Viitanen, Harrington, Choudhary, Bos, Sevehon and Kargbo all achieved titles at the 46th Tammer Tournament
Finlands Vilma Viitanen, Irelands Kellie Harrington, Indias Arundhati Choudhary, Netherlands Finn Bos, Australias Marlon Sevehon and Englands teenager Adekalie Kargbo all celebrated their gold medals at the 46th edition of the Tammer Tournament in Tampere, Finland.
India claimed four gold medals in the event and topped the team rankings ahead of Ireland, Finland, England, Brazil, the Netherlands and Australia. France, Scotland, Belgium, Sweden and Switzerland were the further nations in the medal standings.
The Tammer Tournament was launched in 1977 and the city of Tampere hosted the Mens Elite World Boxing Championships in 1993. Tampere was the host of the 2000 edition of the European Mens Elite Boxing Championships and Olympic qualification events.
The bout of the day
Netherlands Finn Bos was unlucky in the recent European Elite Boxing Championships in Sofia but he delivered sensational performance in Tampere. He eliminated an Indian boxer, Hitesh in the semi-finals and he had another big challenge in the final of the 70kg, Brazils Thauan Lima da Silva. The Dutch boxer followed the instructions from the first seconds, he used his jabs effectively therefore Bos won one of the top contests of the session.
The surprise of the day
Finlands Vilma Viitanen earned several top results between 2017 and 2024 but she stopped her boxing career when she was unable to qualify for the Paris Olympics. The 25-year-old Finnish decided to return to the world of boxing this year and she is now a finalist in the Tammer Tournament. Viitanen eliminated Frances European U19 Champion Maloe Teresi and she will now meet Indias reigning World Champion Jaismine Lamboriya for the title of the womens 57kg weight class.
The Round-Up
Irelands Shannon Sweeney is a well-experienced boxer in the international stage and she had the skills to beat Frances Mayssoun Bourega who has been preparing for the upcoming European U23 Boxing Championships. Indias Aarti Dhariyal, the winner of the annual Golden Belt Tournament, defeated Scotlands experienced Stephanie Kernachan in the next female final at the 54kg weight class.
Irelands two-time Olympic Champion Kellie Harrington won all of the big events during her career but she is still hungry for the further gold medals. The Irish superstar defeated three opponents in Tampere to take the title of the womens 60kg: Swedens teenager, Lili Arman, Englands European U19 Champion Ella-Mae Lonsdale and finally Brazils Victoria Gomes Barbosa unanimously.
Following her tight successes, Indias Ankushita Boro met for the title of the womens 65kg weight class Englands Ella Thompstone, who proved her strong progress in the entire Tammer, but the Indian was slightly better in the exchanges. Indias second female gold medal was achieved by the Commonwealth Games winner Arundhati Choudhary, who had also a close final against Irelands Evelyn Igharo at the 70kg.
Englands Mary-Kate Smith impressed in the semi-finals of the womens 75kg when she defeated Indias Imroz Khan and she walked over for the title of the Tammer Tournament due Finlands Veera Tuomikoski was unable to fight against her on Day3. The Finnish girl will be competing at the upcoming European U23 Boxing Championships in Porec where he is a medal favourite.
Irelands Adam Hession walked over to the gold medal of the mens 60kg against Indias 32-year-old veteran, Mohammed Hussamuddin. Following that, Finlands European bronze medallist, their best male boxer, Ismail Umar used his longer reach well to beat Frances strong Mohamed Ounai for the title of the mens 65kg weight class. His teammate, Nikolas Bailey also succeeded for the host country at the 85kg, he defeated Scotlands Josh Mullen by RSC in the third round.
Australias Marlon Sevehon eliminated Indias Akshay in the semi-finals and he met Englands European U19 Champion Oliver Male for the title of the mens 80kg in Tampere. The Aussie athlete, who had to miss the Commonwealth Games, was in shape once again and he defeated the English teenager in a hectic final.
Englands next European U19 Champion, Adekalie Kargbo is a native talent in our sport and the 19-year-old athlete used his athletic skills to beat a more experienced rival, Irelands Olympian and European Games runner-up, Jack Marley at the 90kg. Brazils Joao Batista Gomes Da Silva earned the last title of the Tammer Tournament, the super heavyweight boxer was too strong for Frances Angelo Parentaud.
The quote of the day
It is an amazing feeling. My coach, Askar Sarsenbajev and I had the perfect game plan against the tall Indian boxer today. Since she was a southpaw, we focused on using a strong backhand in the final. The idea was to keep the pressure on so she would get tired. I got into a flow state, I did not get tired and I just had plenty of energy, said Finlands returning Vilma Viitanen after the final.