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Boxing News July - August September

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2008

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.

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“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

27

27

28

27

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

16

16

Farani Tavui

28

29

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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