Alexey Alferov and Evgeny Karmilchik, students of Yanka Kupala State University of Grodno, are the winners of the World Boxing Championships

Belarusian boxers won two medals at the World Championships for the first time in 18 years.

Alexei Alferov, a third-year student of the Faculty of Physical Education, has won a silver medal at the World Championships in Belgrade (Serbia). It is the second award of the Belarusian national team at the world forum. Evgeny Karmilchik, also a third-year student of the Faculty of Physical Education, has earlier won a bronze medal.

Alexey Alferov, competing in the 80 kg category, lost in the decisive battle to his American rival Robbie Gonzalez by a separate decision of the judges. It is worth reminding that in the semi-finals Alexey Alferov did not leave a chance for the Russian athlete Savely Sadoma. In addition, he defeated the Croat Luka Plantic, Iranian Maysam Geshlagi and Irish Keylan Cassidy.

Earlier Evgeny Karmilchik, competing in the 48 kg category, lost in the semi-finals to Kazakhstan's Temirtas Zhusupov. Prior to that, the athlete had three victories over Sri Lanka, Kenya and Mongolia.

It should be noted that Belarusians haven't won two awards of the World Championships since 2003. That time silver went to Magomed Aripgadzhiev (81 kg). Victor Zuev (91 kg) took the bronze.