MINSK, 7 February (BelTA) – Belarusian athlete Dzmitry Asanau (63kg) has secured his place in the final of the Bocskai Istvan Memorial International Boxing Tournament which is underway in Debrecen, Hungary on 2-8 February, BelTA learned from the press service of the Belarusian Boxing Federation.
Dzmitry Asanau defeated Kazakhstan's Sanatali Toltayev in the opener. The Belarusian will then beat Treasure Moremi of Botswana. Dzmitry Asanau did not have to fight in the semifinal as his opponent withdrew.
His teammate Alla Staradub (60kg) went through the qualifying round and took bronze after losing to Kazakhstan's Rimma Volosenko in the semifinal.
Competing at the 64th Bocskai Istvan Memorial International Boxing Tournament are about 275 athletes from 33 countries.
Belarusian athletes are using the competitions as a warm-up ahead of the Olympic qualifiers. The European Olympic Qualifying Tournament will take place in London on 13-23 March. The World Olympic Qualifying Tournament is due in Paris on 13-24 May.