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Two gold medals for Kosovo boxers in Sarajevo

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The Republic of Kosovo boxing representatives participated for the 7th time in the international boxing tournament "Mustafa Hajrulahovic-Talijan" which was held in Sarajevo over the weekend, winning two golden medals and marking the highest results in the tournament.

In the international tournament participated Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, FYR of Macedonia, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia and Slovenia. Despite of the facing of strong competition, Kosovo boxing representative won two medals and a cup, marking as one of the greatest successes of this year in the boxing matches.

In the Semifinales, Kosovar Boxer Liridon Zeqiri (52kg) beat Croatian counterpart Jure Pllanicic. Zeqiri showed a perfect technique by not allowing to be challenged by his rival. While Mahmut Gorda (60kg) decimated the boxer from Bosnia, Mario Aleksic.

In the final fight met two most prominent boxers of the tournament, Kosovo's Liridon Zeqiri and Bosnia and Herzegovina's Jasmin Rizvic. The atmosphere of the fight electrified the public and fans as Zeriqi triumphed.

Meanwhile, Mahmut Gorda (60kg) easily knocked out his FYR of Macedonia's counterpart, Serhan Mehmedov. Professional jury in the end awarded Liridon Zeqiri for the best boxing techniques and rewarded him with a cup.

Kosovo's national representation coach, Shefki Bogujevci was pleased with the results. "My boxer has shown its values. We proved that we are better and the whole effort and investment paid off," said Bogujevci. This was a major test before the One Boxing Champions League which starts on October 22-23 in Giora, Hungary.

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