The last two representatives of Moldova who entered the ring at the World Boxing Championship in Italy suffered defeats in the debut matches, Info-Prim Neo reports. Vladimir Cheles (81 kg class) and Mihail Muntean (91kg class) were defeated by Algeria s Abdelhafid Benchabla by 20-1 and, respectively, by Syria s Mohammad Ghosson by 8-4. The Moldovan boxer Veaceslav Gojan (54kg class), who won bronze at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, was eliminated from the competition by China s Gu Yu. Only Victor Cotiujanschi (75kg class) remained in the competition. In 1/8 finals, he will face Australia s Damian Hooper. The fifteenth edition of the World Boxing Championship held in Milan brought together more than 500 boxers from 143 countries.