Florin Ioniţă, who won silver at last year’s Youth Europeans and bronze at the Youth World Championships, won on points with a split decision of 4-1. In contrast, Arun Nicu Tudoroiu won the silver medal after being defeated by Russian Danil Belevitin in the 63.5 kg final with a 3-0 points decision.
Also on Wednesday, Mihaela Bădescu and Amalia Niţă won gold medals in Erevan. Mihaela Bădescu claimed the continental title in the 48 kg category with a victory by split decision in the final against Russian Lia Patlai. Amalia Maria Niţă, a double European junior champion, defeated Hungarian Nikolett Kovacs on points with a 5-0 decision in the 70 kg final.
Diana Maria Tănăsescu won the silver medal in the 66 kg category, after being defeated by Frenchwoman Maelys Richol with a 0-5 points decision in the final.
Romania finished the Youth Europeans with 9 medals, including 3 golds by Mihaela Bădescu (48 kg), Amalia Niţă (70 kg), and Florin Ioniţă (92 kg), 2 silvers by Diana Maria Tănăsescu (66 kg) and Arun Nicu Tudoroiu (63.5 kg), and 4 bronzes by Crinuţa Andra Nicole Sebe (63 kg), Maria Gheorghiţa Cimpoeru (75 kg), David-Angelo Teodosescu (80 kg), and Dumitrel Badea (86 kg).
Romania had a total of 23 boxers at the competition, 13 male and 10 female, making it the second-largest delegation after Russia (25 athletes). The event featured 275 boxers from 29 countries, with 186 males and 89 females participating.
