The best Montenegrin boxer Bojana Gojković started the new season where she ended her junior career - on top of the podium!
In her debut appearance at the youth age, the 16-year-old Budvanka won the 9th Cup of Nations in Sombor.
In the category up to 54 kilograms, she won unanimously in the final against last year's winner in that category, the Greek Antonija Janakopoulou, while our best boxer was the winner in the category of junior women up to 52 kilograms in the 8th edition of the Cup of Nations.
"It's good, not every match can be easy. The Greek woman has a lack of knowledge, but a huge desire, and she didn't allow Bojana to box. She constantly sought contact with her body and took her time for proper boxing. However, Bojana was incomparably more accurate in her punches." , said the coach of BK Budva, Nikola Ružić.
Bojana beat home competitor Marija Lalić to the finals by stoppage in the first round, and in the semi-finals she was unanimously better than the current European bantam champion, Russian Lijana Tarasijan.
Ružić's other chosen women were not the favorites of the draw to get involved in the fights for medals. Senior Tamara Radunović provided great resistance to the experienced 31-year-old Croatian Marija Malenica, while the Radenović sisters, Nina and Nela, were defeated in the youth category. Nella from the best French national team player Celine Gros, and Nina from the Russian Azalia Amneeva.
9 female boxers from 193 countries participated in the 25th Cup of Nations
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