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Former National Champion Armine Sinabian is back on track and caused the biggest surprise at the Swedish Women’s and Men’s National Championships in Sundsvall last weekend.

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Sinabian had a close fight against Gabriella Saliba in the semifinal which she won by 5:3 to advance to the final, where the Stenhagens KK boxer changed her tactics twice during the bout and defeated AIBA Women’s World Championships silver medalist and favorite Klara Svensson of Hoellvikens BK by 4:3 in the gold medal contest.

Sweden’s great hope, reigning national champion 18-year-old Maja Stroemberg, unexpectedly beat Turkish Prime Ministry Tournament silver medalist Elin Roennlund in the light flyweight class final.

In the Olympic flyweight class defending European Champion Jenny Hardingz outpointed her fourteen years younger opponent Nordic Youth Champion Frida Stenholm in the gold medal bout. The final verdict was 16:0 to Hardingz, who will be defending her European Championship title in Rotterdam in October.

European Championships bronze medalist Helena Falk moved up a weight category ahead of the London Olympic Games and as expected claimed her first national lightweight title after beating European Junior Champion Patricia Berghult, who celebrates her 17th birthday this year.

European Youth Champion 17-year-old Love Holgersson was unopposed at welterweight since former AIBA World Champion Anna Laurell was sick and therefore unable to compete at the national championships.

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Between 15 to 20 February the 62 th international tournament “Strandja 2011″ which is traditionally held in Bulgaria.

Contest will be held in 10 weight categories (men): 49 kg., 52 kg., 56 kg., 60 kg., 64 kg., 69 kg., 75 kg., 81 kg., 91 kg., 91 kg, and in three Olympic women’s weight categories: 51 kg., 60 kg. and 75 kg.

Competition program:

February 15: arrival day.

16 February:
8-00 - 10-00: Medical Commission, and weighing;
11-00: drawing;
16-00: previous stage fighting.

February 17:
8-00 - 9-00: Medical Commission, and weighing;
16-00: previous stage fighting.

February 18:
8-00 - 9-00: Medical Commission, and weighing;
16-00: The semi-final matches

February 19:
8-00 - 9-00: Medical Commission, and weighing;
16-00: Finals

February 20, at: departure day of competition

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February, 2^nd 20011

Ukraine, one of Europe’s top boxing nations, held a training camp led by head coach Dmitro Sosnovskiy and Ivan Danylishin in the picturesque city of Kolomiya from January 8 until January 20.

The 36 best Ukrainian male boxers were involved in the training camp, which was good preparation for the forthcoming international events and for the Ukrainian Men’s Elite National Championships, which will be held in March.

Arguably one of the world’s best boxers, Olympic and AIBA World Champion 22-year-old Vasyl Lomachenko, will be looking to defend his world title in Baku later this year and qualify for the 2012 London Olympic Games. Lomachenko missed the European Championships last year but he is ready for golden moments again in 2011. His main local opponent is World University Champion and European Cup winner Denis Berinchik, who also took part in the training camp.

Former European Champion and strong heavyweight Oleksandr Usyk is Ukraine’s second main hope for a gold medal at the upcoming AIBA World Championships. Usyk took bronze in Milan two years ago but did not compete in the 2010 European Championships in Moscow, since the Ukrainian coaches were saving his power for 2011 events.

Experienced bantamweight athlete 28-year-old Georgiy Chygayev became European Champion in Liverpool in 2008 but lost his title in Moscow last year to Eduard Abzalimov of Russia in a close final contest. Chygayev’s main target is to reach his second Summer Olympic Games.

Ukraine’s best super heavyweight boxer, AIBA World Championships silver medalist veteran Roman Kapitanenko, will be celebrating his 30th birthday during the year, but experience is much more important in the highest weight division, which gives him a good chance of continuing his medal series in 2011.

Ukraine’s best welterweight athlete is Taras Shelestyuk, who claimed a bronze medal at the European Championships in Moscow, where the powerful boxer lost to eventual winner Balazs Bacskai of Hungary in a hectic semifinal battle. Shelestyuk’s skills are good enough for an Olympic quota place in Baku.

Former European Junior Champion and European Cup winner 21-year-old Yevhen Khytrov has got great expectations in 2011 and may well be a medal contender at the forthcoming AIBA World Championships. But first he will have to beat Ukraine’s top middleweight boxer, World Championships bronze medalist Serhiy Derevyanchenko.

Ukraine’s top 81kg boxer, European Cup winner and Turkish Prime Ministry Tournament gold medalist Oleksandr Gvozdik, has yet to win a medal in a major event but may well end this drought at the AIBA World Championships in Baku.

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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

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Olympic Boxing News - Kazakhstan Dominates Zharylgapov Memorial Tournament

A strong Kazakh team dominated the Galym Zharylgapov Memorial Tournament in Karaganda despite the nation’s best boxers missing the event because they have to relax and prepare well before the top events in 2011.

By AIBA

Next to Kazakhstan, other former Soviet nations as Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan competed at the tournament. The local squad claimed eight out of ten weight classes, while Ukraine and Uzbekistan celebrated one final victory.

Kazakhstan’s new big hope Adilkhan Amangeldy, who celebrated his 17th birthday some months ago, unexpectedly won the light flyweight class in Karaganda. The young talent defeated more experienced Brandenburg Youth Tournament winner Anvar Muzaparov in the quarterfinal, Turkish Prime Ministry Tournament bronze medalist Mardan Berikbayev and finally Temirtas Zhusupov.

Kazakh National Championships bronze medalist 20-year-old Almas Zhakipov had a hard fight in the flyweight final against Kyrgyzstan’s speedy Azat Usenaliyev, who moved up a division after the Asian Games. The final verdict was 3:1 to Zhakipov, who secured the gold medal, while experienced Asian Junior Champion Anuarbek Bayzhanov was eliminated in the first preliminary round.

Almaty-based 20-year-old Bekman Soilybayev, who competed at the University World Championships in Ulanbaatar, was too strong for the bantamweight participants. Soilybayev defeated Oraz Afzolshoyev of Tajikistan, Khasanov Memorial Tournament winner Merbolat Toitov and Kazakh National Championships silver medalist Zhandos Momunov.

Kazakhstan’s Asian Junior Championships bronze medalist 22-year-old Zhaksylyk Ilyasov won against Mishra Memorial Tournament winner teenager Almatbek Agybayev in the lightweight class final.

Karaganda-based 20-year-old Kuanysh Galimtayev defeated Tajikistan’s Amber Gloves Tournament winner veteran Madadi Nagzibekov in the first preliminary round and was unstoppable thereafter in the 64kg division. Kyrgyzstan’s World Combat Games winner Ermek Sakenov was eliminated in the quarterfinal.

At the welterweight class another Karaganda boxer, relatively unknown 19-year-old Bobyrzhan Mominov, was crowned in the home ring. He eliminated his biggest rivals Furkhat Akhmetov, Chyngyz Berdybekov, Kanagat Maralov and Nurbol Altayev on his long road to the gold medal.

Former Kazakh National Champion and Asian Junior Champion Adilbek Niyazimbetov found the right way back to success and did his best in Karaganda. The 21-year-old boxer from Mangystau defeated Askhat Zhakipbekov in the semifinal by accepted scores and Marlen Bekkulov by 1:0 in the middleweight final.

Uzbekistan’s Ahrorbek Kurbanov missed his national event and competed at the Zharylgapov Memorial Tournament brilliantly. The 23-year-old Uzbek boxer first had to beat Kyrgyzstan’s multiple National Champion Ruslan Karipov in a hard battle but afterwards shocked the local boxers and won the gold medal after beating Danil Shved of Russia, while Kazakhstan’s newly crowned champion Almat Serimov claimed only a bronze.

Karaganda-based 19-year-old Azat Abildinov became Kazakh Youth National Champion in 2009 but reached his top heavyweight result at the Galym Zharylgapov Memorial Tournament. Abildinov defeated his compatriots, youth Aleksandr Gulevskiy in the semifinal and Kamshybek Kunkabayev in the gold medal contest.

In Ivan Dychko’s and Ruslan Myrsatayev’s absence Ukraine’s 25-year-old Andriy Tomchuk eliminated the top Kazakh boxers National Champion Zhan Kosobutskiy, strong Andrey Plakhotnyuk and experienced Vitaliy Bondarenko in the superheavy weight division.

Source: AIBA

Photo: The Kazakh team at the Galym Zharylgapov Memorial Tournament

Photo Credit: Marina Ni

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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.

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Haithem Laamouz, with his greatest supporter , his dad Mohamed

Glen Saffer - Haithem Lammouz’s coach

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Tom Stalker has had a good start to 2011 after he was named the British Olympic Association (BOA) boxer of the year for 2010.

26-year-old Stalker from Liverpool established himself as GB Boxing’s top choice in the 60kg at the Delhi 2010 Commonwealth Games, were he took a gold medal for England.

He also claimed victory at the Great Britain Boxing Championships at the Echo Arena in Liverpool in November and a silver medal at the European Championships in Moscow to put himself firmly in line for selection in the Olympic qualifying events in 2011.

Stalker was also named the Amateur Boxer of the Year (Photo) by the Boxing Writer’s Club of Great Britain.

Stalker started boxing rather late at the age of 18 turning his life around from being a tearaway to a top boxing athlete.

Paul King, the chief executive of the ABAE has tipped Stalker as a big prospect the London 2012, Olympics.

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Amateur Boxing Scotland Brings Back Boxing

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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.

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Joseph Ward Magnificent in Baku

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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

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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.

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