The IMMAF European Championships take place between September 27 and Saturday October 1 in Lignano Sabbiadoro, Italy. Frontkick will provide you with the Swedish results all week.
In the 2022 European Championships, Sweden is represented by a strong National team featuring 13 fighters. Check out the full Swedish squad here!
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Benjamin Hajijan continues to impress
Junior featherweight Benjamin Hajijan continued to impress in the tournaments when defeated Alexandre Rita from Portugal in the quarterfinals.
With a solid performance in all three rounds, the Swede stood as the winner with 30-27 on all scorecards. Hajijan will face Andrii Stoian from Ukraine in the semifinals.
- Benjamin Hajijan def. Alexandre Rita via unanimous decision (30-27. 30-27, 30-27)
Arsen Tuganov wins via first round submission
Swedish flyweight Arsen Tuganov faced Kevin Caperna from Italy in the eighth finals. Caperna started the round with combinations and a submission attempt.
However, the Swede was able to defend himself well, and before the first round ended, he turned the fight around and submitted his Italian opponent.
Tuganov will face Artem Melkumian from Ukraine in the quarterfinals.
- Arsen Tuganov def. Kevin Caperna via submission, round 1
Daniyal Shamkhalov wins tough fight
Featherweight Daniyal Shamkhalov faced Jordan Bradshaw from Ireland in the eighth final. After three even and high paced rounds, the Swedish 23-year-old stood as the winner via unanimous decision.
Shamkhalov will face Mika Rasanen from Finland in the quarterfinals.
- Daniyal Shamkhalov def. Jordan Bradshaw via unanimous decision (29-28, 29-28, 29-28)
Hanna Palmquist dominates her opponent
Swedish flyweight Hanna Palmquist faced Italy’s Giulia Volpe in the eighth finals. The strong Swede dominated the fight with her solid ground game and stood as the winner via unanimous decision.
Palmquist will face Sonja Pohjalainen from Finland in the quarterfinals
- Hanna Palmquist def. Giulia Volpe via unanimous decision (29-28, 30-27, 30-27)
Robin Kohzadi loses via first-rond submission
18-year-old lightweight Robin Kohzadi faced Radostin Georgiev from Bulgaria in the eighth finals. In a furious first round, both fighters fought fiercely at a high pace.
However, by the end of the round, Georgiev forced the Swede to tap via a tight standing guillotine choke.
- Radostin Georgie def. Robin Kohzadi via submission (guillotine choke), round 1
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