Max Hartung was victorious at the FIE Sabre World Cup in Madrid ©Getty Images

Germany's Max Hartung took gold at the men's International Fencing Federation (FIE) Sabre World Cup in Madrid.

Hartung narrowly defeated Hungarian Olympic champion Aron Szilagyi 15-14 in the final at Centro Deportivo Vallehermoso.

The clash was a repeat of the 2017 European Championships final, at which Hartung was also triumphant. 

After Hartung had won his quarter-final clash against Italy's Aldo Montano 15-5, it was expected he would meet top seed and American Eli Dershwitz in the semis. 

Rio 2016 Olympic champion Aron Szilagyi finished with silver at the FIE Men's Sabre World Cup in Madrid ©Getty Images
Rio 2016 Olympic champion Aron Szilagyi finished with silver at the FIE Men's Sabre World Cup in Madrid ©Getty Images

Dershwitz exited the tournament after losing 15-10 to South Korea's Kim Jun-ho, however.

Hartung then despatched Kim 15-14 to reach the final.

Szilagyi had comfortably beaten Italy's Luca Curatoli 15-9 and South Korean second seed Oh Sang-uk 15-8 on his way to the silver medal.

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