Reid, Thomas Into European Boxing Finals; GB Quartet Targets Medals — SkimNews
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- Chantelle Reid defeated Serbia's Milena Matovic 3-2 in the light-middleweight semi-final, recovering after trailing the first round to win the second unanimously and clinch her spot in Friday's gold-medal bout against Turkey's Busenaz Surmeneli.
- Damar Thomas dominated Azerbaijan's Mahammad Abdullayev 5-0 in the men's super-heavyweight semi-final and will face Russia's David Surov on Friday, also seeking gold.
- Callum Makin edged Armenia's Marat Mikaelyan 3-2 in the men's middleweight quarter-final to secure a medal and a Thursday semi-final against Azerbaijan's Saidjamshid Jafarov.
- Dimeji Shittu guaranteed himself a medal with a 5-0 quarter-final win over Austria's Lucky Aimufua in the light-heavyweight division and faces Russia's Cheerav Ashalaev on Thursday for a place in the final.
- Lauren Mackie and Amy Broadhurst were both eliminated in women's quarter-finals, losing 5-0 to Czech Republic's Lenka Bernadova and 4-1 to France's Sthelyne Grosy respectively.
- Abdul Burton remains in contention in the men's super-bantamweight, scheduled to meet Turkey's Semih Gumus in Thursday's semi-finals at Asics Arena Sports Hall in Sofia.
- Shittu referenced his controversial August Commonwealth Games silver-medal defeat by India's Ankush Panghal, saying he wanted to prove he could box rather than brawl in Sofia.
Why it matters: Team GB leaves Thursday with at least three boxers (Reid, Thomas, Makin, Shittu) still in medal contention and two guaranteed gold-medal bouts on Friday, with Burton's semi-final offering a fourth potential finalist — a haul that would dwarf the squad's August Commonwealth silver medal against Panghal.
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