The “Nikolave City Cup” an international EUBC women’s boxing tournament, will be held in Nikolaev, Ukraine between the 10th & 15th of August.

The international tournament will see the participation of National women’s boxing teams, between the ages of 17 and 34 years of age and will be held over 11 weight categories.

Preliminaries duels will start on the 9 August at 16.00 – Finals will commence on the 14 August at mid-day (12.00).

The organizers of this international boxing tournament are; The Ukranian Boxing Federation.

The Ukrainian city of Nikolayev is considered one of the most powerful European boxing centers. Holding regular international training camps and competitions.

History of Nikolave:

The town was founded in 1789 by the Russian Governor General of Novorossiya, Prince Grigori Potemkin, initially as a shipyard called simply a New Shipyard on the Ingul river. Kniaz Potemkin signed an order to construct a shipyard on August 27, 1789, which is considered to be the city's birth date. The shipyard was to undertake the repair of naval ships in the Russo-Turkish War (1787–1792). Later Potemkin ordered the shipyard to be named Nikolaev to commemorate the date when Ochakov fell to the Russian troops under his command on December 6, 1788, close to the day of Saint Nicholas (Nikolay) December 19, in the Russian Orthodox Church calendar.

Nikolaev is also a major cultural and educational center. Some of the city's more notable sights include the Church of Nicholas, the Nikolaev Theatre of Ukrainian Drama and Musical Comedy, the Museum of Arts, and (of course) the Museum of Shipbuilding. Staying on the theme of ship building, it may interest current students to know that Nikolaev is also home to a renowned Shipbuilding Institute.

Photo: Poster - source EUBC