After six victories in Belgrade, the only medal winner at the European Championship among Montenegrin boxers, Tomislav Đinović, did not receive medical approval to box for the finals.
The competitor of BK Zlaticanin suffered a jaw injury in the match of his career in which he unanimously won the second favorite and silver winner from the previous European Championship, the Frenchman Younes Omraui.
Đinović had a great start to this season, with four wins he earned the title of the best at "Belgrade Winner", and then at the biggest show of the Old Continent, he won against Madar Kovač with a knockout in the 3rd round, before fighting for a medal, the first European one for Black Goru after 24 years, also got a trophy left-handed Frenchman.
Đinović showed his enormous talent with bronze medals at the European Cup and European Under-22 Championship last year.
His rival was supposed to be the third favorite, Russian Vsevolod Shumkov, who will win the final without a semi-final fight.
Đinović reached the medal, and the other Montenegrin competitors were stopped in the quarterfinals - Stefan Savković (up to 71 kilograms), Petar Marcic (up to 80), Dilan Prasović (over 92) and Tamara Radunović (up to 70).
"Of the five boxers who took part, all five reached the quarterfinals, that is, the medal fights, which in itself is a historic moment. Tomislav Đinovic is the absolute hero of this championship, because he was the only one who managed to jump a step higher and win the first men's senior medal for our boxing in independent Montenegro", said selector Nikola Ružić.
"Also, all the other members of the national team showed quality boxing. No one considers our boxers to be easy obstacles anymore, and that makes me happy, because I see that the hard work is paying off. It should be noted that after the senior silver of Bojana Gojković and the bronze of Tamara Radunović from 2022, Đinović's medal, as well as all the medals in the younger age groups in recent years, prove that boxing is the most progressive sport in Montenegro. We have clear goals ahead of us and we will certainly not stop there , as well as the Montenegrin Olympic Committee for their support, especially Aleksandar Klemenko, the president of the Boxing Association of Montenegro, who is most deserving of the dynamic development of boxing in the country," Ružić pointed out.
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