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International Boxing Association Association Internationale de Boxe
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2008 Olympic Games Review New stars are born as Boxing reaches new heights 1 AIBA Boxing News 3rd Edition 2008 - July - August - September
AIBA President’s Message An Olympic Games to Remember
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Welcome to the third edition of the AIBA Boxing News for 2008. This issue celebrates the extraordinary 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, which will rightfully be remembered as one of the most visually spectacular sporting events in our lifetime. As the first Olympic Games under my presidency, I am extremely proud to have presided over a boxing competition which was spirited, fair and transparent. The Workers’ Gymnasium was home to the birth of new stars, and to numerous broken records, as success stories were numerous and celebrations well deserved. The new found equality in international boxing was there for all to see. With nine countries winning a gold medal out of a possible 11 it produced the best split in Olympic boxing history while Armenia, India and Mauritius claimed their first Olympic boxing medals, not to mention China, Mongolia and the Dominican Republic who were represented on the top of the dais for the first time. The intense competition inside the ring made for some wonderful memories, and my congratulations goes to not only the medal winners, but to all the 283 athletes who not only gave great commitment and courage to qualify for one of boxing’s greatest events but also to compete and challenge oneself at the highest level. I look forward to seeing the same spirit, camaraderie and determination at AIBA’s three remaining events in 2008 with the AIBA Youth World Championships, AIBA Women’s World Championships and the AIBA World Cup later this year. Yours boxing, Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu, AIBA President
Boxing News Third Edition 2008 SN 1814-7518 July - August - September The official magazine of the International Boxing Association (AIBA) ISSN 1814-7518 Edited by AIBA Executive Director: Ho Kim Editor: Richard Baker Contributors: Anne Bloch, Claudio Ballor Maison du Sport International Avenue de Rhodanie 54 CH-1007 Lausanne / Switzerland Tel.: (+41 21) 321 27 77 Fax: (+41 21) 321 27 72 E-mail: magazine@aiba.org Letters, articles, photos and comments are most welcome. Printed in Korea Cover page photo: The 2008 Olympic Games Val Barker Trophy winner Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR)
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Olympic Games Summary
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Olympic Games Champions
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Draw Sheets
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Medallist by Weight Category
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Top 8
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Medal Standing
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Olympic Special Moments
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What the Athletes Said
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List of Participating Boxers at the Beijing Games
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AIBA Women World Boxing Championships
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AIBA World Cup Moscow 2008
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AIBA Youth World Championships
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AIBA World League
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AIBA Boxing Academy
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AIBA Calendar
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Olympic Games Summary
Memorable Games with Boxing at its Best
A new era of Olympic boxing was complete on August 24, 2008 in the Workers’ Gymnasium in Beijing, China as records were broken, achievements celebrated and new heroes applauded during 15 fantastic days of brilliant boxing at the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. AIBA President Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu, presiding over his first Olympic Games, was in full admiration of the high quality of action inside the ring while praising the officials and competitors for their
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Olympic Games Summary professionalism and spirit of fair play throughout the entire competition. Two world champions added Olympic gold to their collection, China, Mongolia and the Dominican Republic won gold for the first time while Cuba went home without any gold medals for the first time since 1968.
The Workers’ Gymnasium was arguably the most popular venue in terms of atmosphere and the boxing didn’t disappoint as 283 boxers from 77 countries chased Olympic glory.
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Olympic Games Summary Key moments After a bronze medal in the 2004 Olympic Games, and the 2007 and 2005 World Championships titles to his name, light flyweight Zou Shiming gave the home crowd the gold medal they were hoping for with victory in the 48kg final. It was the first of two Olympic gold medals for China, the first in its history. AIBA World Championships Chicago 2007 silver medallist Badar-Uugan Enkhbat (MGL) beat Leon Alarcon Yankiel (CUB) in the bantamweight 54kg division to claim Mongolia’s first Olympic boxing gold medal (out of eight Olympic Games, Mongolia had previously won two bronze medals - 1988, 1992). Serdamba Purevdorj claimed silver in the 48kg final to become Mongolia’s first silver medallist. After the success of Rakhim Chakhkiev in the 91kg division,
Alexey Tishchenko doubled Russia’s gold
medal count when he became only the fourth boxer to win Olympic gold in two weight divisions. After winning the 57kg title in Athens, Tishchenko beat Daouda Sow (FRA) in a very tight 60kg final 11:9. The three previous boxers to win gold medals in two different weight divisions are: Oliver Kirk (USA) bantamweight and featherweight in 1904, László Papp (HUN) middleweight in 1948 and light middleweight in 1952 and 1956 and Angel Herrera Vera (CUB) featherweight in 1976 and lightweight in 1980. AIBA World Championships Chicago 2007 champion Roberto Cammarelle (ITA) added an Olympic gold to his collection after knocking down Zhang Zhilei (CHN) in the fourth round in the super heavyweight class. It was another impressive performance from the «Professor» who was leading 14:4 at the time. The Val Barker Trophy went to Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR), the 57kg featherweight gold medallist.
Olympic Games Summary Fast Facts The 2008 Olympic Games provided the best split (nine countries winning a gold medal out of a possible 11) of individual countries winning gold in boxing. 1988 and 1996 saw nine countries win gold but 12 gold medals were on offer;
First Olympic boxing medals for Armenia, India and Mauritius;
First and second Olympic boxing gold medals and first silver medal for China;
Cuba went home without any gold medals for the first time since 1968 (excluding 1984 and 1988 when it boycotted the Olympics);
First Olympic boxing gold and silver medals for Mongolia; Felix Diaz won the only gold medal for the Dominican Republic at the 2008 Games and the first boxing gold medal in the Dominican Republic’s history when he won the 64kg light welterweight title;
USA recorded its worst ever medal return in the Olympics ahead of its previous worstever showing of a single silver medal in 1948;
First time since 1920 France has won three Olympic boxing medals; First Olympic boxing medals for Ireland since 1992; Only medals at the 2008 Olympic Games for Moldova and Mauritius.
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2008 Olympic Games Champions Light Flyweight 48kg: Zou Shiming (CHN) Having started the tournament as one of the favourites, the 27-year-old from the Guizhou Province became China’s hero, by claiming his country’s first gold medal to add to his 2004 Olympic bronze and two world championship titles.
Flyweight 51kg: Somjit Jongjohor (THA) Thirty-three-year-old Jongjohor brought the curtain down on an illustrious career with gold in the 51kg class to join his title win at the 2008 President’s Cup and the 2002 Asian Games. The 2003 world champion became Thailand’s fourth boxing gold medallist after his victory over Cuba’s Andris Laffita Hernandez.
Bantamweight 54kg: Badar-Uugan Enkhbat (MGL) A 2007 Asian champion 23year-old Enkhbat became the darling of Mongolia, winning his country’s first Olympic boxing gold medal with an incredible 15:5 victory over Cuba’s Yankiel Leon Alarcon.
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2008 Olympic Games Champions Featherweight 57kg: Vasyl Lomachenko (UKR) At 20 years of age Lomachenko, a 2006 Junior World Champion, set the Olympic Games alight with his silky skills and gained revenge for his AIBA World Championships Chicago 2007 finals defeat to Albert Selimov by beating the Russian in the first round. His prowess in the ring was recognised as he was named as the Val Barker trophy recipient for being the best boxer of the tournament.
Lightweight 60kg: Alexey Tishchenko (RUS) Having won featherweight gold in Athens in 2004, Tishchenko became only the fourth boxer to win two Olympic gold medals in two different classes. The 24-year-old is regarded by many as the best pound-forpound boxer in international boxing following victories in the 2005 World Championships and World Cup.
Light Welterweight 64kg: Felix Diaz (DOM) A pocket dynamo who got the home crowd behind him by wearing the Dominican Republic and the Chinese flags on his robe, 24-year-old Diaz stunned the boxing world by beating the reigning champion Manus Boonjumnong of Thailand in the final to claim the Dominican Republic’s only gold medal at the 2008 Games and the first boxing gold medal in the Dominican Republic’s history.
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2008 Olympic Games Champions Welterweight 69kg: Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ) Asian Games champion and World University Games winner, Sarsekbayev came of age in Beijing, repaying the many faithful who have supported him since he won bronze at the 2002 Asian Games. The 26-year-old claimed Kazakhstan’s fifth Olympic boxing gold medal and became the “Almighty” from Almaty conceding only 23 points in five bouts on his way to Olympic glory.
Middleweight 75kg: James DeGale (GBR) The 22-year-old from Hammersmith delighted his many fans with a typically determined and gritty run to the final, beating 2004 Olympic gold medallist Bakhtiyar Artayev (KAZ) in the quarters before wrapping up a niggly affair with Cuba’s Emilio Correa Bayeaux in the final. “Chunky” rated his 8-3 win over the former Olympic champion as the best win of his career.
Light Heavyweight 81kg: Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) The surprise of the tournament 26-yearold Zhang pulled off an incredible run to win gold in the 81kg class. His victory followed Zou’s earlier record-breaking achievement to become only China’s second Olympic boxing gold medallist. Having only been on the international scene since 2005, Zhang’s triumph goes down as one of the most impressive of the tournament.
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2008 Olympic Games Champions
Heavyweight 91kg: Rakhim Chakhkiev (RUS) Arguably the bout of the tournament, the 91kg final between Chakhkiev and Italy’s Clemente Russo was all power. The 4-2 winning margin said it all and Chakhkiev’s delight in gaining revenge for defeat to the Italian in the AIBA World Championships Chicago 2008 final was plain to see at the sound of the final bell. A long time Russian star since he first broke onto the international scene in 2001, the 25-year-old from Tobolsk claimed Russia’s 32nd gold medal in Olympic boxing.
Super Heavyweight +91kg: Roberto Cammerelle (ITA) Incredibly silky smooth for a big man, Cammerelle, 28, was all class as he captured the hearts of his home country to power to Olympic glory, beating China’s “Great Wall” Zhang Zhilei in the final. The “Professor” proved too quick for all his opponents as the southpaw added Olympic gold to a bronze medal in Athens and a 2007 world championships title.
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Draw Sheet - Light Flyweight 48kg Number of boxers: 29 Preliminaries
IRL
ECU
Quarterfinals
BARNES Paddy Bye MEZA Jose Luis
Semifinals
BARNES Paddy PTS 14:8
Bye NAM
Final
BARNES Paddy PTS 11:5
UUTONI Jafet Bye PTS +5:5 MASZCZYK Lubasz
POL
MASZCZYK Lubasz
RSC R3 1:32
SLE
KARGBO Saidu
MASZCZYK Lubasz
Zou (in red) takes on Purevdorj
ZOU Shiming PTS 15:0 HUN
BEDAK Pal
ZHAKYPOV Birzhan
KAZ
ZHAKYPOV Birzhan
PTS 7:6 ZHAKYPOV Birzhan PTS 13:7
CMR ESSOMBA Thomas ARM
DANIELYAN Hovhannes
PTS 9:3 DANIELYAN Hovhannes PTS 9:4 ZOU Shiming
FRA
OUBAALI Nordine
OUBAALI Nordine
UZB
SULTONOV Rafikjon
PTS 8:7
PTS +3:3 ZOU Shiming
VEN
BERMUDEZ SALAS Eduard PTS 11:2 CHN ZOU Shiming ZOU Shiming ZOU Shiming PTS R2 0:19 DOM MONTERO Winston KEN
BILALI Suleiman Wanjau
MONTERO Winston PTS 9:3 RUENROENG Amnat PTS 7:3
THA
RUENROENG Amnat
PNG WILLIE Jack
PTS 14:2 RUENROENG Amnat PUREVDORJ Serdamba PTS 5:2
MGL PUREVDORJ Serdamba
PUREVDORJ Serdamba
UGA SERUGU Ronald
PTS 9:5 PTS 8:7 PUREVDORJ Serdamba
de la NIEVE Jose Kelvin
PTS 12:9
USA
YANEZ Luis
YANEZ Luis
UKR
CHYGAYEV Georgiy
CHYGAYEV Georgiy
RUS
AYRAPETYAN David
PTS 13:11
ESP
PTS +8:8 PUREVDORJ Serdamba HERNANDEZ G Yampier CUB HERNANDEZ G Yampier
PTS 12:1
TJK
HERNANDEZ G Yampier
DOSTIEV Sherali
PTS 21:3
PTS 21:6 HERNANDEZ G Yampier GHA PLANGE Manyo
PLANGE Manyo
PHI
PTS 6:3
TANAMOR Harry
PTS 21:12 CARVALHO Paulo
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MAR
BOUTCHTOUK Redouane
PTS 13:7
BRA
CARVALHO Paulo
CARVALHO Paulo
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Draw Sheet - Flyweight 51kg Number of boxers: 27 Preliminaries
PUR
HUN
Quarterfinals
ARROYO ACEVEDO McWilliams Bye KALUCZA Norbert
Final
ARROYO ACEVEDO McWilliams PTS 14:6
Bye CUB
Semifinals
LAFFITA HERNANDEZ Andris PTS 11:2
LAFFITA HERNANDEZ Andris Bye PTS 9:3
LAFFITA HERNANDEZ Andris GBR YAFAI Khalid
51kg Vincenzo Picardi (ITA) (RED) vs Somjit Jongjohor (THA)
Bye LAFFITA HERNANDEZ Andris PTS 9:8 RUS
BALAKSHIN Georgy Bye BALAKSHIN Georgy PTS 12:4
KAZ
SARSEMBAYEV Mirat
POL
KACZOR Rafal
PTS 14:5 SARSEMBAYEV Mirat PTS 15:11 BALAKSHIN Georgy
UZB
DONIYOROV Tulashboy
DONIYOROV Tulashboy
KEN
IRUNGU Bernard Ngumba
PTS 10:1
IND
KUMAR Jitender
RET R3 1:21
TUR
MEMIS Furkan Ulas
KUMAR Jitender
PTS 13:6 KUMAR Jitender
JONGJOHOR Somjit PTS 8:2
DOM PAYANO Juan Carlos
PAYANO Juan Carlos
FRA
PTS 10:6
THOMAS Jerome
PICARDI Vincenzo PTS 8:4 ITA
PICARDI Vincenzo
PTS 10:3
ZAM
CHIYANIKA Cassius
PICARDI Vincenzo PICARDI Vincenzo
TUN
CHERIF Walid
CHERIF Walid
AUS
SUTHERLAND Stephen
PTS 14:2
PTS 7:5
PTS 11:5 CHERIF Walid
USA
WARREN Rau’shee
PTS 9:8
KOR
LEE Oksung
LEE Oksung
AZE
MAMMADOV Samir
MAMMADOV Samir
MAR
NHAILA Abdelillah
PTS 19:4
PTS 8:1 JONGJOHOR Somjit JONGJOHOR Somjit THA
JONGJOHOR Somjit
PTS 6:1
GUA
VALENZUELA Eddie
JONGJOHOR Somjit
PTS 10:2
PTS 8:1 SRI BRA
JONGJOHOR Somjit
RATNAYAKE Anuruddha Bandarao VIEIRA Robenilson
VIEIRA Robenilson
PTS 13:3 PTS 12:6 YUNUSOV Anva
RSA
CHAUKE Jackson
PTS 9:1
TJK
YUNUSOV Anva
YUNUSOV Anva
Draw Sheet - Bantamweight 54kg Number of boxers: 27 Preliminaries
THA
ITA
Quarterfinals
PETCHKOOM Worapoj Bye PARRINELLO Jahyn Vittorio
Semifinals
PETCHKOOM Worapoj PTS 12:1
Bye KAZ
Final
LEON ALARCON Yankiel PTS 10:2
ABUTALIPOV Kanat Bye PTS 10:3
Enkhbat (in blue) in action in the final
LEON ALARCON Yankiel CUB LEON ALARCON Yankiel Bye
LEON ALARCON Yankiel PTS 7:5 KOR
HAN Soonchul Bye MANZANILLA RANGEL Hector
PTS 17:6 GHA SAMIR Issah VEN
PTS 13:10
MANZANILLA RANGEL Hector MANZANILLA RANGEL Hector
PTS 13:9 JULIE Bruno MRI
JULIE Bruno
JULIE Bruno
KEN
NKETU Emanuel Thabiso
PTS 17:8
GER
RAHIMOV Rustamhodza
RET R3 11:2
UZB
TOJIBAEV Hoorshid
TOJIBAEV Hoorshid
PTS 16:4 JULIE Bruno
ENKHBAT B. PTS 16:5
CHN GU Yu
GU Yu
GBR MURRAY Joe
PTS 17:7 GOJAN Veaceslav PTS 13:6
BLR
KHATSYHAU Khavazhy
MDA GOJAN Veaceslav
PTS+1:1 GOJAN Veaceslav GOJAN Veaceslav PTS 10:3
VODOPYANOV Sergey
RUS
VODOPYANOV Sergey
PUR
ARROYO ACEVEDO McJoe PTS 10:5
PTS +9:9 KUMAR Akhil
HALLAB Ali
PTS 12:5
IND
KUMAR Akhil
KUMAR Akhil
AUS
BOYD Luke
IKGOPOLENG Khumiso
BOT
IKGOPOLENG Khumiso
PTS 18:8
FRA
PTS 15:2 ENKHBAT Badar-Uugan IKGOPOLENG Khumiso MAR
MESBAHI Hicham
PTS 11:3
COL
ROMERO Jonatan
MESBAHI Hicham
RSCI R4 0:32
PTS 15:2 ENKHBAT Badar-Uugan
ALG OURRADI Abdelhalim
NEVIN John Joseph
IRL
PTS 9:4
NEVIN John Joseph
PTS 9:2 ENKHBAT Badar-Uugan
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MGL ENKHBAT Badar-Uugan
PTS 15:4
MEX
ENKHBAT Badar-Uugan
VALDEZ Oscar
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Draw Sheet - Featherweight 57kg Number of boxers: 28 Preliminaries
TUR
JPN
Quarterfinals
KILIC Yakup Bye SHIMIZU Satoshi
Final
KILIC Yakup PTS 12:9
Bye
KILIC Yakup PTS 13:6
ADI Sailom
THA
Semifinals
Bye PTS 7:6 CHADI Abdelkader ALG
CHADI Abdelkader
Olympic glory for Lomachenko
Bye
LOMACHENKO Vasyl BRA
CONCEICAO Robson
CHN LI Yang
PTS 10:1 PTS 12:4 LI Yang LI Yang PTS 6:5
DOM NAVARRO Roberto ECU
POROZO Luis
PTS +3:3 POROZO Luis PTS 12:2 LOMACHENKO Vasyl
IND
LAKRA Anthresh Lalit
SULTONOV Bahodirjon
UZB
SULTONOV Bahodirjon
PTS 9:5
UKR
LOMACHENKO Vasyl
RET R3 14:7
RUS
SELIMOV Albert
LOMACHENKO Vasyl
PTS 13:1 LOMACHENKO Vasyl
LOMACHENKO Vasyl RSC R1 1:51
USA
WILLIAMS Raynell
WILLIAMS Raynell
ITA
di SAVINO Alessio
PTS 9:1 DJELKHIR Khedafi PTS 9:7
AUS
FLEMING Paul
PTS 13:9
FRA
DJELKHIR Khedafi
DJELKHIR Khedafi DJELKHIR Khedafi
KEN
OKOTH Nicholas
SANTOS REYES Arturo
MEX
SANTOS REYES Arturo
PTS 6:2
PTS 14:9
PTS 14:2 SANTOS REYES Arturo
TUN GER
SHILI Alaa
PTS 14:5
GRATSCHOW Wilhelm
SHILI Alaa RET R2 0:02
GHA DZANIE Prince Octopus
TORRIENTE Idel
CUB TORRIENTE Idel
PTS 11:2
DJELKHIR Khedafi TORRIENTE Idel
MGL ZORIGTBAATAR Enkhzorig PTS 10:1 MAR
OUATINE Mahdi
PTS 10:9
ZORIGTBAATAR Enkhzorig PTS 16:14 IMRANOV Shahin
BOT BATSHEGI Thato
IZORIA Nikoloz
GEO IZORIA Nikoloz
PTS 14:4 PTS 18:9 IMRANOV Shahin
KAZ
JAFAROV Galib
PTS 9:5
AZE
IMRANOV Shahin
IMRANOV Shahin
Draw Sheet - Lightweight 60kg Number of boxers: 27 Preliminaries
KOR
THA
Quarterfinals
BAIK Jongsub Bye SAYOTA Pichai
Final
BAIK Jongsub PTS 10:4
Bye NGR
Semifinals
JAVAKHYAN Hrachik WO
LLAWAL Rasheed Olawale Bye PTS 12:0 JAVAKHYAN Hrachik
60kg semifinals - Alexey Tishchenko vs Hrachik Javakhyan (ARM)
ARM JAVAKHYAN Hrachik Bye
TISHCHENKO Alexey PTS 10:5 COL
PEREZ Darleys Bye PEREZ Darleys PTS 15:4
BRA
LOPES Everton
KGZ
TALASBAEV Asylbek
PTS 9:7 TALASBAEV Asylbek PTS 13:5 TISHCHENKO Alexey
AUS
LITTLE Anthony
LITTLE Anthony NAM INDONGO Julius Munyelele PTS 14:2
PTS 11:3 TISHCHENKO Alexey
RUS
TISHCHENKO Alexey
PTS 10:2
TUN
NEJMAOUI Saifeddine
TISHCHENKO Alexey
TISHCHENKO Alexey PTS 11:9
ITA
VALENTINO Domenico
VALENTINO Domenico
MAR
TAMSAMANI Tahar
PTS 15:4 UGAS Yordenis PTS 10:2
ALG
KRAMOU Hamza
CUB UGAS Yordenis
PTS 21:3 UGAS Yordenis UGAS Yordenis
ROU POPESCU Georgian
POPESCU Georgian
USA
PTS 20:5
ALI Sadam
PTS 11:7
PTS 14:4 POPESCU Georgian
MAD SOLONIAINA Jean de Dieu PTS 9:2 MEX
VARGAS Francisco Javier
VARGAS Francisco Javier
FRA
SOW Daouda
SOW Daouda
PRK
KIM Song Guk
PTS 13:3
PTS 15:8 SOW Daouda SOW Daouda TUR
SIPAL Onur
PUR
PEDRAZA GONZALEZ Jose PEDRAZA GONZALEZ Jose
PTS 10:3
PTS 13:9
PTS 9:6 SOW Daouda
UKR KLYUCHKO Oleksandr
HU Qing
CHN HU Qing
PTS 10:8 PTS 11:7 HU Qing
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HUN
VARGA Miklos
PTS12:3
KAZ
AKSHALOV Merey
AKSHALOV Merey
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Draw Sheet - Light Welterweight 64kg Number of boxers: 28 Preliminaries
TUR
JPN
Quarterfinals
SAPIYEV Serik Bye SANCHEZ Jonny
Final
SAPIYEV Serik PTS 22:3
Bye
BOONJUMNONG Manus PTS 7:5
BOONJUMNONG Manus
THA
Semifinals
Bye PTS 8:1 Diaz (in blue) was all attack in the final
BOONJUMNONG Manus ALG
KAWACHI Masatsugu Bye BOONJUMNONG Manus
CHN MAIMAITITUERSUN Qiong RUS
KOVALEV Gennady
PTS 10:5 PTS 15:8 KOVALEV Gennady KOVALEV Gennady PTS 11:2
BRA
CARVALHO Myke
MRI
COLIN Richarno
PTS 15:11 COLIN Richarno PTS 5:2 IGLESIAS SOTOLONGO Roniel
MAR
MOUSSAID Driss
MOUSSAID Driss
AUS
KIDD Todd
PTS 23:2
PTS 15:4 IGLESIAS SOTOLONGO Roniel
CUB IGLESIAS SOTOLONGO Roniel PTS 15:1 CMR SMAILA Mahaman IGLESIAS SOTOLONGO Roniel
DIAZ Felix PTS 12:4
IRL
JOYCE Johnny
JOYCE Johnny
HUN
KATE Gyula
PTS 9:5 DIAZ Felix PTS +11:11
DOM DIAZ Felix ARM
PTS 11:4
HAMBARDZUMYAN Eduard DIAZ Felix DIAZ Felix
IRI
SEPAHVANDI Morteza
SEPAHVANDI Morteza
TUN
HASSINI Hamza
PTS 16:4
PTS 11:6
PTS 8:4 SEPAHVANDI Morteza
ROU GHEORGHE Ionut PUR
PTS 21:4
GONZALEZ ORTIZ Jonathan GHEORGHE Ionut PTS 12:10
MGL URANCHIMEG Munkh-Erdene URANCHIMEG Munkh-Erdene ZAM
BWALYA Hastings
DIAZ Felix
PTS 12:8 URANCHIMEG Munkh-Erdene
BUL
GEORGIEV Boris
PTS 14:1
USA
MOLINA Javier
GEORGIEV Boris
PTS 10:3
PTS 12:14 VASTINE Alexis
GHA NEEQUAYE Samuel Kotey
SAUNDERS Bradley
GBR SAUNDERS Bradley
KO R1 1:24 PTS 11:7 VASTINE Alexis
FRA
VASTINE Alexis
PTS 13:2
LTU
KAVALIAUSKAS Egidijus
VASTINE Alexis
Draw Sheet - Welterweight 69kg Number of boxers: 29 Preliminaries
THA
EGY
Quarterfinals
BOONJUMNONG Non Bye ABDIN Hosam
Semifinals
ABDIN Hosam PTS 11:10
Bye CUB
Final
BANTEAUX SUAREZ Carlos PTS 10:2
BANTEAUX SUAREZ Carlos
Sarsekbayev (in blue) scored twice as many points as Banteaux Suarez
Bye PTS 13:6 BANTEAUX SUAREZ Carlos GBR TUR
SAUNDERS Billy Joe
PTS 14:3
KILICCI Adem
SAUNDERS Billy Joe BANTEAUX SUAREZ Carlos PTS 17:4
BAH
JOHNSON Toureano
GRN MOSES Rolande
JOHNSON Toureano PTS 18:3 JOHNSON Toureano PTS 9:4
DOM CASTILLO Gilbert Lenin UKR
STRETS’KYY Olexandr
PTS 9:6 STRETS’KYY Olexandr PTS 14:4 HANATI Silamu
ZAM
MAKINA Precious
CHN HANATI Silamu
HANATI Silamu PTS 21:4
PTS 9:4 HANATI Silamu
CAF
BONGONGO Bruno Flavien PTS 17:2 CMR MULEMA Joseph MULEMA Joseph
SARSEKBAYEV B. PTS 18:9
KAZ
SARSEKBAYEV Bakhyt
SARSEKBAYEV Bakhyt
CAN
TRUPISH Adam
PTS 20:1 SARSEKBAYEV Bakhyt RSCI R2 1:18
MDA GRUSAC Vitalie AUS
O’MAHONY Gerard
PTS 7:2 GRUSAC Vitalie SARSEKBAYEV Bakhyt PTS 12:7
TKM
BASHIROV Aliasker
CHIGUER Jaoid
FRA
CHIGUER Jaoid
PTS 17:6 PTS 8:3 MAHMUDOV Dilshod
MAR
KHALSI Mehdi
PTS 11:3
UZB
MAHMUDOV Dilshod
MAHMUDOV Dilshod
USA
ANDRADE Demetrius
ANDRADE Demetrius
PTS 10:6 GEO JVANIA Kakhaber
SARSEKBAYEV Bakhyt
PTS 11:91 ANDRADE Demetrius
NAM KASUTO Mujandjae
PTS 8:5
RUS
BALANOV Andrey
BALANOV Andrey
PTS 14:3
PTS 11:9 KIM Jungjoo BLR
NURUDZINAU Mahamed
JACKSON John
ISV
JACKSON John
PTS 4:2 PTS 10:0 KIM Jungjoo
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GER
CULCAY KETH Jack
PTS +11:11
KOR
KIM Jungjoo
KIM Jungjoo
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Draw Sheet - Middleweight 75kg Number of boxers: 28 Preliminaries
VEN
Quarterfinals
BLANCO PARRA Alfonso Bye
DOM NUNEZ Argenis
Final
BLANCO PARRA Alfonso PTS 18:7
Bye
SUTHERLAND Darren John PTS 11:1
SUTHERLAND Darren John
IRL
Semifinals
Bye Great Britain’s James Degale
RSCH R4 1:56 SUTHERLAND Darren John ALG
KASSEL Nabil Bye DEGALE James
SWE TERBUNJA Naim RUS
KKOROBOV Matvey
PTS10:3 PTS 18:6 KOROBOV Matvey ARTAYEV Bakhtiyar PTS 10:7
MAR
RACHIDI Said
KAZ
ARTAYEV Bakhtiyar
PTS 8:2 ARTAYEV Bakhtiyar PTS 8:3 DEGALE James
GBR DEGALE James
DEGALE James
EGY
PTS 13:4
HIKAL Mohamed
PTS 11:5 DEGALE James
USA ARG
ESTRADA Shawn
RET R3 10:2 MADERNA Ezequiel Osvaldo ESTRADA Shawn
DEGALE James PTS 16:14
ARM
HAKOBYAN Andranik
GHA SARAKU Ahmed
HAKOBYAN Andranik PTS 14:8 RASULOV Elshod RSCI R4 0:21
FRA
RAYMOND Jean Mickael
PTS 8:2
UZB
RASULOV Elshod
RASULOV Elshod CORREA BAYEAUX Emilio PTS 9:7
CUB CORREA BAYEAUX Emilio CORREA BAYEAUX Emilio AUS
FLETCHER Jarrod
PTS 17:4 PTS 18:4 CORREA BAYEAUX Emilio
CHN WANG Jianzheng
PTS 15:6
UKR
DEREVYANCHENKO Sergiy DEREVYANCHENKO Sergiy
GER
BUGA Konstantin
GONGORA Carlos
ECU
GONGORA Carlos
PTS 14:7
PTS 8:5 CORREA BAYEAUX Emilio GONGORA Carlos
COD SALIKU BIEMBE Herry
PTS 7:2
GRE
GAZIS Georgios
GAZIS Georgios
PTS 12:1
PTS 9:4 KOR CHO Deokjin THA
KUMAR Vijender CHOMPHUPHUANG Angkhan
CHOMPHUPHUANG Angkhan PTS 9:3
PTS 13:3 KUMAR Vijender GAM JACK Badou G J
PTS 13:2
IND
KUMAR Vijender
KUMAR Vijender
Draw Sheet - Light Heavyweight 81kg Number of boxers: 28 Preliminaries
COL
Quarterfinals
ALVAREZ Eleider Bye
GBR JEFFRIES Tony
Semifinals
JEFFRIES Tony PTS +5:5
Bye
JEFFRIES Tony PTS 10:2
GONZALEZ Luis Alberto
VEN
Final
81kg quarterfinals - Zhang Xiaoping (CHN) vs Abdelhafid Benchabla (ALG)
Bye RSCH R1 1:47 SZELLO Imre HUN SZELLO Imre Bye
EGAN Kenny HAI
AUGUSTAMA Azea
BRA
SILVA Washington
PTS 10:3 PTS 6:2 SILVA Washington SILVA Washington PTS 9:7
GHA SAMIR Bastie NGR IZOBO Dauda
RSC R3 1:28 SAMIR Bastie PTS 8:0 EGAN Kenny
ISV
JACKSON Julius
EGAN Kenny
IRL
EGAN Kenny
PTS 22:2
PTS 10:2 EGAN Kenny
KEN
ALI Aziz
PTS 8:3
TUR
MUZAFFER Bahram
MUZAFFER Bahram
ZHANG Xiaoping PTS 11:7
TUN
SAHRAOUI Mourad
CHN ZHANG Xiaoping
ZHANG Xiaoping PTS 3:1 ZHANG Xiaoping PTS 8:2
RUS
BETERBIEV Artur
SWE KATENDE Kennedy
PTS15:3 BETERBIEV Artur ZHANG Xiaoping
EGY
YASSER Ramadan
YASSER Ramadan
BLR
MAGAMEDAU Ramazan
PTS +10:10
PTS 12:7
PTS 13:6 BENCHABLA Abdelhafid
IND ALG
KUMAR Dinesh
RSCOS R3 1:42
BENCHABLA Abdelhafid
BENCHABLA Abdelhafid PTS +4:4
CRO SIVOLIJA-JELICA Marijo
SIVOLIJA-JELICA Marijo
SAM
RSCH R3 0:23
TAVUI Farani
ZHANG Xiaoping KURBANOV Dzhakhon
UZB
ATOEV Abbos
PTS 11:3
TJK
KURBANOV Dzhakhon
KURBANOV Dzhakhon
PTS 8:1
DSQ R3 1:43 IRI PUR
GHORBANI Mehdi NEGRON COLON Carlos
SHYNALIYEV Yerkebulan NEGRON COLON Carlos
PTS 13:4 PTS 9:3 SHYNALIYEV Yerkebulan
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KAZ
SHYNALIYEV Yerkebulan
PTS 11:3
LTU
SEMIOTAS Daugirdas
SHYNALIYEV Yerkebulan
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Draw Sheet - Heavyweight 91kg Number of boxers: 16 Preliminaries
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
CUB ACOSTA DUARTE Osmai ACOSTA DUARTE Osmai PTS 11:0 NGR DURODOLA Olanrewaju ACOSTA DUARTE Osmai PTS 7:4 GRE
PAVLIDIS Ilias Chakhkiev (in blue) beat Acosta Duarte in the semifinals
PTS 7:3 PAVLIDIS Ilias MNE GAJOVIC Milorad
CHAKHKIEV Rakhim PTS 10:5
COL
JULIO Blanco MBUMBA John
FRA
PTS 11:5 MBUMBA John
PTS 18:9 CHAKHKIEV Rakhim
RUS
CHAKHKIEV Rakhim PTS 7:3
IRI
MAZAHERI Ali
CHAKHKIEV Rakhim CHAKHKIEV Rakhim PTS 4:2
ALG
TOUILBINI Abdelaziz WILDER Deontay
USA WILDER Deontay
PTS 10:4 WILDER Deontay PTS +10:10
AUS
PITT Brad PTS 11:6
MAR ARJAOUI Mohammed
ARJAOUI Mohammed
PTS 7:1 RUSSO Clemente
CHN NIJIATI Yushan USYK Oleksandr UKR USYK Oleksandr
PTS 23:4 PTS 7:4 RUSSO Clemente
IRA
RUSSO Clemente PTS 7:1 RUSSO Clemente
BLR
ZUYEU Viktar
Draw Sheet - Super Heavyweight +91kg Number of boxers: 16 Preliminaries
UKR
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
GLAZKOV Vyacheslav GLAZKOV Vyacheslav PTS 5:3
CUB ALFONSO ACEA Robert GLAZKOV Vyacheslav PTS 10:4 ALG
OUATAH Newfel
Cammarelle (in blue) stopped his last two opponents
PTS 7:5 OUATAH Newfel VEN PAYARES Jose
ZHANG Zhilei WO
MAR
AMANISSI Mohamed ZHANG Zhilei
CHN ZHANG Zhilei
PTS 15:0 PTS 12:2 ZHANG Zhilei
AUS
BEAHAN Dan RSC R1 0:49
KAZ MYRSATAYEV Ruslan
MYRSATAYEV Ruslan CAMMARELLE Roberto RSCH R4 0:19
ITA
CAMMARELLE Roberto CAMMARELLE Roberto
CRO TOMASOVIC Marko
PTS 13:1 CAMMARELLE Roberto PTS 9:5
BUL
PULEV Kubrat PTS 11:5
COL RIVAS Oscar
RIVAS Oscar
RSCH R2 1:11 RUS
CAMMARELLE Roberto
TIMURZIEV Islam PRICE David
GBR PRICE David
RSC R2 0:31 RSCI R2 0:09 JAKSTO Jaroslav
NGR OHWARIEME Onoriode PTS 11:1
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JAKSTO Jaroslav LTU
JAKSTO Jaroslav
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Medallists by Weight Category Flyweight (51kg)
Featherweight (57kg)
Light Welterweight (64kg)
Middleweight (75kg)
Heavyweight (91kg)
Light Flyweight (48kg)
Bantamweight (54kg)
Lightweight (60kg)
Welterweight (69kg)
Light Heavyweight (81kg)
Super Heavyweight (+91kg)
Sat Aug 23
Sat Aug 23
Sat Aug 23
Sat Aug 23
Sat Aug 23
Sun Aug 24
Sun Aug 24
Sun Aug 24
Sun Aug 24
Sun Aug 24
Sun Aug 24
Gold
JONGJOHOR Somjit
Thailand
Silver
LAFFITA HERNANDEZ Andris
Cuba
Bronze
PICARDI Vincenzo
Italy
Bronze
BALAKSHIN Georgy
Russian Fed.
Gold
LOMACHENKO Vasyl
Ukraine
Silver
DJELKHIR KhedaďŹ
France
Bronze
KILIC Yakup
Turkey
Bronze
IMRANOV Shahin
Azerbaijan
Gold
DIAZ Felix
Dominican Rep.
Silver
BOONJUMNONG Manus
Thailand
Bronze
VASTINE Alexis
France
Bronze
IGLESIAS SOTOLONGO Roniel
Cuba
Gold
DEGALE James
Great Britain
Silver
CORREA BAYEAUX Emilio
Cuba
Bronze
SUTHERLAND Darren John
Ireland
Bronze
KUMAR Vijender
India
Gold
CHAKHKIEV Rakhim
Russian Fed.
Silver
RUSSO Clemente
Italy
Bronze
ACOSTA DUARTE Osmai
Cuba
Bronze
WILDER Deontay
United States
Gold
ZOU Shiming
China
Silver
PUREVDORJ Serdamba
Mongolia
Bronze
BARNES Paddy
Ireland
Bronze
HERNANDEZ G Yampier
Cuba
Gold
ENKHBAT Badar-Uugan
Mongolia
Silver
LEON ALARCON Yankiel
Cuba
Bronze
GOJAN Veaceslav
Rep. of Moldova
Bronze
JULIE Bruno
Mauritius
Gold
TISHCHENKO Alexey
Russian Fed.
Silver
SOW Daouda
France
Bronze
JAVAKHYAN Hrachik
Armenia
Bronze
UGAS Yordenis
Cuba
Gold
SARSEKBAYEV Bakhyt
Kazakhstan
Silver
BANTEAUX SUAREZ Carlos
Cuba
Bronze
KIM Jungjoo
Korea
Bronze
HANATI Silamu
China
Gold
ZHANG Xiaoping
China
Silver
EGAN Kenny
Ireland
Bronze
SHYNALIYEV Yerkebulan
Kazakhstan
Bronze
JEFFRIES Tony
Great Britain
Gold
CAMMARELLE Roberto
Italy
Silver
ZHANG Zhilei
China
Bronze
PRICE David
Great Britain
Bronze
GLAZKOV Vyacheslav
Ukraine
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Top 8 Light Flyweight 48kg
Flyweight 51kg
1
ZOU Shiming
(CHN)
Gold
1
JONGJOHOR Somjit
(THA)
2
PUREVDORJ Serdamba.
(MGL)
3
BARNES Patrick
3 5
Gold
Silver
2
LAFFITA HERNANDEZ A.
(CUB)
Silver
(IRL)
Bronze
3
PICARDI Vincenzo
(ITA)
Bronze
HERNANDEZ GONZALEZ Y.
(CUB)
Bronze
3
BALAKSHIN Georgy
(RUS)
Bronze
CARVALHO Paulo
(BRA)
5
KUMAR Jitender
(IND)
5
ZHAKYPOV Birzhan
(KAZ)
5
ARROYO ACEVEDO M.
(PUR)
5
MASZCZYK Lukasz
(POL)
5
YUNUSOV Anva
(TJK)
5
RUENROENG Amnat
(THA)
5
CHERIF Walid
(TUN)
Bantamweight 54kg
Featherweight 57kg
1
ENKHBAT Badar-Uugan
(MGL)
Gold
1
LOMACHENKO Vasyl
(UKR)
2
LEON ALARCON Yankiel
(CUB)
Silver
2
DJELKHIR Khedafi
(FRA)
Silver
3
GOJAN Veaceslav
(MDA)
Bronze
3
KILIC Yakup
(TUR)
Bronze
3
JULIE Bruno
(MRI)
Bronze
3
IMRANOV Shahin
(AZE)
Bronze
5
IKGOPOLENG Khumiso
(BOT)
5
CHADI Abdelkader
(ALG)
5
KUMAR Akhil
(IND)
5
LI Yang
(CHN)
5
PETCHKOOM Worapoj
(THA)
5
TORRIENTE Idel
(CUB)
5
MANZANILLA RANGEL H.
(VEN)
5
SANTOS REYES Arturo
(MEX)
Lightweight 60kg
Light Welterweight 64kg
Gold
Welterweight 69kg
1
TISHCHENKO Alexey
(RUS)
Gold
1
DIAZ Felix
(DOM)
Gold
1
SARSEKBAYEV Bakhyt
(KAZ)
Gold
2
SOW Daouda
(FRA)
Silver
2
BOONJUMNONG Manus
(THA)
Silver
2
BANTEAUX SUAREZ C.
(CUB)
Silver
3
JAVAKHYAN Hrachik
(ARM)
Bronze
3
VASTINE Alexis
(FRA)
Bronze
3
KIM Jungjoo
(KOR)
Bronze
3
UGAS Yordenia
(CUB)
Bronze
3
IGLESIAS SOTOLONGO R.
(CUB)
Bronze
3
HANATI Silamu
(CHN)
Bronze
5
HU Qing
(CHN)
5
SEPAHVANDI Morteza
(IRI)
5
JOHNSON Toureano
(BAH)
5
PEREZ Darleys
(COL)
5
SAPIYEV Serik
(KAZ)
5
ABDIN Hosam
(EGY)
5
BAIK Jongsub
(KOR)
5
URANCHIMEG Munkh-E.
(MGL)
5
ANDRADE Demetrius
(USA)
5
POPESCU Georgian
(ROU)
5
KOVALEV Gennady
(RUS)
5
MAHMUDOV Dilshod
(UZB)
Middleweight 75kg
Light Heavyweight 81kg
1
DEGALE James
(GBR)
Gold
1
ZHANG Xiaoping
(CHN)
Gold
2
CORREA BAYEAUX Emilio
(CUB)
Silver
2
EGAN Kenny
(IRL)
Silver
3
SUTHERLAND Darren
(IRL)
Bronze
3
SHYNALIYEV Yerkebulan
(KAZ)
Bronze
3
KUMAR Vijender
(IND)
Bronze
3
JEFFRIES Tony
(GBR)
Bronze
5
GONGORA Carlos
(ECU)
5
BENCHABLA Abdelhafid
(ALG)
5
ARTAYEV Bakhtiyar
(KAZ)
5
SILVA Washington
(BRA)
5
RASULOV Elshod
(UZB)
5
SZELLO Imre
(HUN)
5
BLANCO PARRA Alfonso
(VEN)
5
KURBANOV Dzhakhon
(TJK)
Heavyweight 91kg 1
CHAKHKIEV Rakhim
(RUS)
2
RUSSO Clemente
3
ACOSTA DUARTE Osmai
3 5
Super Heavyweight +91kg Gold
1
CAMMARELLE Roberto
(ITA)
Gold
(ITA)
Silver
2
ZHANG Zhilei
(CHN)
Silver
(CUB)
Bronze
3
PRICE David
(GBR)
Bronze
WILDER Deontay
(USA)
Bronze
3
GLAZKOV Vyacheslav
(UKR)
Bronze
MBUMBA John
(FRA)
5
OUATAH Newfel
(ALG)
5
PAVLIDIS Ilias
(GRE)
5
RIVAS Oscar
(COL)
5
ARJAOUI Mohammed
(MOR)
5
MYRSATAYEV Ruslan
(KAZ)
5
USYK Oleksandr
(UKR)
5
JAKSTO Jaroslav
(LTU)
Medal Standings Total Rank
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Total
Rank by Total
1
1
4
2
1
3
=3
1
3
=3
NOC Name
1
CHN - China
2
2
RUS - Russian Fed.
2
3
ITA - Italy
1
1
4
MGL - Mongolia
1
1
2
=8
4
THA - Thailand
1
1
2
=8
6
GBR - Great Britain
1
2
3
=3
7
KAZ - Kazakhstan
1
1
2
=8
7
UKR - Ukraine
1
1
2
=8
9
DOM - Dominican Rep.
1
1
=12
10
CUB - Cuba
4
4
8
1
11
FRA - France
2
1
3
=3
12
IRL - Ireland
1
2
3
=3
13
ARM - Armenia
1
1
=12
13
AZE - Azerbaijan
1
1
=12
13
IND - India
1
1
=12
13
KOR - Korea
1
1
=12
13
MDA - Rep. of Moldova
1
1
=12
13
MRI - Mauritius
1
1
=12
13
TUR - Turkey
1
1
=12
13
USA - United States
1
1
=12
22
44
Total:
11
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Olympic Special Moments Opening & Closing Ceremonies A total of 17 Boxers were given the honour of being the ag bearer for their respective countries Badou Jack - Gambia Copyright: IOC/John Huet
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Olympic Special Moments After nine boxers were given the honour of being the flag bearer for their respective countries during the 2008 Olympic Games opening ceremony, the number almost doubled at the closing ceremony. A total of 17 boxers carried their country’s flag into the “Bird’s Nest” Stadium as the 2008 Olympic Games came to a close, including three (marked with *) who carried their country’s flag at the opening ceremony. It was a proud moment for all boxers involved and further illustrated the standing and success boxing has within their respective countries. The boxers who were the flag bearers for their country at the Opening Ceremony were: • • • • • • • • •
Jean de Dieu Soloniaina - Madagascar Badou Jack - Gambia Ronald Serugo - Uganda Dilshod Makhmudov - Uzbekistan Alexis Argüello - Nicaragua McWilliams Arroyo Acevedo - Puerto Rico Worapoj Petchkoom - Thailand Manny Pacquiao - Philippines Hastings Bwalya – Zambia
Azerbaijan’s Shanin Imranov (second flag bearer from left), a bronze medallist in the 57kg division, takes in the moment of the closing ceremony as he carries his country’s flag / Copyright: IOC/John Huet
The boxers who were the flag bearers for their country at the Closing Ceremony were: • • • • • • • • • •
Jean de Dieu Soloniaina* (60kg) - Madagascar Carlos Gongora (75kg quarterfinalist) - Ecuador Badou Jack* (75kg) - Gambia Vasyl Lomachenko (57kg Olympic champion and Val Barker Trophy winner) - Ukraine Vijender Kumar (75kg bronze medallist) - India Felix Diaz (64kg Olympic champion) - Dominican Republic Abdelhafid Benchabla (81kg quarterfinalist) - Algeria Shanin Imranov (57kg bronze medallist) - Azerbaijan John Jackson (69kg) - Virgin islands McWilliams Arroyo Acevedo* (51kg quarterfinalist) - Puerto Rico
• • • • • • •
Yerkebuian Shynaliyev (81kg bronze medallist) - Kazakhstan Somjit Jongjohor (51kg Olympic champion) - Thailand Thabiso Nketu (54kg) - Lesotho Kenny Egan (81kg silver medallist) - Ireland Khumiso Ikgopoleng (54kg quarterfinalist) - Botswana Badar-Uugan Enkhbat (54kg Olympic champion) - Mongolia Clemente Russo (91kg silver medallist) - Italy
Copyright: IOC/Hélène Tobler
Olympic Special Moments New Official Draw Ceremony - an “Outstanding Success”
The International Boxing Association (AIBA) President Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu declared the Official Draw Ceremony for the Olympic Games boxing competition, which took place on the eve of the tournament, an “outstanding success” following its redesign into an open and transparent occasion. “This is what the new AIBA is all about,” he said to media following the draw. “Everything is transparent, everything is clear. As you can see by the feeling of content in this room, everybody is extremely pleased with how the draw was completed and now we look forward to a very exciting competition starting tomorrow.”
team delegations and media, saw all 283 boxers from 77 countries allocated positions for the start of competition. AIBA Advisory Council members - all IOC members - conducted the draw of countries while AIBA Executive Committee members completed the draw of positions. There were three surprise omissions prior to the draw with 2007 lightweight world champion Frankie Gavin (GBR), bantamweight Gary Russell (USA) and flyweight Molla Getachew Ambaw (ETH) all failing to make weight.
The draw, conducted in front of a packed room full of IOC members, AIBA Executive Committee members,
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Olympic Special Moments AIBA Evening AIBA took advantage of the rest day during the Olympic Boxing competition to host guests, officials, team representatives and Olympic dignitaries for an AIBA evening, which included a dinner where many new AIBA initiatives were introduced to the audience. Top of the list was the unveiling of the AIBA World League in partnership with IMG while the AIBA President Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu also presented a new
promotional brochure and video, detailing the directing AIBA is taking towards an exciting and prosperous future. For more on the World League, turn to page 36. To view the official AIBA promotional video, visit http://www.youtube.com/user/AIBABoxing
Academy venues confirmed at dynamic AIBA Extraordinary Executive Committee meeting The International Boxing Association (AIBA) Executive Committee took further impressive steps to reform the sport of boxing at its Extraordinary Executive Committee meeting held during the 2008 Olympic Games at the Beijing Grand Millennium Hotel on August 18 by approving many key proposals including the selection of the 1st AIBA Boxing Academy, the host of the 2009 Junior World Championships and approving new Competition and Technical rules. The AIBA President Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu opened the meeting thanking all Executive Committee members, ITOs and referee and judges for their full cooperation towards making the 2008 Olympic Games the most successful Olympic Games ever. “The whole competition has been clean, honest and transparent and fully reflects the new AIBA reform,” Dr. Wu said. “The IOC President Dr. Jacques Rogge has said that AIBA has done an excellent job. All the NOC presidents and secretary generals who have come to watch boxing have all been impressed and this must continue. The new Disciplinary Commission and Code of Conduct for all officials and staff are two key initiatives which have been integral in improving the performance across all areas of boxing. We must maintain the highest level of judging and retain these excellent standards.” The key decision of the meeting saw the Canadian city of Bécancour, in the province of Québec, and Moscow, Russia both selected to host AIBA’s new innovative Boxing Academy. The picturesque city of Bécancour will receive the honour of opening the first Academy after winning a secret ballot 18-10. The timing of the opening of the second Academy in Moscow will depend on the progress of the first Academy. In other major decisions: The capital of Armenia, Yerevan was selected as the host city of the 2009 AIBA Junior World Championships. Projected dates for the tournament are May 22-31.
IOC member He Zhen Liang from China with AIBA President, Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu
New AIBA Technical and Competition Rules were approved to come into effect on September 1, 2008 including the following key changes: • Change of rounds from four of two minutes to three of three minutes (effective from January 1, 2009); • Removal of scoring jury; • Change of weight categories for women and youth girls to be aligned more closely with men to feature 11 weight categories: 46 kg 48 kg, 51 kg, 54 kg, 57 kg, 60 kg, 64 kg, 69 kg, 75 kg, 81 kg and +81 kg (effective from January 1, 2009). The AIBA Executive Committee announced its full support for including women’s boxing in the 2012 Olympic Games and agreed to develop a proposal and submit it to the IOC in the coming months. AIBA Vice President and President of the Americas Confederation Mr. Jorge Guzmán Socarras (CUB) resigned from the AIBA Executive Committee due to personal reasons. AIBA Vice President Ing. Domingo Solano Garcia (DOM) was named as the new President of the Americas Confederation while AIBA Executive Committee member Mr. Osvaldo Rafael Bisbal (ARG) was named as AIBA Vice President in the place of Mr. Guzmán. The Executive Committee position of Mr. Bisbal will be filled by a representative of Cuba.
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What the Athletes said... “I am very happy to win a medal in boxing for India. All credit goes to my coaches and my parents, especially my father who went to a far-away temple to prey for my success.” 22-year-old police inspector and part-time model Vijender Kumar (IND) after his 75kg quarterfinal win against Ecuador’s Carlos Gongora to guarantee himself and India at least a bronze medal.
«“Price is tall but it was easy to demolish him. I looked for a sparring partner today - and he was it. The victory is nothing else than another step to the Olympic gold. I won in a way I do not really like because I like boxing on a technical level. I prefer winning 20-0 than the way I did today.” Super heavyweight world champion Roberto Cammarelle (ITA) after convincingly beating Great Britain’s David Price (GBR) in the semifinals, stopping him in the second round RSCH.
“I admire the discipline and camaraderie that this team has because when we work as a team we get good results. With six guaranteed medals and two more possibilities out of ten boxers, I have to say ‘thank you,’ not only to the other coaches but also to the youth coaches who trained these kids for much more than a year.”
“All my life I have been waiting for today. I went through so much, hurt so much but I’ve been trying my hardest.” 51kg Olympic champion Somjit Jongjohor (THA) after beating Cuba’s Andris Laffita Hernandez in the final
“I thought about my father, my hero, Irwin Johnson. It makes my heart hurt that he’s not here with me but he’s watching in the Bahamas and I know that he loves me. I’m a five-star boxer, there’s not a boxing style I can not do. There is no particular punch I can’t throw. We go in with all the toolbox. We need a screwdriver, we get a screwdriver. We need a hammer, we throw a hammer.” Toureano Johnson (BAH) after pulling off an exceptional 9:4 come-from-behind victory over Olexandr Strets’ky (UKR) in the 69kg preliminaries “It wasn’t easy. I was desperate because I didn’t know him, I didn’t know his style and even though I was confident before the bout I got desperate. My father (1972 67kg Olympic champion Emilio Correa) gave me so much good advice and I’m trying to follow it. My dream is to become an Olympic champion just like him.” Emilio Correa Bayeaux (CUB) after beating Asian Games champion Elshod Rasulov (UZB) in the 75kg quarterfinals
Cuban head coach Pedro Roque “It’s brilliant, I can’t believe it, I’m over the moon.”
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Paddy Barnes (IRE) after reaching the 48kg semifi nals. AIBA Boxing News 3rd Edition 2008 - July - August - September
“I didn’t know I was down. I thought I was up, when my coach started yelling to me to start throwing punches. There was so much going on in the crowd, when I stood there at the end I thought I was up.” Raushee Warren, who was the first two-time American boxing Olympian in 30 years, after “running” during the closing seconds of his 9:8 loss to Oksung Lee (KOR) in the 51kg preliminaries.
“The responsibility was really getting to me as no team had won more than two gold medals in boxing (in Beijing) and my win brought Russia’s second gold. We can say that the total performance of the team was successful.” 60kg gold medal winner – Alexey Tishchenko (RUS) “This means a lot because it’s the first time in 24 years that the Dominican Republic has won a medal in boxing. Now I have the chance to make history and win gold.” Felix Diaz after guaranteeing the Dominican Republic a boxing medal for the first time since 1984 (Pedres Nolasco won a 54kg bronze medal) after he beat Morteza Sepahvandi (IRI) in the 64kg quarterfinals.
“I did everything I could to fight for my family, my country and my friends. I did everything I could to please my country. These Olympic Games are the first for me and I did not expect such immense support from my compatriots in the tribunes, it was so amazing.” 69kg gold medal winner – Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (KAZ).
“I am very happy to win the gold medal. I want to thank my parents, my fans who came to Beijing to cheer for me and our people who support me, they give me the power to win. I phoned my lovely wife and my parents and they are so happy, they were crying because of my victory.” Badar-Uugan Enkhbat (MGL) after pulling off a sensational 16:5 victory over Leon Alarcon Yankiel (CUB) in the Bantamweight 54kg final.
“I am pleased to have fought in all three bouts, it’s a big achievement. I am the first boxer from Botswana to make it this far in the Olympics and I am part of an organisation called Right to Play. I think my achievements will teach children that playing is not only about toys but about using your body too.” Ikgopoleng Khumiso (BOT) after losing to eventual 54kg gold medallist Badar-Uugan Enkhbat (MGL) in the quarterfinals.
“In Athens 2004 I almost got a gold medal when I was leading but I lost for some reason. It was quite regretful so in the past four years my coach told me to be careful and cautious for this competition. Even last night when I was sleeping, I thought about what I should do if I fell behind and what I should do if I took the lead.” 48kg gold medal winner – Zou Shiming (CHN)
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AIBA list of Participating Boxers at the Beijing Olympic Games CONTINENT/COUNTRY
NR. BOXERS
48 kg
51 kg
54 kg
57 kg
60 kg
Redouane Bouchtouk
Abdelillah Nhaila
Hicham Mesbahi Abdelhalim Ourradi Issah Samir
Mahdi Ouatine Abdelkader Chadi Prince Octopus Dzanie Nick Okoth Okongo Alaa Shili
Tahar Tamsamani Hamza Kramou
AFRICA (20)
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Morocco Algeria Ghana Kenya Tunisia Nigeria Cameroon Egypt Namibia Botswana Mauritius Zambia Gambia Madagascar DR Congo South Africa Swaziland Central African Republic Lesotho Uganda
10 7 6 4 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 3 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1
AMERICA (16)
60
Cuba USA Brazil Dominican Republic Venezuela Colombia Puerto Rico Ecuador Mexico Virgin Islands US Argentina Bahamas Canada Grenada Guatemala Haiti
10 9 6 6 6 5 5 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
ASIA (15)
62
China Kazakhstan Thailand Uzbekistan India Korea Mongolia Iran Tajikistan Japan DPR of Korea Kyrgizstan Philippines Sri Lanka Turkmenistan
10 10 8 7 5 5 4 3 3 2 1 1 1 1 1
EUROPE (23)
90
Russia France Great Britain Ukraine Italy Hungary Ireland Turkey Armenia Belarus Germany Lithuania Greece Azerbaijan Bulgaria Croatia Georgia Moldova Poland Romania Sweden Montenegro Spain
11 9 7 7 6 5 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1
OCEANIA (3)
11
Australia Papua New Guinea Samoa
9 1 1
Jack Willie
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Manyo Plange Suleimane Bilali
Bernard Ngumba Walid Cherif
Saifeddine Nejmaoui Rasheed Lawal
Thomas Essomba Jafet Uutoni
Julius M. Indongo Khumiso Ikgopoleng Bruno Julie
Thato Batshegi
Cassius Chiyanika Jean de Dieu Solonianina Jackson Chauke Simanga Shiba Thabiso Nketu Ronald Sergo
Yampier Hernandez Gonzalez Luis Yanez Paulo Carvalho Winston Montero Eduardo Johan Bermudez Salas
Andris LaďŹƒta Hernandez Raushee Warren Robenilson Vieira Juan Carlos Payano
McWilliams Arroyo
Yankiel Leon Alarcon
Idel Torriente Raynell Williams Robson Conceicao Roberto Navarro
Hector Manzanilla Rangel Jonathan Romero McJoe Arroyo
Jose Luis Meza Oscar Valdez
Yordenis Ugas Hernandez Sadam Ali Everton Lopes
Darleys Perez Jose Pedraza Luis Porozo Arturo Santos Reyes
Francisco Javier Vargas
Eddie Valenzuela
Shiming Zou Birzhan Zhakypov Amnat Ruenroeng Rafikjon Sultonov
Mirat Sarsembayev Somjit Jongjohor Tulashboy Doniyorov Jitender Kumar Ok-Sung Lee
Serdamba Purevdorj Sherali Dostiev
Yu Gu Kanat Abutalipov Worapoj Petchkoom Hoorshid Tojibaev Akhil Kumar Soon-Chul Han Enkhbat Badar-Uugan
Yang Li Galib Jafarov Sailom Adi Bahodirjon Sultonov Anthresh Lalit Lakra
Qing Hu Merey Akshalov Pichai Sayota
Jong-Sub Baik Ehkhzorig Zorigbaatar
Anvar Yunusov Satoshi Shimizu Song-Guk Kim Asylbek Talasbaev
Harry Tanamor Anurudha Rathnayake
David Ayrapetyan Nordine Oubaali
Georgy Balakshin Jerome Thomas Khalid Yafai
Sergey Vodopyanov Ali Hallab Joseph Murray
Vincenzo Picardi Norbert Kalucza
Vittorio Parrinello
Georgiy Chygayev Pal Bedak Patrick Barnes
Albert Selimov Khedafi Djelkhir
Alexey Tishchenko Daouda Sow
Vasyl Lomachenko Alessio Di Savino
Oleksandr Klyuchko Domenico Valentino Miklos Varga
Yakup Kilic
Onur Sipal Hrachik Javakhyan
John Joe Nevin Furkan Ulas Memis
Hovhannes Danielyan Khavazhi Khatsyhau Rustanhodza Rahimov
Samir Mammadov
Wilhelm Gratschow
Shahin Imranov
Nikoloz Izoria Veaceslav Gojan Lukasz Maszczyk
Rafal Kaczor Georgian Popescu
Jose Kelvin de la Nieve Linares
Stephen Sutherland
Luke Boyd
Paul Fleming
Anthony Little
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27
28
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64 kg
69 kg
75 kg
Driss Moussaid
Mehdi Khalsi
Said Rachidi Nabil Kassel Ahmed Saraku
Kotey Samuel Hamza Hassini Mahaman Smaila
Richarno Colin Hastings Bwalya
Joseph Mulema Hosan Abdin Mujandjae Kasuto
Mohamed Hikal
81 kg
Abdelhafid Benchabla Bastie Samir Aziz Ali Mourad Sahraoui Dauda Izobo
91 kg
+91 kg
Mohammed Arjaoui Abdelaziz Toulbini
Mohamed Amanissi Newfel Ouatah
Olanrewaju Durodola
Ehwarieme Onorioge
Osmay Acosta Duarte Deontay L Wilder
Robert Alfonso Acea
Ramadan Yasser
Precious Makina Badou Jack Herry Biembe Saliku
Bruno Bongongo
Roniel Iglesias Sotolongo Javier Molina Myke Carvalho Felix M. Diaz G. Jhonny Sanchez
Carlos Banteaux Suarez Demetrius Andrade
Emilio Correa Bayeux Shawn Estrada
Gilbert Lenin Castillo
Argenis Nunez Alfonso Blanco Parra
Washington Silva
Jonathan Gonzalez
Luis Alberto Gonzalez Hurtado Eleider Alvarez Carlos Negron
Julio Blanco
Jose Payares Oscar Rivas
Carlos Gongora John Jackson
Julius Jackson Ezequiel Maderna
Toureano Johnson Adam Trupish Rolande Moses Azea Augustama
Qiong Maimaitituersun Serik Sapiyev Manus Boonjumnong
Silamu Hanati Bakhyt Sarsekbayev Non Boonjumnong Dilshod Mahmudov Jung-Joo Kim
Jianzheng Wang Bakhtiyar Artayev Angkhan Chomphuphuang Elshod Rasulov Vijender Kumar Deok-Jin Cho
Munkh-Erdene Uranchimeg Morteza Sepahvand
Xiaoping Zhang Yerkebuian Shynaliyev
Yushan Nijiati
Zhang Zhilei Ruslan Myrsatayev
Abbos Atoev Dinesh Kumar
Mehdi Ghorbani Dzhakhon Kurbanov
Ali Mazaheri
Artur Beterbiev
Rakhim Chakhkeiv John M’Bumba
Masatsugu Kawachi
Aliasker Bashirov
Gennady Kovalev Alexis Vastine Bradley Saunders
Andrey Balanov Jaoid Chiguer Billy Joe Saunders Oleksandr Stretskyy
Gyula Kate John Joe Joyce
Matvey Korobov Jean-Michel Raymond James de Gale Sergiy Derevyanchenko
Darren Sutherland Adem Kilicci
Eduard Ambartsumyan
Tony Jeffries Oleksandr Usyk Clemente Russo
Islam Timurziev David Price Vyacheslav Glazkov Roberto Cammarelle
Imre Szello Kenneth Egan Muzafer Bahram
Andranik Hakobyan Mahamed Nurudzinau Jack Culcay-Keth
Ramazan Magamedau
Viktor Zuyeu
Konstantin Buga
Egidijus Kavaliauskas
Daugirdas Semiotas Georgios Gazis
Jaroslav Jaksto Ilias Pavlidis
Boris Georgiev
Kubrat Pulev Marko Tomasovic
Mario Sivolija-Jelica Kakhaber Jvania Vitalie Grusac Ionut Gheorghe Naim Terbunja
Kennedy Katende Milorad Gajovic
Todd Kidd
Gerard O’Mahony
Jarrod Fletcher
Bradley Pitt
Dan Beahan
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16
Farani Tavui
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AIBA Women World Boxing Championships Ningbo 2008 Record entries for Women’s World Championships
The 5th edition of the AIBA Women’s World Championships will be the biggest in its history after a total of 208* boxers from 44 federations registered to participate in this year’s tournament which will run from November 22-30 in Ningbo City, China following the passing of the entry deadline in early October.
Ningbo Municipal People’s Government Vice-Mayor Mr. Yuechong Cheng, AIBA President Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu and Chinese Boxing Association and Asia Confederation President Mr. Jianping Chang sign the Host City Agreement in June
USA, India, China & Russia lead the entries with full teams of 13 boxers each while other countries to have entered include Argentina, Australia, Austria, Cameroon, Canada, Czech Republic, Chinese Taipei, Denmark, DPR Korea, Egypt, France, Gambia, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Jamaica, Kazakhstan, Korea, Latvia, Mozambique, Mongolia, Norway, Netherlands, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Romania, Switzerland, Sri Lanka, Serbia, Sweden, Sierra Leone, Turkey, Thailand, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Tajikistan. The AIBA Women’s World Championships, which features bouts of three rounds of two minutes across
13 weight categories (46kg, 48kg, 50kg, 52kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 63kg, 66kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg, 86kg) will open with preliminaries on November 22 before the semifinals and finals take place on November 29 and 30 respectively. The previous highest participation for an AIBA Women’s World Championships, which started in 2001, was in 2002 when 185 athletes from 31 countries competed in Antalya, Turkey. *All boxers will undergo the customary medical check and weigh in on the eve of the tournament in order to determine the exact number of boxers who are eligible to compete.
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AIBA Women World Boxing Championships Ningbo 2008 AIBA Women World Boxing Championships Ningbo 2008 Key Facts and Figures November 22 11:00 – 12:00 Draw 14:00 – 14:45 Opening Ceremony 15:00 – Preliminaries (two rings)
November 27 Rest Day November 28 14:00 – 19:00 Semifinals
November 23-25 14:00 – Preliminaries (two rings) November 26 14:00 – 19:00 Quarterfinals (two rings)
November 29 14:00 – 19:00 Finals & Victory Ceremony
Rules and Events of Competition: The event will be held according to the International Competition Rules of AIBA Venue for Competition: Ningbo Youngor Gymnasium located in the Ningbo Sports Center Age Category: Athletes aged between 17 to 34 are eligible to compete. Age is determined using the year of birth of the boxer: (i.e.) boxers born between 1974 till 1991 are eligible to compete The 13 weight categories: • 46kg - Pin Weight • 48kg - Light Flyweight • 50kg - Flyweight • 52kg - Light Bantamweight • 54kg - Bantamweight • 57kg - Featherweight • 60kg - Lightweight • 63kg - Light Welterweight • 66kg - Welterweight • 70kg - Light Middleweight • 75kg - Middleweight • 80kg - Light Heavyweight • 86kg - Heavyweight Competition Format: 3 rounds of 2 minutes, 1 minute rest between rounds
The members of the Chinese women’s boxing team are ready to welcome their visitors from around the world in November
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AIBA World Cup Moscow 2008 Moscow counting down to World Cup in December Less than three months remain before the end of year extravaganza which will be the AIBA World Cup to held in Moscow, Russia from December 10-14. The week-long tournament will be a boxing celebration with the top eight ranked boxers in each weight category invited to participate while also including other key events within the World Cup week with annual awards, seminars and AIBA meetings all taking place.
«I truly believe, our Russian friends will stage this event in the most prestigious manner and AIBA has its full confidence that this event will enhance and demonstrate that our sport is one of the most beloved sports around the world,» AIBA President Dr Wu said.
Following an historic signing ceremony in the city of Moscow in May, the Local Organising Committee has been busy making all the preparations for the perfect finale to a memorable year which has seen boxing and AIBA make significant advancements.
The host country will send its full team in all 11 weight categories and the top seven international boxers in each category will be invited following an AIBA selection process.
AIBA International Boxing Association President Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu with the Mayor of the City of Moscow Mr. Iouri Mikhailovich Loujkov (centre) and the President of the Boxing Federation of Russia General Evgeny Murov at the signing ceremony
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AIBA Youth World Championships Deadline closes for AIBA Youth World Championships Guadalajara 2008
A total of 359 boxers from 68 countries are expected to compete in the inaugural AIBA Youth World Championships which will take place from October 25 -November 1 in Guadalajara, Mexico following the passing of the entry deadline at the end of September. The AIBA Youth World Championships Guadalajara 2008, which features bouts of four rounds of two minutes across 11 weight categories as per the senior class, will involve boxers aged 17 and 18 who will compete over five days of preliminaries before the semifinals and finals take place on October 31 and November 1. All boxers will undergo the customary medical check and weigh in on the eve of the tournament in order to determine the exact number of boxers who are eligible to compete.
Countries registered: Albania, American Samoa, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Barbados, Bermuda, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Canada, Chinese Taipei, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cuba, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, England, Estonia, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Guatemala, Haiti, Hungary, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Latvia, Lithuania, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Uganda, Ukraine, United States of America, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Virgin Islands, Wales. * The AIBA Youth World Championships replaces the Junior World Championships which started in 1979 and was last held (the 14th edition) in Agadir, Morocco in 2006.
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AIBA World League AIBA launches revolutionary World League A new ground breaking tournament designed to reshape the world of international boxing at both the Olympic style and the professional level - the World League of Boxing (WLB) - was unveiled to the international sporting community, media and all of AIBA’s 195 member federations during an official AIBA dinner in Beijing on the rest day of the 2008 Olympic Games boxing competition. In announcing the WLB, AIBA also introduced its new business/ marketing partner in connection with WLB - IMG, the world renowned international sports marketing agency.
of boxing like never before providing a universal form of entertainment which will capture the imagination
World League of Boxing. With our 40 years of experience in working with some of the world’s leading
WLB will be an annual, franchised based professional boxing league with cities/venues/commercial 3rd parties applying to «own» a franchise and enter its team of boxers into the League. The WLB will feature both team and individual based competitions. AIBA will, with support from its national federations, help facilitate the participation of the world’s best boxers in the League, and IMG will source and negotiate the franchises, and sell the commercial rights (media, sponsorship, licensing) around the world in consultation with AIBA. The exact format of the WLB in respect to the number of teams/ franchises, the number of boxers per team, the weight categories and AIBA President Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu with the President of IMG International, Mr. Eric Drossart
all the finer competition rules are currently under development and the final decisions will be released in due course. In addition, it is AIBA’s intention that boxers that compete in the WLB will be allowed to compete also in future Olympic Games. AIBA President Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu praised the new initiative, pointing to its global reach. «The World League of Boxing will revolutionise the sport
of boxing fans around the world,» he said. «With IMG’s expertise and commitment to developing a highly valued boxing property which will survive for generations, AIBA aims to provide a boxing legacy which will change the sport forever.» Ian Todd, the President of IMG International, said - «IMG is extremely proud to have been selected by AIBA as its business and marketing partner in connection with the
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sports federations we are confident that with our skill sets of producing/ selling media rights, procuring sponsorship and negotiating franchise agreements we can build the World League of Boxing into one of the world’s premium annual sporting events with AIBA.»
AIBA plans to launch the first of WLB in the early part of 2010.
AIBA Boxing Academy Bécancour, in the province of Quebec, will be opening the first Academy The launch of the AIBA Boxing Academy was given the green light by the AIBA Executive Committee at its Extraordinary meeting during the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China with Becancour, Canada and Moscow, Russia both selected to be the first hosts of AIBA’s innovative development project. Bécancour, in the province of Quebec, will receive the honour of opening the first Academy while the timing of the second Academy opening in Moscow will depend on the progress of the first Academy. «We congratulate both parties on an excellent presentation and candidature file,» Dr Wu said following the announcement. «They were both extremely professional and the entire Executive Committee was suitably impressed. We now have taken a significant step in a project which will lift the standards across all areas of boxing.»
The AIBA Boxing Academy will comprise of a centre of excellence offering the best integrated educational and physical training programs in order to lead the development of boxing around the world. Areas of focus within the boxing family include athletes, coaches, referees and judges, ringside physicians, sport managers and administrators.
AIBA Executive Director Mr. Ho Kim and Mr. Guy Blanchette, Director of Community Services at the City of Bécancour, sign the 1st AIBA Boxing Academy agreement. Looking on with the AIBA President Dr. ChingKuo Wu is (from right to left) Mr. Robert Crête, Executive Director of the Canada Amateur Boxing Association, Academy Project manager Ms. Diane Béchard and AIBA Executive Vice-President Mr. Gofur Rakhimov
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AIBA Boxing Calendar 2009 - 2012 2009
2010
2011
2012
January
Olympic QT
January
February
Olympic QT
February
March
Olympic QT
March
Olympic QT
April
Youth World Championships 4/2 - 11
April
May
Junior World Championships Yerevan/ARM, 5/22 - 31
May
June
June
Junior World Championships 7/22 - 31
July
August
September
World Championships Milan/ITA, 8/29 - 9/13
Women World Championships 9/9 - 19
World Championships 16 days in August/September
July
August
Youth World Championships 9/13 - 23
October
September
October Women World Championships 10/25 - 11/4
November
December
November
President Cup Taipie/TPE, 12/4 - 13
World Cup 12/2 - 12
President Cup 12/2 - 11
World Cup 12/7 - 16
All dates for AIBA events include arrival & departure days for ofďŹ cials and team delegations
December