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Damar Thomas reaches European boxing final as GB secures five medals
Damar Thomas advances to European boxing final after beating Azerbaijan's Abdullayev, with Great Britain claiming five medals at the championships.
In brief
Damar Thomas advances to European boxing final after beating Azerbaijan's Abdullayev, with Great Britain claiming five medals at the championships. Damar Thomas reaches European boxing final after beating Azerbaijan's Abdullayev, with Great Britain securing five medals. Originally reported by Sky Sports.
Thomas reaches super-heavyweight final
Damar Thomas beat Azerbaijan's Mahammad Abdullayev to reach the European Boxing Championships super-heavyweight final.
“Absolutely great. I'm just becoming who I thought I'd become and it would be great to win this.”
Great Britain secures five medals
Five Great British boxers have guaranteed European medals, including Chantelle Reid reaching the light-middleweight final.
“I was behind after the first round, but I just listened to my coaches, stuck to the game plan and got over the line.”
Thomas aims for Olympic gold
Thomas hopes to win Olympic gold after securing Commonwealth Games and European Championships titles.
“It's like a to-do list. I managed to tick off the Commonwealths and now the Europeans. And hopefully I can tick off Olympic gold as well.”
Reid edges tough match
Chantelle Reid beat Serbia's Milena Matovic to reach the light-middleweight final after a close bout.
“Each bout has got better and so has the opponent. I'll be boxing one of the very best at my weight on Friday and I'm looking forward to it.”
Other GB medalists
Dimeji Shittu, Callum Makin, and Abdul Burton also guaranteed European medals for Great Britain.
The essence
Damar Thomas reaches European boxing final after beating Azerbaijan's Abdullayev, with Great Britain securing five medals.
