Boxing News

Posts Tagged ‘Amateur Boxing’

Strong Uzbek Team in the Bocskai Memorial Tournament

By AIBA

25 – January - 2011

A strong Uzbek team will be taking part in the 55th Bocskai Memorial Tournament, which will be held in Debrecen, Hungary from February 8.

The Uzbek head coach, Sharaf Hudayberdiyev and his assistants, Olim Mukhamedov, former Uzbek national boxer Uygun Siddikov and Nabijon Boymatov, are expecting some gold medals in Debrecen. The event will be the first step for the Uzbek athletes on the long preparation for the 2011 AIBA Men’s Elite World Championships.

The Uzbek boxers claimed only one gold medal at the 16th Asian Games, where only Elshod Rasulov was able to defend his title in Guangzhou. In addition to Rasulov’s gold medal the squad took another two silver and two bronze medals.

Uzbekistan’s best light flyweight class boxer is Jasurbek Latipov, who celebrated his 19th birthday last year before the Asian Games. The talented young boxer claimed a silver medal at the Strandja Tournament and the Makar Mazay Memorial Tournament but lost to Zou Shiming in the first preliminary round of the Asian Games.

Popenchenko Memorial Tournament winner 22-year-old Andizhan-based Shahriyor Isakov had great expectations at the Asian Games but was defeated by Commonwealth Games winner Suranjoy Mayengbam Singh of India in the flyweight’s quarterfinal.

The team’s best bantamweight boxer is AIBA President’s Cup winner and Asian Championships silver medalist Orzubek Shayimov, who was gold medal contender at the 16th Asian Games but was unexpectedly eliminated by Zhang Jiawei of China in Guangzhou.

Lightweight Asian Junior Champion Hurshid Tojibayev was the youngest Uzbek boxing team member at the Beijing Olympic Games. At the Asian Games 21-year-old Tojibayev claimed a valuable bronze medal and may be able to make his second Olympic quota this year.

His compatriot Fazliddin Gaibnazarov is only 19 years old but despite his youth he defended his national title in December. Gaibnazarov is also a lightweight boxer and trying to secure his place in the top team.

Sanjorbek Rahmonov became Asian Champion in Zhuhai in 2009 and also claimed a bronze medal at the 16th Asian Games two months ago in the 64kg weight division. Welterweight’s new rising star Uktamjon Rahmonov was called to the Uzbek national team last year before the 16th Asian Games, where he acquired a silver medal after losing his final contest against two-time World Champion Serik Sapiyev of Kazakhstan.

Two-time AIBA World Champion Abbos Atoyev missed out on his first Asian Games title in Guangzhou after the 24-year-old middleweight boxer was defeated by India’s famous Vijender Singh in the final.

The oldest team member in the team is AIBA World Championships silver medalist Elshod Rasulov, who will be celebrating his 25th birthday in March. Rasulov put in an excellent performance in Guangzhou and defended his Asian Games title.

The team contains a strong heavyweight boxer as well: Makar Mazay Memorial Tournament winner Mirzokhidjon Abdullayev, who celebrated his 19th birthday in December and has great expectations in 2011.

After the Bocskai Memorial Tournament the Uzbek team will be travelling to the Strandja Memorial Tournament in Bulgaria on February 14.

Photo: Oleksandr Usyk

Photo Credit: Oleksandr Podovalenko

Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

Malta’s No 1 60Kg Olympic Boxer Haithem Laamouz, with a current record of 16 fights 11 wins and 5 losses has been invited once again to compete in the UK this Month.

Haithem Laamouz has recently defeated top amateur boxer Jack Fraiser, last November.

Laamouz has been training hard 3 times daily for these two upcoming duals in the UK.

This will be the first time that Haithem competes in the UK this year,

Haithem is boxing on the 22^nd against Danny May (61Kg) of Norwich Diamonds at the King Fisher ABC Boxing Show. And Steve Wyartt (6oKg) on the 28th for Fitzroy Lodge boxing club on the Lion ABC Show

Although Haithem is still based in Malta at the Lord’s Gym, he has for the past months been registered with the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE). This happened after the local Maltese boxing federation lost it’s AIBA membership in late 2010 and Maltese boxers became illegible to participate in AIBA events at any level.

Laamouz, who is without a doubt Malta’s best boxing prospect has run out of local competition since early 2010 and his move to the Kingfisher Boxing Club in Norwich, England, is the most logical step if he is to further his boxing career. At the Kingfisher he is coached and sponsored by Glen Saffer, who is a friend and mentor to the young Laamouz and under whose tutelage the Maltese prospect has started to mature as a fighter and develop his ring craftsmanship. Laamouz is also sponsored by the Lord’s Gym Malta. In recent comments to Malta Boxing News, Laamouz thanked both the Maltese and English clubs for their strong support.

Photos:

Haithem Laamouz, with his greatest supporter , his dad Mohamed

Glen Saffer - Haithem Lammouz’s coach

Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

Amateur Boxing Scotland Brings Back Boxing

By AIBA

.

Amateur Boxing Scotland has launched an ambitious campaign to promote and develop boxing in Scotland with a Home International Series entitled BRING BACK BOXING. As Amateur Boxing Scotland’s Marketing Manager Colin Baxter explains, the idea behind the campaign is twofold:

“Firstly to give our young boxers experience on the international stage, which is completely different from district and national championships. By participating in the internationals, the boxers will gain experience in the training schedules and preparation required for international boxing competition as well as the overall experience of ring parade, large audience, press and competing against high caliber opposition from other boxing nations.”

The Series will furthermore help to identify boxers with the talent to progress to the Commonwealth Games squad selection for 2014, when the event will be held in Glasgow, and beyond.

According to Baxter, the second idea behind the series is “to generate interest in the sport from a competitive perspective; to get more people involved in boxing and also from a health and fitness perspective as boxing is a fantastic way for people to keep fit.”

It is hoped that the Series will help to foster interest in people who do not necessarily wish to compete but who are nevertheless interested in boxing for its health and fitness benefits. This would ultimately boost audience figures at events and increase the general exposure and popularity of the sport.

Two international matches have already been held last December, with Scotland taking on cross-border rivals England on 11th December and then Sweden on 18th December.

The next two events will take place at Meadowbank Sports Centre in Edinburgh. The first is against Wales on 15th January, where two top bouts will feature Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games boxers Aston Brown and Joe Ham, plus the first-ever Scottish international female clash.

This will be followed by Scotland v Northern Ireland on 22nd January with a top of the bill bout featuring Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games silver medalist Josh Taylor.

Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

Joseph Ward Magnificent in Baku

By AIBA

Ireland’s AIBA Youth World Champion 17-year-old Joseph Ward secured the gold medal and defended his title at the annual Abbas Agalarov Youth Memorial Tournament which was held at the capital city of Azerbaijan, Baku in December.

The young Irish boxer from Moate became AIBA Junior World Champion in 2009 and AIBA Youth World Champion last year. Following his great victories Ward moved up into the light heavyweight division where he will be aiming for a gold medal at the 2011 European Youth Championships in August.

Ward eliminated reigning European Junior Champion Aleksandr Dokvadze of Georgia in the quarter-final, Russia’s Vladimir Korsunov in the semi-final and in the final defeated Kazakhstan’s 16-year-old Dinislam Abdesov, who was silver medalist at the Ahmet Comert Junior Tournament in July. Joseph Ward claimed not only the gold medal but also picked up the best boxer trophy in Baku.

This was the host city’s fourth major boxing event following the 2009 AIBA President’s Cup, the 2010 AIBA Youth World Championships and the Heydar Aliyev Junior Cup in 2010. Baku will also host the 2011 AIBA Men’s World Championships, which will be the first Olympic qualifying event for the London 2012 Olympic Games.

Uzbek Youth National Champion and Berdichev Youth Tournament silver medalist Shakhobiddin Zoirov from Bukhara claimed his first international victory in Baku after beating Evan Metcalfe of Ireland and Kazakhstan’s Erzhan Zhomart by accepted points in the light flyweight class.

President Heydar Aliyev Junior Cup winner Ramal Yusifzade of Azerbaijan caused a surprise at the event when he eliminated AIBA Youth World Championships bronze medalist Vasiliy Vetkin of Russia in the semi-final. For the gold medal contest he had to beat another Russian fighter, Sabukhi Kafarov, which the Azeri athlete did successfully.

Azerbaijan’s newcomer Ilkin Guliyev claimed the second gold medal for the host nation after beating Russian Youth National Championships silver medalist Radzhab Butayev at bantamweight, while his compatriot and Aliyev Junior Cup bronze medalist Parviz Bagirov defeated Kazakhstan’s powerful Dzhakibek Adzhibayev in the lightweight division.

Uzbekistan’s biggest hope, Ahmet Comert Junior Tournament winner 16-year-old Akmalbek Kosimov, claimed his second gold medal of 2010. At the light welterweight semi-final he had to beat Azerbaijan’s Joshgun Aliyev and proved too strong for Russia’s Zalibek Dzhmailov in the final.

Russian Youth National Championships quarter-finalist 17-year-old Abulzhabar Gasanov competed in his first major international tournament in Baku and won the welterweight class after defeating local Sagi Sadigli.

Georgia’s Aliyev Junior Cup silver medalist Nikoloz Sekhniashvili defeated his top rivals in Baku, firstly European Junior Championships silver medalist and Aliyev Junior Cup winner Rauf Rahimov after AIBA Youth World Championships quarter-finalist Kazim Eneyev of Russia in the middleweight final.

Russia’s 17-year-old Ivan Veryasov won the Amber Gloves Tournament among elite boxers in Kaliningrad where he defeated two veteran fighters, Germany’s Stefan Koeber and Lithuania’s Vitalijus Subacius. Veryasov’s experience was enough to beat his youth rivals in the heavyweight class in Baku, where he had a hectic final against Kazakhstan’s Artem Vasilyonok.

Super heavyweight’s reigning AIBA Junior World Champion 17-year-old Gasan Gimbatov of Russia did not qualify for the 1st Youth Olympic Games but claimed the gold medal at the Agalarov Youth Memorial Tournament, where 89 boxers from seven nations competed to bolster their international experiences.

Photo Credit : Agajan Abiyev

Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

The 19th Uzbek Men’s Elite National Boxing Championships were held at the Humo Sport Complex in Bukhara.

The strong Uzbek team claimed one gold, two silver and two bronze medal at the 16th Asian Games in November 2010, where AIBA World Championships silver medalist Elshod Rasulov defended his Asian title in the light heavyweight division.

Unfortunately the best Uzbek boxers, the national team members, were unable to compete at the championships due to the Asian Games.

Altogether 167 elite male athletes competed at the Uzbek National Championships from all over the country.

In Jasurbek Latipov’s and Alisher Mahmudov’s absence former Uzbek National Champion and Ahmet Comert Tournament bronze medalist 21-year-old Rasul Djurayev from Surhandarya won the first final at light flyweight.

AIBA Youth World Championships and Youth Olympic Games bronze medalist 18-year-old Zokhidjon Hurboyev from Andizhan acquired his first elite title after defeating teenager Pahlavon Hojiyev in the flyweight class in Bukhara.

Dzhizak boxer, 19-year-old Shokhrukh Khudjabekov was bronze medalist at the Turkish Prime Ministry Tournament and despite his youth he defended his bantamweight title after beating 18-year-old Sukhrob Babanazarov who competed at the 2010 AIBA Youth World Championships in Baku.

Another huge Uzbek hope, Bukhara-based Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament and Battle of Stalingrad Youth Tournament gold medalist 19-year-old Fazliddin Gaibnazarov, defended his title after defeating Farkhod Polvonov of Khorezm in the lightweight class.

Former Asian Junior Champion and Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament winner 21-year-old Kamoliddin Ahmedov from Tashkent also defended his title and claimed his third Uzbek national gold medal.

A relative newcomer, welterweight Hurshid Normatov from Andizhan surprisingly triumphed over defending champion and Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament winner 20-year-old Azamat Ergashev of Bukhara

Oybek Mamazulunov from Tashkent competed at the Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament in May, where he missed the medal. But in Bukhara he took the middleweight gold against titleholder Shukhrat Abdullayev of Andizhan.

MHSK Sport Club’s best light heavyweight boxer, Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament winner Muhammadyusuf Saidov from Tashkent, claimed the gold medal after beating Shavkat Atoyev of Samarkand and celebrated his first national victory.

Strong heavyweight boxer, 23-year-old Tashkent-based Ramzjon Ahmedov, who was quarter-finalist at the 2009 AIBA World Championships, claimed his second national gold medal after his first title which he took in 2008.

Finally, another local boxer from Bukhara, Hamza Avezov who is coached by Rakhmatullo Mukhammadiyev, secured the gold medal in the home ring. The young Uzbek athlete moved up into the super heavyweight class after the Sydney Jackson Memorial Tournament, where he acquired a valuable bronze medal. Avezov defeated Botirjon Yokubov of Andizhan by 6:1 in the final contest of the National Championships.

AIBA Article

AIBA is the world’s governing body for Olympic Boxing

Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

Boxing Turkey - Five teenagers were crowned at the annual Turkish Men’s Elite National Championships in the southern part of the country, Mersin, at the Edip Burhan Sport Hall, where a record number of boxers fought for glory.

AIBA Article: January 2011

A total of 456 boxers competed at the event from 56 cities across Turkey, making the event the biggest national championships in Europe in 2010.

AIBA World Championships quarter-finalist 27-year-old Kerem Gurgen was unable to compete in Mersi after a knee operation, while Beijing Olympian 19-year-old Furkan Memis Ulas also missed the event. After a busy 2010, Ulas’s coach decided to rest him ahead of upcoming and important events in 2011.

Istanbul’s Erdal Inanli was flyweigh gold medalist at last year’s edition but moved down to 49kg this year and defeated titleholder Aydin Sakal in a close contest where the final verdict was 4:3 to Inanli. The main favourite, European Championships bronze medalist Ferhat Pehlivan, lost his semi-final contest and had to travel back to Trabzon without the title.

Turkey’s 19-year-old Selcuk Eker from Kocaeli claimed his first title among elite boxers in Mersin after defeating Turkish Prime Ministry Tournament bronze medalist Ridvan Budak by 3:2 in the semi-final and demoralizing rival Alkan Ozdemir from Samsun 10:2 in the flyweight final.

In Furkan Memis Ulas’s absence another 19-year-old boxer, AIBA World Championships participant Mehmet Topcakan, outpointed experienced Abdullah Dursun at the bantamweight final. Topcakan is hot on the heels of his top rival, Furkan Memis Ulas for next year’s events and secured his place in the national squad.

European Youth Championships silver medalist and Ahmet Comert Tournament silver medalist teenager Bunyamin Aydin eliminated Ural Karslioglu by 2:0 in the semi-final and defeated Fatih Keles from Kocaeli in the lightweight division to acquire his first national elite title in Mersin.

AIBA World Championships quarter-finalist and Beijing Olympian Onur Sipal is only 21 but has been in the Turkish national squad since 2006. His experience won out over strong opponent Yakup Sener, who was silver medalist at the Turkish Prime Ministry Tournament in April. Sipal defended his throne in Mersin among 79 boxers in the 64kg division.

Mediterranean Games winner 23-year-old Onder Sipal has been in the Turkish squad since 2005. At the National Championships Sipal’s main rival was veteran Abdulkadir Koroglu in the monumental welterweight event with 74 competitors.

Sipal won a really close and hectic preliminary contest against Hasan Demir 1:0. In the final bout against Koroglu he had to show his skills and did his best to win the gold medal match.

As expected Beijing Olympian and AIBA World Championships bronze medalist 24-year-old Adem Kilicci from Istanbul defended his middleweight title in Mersin after defeating his biggest opponent, Ulus Kaya by 4:2.

Youth Olympic Games silver medalist and AIBA Youth World Championships bronze medalist 17-year-old Burak Aksin is one of Turkey’s biggest hopes for the future and claimed the final victory in his first elite tournament at the Nationals. Ankara-based Aksin triumphed over Caner Sayak by 1:0 in the light heavyweight final, while National Team boxer Onder Ozgul achieved only a bronze medal.

Beijing Olympian and former European Junior Championships silver medalist Bahram Muzaffer was unexpectedly defeated by Youth Olympic Games bronze medalist 18-year-old Umit Can Patir in the heavyweight final. The young Turkish hope had a hard fight against Hamza Ali Guney during the preliminaries, while Patir outpointed Bahram Muzaffer in the gold medal contest.

Newly-crowned heavyweight champion Muhammet Guner, who defeated Metin Coruk 3:1 in the final, is aiming to qualify for the Olympic Games and end Turkey’s drought of successes in the heaviest weight category.

Article and Photo Credit: AIBA

.

Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

By Bernard O’Neill

The Irish Senior Men’s Boxing teams were back on top of the podium tonight after claiming the RTE/Irish Sports Council Team of the Year award.

Wednesday, December 22, 2023

Irish Boxing on the Podium

The senior team beat off competition from All Ireland football and hurling champions Cork and Tipperary and Airtricity Premier League champions Shamrock Rovers to scoop the Team Award following their record breaking haul of five medals at the 2010 European Senior Championships at the Ice Palace in Moscow.

Paddy Barnes (gold), Darren O’Neill (silver), Ken Egan (bronze), Eric Donovan (bronze) and Tyrone McCullagh (bronze) helped Ireland finish in second spot in the medals tables behind Russia.

The gold medal win by Barnes, who was also shortlisted for the RTE/Irish Sports Council Sportsperson of the Year award, bridged a 19-year gap since Dubliner Paul Griffin claimed gold for Ireland at European level.

Current World, European and European Union champion and AIBA World female boxer of the year Katie Taylor was also shortlisted for the RTE Sportsperson of the Year award.

Taylor claimed her third AIBA World title in a row this year - just a few weeks after she won her third European Union title on the trot in Hungary - in Barbados.

Following that win World amateur boxing chiefs AIBA presented the Bray lightweight with the World female boxer of the year award, the second time Taylor has received this prestigious honour.

However, golfer Graeme McDowell was presented with the RTE/Irish Sportsperson of the Year award tonight.

Speaking at tonight’s ceremony, head coach Billy Walsh dedicated the Team of the Year award to all the clubs and coaches that have helped nurture the talents of Ireland’s boxers.

The Sportsperson of the Year shortlist consisted of Katie Taylor, Graeme McDowell, Grainne Murphy, Tony McCoy, Lar Corbett, Paddy Barnes, Tommy Bowe, Derval O’Rourke, and Rory McIlroy.

The Team of the Year shortlist included the Irish men’s senior boxing team, All Ireland football and National League winners, Cork; the Republic of Ireland U-17 women’s soccer team, who finished third in the FIFA World Cup; All-Ireland Ladies’ football champions Dublin; Airtricity Premier League Division winners, Shamrock Rovers; All Ireland hurling champions, Tipperary; the Irish men’s U-23 cross country team, who won gold at the recent European Championships and All Ireland camogie champions, Wexford.

Snooker legend Dennis Taylor was honoured with the RTÉ/Irish Sports Council Hall of Fame Award.

Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

Mary Spencer defeats Ariane Fortin in Québec

Three-time Women’s World Champion Mary Spencer triumphed over her biggest rival, two-time World Champion Ariane Fortin, at the 2011 Canadian National Championships in Québec.

AIBA 22, December, 2010

Spencer competed at 66kg and Fortin at 70kg in 2008 when they claimed their second World Championships titles in Ningbo, China, but the weight classes were changed last year and both boxers moved up into the new Olympic 75kg division.

At the 2010 Canadian National Championships Québec-based Fortin defeated her rival but it was Mary Spencer who was entered for the 6th AIBA Women’s World Championships, she took the title for a third time.

On their re-match Mary Spencer won the hectic and close middleweight battle by 6:3 at the 2011 National Championships in Québec last week, which was attended by AIBA Executive Committee member Mr. Luiz Boselli of Brazil.

Canada’s other female star, three-time Panamerican Champion 23-year-old Mandy Bujold from Ontario, claimed her fourth national title after beating Jackie Lachapelle by 10:1 in the Olympic flyweight class.

In the third Olympic weight class, former champion Sandra Bizier from Québec won the 60kg division, while top favourite titleholder Stephanie Walker missed the final contest and took the bronze.

Melissa Guillemette at 57kg, Susan Haas at welterweight and Melinda Watpool at heavyweight were some of the experienced Canadian women who defended their titles in Québec.

In the men’s light flyweight final Jonathan Quinit and Benoit Fleury - both bronze medalists at the Francophone Games last year - had a great battle in Québec with Quinit from Manitoba taking the gold.

Panamerican Championships silver medalist 21-year-old Kenny Lally was crowned in the flyweight class as expected, while two-time Canadian National Champion bantamweight 27-year-old Joey Laviolette took his third title in Québec.

Ayaz Hussain fought only in his second Nationals in his career and took the final victory in the light welterweight class. National Championships silver medalist 22-year-old Yves Ulysse was included in the Canadian team at the Panamerican Championships and the Commonwealth Games, so it was little surprise that he won the national title in Québec.

Welterweight Mian Hussain was silver medalist at the last edition of the Nationals but he converted this to gold last week. Canadian Youth National Champion 19-year-old Brody Blair managed to win the middleweight division at his first major elite tournament.

National Championships bronze medalist Jonathan Savard from Québec won his first-ever title in the light heavyweight class. Canadian Final Team Selection Tournament winner and Commonwealth team member 30-year-old Samir El Mais took the heavyweight gold, while in Didier Bence’s absence 21-year-old Simon Kean won the super heavyweight division.

Photo: Mary Spencer, Photo Credit: Via AIBA

Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

Team USA Enjoys Medal Haul in France

Four Nations Tournament U.S. Results

USABoxing: November 29, 2023

(COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO.) – Team USA took part in the second half of their swing through France, November 26-27 at the Four Nations Tournament in Berck Sur Mer, France, and they made their journey a victorious one with 10 medals in the international event. Bantamweight Roman Morales (San Ardo, Calif.) and welterweight Errol Spence (Desoto, Texas) both won gold medals for the United States with the squad grabbing five silver and three bronze medals in France as well.

Morales faced off with France’s Nordine Ait Ihya for the second time in a week at the Four Nations Dual and the American boxer pulled out a victory in the final seconds, winning an 8-7 decision over Ait Ihya. Spence took on a Hungarian foe in his bout and he made it a short night, causing Joszef Toth to retire in the second round of their welterweight bout.

Light flyweight Diego Hurtado (Sparks, Nev.), flyweight John Franklin (Fort Carson, Colo.), light welterweight Pedro Sosa (New York, N.Y.), light heavyweight Jeffrey Spencer (Fort Carson, Colo.), and heavyweight Joshua Temple (St. Louis, Mo.) all took silver in the tournament while lightweight Eric Flores (Ingle, Calif.), middleweight D’Mitrius Ballard (Temple Hills, Md.), and Lenroy Thompson (Uniondale, N.Y.) claimed bronze medals.

Franklin took a 5-2 win over France’s Eli Koniki in their flyweight match-up while Spencer pulled out a tiebreaker victory over Richard Baranyi of Hungary in the final U.S. bout of the opening session. In evening action, Hurtado mounted a late comeback to take an 8-7 win over France’s Jeremy Beccu. Sosa won a second nail biter in the light welterweight contest, earning a 2-1 decision over Ukraine’s Vyacheslav Kyslytsyn. Temple won the final U.S. decision on a 2-2 double tiebreaker, claiming the victory on the judges’ poll edge.

Flores faced a stiff challenge in his lightweight contest, battling 2008 Olympic gold medalist Vasyl Lomachenko of Ukraine. The American boxer dropped a 14-5 decision to the reigning World and Olympic champion. Ballard lost a 9-1 contest to France’s Mathieu Bauderlique while Thompson dropped a close 3-1 decision to Ukraine’s Roman Kapitonenko.

The U.S. team was led by coaches Joe Zanders (Long Beach, Calif.), Barry Hunter (Fort Washington, Md.) and Ray Paxton (Shreveport, La.). Deni Auclair (New Rochelle, N.Y.) served as the Team Manager with Tom Cleary (Cincinnati, Ohio) serving as an AIBA Official and Dr. Ken Kurt (Racine, Wis.) joining the squad as the team physician.

Four Nations Tournament U.S. Results

• 108 lbs: Diego Hurtado, Sparks, Nev./USA dec Jeremy Beccu, France, 8-7
• 114 lbs: John Franklin, Fort Carson, Colo./USA dec. Eli Konki, France, 5-2
• 123 lbs: Roman Morales, San Ardo, Calif./USA dec. Nordine Ait Ihya, France 8-7
• 132 lbs: Vasyl Lomachenko, Ukraine dec. Eric Flores, Ingle, Calif./USA, 15-4
• 141 lbs: Pedro Sosa, New York, N.Y./USA dec Vyacheslav Kyslytsyn, Ukraine 2-1
• 152 lbs: Errol Spence, Desoto, Texas/USA dec Joszef Toth, Hungary, RET-2
• 165 lbs: Mathieu Bauderlique, France dec. D’Mitrius Ballard, Temple Hills, Md./USA, 9-1
• 178 lbs: Jeffrey Spencer, Fort Carson, Colo./USA dec. Richard Baranyi, Hungary, (2-2) (4-1 judges’ poll)
• 201 lbs: Joshua Temple, St. Louis, Mo./USA dec Szabolcs Deel, Hungary, (3-3) (8-6)
• 201+ lbs: Roman Kapitonenko, Ukraine, dec. Lenroy Thompson, Uniondale, N.Y./USA, 3-1

Source: USA Boxing

Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites

AIBA Report on the English Boxing Association (ABAE)

.

A full ten-member English squad has been selected for the forthcoming Commonwealth Games which will be held in New Delhi, India from October 3.

The organizers are expecting more than 250 boxers at the 19th Commonwealth Games, where altogether at least 6,000 athletes from the former British Empire will be competing in 260 different disciplines.

The boxing competition will take place at the Talkatora Indoor Stadium, which has a capacity of 3035 people. The 57th Indian Senior National Boxing Championships were held in the newly-built Talkatora Stadium in July this year.

The Commonwealth Games is an important event for English boxers on the long road to the 2012 London Summer Olympic Games. Ten young English athletes will be competing in each of the following weight classes: 49, 52, 56, 60, 64, 69, 75, 81, 91, and +91kg in India from October 3.

The strong English squad won three silver medals at the European Championships in Moscow in June, three gold medals at the Commonwealth Championships in March and two medals at the Turkish Prime Ministry Tournament in April this year.

Oldham-based EU Champion Tommy Stubbs had weight problems in the beginning of this year but manage to solve these with his coach and will therefore be able to compete in the 49kg weight division.

Beijing Olympian Khalid Saeed Yafai won a silver medal at the European Championships in Moscow where he was defeated by local favourite and World Championships bronze medalist Misha Aloyan. But the 21-year-old from Birmingham won the Turkish Prime Ministry Tournament and therefore has a good chance of taking the gold in New Delhi.

England’s great hope is 20-year-old rising star Iain Weaver, who was awarded as best boxer in the Commonwealth Championships and collected a silver medal at the European Championships. He also has gold medal expectations in New Delhi.

Lightweight class Thomas Stalker made the final at the Europeans in Moscow in June but lost his last contest to former World Champion Albert Selimov of Russia and claimed England’s third silver at the European Championships.

World Championships bronze medalist and Beijing Olympian Bradley Saunders has returned after a long period of injury in February with a bronze medal at the Bocskai Memorial Tournament and is hungry for the gold medal in the 64kg weight class. But India’s Manoj Kumar and CAC Games winner Valentino Knowles of Bahamas will be tough opponents in New Delhi.

Liverpool-based Callum Smith is relatively unknown, his biggest result being a bronze medal at the Commonwealth Championships where he triumphed over India’s experienced boxer Dilbagh Singh. Smith’s greatest victory was over two-time World Champion Serik Sapiyev of Kazakhstan in Sheffield in August so he could be England’s secret weapon in New Delhi.

Anthony Ogogo will be representing England in the middleweight class with medal expectations, while London-based 21-year-old Obed Mbwakongo has got more international experience and may well be able to reach the final.

Heavyweight class boxer Simon Vallily became Commonwealth Champion in March when he knocked out Kenya’s Elly Ajowi in the first round of the final contest. Super heavyweight newcomer Amin Isa can expect close bouts in this strong weight category.

Source: The AIBA

Read the rest of this entry »

Bookmark It

Hide Sites