Fonseca wins dual world champion duel at IJF Antalya Grand Slam
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- 04 Apr 2022
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Fonseca earned four consecutive wins at the Antalya Sports Hall in Turkey to reach the men’s under-100 kilogram final.
The two-time reigning world champion would face the challenge of Spain’s Nikoloz Sherazadishvili, who now competes in the weight division after winning world titles in 2018 and 2021 in the under-90kg event.
Fonseca overcame the challenge of Sherazadishvili to top the podium, with the Portuguese judoka securing a match winning ippon in the contest.
Serbia’s Aleksandr Kukolj and Azerbaijan’s Elmar Gasimov earned bronze medals in the weight division, following wins over Brazil’s Rafael Buzacarini and Canada’s Kyle Reyes, respectively,
Pan American Games champion Ivan Felipe Silva Morales overcame top seed Krisztian Toth of Hungary on route to winning the men’s under-90kg event.
The Cuban star required a golden score period to beat Georgia’s Luka Maisuradze in the final, with the officials awarding an ippon after a successful throw.
Toth responded from his earlier defeat to secure a bronze medal, as he beat Jesper Smink of the Netherlands.
He was joined on the podium by Brazil’s Rafael Macedo, who saw off the challenge of Canada’s Louis Krieber Gagnon.
Olympic silver medallist Gurman Tushishvili earned the men’s over-100kg heavyweight title.
The Georgian, who was crowned world champion in 2018, fell a waza-ari score behind to Uzbekistan’s Alisher Yusupov but responded with an ippon to claim the Grand Slam title.
Tajikistan’s Temur Rakhimov and Cuba’s Andy Granda rounded off the podium positions, following victories over France’s Joseph Terhec and Hungary’s Richard Sipocz. Read More…
