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Three Bulgarians will fight for EUBC Women's Boxing Championships' gold 

Svetlana Kamenova
Photo: @BulgarianBoxingFederation

Sevda Asenova, Venelina Poptoleva and Svetlana Kamenova will fight for the gold medal in their respective categories at the European Boxing Championships in the Montenegrin city of Budva. 

In the semi-finals, Asenova defeated Ireland's Shannon Sweeney by 5:0 judges' votes, while Poptoleva and Kamenova won by the same emphatic score over Finland's Emma Yokiaho and Greece's Olga Papadatou. The three athletes will compete for the title with rivals from Italy and Ukraine.



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