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Havvanur Kethüda wins European boxing title by beating Russian rival
National boxer Havvanur Kethüda defeated Russia’s Kseniia Olifirenko in the women’s +80 kg final at the 2026 European Boxing Championships in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, to win the gold medal.
National boxer Havvanur Kethüda won the gold medal at the 2026 European Boxing Championships in Sofia, the capital of Bulgaria, becoming European champion.
Kethüda faced Russian boxer Kseniia Olifirenko in the women’s +80 kg final at the Asics Arena.
Starting the final strongly, the national athlete dominated her opponent in all three rounds to win the bout and become European champion.
Kethüda secured her first major international success in the senior category with the European title. She had reached the final by knocking out Poland’s Elzbieta Wojcik in the second round of their semifinal.
Erdoğan congratulates Havvanur Kethüda
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also congratulated European champion Havvanur Kethüda by phone.
Erdoğan spoke with the national athlete by phone through Deputy Minister of Youth and Sports Hamza Yerlikaya, who followed the final in Sofia. He congratulated Kethüda on her success and said he wanted her next target to be the world championship.
Speaking after winning the European title, Havvanur Kethüda said she had been preparing for the tournament for a long time and expressed her great happiness and pride at returning to Türkiye with the gold medal.
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