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January 25th, 2011 | 
Author: Ireland’s Niven Looking For Fourth Straight Win
By Bernard O’Neill
John Joe Nevin will be looking to record his fourth win in a row as the World Series of Boxing enters the second half of its 12-match season across the Americas, Asia and Europe this weekend.
The Cavan bantamweight, a bronze medal winner at the 2009 AIBA World Championships in Milan, is available for selection for his Paris United against Milan, nicknamed Milano Thunder, in Paris on Friday night.
Nevin is presently in pole position in the WSB Team Championships bantamweight rankings having won all three of his matches so far to help lift his side to the top of the table in the WSB European group.
The top two ranked boxers from the five WSB Team Championships weight categories, bantamweight, lightweight, middleweight, light-heavyweight and heavyweight, will qualify for the WSB Team Individual Championships which has five Olympic places available.
If Nevin, the youngest member of the Irish 2008 Olympic squad in Beijing at 18, makes it to WSB Individual Championships then he will have to win just one fight to qualify for the 2012 Olympic Games.
WSB Individual Championships fights will be contested over seven, three minute rounds, as opposed to five, three minute rounds in the WSB Team Championships.
Nevin’s Paris United team-mate Nordine Ouballi, meanwhile, is lying in second spot in the WSB bantamweight rankings, raising the possibility that they both could qualify for the WSB Individual Championships and end up trading leather for a place at the 30th Olympiad.
Nevin, who has beaten Olympic bronze medalist Vincenzo Picardi (Milan), Selcuk Eker (Istanbul) and Vitaliy Volkov (Milan) so far, could meet Vittorio Parrinello - who he beat 11-3 when Ireland beat Italy at the National Stadium in Dublin last March - as United seeks to increase their lead at the top of the table on Friday.
“After this win (over Picardi) I knew I was on the right track. I started well and I felt more confident. It feels great, but it is only half season. I am glad to be on top but I know there is 6 weeks of competition left,” said Nevin.
Meanwhile, Milano Thunder new signings Eamon O’Kane and Tommy McCarthy will also be available for selection for Friday’s crucial clash in the French capital. Milan go into the match three points adrift of United.
Elsewhere in the WSB European group, Istanbul new-signing David Oliver Joyce will line out for the Turk’s versus bottom-of-the-table Moscow at home this Friday evening. Istanbul are lying in third spot in the table, eight points behind Paris United.
In the WSB Americas, Ken Egan’s and John Joe Joyce’s Miami Gallos side are facing a crucial away clash against top-of-the-table Los Angeles on Thursday night. LA beat Miami 4-1 less than two weeks ago, a results that saw Miami drop to third place in the table, one point behind second place Mexico City Guerreros, who will fancy their chances of beating struggling Memphis Force on Thursday.
If Miami fail to win in California - or at least pick up a losing bonus point - then then they will drift ten points behind LA with just five matches remaining.
The three groups winners plus the best runner up in the Americas, Asian and European groups qualify for the WSB Team Championships semi-finals.
Azerbaijani side Baku Fires are top of the table in the Asian group.
All six Irish boxers are due to return home from their respective WSB sides at the end of this month ahead of the 2011 Irish Senior Championships at the National Stadium.
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Results WSB - Milano Thunder Undefeated at Home
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Friday 7th January 2011
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Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder Undefeated at Home in Week 5
The Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder got the new year off to a great start with a home win at the Palasharp tonight to move to the top of the European conference table. The Italian team stormed ahead to a 3 - 0 score against the Istanbulls. The challenge looked easier than it actually was and the defeat of Nikolays Grisunins stopped the march to the 5 - 0 final score. Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder won the match 4 - 1 putting in the team at the top of the European conference before Saturday’s match between Kremlin Bears and Paris United.
- In the first bout Vincenzo Picardi showed his will to win after being defeated in his debut match against Paris United. He beat the young Turkish boxer Selcuk Eker and brought the Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder team 1 to 0 over the Istanbulls. “I had to get used to the new rules of this competition,” Picardi said, “and to the 5 rounds. In the first match I wasn’t feeling as good as I do now but I’m ready to fight in Paris January 28th”.
Final score: 3-0
50-44; 50-44; 50-44
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- In the second match Vazgen Safaryants had his revenge on Shafiq Chitou, who defeated the Milano Thunder’s boxer in Istanbul on November 26th. In tonight’s match Safaryants was more aggressive and the referee counted down on Chitou in the second and fourth rounds.
Final score: 3-0
50-43; 50-43; 49-44
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- For the middleweight category Sergiy Derevyanchenko of Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder jumps on the ring and took another step closer to the individual title. Tonight Derevyanchenko reached his third consecutive victory, after the tecnical knock-out against Paris United and the good match against Ustaranhov in Moscow. The 19-year-old boxer Omar Faruk Polat, debuting tonight in WSB, was not able to face his rival and also took standing eight counts in the third and fourth rounds.
Final score: 3-0
49-44; 50-43; 50-44
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- Nikolays Grisunins returned to the ring after being badly injuried in Moscow during his last match, against Usmanov. Grisunins won the first round against the Istanbulls boxeur Enrico Kolling from Germany, who seemed to gain strength in the second and third rounds and finally won the match.
Final score: 0-3
47-48; 46-49; 47-48
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- In the last match the two giants Mohammed Arjaoui, 107.3 kilos, and Benjey Gilton Zimmerman, 124.8 kg, fought on Palasharp’s ring. The Istanbulls boxer was stronger than his rival in the first rounds, but Zimmerman showed his best at the end of the match and gave another victory to the team trained by the coach Francesco Damiani.
Final score: 3-0
48-47; 48-47; 50-45
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Tags: Istanbulls, Milano Thunder, Paris United, World Series of Boxing, WSB
World Series Boxing League - Latest Results
The “World Series of Boxing” League has entered into its fourth week
This past weekend saw
The Baku Fires remaining the only unbeaten team in WSB
Beijing Dragons Suffered a 0-5 Home Drubbing from Astana Arlans
Mexico City Guerreros Gained Back Winning Edge over Miami Gallos
Paris United Defeated the Istanbulls 4-1 at Home
- WSB Results - Saturday, 18 December 2023 - Macau, Macau — BeijingDragons Suffer 0-5 Home Drubbing from Astana Arlans -Things got off to an exciting start at the Venetian Hotel in Macao today with a tense bantamweight opener in which the scores were tied going into the final round. The visitors’ Bagdad Alimbekov was judged the winner of the final round by two of the judges and therefore took the victory on a split decision 47-48, 48-47, 48-47. (Photo: Lui, left, v Sarsekbayev - Photo Credit WSB)
Alimbekov’s opponent explained the close defeat: “The opponent was a last minute substitute but sometimes things like that happen in boxing. I will learn that for my future matches.” — With the match already won, the Beijing Dragons’ two African internationals, light heavyweight Assane Faye and heavyweight Awusone Yekeni, were unable to salvage the valuable point offered by a 3:2 loss.
- Azerbaijani team Baku Fires continues to lead the Asian conference and extends its unbeaten series in WSB after defeating the Incheon Red Wings at the “Serhedchi” Olympic Sports Center on Saturday on a 4:1 final score. Last week the Fires overcame the Red Wings in their home match with the same score. At the moment Baku Fires is the only team in all conferences that did not lose a match. — The evening started with the bantamweight bout between Rahim Najafov from Baku Fires and Lukasz Adam Maszczyk from Incheon Red Wings. During the first three rounds both boxers showed almost equal performance with Najafov taking a slight edge. After the knockdown of Maszczyk in the fourth round it became very clear that Fires boxer was dominating the contest. In the last round Najafov only strengthened his position and took a victory on a unanimous decision (50:45, 50:45, 50:45).
- WSB Results - Friday, 17 December 2023 - France, Paris — ParisUnited Beat Istanbulls 4-1 at Home - As in the first home contest, Nordine Oubaali had to open the score for Paris United, which he did very well, improving his record in the World Series of Boxing to 2-0. The battle was bound to be hard for his opponent, Turkey’s Abdullah Dursun of the Istanbulls.
It is always important to score the first point in a contest of that size. Nordine Oubaali clearly understood it as he won his second fight in a row in the World Series of Boxing. France’s contestant entered this bout with extreme motivation, probably thanks to the support he enjoyed during the whole fight. He was very aggressive as soon as the opening bell rang, throwing a series of crosses and jabs right to Turkey’s Abdullah Dursun’s face. Oubaali never gave his opponent a chance.
- The Mexico City Guerreros found comfort at home once again Friday to break a two-match skid and earn a decisive 4-1 victory Friday over the visiting Miami Gallos to close out action in Week 4 of the World Series of Boxing in the Americas conference. — Action at the Centro Banamex resembled that of the Guerreros’ opening night when they trounced the Memphis Force, 5-0, to begin the season. But since then, the Guerreros had not fared so well on the road dropping contests to the Los Angeles Matadors, 5-0, and to the Miami Gallos last week, 3-2. — With the Guerreros returning two winning fighters to center stage for the first time since their season debut along with a 2008 Olympian competing for the first time, the Guerreros would have the upper hand on paper going in and would back that up with their action in the ring throughout the night as well.
WSB - Results Week 4
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WSB Debuts This Weekend In Three Continents
World-class Boxers in the Mix for the First WSB Matches Worldwide
WSB Report: November 2010 - Switzerland, Lausanne.
The World Series of Boxing debuts this weekend with six matches being held across three continents. The Dolce & Gabbana Milano Thunder team has the honor of hosting the first-ever match this Friday evening against Paris United at the Palasharp on the outskirts of Milan. The Mexico City Guerreros will welcome Memphis Force hours later in the first match of the Americas conference. On Saturday, Moscow’s Kremlin bears host the Istanbulls at the Barvikha Luxury village and the first two matches in the Asia conference will take place, with the Astana Arlans taking on the Incheon Red Wings at home and the Beijing Dragons travelling to Azerbaijan to face the Baku Fires.
Milan has made a strong opening gambit, announcing a team that includes two Olympic medalists and a world champion - all of them Italian: Vincenzo Picardi (bantamweight), Domenico Valentino (lightweight) and Clemente Russo (heavyweight). Head coach Francesco Damiani has added two of his international contingent into the mix: Sergiy Derevyanchenko of the Ukraine and Nikolajs Grisunins of Latvia, who will be competing at middleweight (73kg) and light heavyweight (85kg) respectively.
Moscow’s Kremlin Bears take on the Istanbulls at the Barvikha Luxury Village on Saturday evening. The Moscow squad is the perfect WSB mix of experience and new talent, with heavyweight Arbi Madaev, silver medalist at the 2009 European Youth Championships and light heavyweight Zhavlonbek Usmanov, bronze medalist at the 2006 World Junior Championships 2006, joined by three young Russian boxers looking to make their international debut with the World Series of Boxing.
In the first WSB match in the Americas conference, the Mexico City Guerreros will welcome the Memphis Force to the World Trade Center for their first home match on Friday evening. Head coach Francisco Bonilla has chosen a young squad for the first encounter, but one in which the boxers nevertheless hold three medals from this year’s American Continental Championships between them. The second match in the Americas conference takes place next Tuesday, meaning that under WSB rules the Miami Gallos and Los Angeles Matadors have until Friday night to name their five-man selections for their encounter at the American Airlines Arena.
Ghana’s Maxwell Amponsah is destined for fame in Kazakhstan. After winning over the home crowd at the WSB Exhibition Match against the Istanbulls last month, the 24-year-old light heavyweight has been selected for the team’s first home match in the Asia Conference on Saturday against the Incheon Red Wings. While Amponsah is the only African competing in this weekend’s matches, Dongsik Seo is the only Korean in the Incheon side chosen for the opening match. Competing at bantamweight, he will be joined by an Uzbek, Bahodirjon Sultonov, at lightweight, two Moldovans, Victor Cotiujanschii and Mihael Muntean, at middleweight and heavyweight respectively, and Kiwi Reece Papuni, a quarter-finalist at this year’s Commonwealth Games in Delhi, at light heavyweight as the Incheon Red Wings pool their international talent.
The second match in the Asia conference sees the Beijing Dragons travel to Azerbaijan, where they will take on the Baku Fires at the Sarhadchi Olympic Center on Saturday evening. The home team’s line-up includes the Ukraine’s Denys Poyatsyka, bronze medalist at this year’s European Championships, as its mandatory international boxer, as well as two newly naturalized Azeri citizens. Middleweight Soltan Migitinov and heavyweight Magomedrasul Medzhidov have both competed for Russia, Medzhiov taking the gold medal at the 11th Umakhanov Memorial tournament in Makhachkala, Russia, last year.
The Beijing team is putting a firm emphasis on young talent, with the oldest member of its squad only 23 years old. Unfortunately, due to visa issues the team has been unable to field an international boxer and will therefore forfeit one bout under WSB rule 2.1.5, which requires at least one international boxer to compete for a team at each match.
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WSB Boxing Results - Kazakhstan Victories
WSB – Results: Kazakhstan’s Astana Arlans overran their opposition the Turkish Istanbulls at the inauguration of the first exhibition test match between two teams from the WSB franchises. The event was held in occasion of the AIBA congress which is being held in Kazakhstan.
The home side put on a spectacular boxing display at the Almaty Sports Palace this evening, dominating all five of the weight categories to secure a 5-0 victory in the first-ever World Series of Boxing bout.
WSB Report: Sunday, 31 October 2023 - Kazakhstan, Almaty.
Opening the proceedings with a short speech, AIBA President C. K. Wu said that “the World Series of Boxing is a key element in AIBA’s vision for the future development of boxing. It will help boxers with their careers; it will provide a return on investment for the national federations who nurture its boxers; but most importantly it will change the perception of boxing.”
After Bagad Alimbekov took the opening victory in the 54kg bantamweight category, Yerzhan Mussafirov buoyed the Astana Arlans team even further with a technical knock-out against Mehmet Topçakan of the Istanbulls in the second round of the 61kg lightweight contest. Topçakan picked up two standing counts in the round, which requires the referee to stop the contest under the WSB competition rules.
“The first round was quite tough because I didn’t know my opponent,” Mussafirov said. But after the second round it started to get easier. In the second round he [Topçakan] seemed more tired and more open for me.”
The 73kg middleweight division saw a return to the ring for Kazakhstan’s Olympic Champion Bakhyt Sarsekbayev, who cruised to an easy victory over the Istanbulls’ team captain Onur Şipal. Sarsekbayev had little time for covering defence and seemed at ease in the ring.
“In a few years’ time, I think this is going to be a massive tournament,” Sipal said. “I was fighting against a champion and I will never forget this moment because I have written a piece of history. It was difficult to move up from 64kg and October was a very busy month for me with eight matches, including the World University Championships in Mongolia and the national championships in Turkey.”
Ghana’s Maxwell Amponsah enjoyed the vociferous backing of the home crowd as he put in a stylish performance to dismiss Onder Ozgül. Amponsah seems to have adapted well to life in Kazakhstan and even had a few Russian words ready for the local journalists.
“I’m happy that I won,” he said. “My opponent came here to fight and came at me with hard punches. I need more training because I’m hoping to win my fights. I’m not hoping to knock my opponents out, but I do need to train harder.”
In the fifth and final bout of the evening in the 91+kg heavyweight division, Serbian heavyweight Milutin Stankovic rounded off the strong start for the home team with a unanimous decision from the judges.
Source: WSB – World Series of Boxing
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WSB Boxing - Astana Arlans Vs Istanbulls
The first World Series of Boxing (WSB) bouts will take place on October 31st at 7 pm at the Sport Palace Almaty, Kazakhstan as part of an exhibition match linked to the AIBA Congress.
The Astana Arlans and the Istanbulls - two of the twelve franchises from across the globe - will compete across five weight categories in the first-ever World Series of Boxing bouts. Fighters from Turkey and Kazakhstan as well as Ghana, Serbia and Morocco will represent the two squads on a high-quality fight card, sharing the honour of being part of the first WSB contest.
Dr C. K. Wu, President of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) and Chairman of WSB commented: “The exhibition match in Almaty will give us the first real taste for what the exciting new WSB concept can deliver for the world of boxing and especially for the fans. The fight marks a landmark moment. After all our development and preparations, we will see some action in the ring ahead of the full launch on the weekend of November 19, 2010.”
The exhibition aims to showcase the unique format of the World Series of Boxing to both the general public and some of the most influential boxing administrators, with over 100 AIBA national federations planning to attend. The World Series of Boxing (WSB), initiated by the International Boxing Association (AIBA), will be the only professional boxing series in which boxers will retain their Olympic eligibility and federations will receive a return on their investments in boxers.
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The first WSB fight card for the exhibition features the following contests
ASTANA ARLANS Vs ISTANBULLS
54kg
Bagdad Alimbekov (KAZ) (22) Vs Abdullah Dursun (TUR) (22)
61kg
Yerzhan Mussafirov (KAZ) (25) Vs Mehmet Topçakan (TUR) (18)
73kg
Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) (28) Vs Onur Şipal (TUR) (21)
85kg
Maxwell Amponsah (GHA) (24) Vs Önder Özgül (TUR) (22)
91+kg
Milutin Stankovic (SRB) (20) Vs Mohamad Arjaoui (MAR) (23)
The card contains some seasoned fighters, along with some outstanding prospects, including the reigning Olympic welterweight gold medallist, Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) and Olympic Games quarter-finalist, Mohamad Arjaoui (MAR).
Ahead of the Exhibition, the Istanbulls continue to raise their training levels. Head Coach, Tunçay Varol comments on the anticipation amongst their camp: “WSB does not only facilitate a higher level of boxing, but also will give momentum and excitement to the spirit of the sport”.
One of the most important figures of the team, bronze medalist at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Önder Özgül sees a bright future ahead of them: “The sun is shining like it never did before for me,” he said. Likewise, Onur Şipal, 2008 Beijing Olympics participant, who recently took the silver medal at 4th World University Championships, is confident about good results at both team and individual level: “This chain has no weak link at all. All we must do is keep training and believe,” he said. “WSB is simply the competition I was dreaming of.”
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WSB Boxing - Istanbulls
Istanbulls Gear up for Exhibition Match and Season Start
Members of the Istanbulls WSB team at this week’s training camp.
As the inaugural season of WSB approaches with its unique and eagerly-awaited concept, the teams have begun to accelerate their preparations in their search for glory. Having gathered together the hottest prospects in the country and the two of the best national coaches, Istanbulls are very keen on success in the upcoming campaign. Ambition and expectations are high, boxers are training hard, hitting hard - all aware of the opportunity that WSB offers.
Birol Topuz, Sports Director, takes care of all sporting aspects of the team. The former national athlete underlines the importance of the competition: “WSB is a genuine revolution of the boxing scene. It will create great chances for boxers and elevate the quality of Olympic Boxing.”
The Istanbulls team are practicing various forms of training methods both physically and mentally. Head Coach Tunçay Varol and Coach Seyfullah Dumlupınar, former athletes and trainers, who have dedicated themselves to boxing for over two decades, are very happy to manage the outfit and ready to let boxers utilize their experience. Varol states: “WSB does not only facilitate a higher level of boxing, but also will give momentum and excitement to the spirit of the sport”. One of the important figures of the team, bronze medallist at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Önder Özgül sees a bright future ahead of them: “The sun is shining like it never did before for me,” he said. Onur Şipal, 2008 Beijing Olympics participant, who recently took the silver medal at 4th World University Championships in Ulan Baatar, Mongolia in October, is confident about good results at both team and individual level: “This chain has no weak link at all. All we must do is keep training and believe,” he said. “WSB is simply the competition I was dreaming of.”
Being one of the international boxers of the squad, another 2008 Beijing Olympics participant Mohammad Aziz from Afghanistan, is enjoying his time in Istanbul and works hard to improve his skills: “I am so grateful to Istanbulls for giving me this chance to be a part of the team and a top notch, world class competition.” Another talented and entertaining member of the team, 2009 AIBA World Championships participant Shafiq Chitou from Benin also feels great and ready for the sensations: “This is the chance of my lifetime and I will not just let it go away!. I am here at the right place for the success.”
The Istanbulls will be competing in an exhibition match against the Astana Arlans in the WSB Asia Conference on 31 October in the city of Almaty, the former capital and largest city of Kazakhstan. Their first match of the regular season will be on 19th November against the Kremlin Bears, at Barvikha Luxury Village in Moscow.
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WSB - ISTANBULLS
The city of Istanbul has announced its team name and logo for the World Series of Boxing (WSB). ISTANBULLS will be competing in the WSB European conference against teams from Milan, Paris and Moscow from November 2010.
Istanbulls CEO Kenan Saran explained the thoughs behind the creation of the logo: “We think the Istanbulls is a catchy name, with its double-meaning. The Bull represents enormous power, speed and strength of character, which we expect to be reflective of our boxers.
Additionally, the horn of the bull identifies with two major symbols of Turkey, which are the crescent of the Turkish Flag and the Golden Horn, the historic inlet of Istanbul.”
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SARAN Media is the owner of the Istanbul WSB franchise. Founded in 1990, the company provides services in all aspects of media from TV content production, events management, sports and entertainment rights distribution and broadcasting in Turkey.
Istanbul (Turkish: Istanbul, historically known as Byzantium and Constantinople; see the names of Istanbul) is the largest city in Turkey and 5th largest city proper in the world with a population of 12.8 million, also making it the second largest metropolitan area in Europe by population, and the largest metropolitan city proper. Istanbul is also a mega city, as well as the cultural, economic, and financial centre of Turkey. The city covers 39 districts of the Istanbul province. It is located on the Bosphorus Strait and encompasses the natural harbor known as the Golden Horn, in the northwest of the country. It extends both on the European (Thrace) and on the Asian (Anatolia) sides of the Bosphorus, and is thereby the only metropolis in the world that is situated on two continents. Istanbul is a designated alpha world city.
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BOXERS of the Istanbul WSB team
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Head coach
The Head Coach of the Istanbul team is Tunçay Varol, an Istanbul native who is regarded as one of the most successful active coaches in Turkey. He has dedicated most of his life to boxing and has achieved many titles at national level and was selected to represent Turkey on the national team for 32 matches. After retiring he joined the boxing department of Fenerbahçe, a multi-sports team located in Istanbul as a young coach in 1991, where he went on to develop the talent of many of Turkey’s best boxers, including team manager Birol Topuz himself.
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BANTAM WEIGHT 54KG
Selçuk Eker — The youngest and smallest member of the boxing team, Selçuk Eker, is regarded as a very promising athlete. The pride of Kocaeli, aged only 18, his house is already full of medals that he has won in national championships, tournaments and international events, such as the renowned Ahmet Cömert Boxing Tournament in Turkey and the Best Boxer Cup in Poland. Eker has been competing at international level since 2006, when he represented Turkey at the European Cadet Boxing Championships in Ukraine.
And Abdullah Dursun
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LIGHTWEIGHT 61KG
Mehmet Topcakan
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MIDDLEWEIGHT 73KG
Onur Sipal
Omer Faruk Polat
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LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT 85KG
“Too hot to handle” in the ring, Önder Özgül, will also compete at light heavyweight. Born in city of Tunceli in 1988, he is another youngster of the team but has already achieved some international renown. Trained by team manager Birol Topuz himself, Özgül is a skilful boxer with speed, footwork, anticipation, intelligence and above all, enormous power. Özgül has an excellent record, in which he overwhelmed his opponents with 44% of knock-outs of his wins. His podium finishes in international events include a bronze medal at 2009 Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy.
And Murat Beyazit
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HEAVYWEIGHT 91+KG
Remzi Ozbek
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