Erik Zimmermann wins two kickboxing European titles

Kärntner Erik Zimmermann won two titles at the European Kickboxing Championships in Skopje, ORF reported. The 23-year-old took gold in both pointfighting and light contact in the under-69kg category.

Zimmermann defeated Italy’s Federico Bramati in the pointfighting final and Britain’s Matthew Brooks in the light-contact final. The world number one had travelled to North Macedonia as a favourite.

He also won silver in the team pointfighting event with Austria. The team beat Ireland and Russia before losing 19-18 to Hungary in overtime in the final.

Austria finished the championships with seven medals: two gold, two silver and three bronze. The event ran from November 7 to 15 at the Jane Sandanski Sports Centre in Skopje, with 1,023 athletes from 41 nations.