Uldedaj’s victory at the “O2 Arena” in London marks a historic achievement for Albanian sports because Uldedaj becomes the first Albanian boxer to elevate to the top of professional boxing by winning a world title.

Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sports Blendi Gonxhja wrote in a post in social media that, “This victory raises the red and black flag high in the international arena”.

After the victory, Boxer Uldedaj thanked everyone for the support and for the countless congratulations for the victory.

“Every message, every word and every prayer has given me strength on the way to this historic moment. I am proud to have been declared the IBO World Champion in the Cruiserweight category, and above all, to dedicate this victory to Albania. This is just the beginning. Thank you for being by my side every step of the way,” Uldedaj emphasized.

Uldedaj managed to triumph over Cameroonian Rolly Lambert Fogoum, in a tough and hard-fought match until the end, winning by unanimous decision of the referees. /k.s/j.p/p.s./

The teams of the “Vllaznia” club dominated again for this season and were declared the national champions.

“Flamurtari” ranked the second and “Tirana” the third.

The best boxer was declared Ariol Zeneli.

The winners according to weights were declared:

50 kg – Emanuel Koço, “Flamurtari”

55 kg – Ardit Murja, “Teuta”

60 kg – Ariol Zeneli, “Flamurtari”

65 kg – Ani Haxhillari, “Vllaznia”

70 kg – Alban Beqiri “Tirana”

75 kg – Senad Drini, “Vllaznia”

80 kg – Pëllumb Çela, “Gladiatori”

85 kg – Alban Bermeta, “Vllaznia”

90 kg – Renato Bizhga, “Flamurtari”

90+ kg – Mehmet Hoda, “Tirana”   /p.s./

Shkodra native knocked out his rival Patrick Korte and defended his WBO European title.

At the age of 40, Hysa challenged Patrick Korte and dominated and won the bout. Hysa ended the bout very quickly, defeating Korte with complete dominance and with a speed that surprised everyone.

Thus, Hysa retained his WBO European heavyweight title, defeating Korte (22-5-1) within two rounds, with a combination of powerful strikes and surprising speed.

With this victory, Hysa has achieved 21 knockouts in his 23 victories and seems to be in extraordinary form, despite his 40-year-old age. He is showing that he is ready to make a move to higher levels of boxing, as he is invincible. /a.f/p.s./

In a post in the social media, Manastirliu wrote that, “Hadribeaj is ranked in the top 10 boxers in the world, proudly raising the Albanian flag.”

“It is a pleasure for me to receive a boxing champion of Albanian origin, who has been living in the States for 6 years, 20 times in a row champion in various boxing competitions and most recently recognized by the WBC. He is a young man who proudly says that he is Albanian and very soon, within the year 2025, we will see a very strong match with the world champion. His mother is from Ndroqi in Tirana by origin and his father from Përmet, he is a champion who will have a great career in the sport of boxing.”

“I want Albanians to know you and appreciate you more for the work you do and your achievements. I wish all Albanian athletes a happy and successful year in 2025”, wrote Manastirliu. /k.s//a.f/p.s./

Veliaj praised the pugilists for their extraordinary contribution in promoting the name of Tirana and Albania in the international stage.

“A new spirit is coming, a very good spirit for Sport Club Tirana”, said Veliaj.

Describing Sport Club Tirana as a new center for talent development, Veliaj expressed his pride for the athletes and coaches, who have given a greater impetus to the development of sports.

The mayor stressed the importance of creating better opportunities for training and international competitions for Albanian boxers.

The two boxers and their coach, Seit Bushati, thanked the mayor for his support, while promising further successes in the future. /r.e/p.s./

Prime Minister Edi Rama congratulated the Albanian boxer writing in the social media.

“Bravo champion! Jurgen Uldedaj is declared European champion in WBA Continental”, wrote Rama in the social media.

During a rather emotional challenge, Uldedaj defeated Bosnian Damir Beljo on points after 10 rounds, in front of a crowd of boxing fans and that made all the Albanians proud.

The 26-year old Uldedaj has a career of 17 victories and one loss and managed to get the “WBA Continental Europe” title leaving a trace in the history of Albanian boxing./p.s./

Liberta Haxholli in the 75 kg category and Donat Syla in the 92 kg category won the bronze medals, the third place in the “Adriatic Pearl” Boxing World Cup in Budva where 23 countries participated.

International referee Latif Demolli also participated in the event, reported KosovaPress.

Coach Nazim Halili expressed his satisfaction with the performance of Kosovar boxers while the team expected to participate in April the U18 European Championship in Yerevan (Armenia) and Kosovo must work and prepare maximally for this European Championship. / KosovaPress/p.s./

In his Twitter reaction, PM Kurti called on the European Union and the international community to condemn the discriminatory action of official Belgrade.

“Serbia must show its strength not in the border, but at the boxing ring. Their decision not to allow our athletes to enter the 2021 World Boxing Championship is a violation of international sporting norms. I call on the EU and the international community to condemn this violation and discriminatory action,” Kurti wrote.

Kosovar boxers would take part in the World Boxing Championships, which kicked off in the Serbian capital, but Serbia prevented them from going at the weekend due to state symbols.

On October 23, the World Boxing Association said that Kosovo is a full member and expects its participation in the Men’s World Boxing Championship.

EU spokesman Peter Stano said that the EU supports the request of the International Boxing Association that the Boxing Federation of Kosovo be enabled to participate equally in competitions./KosovaPress/p.s./

During the meeting, Kushi said that, “Our athletes continue to make us proud with great results in international competitions”.

“Today, in the premises of the ministry, I congratulated Albani, Indriti, Krenar and Rexhildon for their results and we discussed extensively about the main needs that we must address in the future”, – said Kushi.

Minister Kushi underlined that, “Our athletes continue to make us proud with great results in international competitions, proving that they are excellent ambassadors in the representation of Albania in the world”

Albanian boxers have excelled again with two gold and three silver medals in the Balkan Championship held in Croatia./k.s/j.p/p.s./