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World Boxing U19 Final Results: All 20 Champions and the Medal Table
Russia finished with five gold medals, Uzbekistan four and the United States two as the October 27 finals settled all 20 titles in Budva.
Russia won five gold medals and Uzbekistan four as the World Boxing U19 Championships ended October 27 at the Mediterranean Sports Center in Budva, Montenegro.
Marley McNealy and Lauryn Elmore supplied the American titles, at women’s 70kg and 65kg. Ruby Lopez took 51kg silver, giving the United States medals in each of its three finals.
How the U.S. and Irish finals unfolded
USA Boxing’s final report describes different routes to the two American golds. McNealy beat Uzbekistan’s Maftuna Yangieva 4–1 after winning the opening round on every judge’s card. Elmore lost the opening round to Russia’s Bella Zueva on all five cards, then won the next two on all five for a 5–0 decision.
The federation credited Elmore with four wins in Budva and a 7–0 international record for 2026. McNealy’s title followed bronze at the World Boxing Futures Cup earlier in the year. Asaan Jenkins and Guadalupe Ruiz added the American bronzes.
Boxing Ireland described John Donoghue’s 70kg final against Kazakhstan’s Bibarys Ashirbay as level entering the last round. Donoghue ultimately received every judge’s verdict. His gold and Kalib Walshe’s 60kg silver helped Ireland reach six medals. Argentina’s Edgardo Nicolas Peralta beat Walshe unanimously, with all five judges scoring it 30–27.
Donoghue had already won World Junior gold in 2023. Walshe arrived as a European silver medalist and reached this final after victories over opponents from Greece, Armenia and Algeria, according to the federation’s account.
The written accounts identify round progression, while final verdicts do not reveal punch selection, accuracy or ring control. A unanimous decision can follow an opening-round deficit, as Elmore’s reported comeback shows.
The finalists’ wider context
World Boxing’s report before the finals identified Aaron Sarwar as Scotland’s first finalist at this level since William Hutchinson in 2016. Edgardo Nicolas Peralta was Argentina’s first since Fabian Maidana in 2010. Those are comparisons with earlier youth world editions.
England’s Yashua Flemming entered the men’s 65kg final as the defending European U19 champion. Spain’s Pablo Souto Macias was his opponent. The organizer’s pre-final account also counted 40 finalists from 15 nations, including ten Russian boxers. That describes the gold-medal field, not all tournament entrants.
All 20 final results
Judges’ verdicts are winner-first. UD means unanimous decision; it is retained where the organizer supplied no numerical tally.
Women’s finals
| Weight | Champion | Runner-up | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 48kg | E. Santos (BRA) | H. Miki (JPN) | 5–0 |
| 51kg | Nazokat Mardonova (UZB) | Ruby Lopez (USA) | 4–1 |
| 54kg | K. Makohonenko (UKR) | Yang S. (CHN) | 4–1 |
| 57kg | A. Golunova (RUS) | A. Kudaigenova (KAZ) | 5–0 |
| 60kg | Wang S. (CHN) | E. Nesvetaeva (RUS) | 3–2 |
| 65kg | Lauryn Elmore (USA) | Bella Zueva (RUS) | 5–0 |
| 70kg | Marley McNealy (USA) | Maftuna Yangieva (UZB) | 4–1 |
| 75kg | D. Antipova (RUS) | Gong S. (CHN) | 5–0 |
| 80kg | E. Frolova (RUS) | M. Sheokand (IND) | UD |
| Over 80kg | Z. Tolybay (KAZ) | S. Itonieva (RUS) | 4–1 |
Men’s finals
| Weight | Champion | Runner-up | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| 50kg | A. Sarwar (SCO) | V. Orlov (RUS) | 3–2 |
| 55kg | Aditya (IND) | I. Magomedov (RUS) | 4–1 |
| 60kg | Edgardo Nicolas Peralta (ARG) | Kalib Walshe (IRL) | 5–0 |
| 65kg | Y. Flemming (ENG) | P. Souto Macias (ESP) | 4–1 |
| 70kg | John Donoghue (IRL) | Bibarys Ashirbay (KAZ) | 5–0 |
| 75kg | S. Rakhmatullaev (UZB) | M. S. Mesbahi (IRI) | 3–2 |
| 80kg | P. Startsev (RUS) | Y. Ashan (CHN) | UD |
| 85kg | K. Korshakov (RUS) | S. Bakhromkhujaev (UZB) | 5–0 |
| 90kg | A. Sultanboev (UZB) | V. Naumenko (UKR) | 5–0 |
| Over 90kg | I. Salikhov (UZB) | V. Samozhonov (KAZ) | 4–1 |
The final medal standings
Russia won five of its ten finals; Uzbekistan won four of six. These final-day conversion counts do not adjust for team size or draw difficulty. Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan each collected eight medals, but Uzbekistan’s four golds put it above Kazakhstan’s one.
| Federation | Gold / Silver / Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Russia | 5/5/0 | 10 |
| Uzbekistan | 4/2/2 | 8 |
| United States | 2/1/2 | 5 |
| Kazakhstan | 1/3/4 | 8 |
| China | 1/3/1 | 5 |
| Ireland | 1/1/4 | 6 |
| Ukraine | 1/1/2 | 4 |
| India | 1/1/2 | 4 |
| England | 1/0/3 | 4 |
| Brazil | 1/0/2 | 3 |
| Scotland | 1/0/0 | 1 |
| Argentina | 1/0/0 | 1 |
| Japan | 0/1/0 | 1 |
| Iran | 0/1/0 | 1 |
| Spain | 0/1/0 | 1 |
| Italy | 0/0/3 | 3 |
| Algeria | 0/0/3 | 3 |
| Azerbaijan | 0/0/2 | 2 |
| Venezuela | 0/0/1 | 1 |
| Türkiye | 0/0/1 | 1 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 0/0/1 | 1 |
| Hungary | 0/0/1 | 1 |
| Greece | 0/0/1 | 1 |
| Germany | 0/0/1 | 1 |
| Georgia | 0/0/1 | 1 |
| Cuba | 0/0/1 | 1 |
| Canada | 0/0/1 | 1 |
| Armenia | 0/0/1 | 1 |
| Total | 20/20/40 | 80 |
The medal table is separate from the overall team points ranking. The United States placed third in the medal table and fourth in team points; Ireland was sixth in the medal table and fifth in team points. Russia and Uzbekistan led both classifications.
Replays and what comes next
The official World Boxing U19 event page lists the finals alongside earlier rounds. It presents ticket options and asks existing ticket or subscription holders to sign in. The finals have finished; this is the tournament replay destination, not a new live session or a promise of free access.
USA Boxing says Budva closed its Youth High Performance international competition schedule for 2026, with attention turning to 2027. No next opponent or competition date for the American finalists was announced in that report.
Boxing Ireland named Kristian Jubani for the Youth Olympic Games in Dakar, October 31–November 13. It specified that he traveled with the delegation but did not compete in Budva. That selection is separate from these finalists’ results.
For the earlier rounds, see the October 22–23 results and bracket guide.
