Boxer Dorin Bucsa won the international tournament “Strandja 2016” that took place in Sofia. On the way to the final, the athlete from Hancesti won against the pugilists from Kosovo, Norway and Tunisia, while in the final Bucsa was declared champion because Russia’s Polianskii didn’t meet the weight requirements.

“He is an ambitious young man who works hard to reach the Olympic Games. We believe in him. Even if he was one of the youngest boxers at the competition, he scored 3-0 victories against athletes with experience,” Bucsa’s coach Igor Untila stated for IPN.

The 67th competition of the kind held in Sofia involved athletes from 40 countries, including boxers who qualified for the Rio Olympics. Dorin Bucsa, 18, last yearend became national champion in the 60 kg class after defeating Mihail Cvasiuc from Grimancauti in the final.