Yesterday, the 2022 IMMAF World Championships started in Belgrade, Serbia. The tournament will take place between February 11 and February 17.
Sweden is represented by a strong National team featuring 14 fighters – five female and nine male – competing in twelve weight divisions.
Click “Next” to see the Swedish results for day one (Sunday)!
Benjamin Hajijan lost in Nordic derby
Featherweight Benjamin Hajijan was defeated by Mika Räsanen from Finland in Nordic derby.
- Mika Räsanen def. Benjamin Hajijan via submission, round 1, 01:39
Aria Afrasiabi lost via submission
Lightweight Aria Afrasiabi lost the lightweight 16th-finals as he was submitted by Nozimbek Qalandarov from Uzbekistan.
- Nozimbek Qalandarov def. Aria Afrasiabi via submission, round 2, 04:45
Ali Al-Jasim defeated Daniel Mitchell
Bantamweight Ali Al-Jasim defetead Daniel Mitchell from Australia via split decision in the 16th-finals.
- Ali Al-Jasim def. Daniel Mitchell via split decision
Ratko Tomic lost via decision
Welterweight Ratko Tomic lost 16th-finals against Omar Tugarev from Finland via unanimous decision.
- Omar Tugarev def. Ratko Tomic via unanious decision
Tough loss for Robin Kohzadi
Junior Robin Kohzadi lost the lightweight 16th-finals Islam Janybek from Kyrgyzstan via knockout.
- Islam Janybek def. Islam Janybek via KO, round 1, 01:36
Raham Kafaei lost the 16th-finals
Featherweight Raham Kafaei lost the 16th-finals to Vojislav Simicic from the Serbia.
- Vojislav Simicic def. Raham Kafaei via unanimous decision
2022 IMMAF World Championships
The senior competition features six weight divisions for female athletes, spanning from atomweight Atomweight to lightweight, while male athletes compete in ten weight classes, spanning from strawweight to super heavyweight.
Around 520 athletes from 62 countries are expected to compete in the tournament, making it the largest event in IMMAF’s history.
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