BOXING: Campbell progress continues.Byline: BY MARK STANIFORTH HULL bantamweight Luke Campbell continued his remarkable rise though the amateur ranks by securing England's first medal at the European Championships in Liverpool. The 21-year-old got the better of experienced Russian Eduard Abzalimov 3-2 in a cagey ca·gey also ca·gy adj. ca·gi·er, ca·gi·est 1. Wary; careful: a cagey avoidance of a definite answer. 2. Crafty; shrewd: a cagey lawyer. affair to guarantee at least a bronze and put him into tomorrow's semifinal showdown against Germany's Denis Makarov Denis Makarov (born on August 3, 1983) is a Russian ice hockey player who is currently playing for Lada Togliatti team in Russia. Honours
It kept alive a first major tournament for Campbell, who had already beaten Moldova's reigning Olympic bronze medallist Veaceslav Gojan in the previous round. Home city favourite Tom Stalker failed in his bid to reach the medal rounds but was far from disgraced dis·grace n. 1. Loss of honor, respect, or reputation; shame. 2. The condition of being strongly and generally disapproved. 3. in a tight 6-4 defeat to accomplished former Europena bronze medallist Vazgen Safaryants of Belarus. |
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