Eliar Kolomoitshenko wins Finns in boxing, but he is second in the sauna.
Eliar Kolomoitshenko has gained success in Finland and Ukraine. Jaana Sarajärvi
- Eliar Kolomoitshenko has already been in boxing 76 times, although he is only 16 years old.
- Now he has to start to make sure his head stays in order.
- The Ukrainian cannot tolerate pea soup, which is often served at school.
Säkylä Eliar Kolomoitshenko At the age of 6, forged his opponent sadness in the boxing ring.
At that time, he lived in Ukraine, where even the little children are boxing like adults.
In Finland this would not happen. For example, in 12-year-old matches, the hardness of the beats is still restricted.
– There is no such thing in Ukraine. It has been able to pull it freely, the coach of Kolomoathenko Juha Santala says.
The 16-year-old Kolomoitshenko has already had an unimaginable 76 times in his young career. In Finland, he has entered the ring 21 times and no one has been able to win him.
The Ukrainian last lost in 2020.
The pocket has one junior Ukrainian championship and two Finnish junior championships.
“Ohhoh!”
When the Kolomoitshenko tells people how much he has been boxed during his life, the reaction is usually guaranteed. 76 matches are a tremendous reading at these latitudes.
– People reacted that Wow! My previous opponent was Swedish and he asked after the match how many matches I have. When I said 76, he was that ohhoh! Kolomoitshenko remembers.
The Kolomoitshenko has not yet decided where he wants to live when the war in Ukraine ends. Finnish Boxing Association
Recently, the boxing promise has begun to focus on the technology with his coach to have less shocks on their own head. At the age of 16, you must already focus on it.
– When I was younger, the head didn’t happen because the strokes weren’t tough. My first series was 30 pounds. Now it’s 65 pounds. Now the strokes are much harder, Kolomoitshenko knows.
In Finland, the youngest racing class in boxing is D-juniors, or those aged 11-12. In that age group, the judges still assess only technology and not the number of strokes. Attention is paid to movement, evasive, punches and fighting.
Culture shock
In the spring of 2022, the Kolomoitshenko moved to Finland due to the Russian invasion war. Mom and little brother came along Dmytrowho is also a boxer.
The father of the family stayed in Ukraine.
The Kolomoitshenko of his largest cultural spam experienced Säkylä junior high school.
What is the worst food there?
– Pea soup.
Why is it bad?
– It has a lot of peas.
If the school serves pea soup, the Ukrainian has a simple solution.
– Then I don’t eat, but I go home to eat after school.
– I just eat bread and drink water.
In the sauna, Kolomoitshenko is like at home. In Ukraine, too, it is often made.
However, the Kolomoithenko calls the Finns a more stingy sauna.
– There is a really hot sauna in Finland. Over 100 degrees. In Ukraine, 80-90 is normal, he estimates.
– If it’s over 100 degrees, I can be in the sauna, but I don’t like it. At 85 degrees, I can sit for 25 minutes.