Vasily Usturoy (-57 kg) promised Belgium their first victory at the European Championships in Yerevan, Armenia on Wednesday, the day after Zachariah Baudy was eliminated in the 16th round. Three rounds later, our compatriot won by points (4 judges to 1) against Adam Hesson of Ireland. The first of these was the most controversial, but was led by Vasily Usturoi. However, his coach Hubert Fiorens persuaded him to do more “To work” With his shaking as he accelerated. The Brussels man, who made some good acceleration, received instructions well, and was found to have cut into the opponent’s skull, which required several obstacles. In the third round, Usturoy was mobile, fast and accurate, and then controlled the exchanges so that nothing untoward happened to him. An impression confirmed by the score, only the Lithuanian judge saw another fight: 30-27, 29-28, 30-27, 30-27, 27-30. Thanks to this victory, Vasily Usturoy qualified for the Euro quarterfinals, a stage of the competition in which the third Belgian entered, competing in the °86 kg category n ° 1 seed Victor Schells‌trate on Friday.