14.04.2016
Four Turkish boxers qualified to semi-finals on the fifth day (13 April) of the AIBA (International Boxing Association) European Olympic Qualification Tournament in Samsun, Turkey.
Turkish Ali Eren Demirezen in men’s +91 kg defeated Belgian Ruben Nazaryan 3-0, Mehmet Nadir Ünal in 81 kg defeated Azerbaijani Teymur Mammadov 2-1, Batuhan Gözgeç in 64 kg defeated French Hassan Amzile 3-0 and Volkan Gökçek in 60 kg defeated Tymur Beliak 3-0 to qualify for the semi-finals.
On the other hand, Sema Çalışkan in women’s 75 kg lost to Russian Iaroslova Iakushina 3-0, İbrahim Gökçek in men’s 56 kg lost 3-0 to Armenian Aram Avagyan and Şeyda Keser in men’s 91 lost to Great Britain’s Lawrence Okolie and were eliminated.With these results, 4 Turkish boxers qualified to semi-finals.
The semi-final matches will be played on 15 April 2016, Friday. Batuhan Gözgeç in men’s 64 kg will compete against Azerbaijani Lorenzo Sotomayor, Volkan Gökçek in men’s 60 kg will fight with French Sofiane Oumiha, Mehmet Ünal in 81 kg will face Peter Mullenberg from the Netherlands and Ali Eren Demirezen in men’s +91 kg will fight with Azerbaijani Mahammadrasul Majidov.