--- title: "Silver with an incident: Anna Okhota lost in the European Boxing Championship final and left the podium before her opponent was awarded" description: "Anna Okhota won silver at the European Boxing Championship in Sofia, losing in the under-48 kg final to Russia's Yulia Chumgalakova. The award ceremony was accompanied by an incident in which the Ukrainian left the podium." date: 2026-09-24T18:02:00.000Z lang: en url: https://xab.info/en/posts/ohota-silver-european-boxing-championship-sofia-incident tags: [boxing, europe-championship, ukraine, anna-ohota, sofia] publisher: "XAB.info" --- # Silver with an incident: Anna Okhota lost in the European Boxing Championship final and left the podium before her opponent was awarded ![Anna Okhota lands a punch against her Turkish opponent in the European Boxing Championship final](https://xab.info/media/2026/09/24/ohota-serebro-chempionata-evropy-po-boksu-sofia/ohota-serebro-chempionata-evropy-po-boksu-sofia-1.webp) ## 🎯 Key Points - Anna Okhota won the silver medal of the European Boxing Championship in the under-48 kg weight category in Sofia. - In the final, the Ukrainian lost to Russia's Yulia Chumgalakova with a score of 0:5 (27-30, 27-30, 27-30, 27-30, 28-29). - A number of sources report that Okhota left the podium before Chumgalakova was awarded / before the Russian anthem. - The tournament under the auspices of World Boxing is held in Sofia from 17 to 25 September 2026 in 20 weight categories. - Earlier, bronze medals for Ukraine at this European Championship were won by Iryna Lutsk and Pavlo Illiusha. At the European Amateur Boxing Championship, held in the Bulgarian capital Sofia under the auspices of World Boxing, the Ukrainian national team added its first "silver" of the tournament to its medal tally. In the final bout of the under-48 kg weight category, Ukrainian Anna Okhota, a European and World Championship medallist, lost to Russia's Yulia Chumgalakova. The decisive fight of the continental championship ended with a score of 0:5 in favor of the Russian, which earned Okhota the title of vice-champion. ### Score and course of the final The judges' scorecards recorded Chumgalakova's clear advantage in all five rounds: 27-30, 27-30, 27-30, 27-30 and 28-29. By total points, the Russian scored 149 against 136 for the Ukrainian, which determined the final score of 0:5. Okhota's opponent — an experienced boxer, a two-time European champion and silver medallist of the 2025 World Championship — ultimately secured yet another gold at the continental championship. ### Contradictory data The official version of the event is that Anna Okhota won the silver medal of the European Championship and added to the Ukrainian team's medal tally. However, a number of sources record an incident that changes the picture: according to them, the Ukrainian left the podium of honor without waiting for the awarding of the Russian champion Chumgalakova — including before the Russian anthem. Thus, one interpretation emphasizes the sporting achievement (silver), while the other focuses on the public gesture and the athlete's early departure from the ceremony. Both versions coexist in the information space, and the final assessment of the incident remains a matter of discussion. ### Tournament context in Sofia The competition in Bulgaria runs from 17 to 25 September 2026. Over the nine days of the tournament, athletes compete for medals in 20 weight categories for both men and women. Anna Okhota's achievement became another success for the Ukrainian team at this championship: earlier, bronze medals of the European Championship for the national team were won by Iryna Lutsk and Pavlo Illiusha. ### Significance of the result Okhota's silver confirms the high level of Ukrainian amateur boxing on the continental stage and cements the team's status as one of the contenders for medals in the light weight categories. At the same time, the incident at the award ceremony gives the event additional public attention and moves it beyond the purely sporting plane, inevitably accompanied by various interpretations from observers and the media. ## 🔍 Fact-Check Verification - [A principled final: Ukrainian boxer wins the team's first "silver" at Euro-2026](https://sport.rbc.ua/ukr/boxing/printsipoviy-final-ukrayinska-bokserka-viborola-1790272290.html) - Основной источник: серебро Охоты, счёт 0:5, финал до 48 кг, даты турнира 17-25.09.2026, бронза Луцак и Иллюши. - [Ukrainian Okhota left the podium without waiting for the awarding of Russian Chumgalakova, who became ...](https://news.sportbox.ru/Vidy_sporta/Boks/spbnews_NI2368618_Ukrainka_Ohota_ushla_s_pjedestala_ne_dozhdavshis_nagrazhdenija_rossijanki_Chumgalakovoj_stavshej_chempionkoj_Jevropy_po_boksu) - Фиксирует инцидент: уход Охоты с пьедестала до награждения Чумгалаковой. - [Ukrainian left the podium at the European Boxing Championship before the Russian anthem](https://www.rbc.ru/sport/24/09/2026/6ab55b509a79473fa73961df) - Уточняет момент ухода — перед гимном России; датировано 24.09.2026. - [Ukrainian boxer Okhota left the podium before the Russian anthem at the European Championship](https://www.m24.ru/news/24092026/945282) - Подтверждает версию ухода с пьедестала перед гимном РФ. ## ❓ FAQ ### Q: Who won silver at the European Boxing Championship in the under-48 kg category? **A:** The silver medal was won by Ukrainian Anna Okhota, who lost in the final to Russia's Yulia Chumgalakova with a score of 0:5. ### Q: What was the score of the final bout? **A:** The judges awarded all five rounds to Chumgalakova: 27-30, 27-30, 27-30, 27-30 and 28-29, for a final score of 0:5. ### Q: What happened at the award ceremony? **A:** According to a number of sources, Anna Okhota left the podium without waiting for Chumgalakova to be awarded, including before the Russian anthem. Officially, the Ukrainian is recorded as the silver medallist of the tournament. ### Q: When and where is the tournament held? **A:** The European Championship under the auspices of World Boxing is held in Sofia from 17 to 25 September 2026 in 20 weight categories for both men and women.