The Montenegrin boxing team finished its performance at the international junior tournament Greatest Open in Lazarevac with eight medals - four gold and two silver and two bronze medals each.
The successful performance was completed by being declared the most successful team in the competition of seven countries.
Gold medals went to Luka Otašević, Strahinja Mrdak, Andrija Nikitović and Matija Roganović, silver medals went to Nikola Raičević and Andrija Ćeranić, and bronze medals went to Veselin Dedić and Nikola Nenezić.
Coach Nikola Ružić said he was satisfied with the performances of the Montenegrin juniors at the strong international tournament in Lazarevac.
"The fact that we were declared the best team of the tournament with four gold medals proves that our juniors, considering their age, are extremely experienced and high-quality and are already boxing at a serious level. The plan is to provide them with as many quality international tournaments and camps as possible this year in order to maximize their potential," said Ružić.
Ruzic was assisted by coaches Boško Drašković and Slavko Mrdak on the coaching staff.
Matija Roganović won the gold medal in impressive fashion, defeating all three of his rivals by knockout in the 80 kilogram category.
In the final, he forced Serbian national team player Vasilije Kovčić to surrender in the first round, thus avenging his national teammate Nikola Nenezić for his defeat in the semifinals.
After triumphing in the semifinals over local fighter Lazar Milić by unanimous decision, Luka Otašević defeated Greek Alexandros Konstantinoudis by a 46:2 decision in the fight for gold in the 1 kg category.
Strahinja Mrdak was also superior, defeating Serbian national team member Ljubo Mitrović in the final of the 50 kg category by stoppage in the first round.
He previously eliminated Greek Zikos Dimostenis in the semifinals.
Nikitović won gold in the 52 kilogram category with two clear victories over Hungarian national team members - Enrique Lakatos and Tamas Onodi.
Nikola Raičević (under 48), after losing in the final to Pavle Popović from Serbia, and Andrija Ćeranić (under 66), who lost to Hungarian Levente Turos in the fight for gold, had to settle for silver medals in Lazarevac.
On the way to the finals, Veselin Dedić was stopped (up to 70) by Serbian national team member Vuk Čedić, and Nikola Nenezić was stopped by his compatriot Vasilije Kovčić, by the judges' decisions.
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