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The Men's 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Vejle, Denmark from March 30 to April 7. The 31st edition of the bi-annual competition, in which 304 fighters from 35 countries participated this time, was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. Medal winners Medal table External linksResults {{EC Amateur Boxing European Amateur Boxing Championships European Amateur Boxing Championships B B European Amateur Boxing Championships European Amateur Boxing Championships The European Amateur Boxing Championships is the highest competition for boxing amateurs in Europe, organised by the continent's governing body EUBC, which stands for the ''European Boxing Confederation''. The first edition of the tournament t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vejle
Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and the Region of Southern Denmark. The city has a population of 60,231 () making it the ninth largest city in Denmark. Vejle Municipality has a population of 119,007 () making it the fifth largest municipality in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Fredericia and it is located 110 kilometres (68 miles) north of Germany. Vejle is most known for its forested hills, fjord, harbour, shopping, pedestrian mall, and windmill. History The word "Vejle" derives from the Old Danish word ''wæthel'', meaning "ford" or "wading place" due to its location at a busy crossing over Vejle River. During Viking times, the wetlands around Vejle had to be crossed at the Ravning Bridge, a nearly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramaz Paliani
Ramaz Paliani ( ka, რამაზ ფალიანი, born 21 August 1973 in Mestia, Georgia) is a Georgian boxer who has won World and European Championships in the men's featherweight division. He has represented Turkey, Georgia, and Russia in international competitions, including appearances in the 1992, 1996, and 2000 Olympic Games. He was nicknamed "Razzamatazz". Pro Known as "Razzamatazz", Paliani turned pro in 2002 and didn't lose in his first 15 fights. His most notable fight was a draw against prospect David Diaz (boxer) David (; , "beloved one") (traditional spelling), , ''Dāwūd''; grc-koi, Δαυΐδ, Dauíd; la, Davidus, David; gez , ዳዊት, ''Dawit''; xcl, Դաւիթ, ''Dawitʿ''; cu, Давíдъ, ''Davidŭ''; possibly meaning "beloved one". w ... in 2005. In 2006 he was knocked out, however. His record is 14-1-1. External links * Profile 1973 births Living people People from Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti Male boxers from Georgia (coun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marian Simion
Marian Simion (born 14 September 1975 in București) is a Romanian boxer, who competed in the Light Middleweight (71 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal. He repeated that feat one year later, at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Belfast after having won the world title at the previous tournament in Houston, Texas, United States. He is the older brother of Olympic boxer Dorel Simion. Simion qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in first place at the 2nd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Warsaw, Poland. Olympic results 1996 *Defeated Hussein Bayram (France) 13-6 *Defeated Fernando Vargas (United States) 8-7 *Defeated Hassan Al (Denmark) 16-8 *Lost to Juan Hernández Sierra (Cuba) 7-20 2000 *Defeated Ciro di Corcia (Italy) 19-8 *Defeated José Luis Zertuche (Mexico) RSC 3 *Defeated Frédéric Esther (France) RSC 3 *Defeated Pornchai Thongburan (Thailand) 26-16 *Lost to Yermakhan Ibraimov (Kazakhstan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hasan Al
Hasan Al (born 18 June 1972 in Sivas, Sivas Province) is a Turkish-born boxer from Denmark, best known for winning the European welterweight title in 1996 as an amateur. Career In his adopted country he became European champion in 1996 against Romania's Marian Simion. At the Olympics 1996, he defeated Ukraine's Sergiy Dzindziruk then lost to Simion. Al turned professional at middleweight in 1996 but was not successful. He beat Meldrick Taylor on points in 1998. In 2001, he first drew then was outpointed in a rematch by Carlos Baldomir Carlos Manuel Baldomir (born April 30, 1971) is an Argentine former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2014. He held the WBC, The ''Ring'', and lineal welterweight titles in 2006, and challenged once for the WBC super welterweight t ... in his only loss. He retired in 2004. References External linksEuro 1996 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Bykovsky
Sergey Bykovsky (russian: Серге́й Быковский; born May 30, 1972) is a boxer from Belarus, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) division at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark, alongside Bulgaria's Radoslav Suslekov. Bykovsky represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, United States. There he was stopped in the second round of the Men's Light-Welterweight division by France's Nordine Mouichi. He failed to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in third place at the 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament The 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament was held in Gothenburg, Sweden from April 20 to April 25, 2004. The top two in each weight category gained qualification into the 2004 Summer Olympics. Medal winners Qualified Flyweigh ... in Gothenburg, Sweden. References sports-reference 1972 birt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Radoslav Suslekov
Radoslav Suslekov ( bg, Радослав Суслеков, born 13 July 1974) is a boxer from Bulgaria. He was born in Burgas. At the 1996 Summer Olympics he was stopped in the first round of the Light welterweight (63.5 kg) division by Iran's Babak Moghimi. Suslekov had won bronze medals in the same division earlier, at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships and the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships The Men's 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Vejle, Denmark from March 30 to April 7. The 31st edition of the bi-annual competition, in which 304 fighters from 35 countries participated this time, was organised by the Europea .... References 1974 births Living people Welterweight boxers Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Bulgaria Sportspeople from Burgas Bulgarian male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists {{Bulgaria-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurhan Süleymanoğlu
Nurhan Süleymanoğlu (born February 28, 1971) is a Kazakhstan-born Turkish former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2007. As an amateur, he participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he was stopped in the second round of the light welterweight (63,5 kg) division by Cuba's Héctor Vinent. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he was stopped in the second round by Belarus' Sergey Bykovsky. Süleymanoğlu won silver medals in the same division at the 1995 World Championships and the 1996 European Championships, as well as a gold medal at the 1993 European Championships. Amateur highlights *1993: World Championships in Tampere, Finland as a Light Welterweight: **Defeated Vukasin Dobrasinovic (Yugoslavia) 12-2 **Lost to Hector Vinent (Cuba) RSC 2 *1993: 1st place at Mediterranean Games in Narbonne, France as a Light Welterweight: **Defeated Fathi Missaoui (Tunisia) points **Defeated Nordine Mouchi (France) points **Defeated Laureano Leyva (Spain) 4-2 *1993 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oktay Urkal
Oktay Urkal (born 15 January 1970) is a Turkish-German former professional boxer. He is a former European super lightweight and welterweight champion, and a multiple time world title challenger. Amateur career As an amateur, Urkal won the silver medal in the light welterweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. His official results were: *Defeated Reynaldo Galido (Philippines) 19-2 *Defeated David Diaz (United States) 14-6 *Defeated Nordine Mouichi (France) 19-10 *Defeated Fathi Missaoui (Tunisia) 20-6 *Lost to Hector Vinent (Cuba) 13-20 In the same year he captured the gold medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark. His Amateur Record was reportedly 184-27-5. Professional career Urkal is of Turkish descent, and has a fight record of 38 wins and 4 defeats. He is the former WBC International Light-Welterweight, twice European Light-Welterweight and European Welterweight champion. Urkal has fought for the world title th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Giantomassi
Christian Giantomassi (born April 22, 1973 in Badia Polesine, Veneto) is a former professional boxer from Italy, who won a bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark, alongside Vahdettin İşsever from Turkey. There he lost to Bulgaria's eventual silver medalist Tontcho Tontchev in the semifinals. As an amateur Giantomassi was the 1994 Italian National Champion in the light welterweight division (– 63.5 kg). He represented his native country in the lightweight class at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, where he lost his first round match to Sergey Kopenkin of Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the ea .... External links Profile on BoxingRecords 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vahdettin İşsever
Vahdettin İşsever (born 7 August 1968) is a boxer from Turkey, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Lightweight (– 60 kg) division at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark, alongside Italy's Christian Giantomassi. İşsever represented his native country at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he was stopped in the first round of the Men's Lightweight division by Algeria's eventual gold medalist Hocine Soltani Hocine Soltani (December 1972 – March 2002) was an Algerian boxer, who won two Olympic medals. In 1992, the southpaw placed third in the featherweight division (54–57 kg), and at the 1996 Summer Olympics he won the gold medal in the l .... References sports-reference 1968 births Living people Lightweight boxers Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Turkey Turkish male boxers {{Turkey-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tontcho Tontchev
Toncho Dimitrov Tonchev ( bg, Тончо Димитров Тончев) (born December 1, 1972 in Sliven) is a Bulgarian boxer, who won the Lightweight Silver medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Tontchev also represented his native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Amateur career Olympic results In 1996 he won the silver medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and th ..., Denmark. Tontchev turned professional in 1997. Professional boxing record References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Tontchev, Tontcho 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Sliven Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Bulgaria Olympic silver meda ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leonard Doroftei
Leonard Dorin Doroftei (, also known as ''Leonard Dorin''; born 10 April 1970) is a Romanian former boxer, the WBA Lightweight World Champion from 5 January 2002 to 24 October 2003. Amateur highlights Doroftei took up boxing at the age of 14 at the Ploieşti boxing club. From 1983 to 1984, he won every Romanian national junior title. He went on to win four national senior titles in 1992–1994 and 1997. He won bronze medals at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona and the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. In addition, he was declared World Champion in 1995 and European Champion in 1996. His record as an amateur was 239 victories and 15 defeats.Leonard Doroftei Romanian Olympic Committee Olympic results |
