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Isaac Okoh: Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist Begins European Championship Campaign

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GB heavyweight Isaac Okoh is on a roll after a strong winning run that culminated in a Commonwealth Games gold medal in Glasgow. He now aims to carry that momentum into the European Championships in Sofia, where he faces Poland's Alexey Sevostyanov on Sunday. Okoh expressed supreme confidence, stating, 'I'm confident I can beat anyone in the world at the minute.

It's going to take a really good fighter to beat me.' He added that his Glasgow victory has buoyed his belief, calling it a 'dream come true' and saying it fills him with confidence for Olympic qualifiers and the Games two years away. Okoh praised the British team's strength, noting their brilliant medal tally from the Commonwealths and describing the squad as 'very young, fresh, hungry' with morale 'through the roof.' Meanwhile, fellow Commonwealth Games medallist Ruby White got off to a strong start in Sofia after her flyweight final loss in Glasgow, dominating Serbia's Nikolina Dzida to win a clear unanimous decision.