2026 Israeli Amateur Championships

Winner	Result	Opponent
Super Heavyweight, 90+
Yan Zak	WO	Arman Malkan
Mahmoud Naarami	WO	Arthur Abramov
Yan Zak👑	Dec	Mahmoud Naarami
Heavyweight, 90
Ariel Prilutski	Dec	Mohamad Shlabani
Ariel Prilutski 👑	RSC 2	Oleg Berkovich
Cruiserweight, 85
Yonatan Barashi 👑	RSC 2	Alex Karchevski
Light Heavyweight, 80
Nikita Padi	Dec	Jade Owolo
Ron Yaer	?	Shelleshevet Gerzef
Nikita Padi	Dec	David Bazov
Daniel Ilyushonok	RSC 2	Ron Yaer
Daniel Ilyushonok👑	Dec	Nikita Padi
Middleweight, 75
Ahmad Jbarin	Dec	Kobnat Netgoko
Yosef Barbor	Dec	Edward Milnikov
Ahmad Jbarin	Dec	Yosef Barbor
Khalid Alzbarga	Dec	Mohamad Magrabi
Ahmad Jbarin 👑	Dec	Khalid Alzbarga
Junior Middleweight, 70
Tomer Benny	WO	Benny Nizard
Mohamad Wagih	Dec	Abd-al Rahman Isa
Bogdan Loptin	Dec	Adham Kayouf
Igor Novikov	Dec	Basel Tuma
Tomer Benny	Dec	Mohamad Wagih
Igor Novikov	Dec	Bogdan Loptin
Tomer Benny 👑	Dec	Igor Novikov
Welterweight, 65
Ahmad Shtiwi	RSC 2	Sagev Rhamim
Ahmad Shtiwi	Dec	Ali Shaon
Adrian Warwar	RSC 2	Ben Rafael
Ahmad Shtiwi 👑	Dec	Adrian Warwar
Lightweight, 60
Matan David	RSC 2	Roe Bazov
Iurii Lapchevisky	Dec	Boaz Finkel
Abdullah Rahel	Dec	Idad Totando
Iurii Lapchevisky	Dec	Matan David
Abdullah Rahel	Dec	Matar Samuel
Abdullah Rahel 👑	Dec	Iurii Lapchevisky
Bantamweight, 55
Farid Harish	Dec	Tom Samuel
Mike Tayber	Dec	Eyal Pinto
Farid Harish 👑	Dec	Mike Tayber
Flyweight, 50
David Zakhari 👑	RSC 2	Ofek Dotan

Recap

Yan Zak, a 5-0 pro, won yet another national title. In preparation for his fight against Sadiki Maroy this Saturday, he treated the finals like a sparring session. Others with pro experience didn't fare as well. Benny Nizard and Arthur Abramov, both 1-0, withdrew before fighting. Alex Karchevski, also 1-0, was thoroughly outboxed by Yonatan Barashi. Another pro, Ahmad Shtiwi (9-0, 7 KOs) used infighting to win the welterweight title.

Among the amateurs, David Zakhari, Ahmad Jbarin, and Abdullah Rahel stood out. Flyweight champion Zakhari looks like a young David Alaverdian with his feints, jukes, and ability to find odd angles. Jbarin bounces around the ring dictating the action, but he's not afraid to get rough either. Rahel is a slickster with a smart jab and precise counters.

Two fights stood out. The first was a lightweight semifinal bout between Alaverdian protégé, Matan David, and stylist Iurii Lapchevisky. Though both are skilled boxers, they treated the fans to an all-out brawl. Neither won the lightweight title this year, but both 20 years olds are quite promising.

The second fight came in the junior middleweight final. A bloodied Igor Novikov staggered southpaw Tomer Benny several times. Benny ultimately got a disputed decision and won the national title.

Daniel Ivanovski and Jeremy Small Weigh In

Daniel Ivanovski and Jeremy Small weighed in ahead of their cruiserweight clash later tonight at the Pendennis Club in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. This is a battle of two undefeated boxers.

Ivanovski weighed in at 192 pounds for this contest. The 24 year old prospect with a 4-0 record has weighed between 191.5 and 192 pounds for each of his bouts. That's remarkable consistency, particularly since it isn't close to the cruiserweight limit.

Small is a 37 year old from Nebraska who scored a first round KO in only professional boxing fight. An experienced MMA fighter, Small is coming up in weight. He tipped the scales at 187 pounds, seven more than his other boxing bout, which took place in 2022. As an MMA fighter he has primarily fought in the 170s.

The fight tonight is scheduled for four rounds.

New Opponent for Daniel Ivanovski

Daniel Ivanovski is now scheduled to face a new opponent on Friday at the Pendennis Club in Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Ivanovski's lasted listed opponent is Jeremy Small, an experienced MMA fighter.

Ivanovski, a 24 year old Israeli, was slated to fight a more experienced boxer. Now, he takes on a rugged 37 year from Nebraska. Small had only one win on his boxing ledger, a first round knockout in his home state back in 2022. That's his lone fight as a pro boxer, but he has fought over ten times in MMA battles.

MMA fighters are often tough competitors who fight out of squared stances. Their punch technique isn't usually the best for boxing, but they often have long-lasting motors. Small will be coming up in weight as he has mostly fought in the 170s.

This bout is a cruiserweight affair scheduled for four rounds.

Daniel Ivanovski to Face Hector Bobadilla

Cruiserweight prospect Daniel Ivanovski is scheduled to face journeyman Hector "Snart" Bobadilla in a bit of a step up fight. The contest will take place at the Pendennis Club in Louisville, Kentucky, USA on February 6.

A 24 year old from Israel, Ivanovski brings a record of 4-0 with 3 KOs. He will have been off for nearly a year when he enters the ring in about ten days. Daniel is a skilled and well-schooled fighter, but he has shown some flaws in a couple of his fights. Against Marcus Smith, Ivanovski was susceptible to overhand rights Against Romelle Terrell, he faded a bit in the final round.

Bobadilla is a 39 year old from Aguascalientes, Mexico. He sports a record of 9-20-1. As a boy, he was interested in weightlifting, but his dad forced him to try boxing when he was 14 years old. It came naturally for him and he was a national-level amateur in Mexico. Snart turned pro in 2009.

Early in his career the man nicknamed El Gatito fought as light as bantamweight and as heavy as super featherweight. He lost to a young Rey Vargas, Alberto Guevara, Yan Barthelemy, and Rocky Hernandez to name a few well-known opponents. His best result was a draw against world title challenger Alejandro Gonzalez in 2016.

El Gatito has since grown into a full-size cat. After a nearly six-year layoff, Bobadilla reinvented himself as a blown up junior middleweight. His last couple of fights have come at super middleweight. He has developed some sneaky punches as his career has progressed, but he's a wide puncher who doesn't counter much. Super middleweight was very heavy for him; this fight is at cruiserweight. Hector might need to hide some weights in his shorts to get close to 200 pounds.

This bout is slated for four rounds. Because of the size difference, it's not difficult to imagine Ivanovski knocking Bobadilla silly and putting his lights out.

Lev Jackson Targeting March Date

According to BoxRec, Lev Jackson is fighting in two days in Jamay, Mexico. Chalk it up to: Don't believe everything you read on the internet. When asked if he was fighting on January 24, the Vancouver-based lightweight responded, "Not to my knowledge," his tongue firmly in his cheek.

After a nearly two-year layoff, the 33-year-old Jackson has been active recently. He traveled to Mexico and scored a knockout in April and another in December to improve his record to 5-1-1 with 3 KOs. The all-action southpaw boxed a little more than usual in those two fights.

Jackson told The Jewish Boxing Blog that he's targeting a March date in Canada, but nothing's set yet. In the meantime, he's been in training. He recently sparred with prospect Isaiah Guy, who won his debut in November against an old Jackson foe, Elroy Fruto. Guy is also looking to fight in March. He's scheduled to face another old Jackson rival, Ely Avelar.

courtesy of Jackson's IG page