Luca Curatoli won the men's event at the FIE Sabre Grand Prix in Moscow ©Getty Images

Luca Curatoli of Italy took the men's title on day two of the final International Fencing Federation (FIE) Sabre Grand Prix event of the season in Moscow.

The 22-year-old from Napoli defeated South Korea's Gu Bongil, who won team sabre gold at the London 2012 Olympic Games, 15-13 in the final.

They were both surprise finalists, however, after defeating Rio 2016 Olympic champion Áron Szilágyi and world number one Kim Jung-hwan in the last four.

Curatoli overcame South Korea's Kim 15-11 while Bongil narrowly defeated Hungary's Szilágyi 15-14. 

Earlier in the day, Curatoli defeated Turkey's Enver Yildirim 15-9 in the round of 64 before following that up with a 15-11 success over Hungary's Tamas Decsi.

Rio 2016 Olympic champion Áron Szilágyi was beaten in the semi-finals ©Getty Images
Rio 2016 Olympic champion Áron Szilágyi was beaten in the semi-finals ©Getty Images

He secured a place in the quarter-finals after beating South Korea's Kim Junho 15-10.

A semi-final place was then guaranteed when Curatoli saw off Daryl Homer of the United States 15-13.

The event, which concludes tomorrow with the women's tournament, will bring the FIE Grand Prix campaign to a close.

It will also be the last major test for competing athletes prior to the World Championships in German city Leipzig, which are scheduled to run from July 19 to 26.