BOXING at the second edition of the European Games got underway at the Sport Palace Uruchie in Minsk, Belarus. Welterweight Pat McCormack, a 2016 Olympian, began the campaign for GB boxers on Saturday ( June 22), unanimously outpointing Hungary’s Lazlo Kozak.
The top seed in his division, Pat had his second contest of the tournament on Monday ( June 24), winning another unanimous decision as he beat Estonia’s Pavel Kamanin.Another 2016 Olympian, Galal Yafai, now a flyweight began his tournament on Monday, taking a unanimous decision over Hungary’s Martin Virban. “I’ve got to do better against better opposition if I’m going to get that gold medal,” Galal noted. “I’ve come close in a couple of tournaments and I need to start winning those titles now.”
Monday did see a shock defeat for one of the mainstays of the British team. Super-heavyweight Frazer Clarke is a veteran contender and, as a European silver medallist, was expected to do well. However Germany’s Nelvie Tiafack edged him out at the first stage, beating him on a split decision in Frazer’s first contest in Belarus.
“I felt a bit flat in there and something wasn’t right,” Clarke reflected. “I’m at the stage of my career where I shouldn’t still be learning. I have to take the blame and prepare to come back again.”
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