The captain of the Montenegrin national team, Petar Liješević, won the gold medal in cruiserweight (up to 86 kilograms) at the European Under-22 Championship.
The Budva boxer defeated the Russian Hasmagomed Djavathanov in the final with a more than convincing 4:1. And not only that - he was declared the best fighter of the championship.
It was raining in SC "Morača" during the match, and after it there were expressions of disbelief from the Russian side and congratulations to the Montenegrin boxer.
"My excellent entry into the match was crucial, I hit him so hard, but I didn't even expect him to fall. And in the finish, I hit him devastatingly several times, but... I am satisfied, I am very satisfied and I hope that I will continue to achieve more success" , said the 21-year-old Budvani.
Now in the score with the Russian fighters, he leads with 2:1, the only defeat in the finals of the World Youth Championship in Poland, however, it affects the souls of the judges.
"The desired character, the willing moment... That's the only way you can win a match like this, and you either have it or you don't. Petar respected the agreement and more than that, because if he had faltered and stepped back a centimeter in just one moment of the match, it would have been over. And he returned and returned," said the Budva selector and coach, Nikola Ružić.
That's how Petar, together with Sara Ćirković, the youth world and now European champion from Serbia, defended the honor of the region.
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