Roger Söderberg sees Kamara beat Olympian Katende to make it five Swedish Crowns

International Babacar Kamara was voted best male boxer of the 2011 Swedish championships in Sundsvall some 400 kms north of Stockholm. He picked up his fifth Swedish championship and defended his 81 kgs from last year. In the final he beat home town favourite Kennedy Kennedy, the Swedish 2008 Olympian.

Katende who had returned from the WSB series where he boxes for Mexico City and  had his London trainer Jose Paolo Muhongo in corner. Katende has spent some time with the Harringay club. But it was to no avail. Kamara who has  moved down from 91 kgs  is the somewhat bigger of the two boxers and made good use of height and reach. Katende tried to rally last round, but it was too late. 12 – 8 for Kamara.

Salomo N´Tuve the silvermedalist at 51 kgs in Liverpool 2008 won his first Swedish title at 56 kgs with close decision against 2004 – 2010 champion Bashir Hassan. Hassan won a bronze in Liverpool at 57 kgs. N´Tuve scored with first point and then looked slightly more focused to hang on to a close 7 – 6 victory.

In a match between Swedish quarterfinalist from the European championships in Moscow 2010 Leon Chartoi won clearly enough against Antony Yigit at 69. Yigit was the reigning Swedish champion at 64 kgs, but was unable to make the weight and had to move. In the final, however, it was however clear the Chartoi still is the more solid of the two at 69 kgs. 11 – 4.

Among the  womans´  there was an upset at 64 kgs, when Swedens only medallist from last years World championships Klara Svensson was outpointed by Armine Sinabian. Sinabian fought a clever tactical fight and seemed constantly to be moving away in his wrong direction for the attacking Svensson.

Jenny Hardingz the Swedish hope for the London Olympics at 51 kgs, won as expected. She won the European championships in 2009 at 48 kgs. But at 33 she is not getting any younger.

The Other champions:

Men:

52 kgs: Erfan Kakahani, Sundsvalls BK

60 kgs: Nurbo Bozan, IFK Linköping

75 kgs: Sander Lauritsen, BK Ringen

91 kgs: Demba Dumbuya, Uppsala IF

+91 kgs: Modo Sallah, Djurgårdens IF

Women:

48 kgs: Maja Strömberg, BK Örnen

54 kgs: Linnea Strandell , Djurgårdens  IF

57 kgs: Fadma Ali, BK Örnen

60 kgs: Helena Falk, BK Örnen

Tidgare publicerat i Boxing News 28 april 2011