British boxers win three silver medals at European Boxing Championships
Quick Look
- Great Britain's Chantelle Reid, Abdul Burton, and Damar Thomas each lost in their respective finals at the European Boxing Championships, securing silver medals.
- Reid lost 5-0 to Turkey's Busenaz Surmeneli in light-middleweight, Burton fell 5-0 to Russia's Viacheslav Rogozin in super-bantamweight, and Thomas was defeated 3-2 by Russia's David Surov in super-heavyweight.
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Why It Matters
The European Boxing Championships is a major continental competition where athletes compete for medals across weight categories. Great Britain has a strong boxing tradition, with recent success at the Commonwealth Games.
Great Britain's trio of finalists all lost their bouts at the European Boxing Championships as they claimed three silver medals.
Both Chantelle Reid and Abdul Burton suffered 5-0 defeats in their categories.
Commonwealth Games silver medallist Reid was beaten by Turkey's Busenaz Surmeneli in the light-middleweight final.
"I'm happy to come away with a silver, obviously would've preferred a gold but I shared the ring with a really good opponent," said Reid.
"I feel like I performed the best I could but I'm looking forward to fighting her again. It's been an amazing tournament, four really good fights and getting these medals at major competitions, I'm really grateful."
Meanwhile 20-year-old Burton lost to Russian Viacheslav Rogozin in the men's super-bantamweight and was emotional in his post-fight interview.
"It's not the gold I aimed for, but silver in my first major, I'm still happy," Burton said.
"I'll learn from it and come back. Five fights out here against top kids, it's been a great experience. To step up to seniors from the under-23s, I'm happy, it's never nice to lose but I will move on."
In the final fight of the day, Damar Thomas, the 21-year-old Commonwealth gold-medal winner, lost 3-2 in a close contest with Russia's David Surov in the men's super-heavyweight.
What to Watch
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Chantelle Reid will seek a rematch against Busenaz Surmeneli in future competitions
Likely · Within months
Abdul Burton will continue competing at senior level after this experience
Very likely · Within months
Open Questions
- What are the next competitions for Reid, Burton, and Thomas?
- Will there be rematch opportunities between the British boxers and their opponents?
- How do these results affect Great Britain's boxing rankings?
