

Bulgaria's capital city of Sofia will be the host of the upcoming seventh annual international boxing female tournament "Balkan". The event is scheduled to take place from October 5-10, the European Boxing Confederation has announced.

The event will be taking place in Sofia for a second straight year, as the competition was held in Botevgrad back in 2018 and 2019.

Last year the home nation captured a total of 4 golds, with Stanimira Petrova claiming the "Balkan" Cup, with fighters from Brazil, Kosovo, Croatia and Turkey taking part in the 2020 tournament.

There will be a total of 10 weight divisions - 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg.

Schedule of the event

October 5 – Arrival of the delegations

October 5, 20:00 – Technical Meeting

October 6, 11:00 – Official Draw

October 6, 14:00 – Day1 competition

October 6, 17:00 – Opening Ceremony

October 7, 13:00 – Day2 competition

October 8, 13:00 – Day3 competition with the semi-finals

October 9, 14:00 – Day4 competition with the finals

October 10 – Departure of the delegations