2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, Milan, Italy

[Artani]

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by Artan Verbica
August 2, 2009

The 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championship will be held in the Milan, Italy from August 29, 2009 to September 13, 2009.

This is 15-th Amateur Boxing Championship in the history of boxing.

Boxers aged 17 to 34 are united every two years to compete against the best in their division from around the world. The athletes participate in the official 11 weight categories in accordance with the AIBA Technical and Competition Rules with hopes of claiming ultimate glory, becoming a world champion.

Five of the best AIBA World Championships boxers hail from Cuba with heavyweight Felix Savon leading the way with an astonishing six world championship titles (1986, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1995 and 1997) in addition to three Olympic Games gold medals and an AIBA World Junior Championship title in 1985 while super heavweight legend Teofilo Stevenson was a three-time world champion in 1974, 1978 and 1986. The 1982 AIBA World Championships in Munich, Germany were the only AIBA World Championships where Stevenson failed to claim gold after losing to current Italian Boxing federation coach Francesco Damiani in the semifinals. Meanwhile, Angel Herrera, Roberto Balado and Odlanier Solis are other three-time world champions having claimed titles in 1978 (57kg), 1982 and 1986 (both 60kg), 1989, 1991, and 1993 in the +91kg weight category and 2001, 2003 (both 91kg) and 2005 in the +91kg weight category respectively.

Other big names to have become world champions include Tyrell Biggs (USA) in 1982 and Aleksandr Lebziak (the current Boxing Federation of Russia head coach) in 1997.

[avk47]

Lebziak hasn't been head coach for a while. The coach is Khromov.

[Artani]

Originally Posted by avk47

Lebziak hasn't been head coach for a while. The coach is Khromov.

In the AIBA website writing like this.

[Artani]

Your fighters from your state who will fight in the Milano please ....

[lap]

Originally Posted by Artani

Your fighters from your state who will fight in the Milano please ....

So far, Canada is sending 5 guys:

60 kg : Ibrahim Kamal
69 kg : Mikaël Zewski
75 kg : Steve Rolls
91 kg : Sylvera Louis
+91 kg : Didier Bence

[bobalachko]

Originally Posted by Artani

Your fighters from your state who will fight in the Milano please ....

Ireland is the country to watch at the worlds at the moment Ireland are the cuba of european boxing and soon of world boxing.Watch this space

[bobalachko]

Originally Posted by lap

So far, Canada is sending 5 guys:

60 kg : Ibrahim Kamal
69 kg : Mikaël Zewski
75 kg : Steve Rolls
91 kg : Sylvera Louis
+91 kg : Didier Bence

The 91kg Sylvera Louis does anyone know much about him.Or describe him
(age,height etc)

[dominic1234]

I'm backing Bradley Saunders for gold now.

You heard it here first noobs

Luke Cambell at Bantamweight and Thomas Stalker at lightweight will also medal.

[Kolya]

USA:

106 lbs: Miguel Cartagena, Philadelphia, PA
112 lbs: Louie Byrd, Denver, CO
119 lbs: Jesus Magdaleno, Las Vegas, NV
125 lbs: Kevin Rivers, Landover, MD
132 lbs: Duran Caferro, Jr., Helena, MT (go Junior!)
141 lbs: Frankie Gomez, Los Angeles, CA
152 lbs: Errol Spence, Desoto, TX
165 lbs: Terrell Gausha, Cleveland, OH
178 lbs: Robert Brant, Oakdale, MN
201 lbs: Jordan Shimmell, Hudsonville, MI
201+ lbs: Michael Hunter, Las Vegas, NV

[BoxingFanBG]

Bulgaria:
Detelin Dalakliev 54kg.
Tervel Pulev 91 kg.
Kubrat Pulev +91kg.
Aleksandur Aleksandrov 51kg.
Luben Todorov 57kg.
Simeon Bunardziev 60kg.
Simeon Tchamov 64kg.
Mladen Manev 75kg.
and Arman Hakopian(he is Armenian and we are trying to give him Bulgarian passport) 69kg

[bobalachko]

Ireland

48kg paddy barnes
54kg john joe nevin
57kg david oliver joyce
60kg eric donovan
64kg phil suttcliffe
69kg will mc loughlin
75kg darren o neill
81kg kenny egan
91kg con sheehan

(declan gerathy 51kg maybe)

[znaak]

Originally Posted by bobalachko

81kg kenny egan

I wonder if he can repeat his success at the Olympics last year. He was beaten at the EU Championships by Hungary's Imre Szello, and was also beaten by Sweden's Babacar Kamara at the Round Robin duals this weekend (note: this was the second time they met. Last time was at the World Champs in 05, where Babacar also came out victorious).

Norway aren't sending any this time.

[bobalachko]

Originally Posted by znaak

I wonder if he can repeat his success at the Olympics last year. He was beaten at the EU Championships by Hungary's Imre Szello, and was also beaten by Sweden's Babacar Kamara at the Round Robin duals this weekend (note: this was the second time they met. Last time was at the World Champs in 05, where Babacar also came out victorious).

Norway aren't sending any this time.

Yeah kenny has had abit of a hard time since the olympics it must be said.But I know for a fact that kenny is 100% focused on the worlds,we just have to wait and see.Keep an eye on the rest of the lads.Especially the 91kg one of my great friends,current EU champion at 20

[moorser]

Originally Posted by bobalachko

Ireland

48kg paddy barnes
54kg john joe nevin
57kg david oliver joyce
60kg eric donovan
64kg phil suttcliffe
69kg will mc loughlin
75kg darren o neill
81kg kenny egan
91kg con sheehan

(declan gerathy 51kg maybe)

51 kg conor ahearn

91+ cathal mcmonagle

[moorser]

Originally Posted by dominic1234

I'm backing Bradley Saunders for gold now.

You heard it here first noobs

Luke Cambell at Bantamweight and Thomas Stalker at lightweight will also medal.

luke campbell was beaten by irelands john joe nevin convincingly at the e.u's

bradley saunders and thomas stalker were also beaten by there irish counterparts at the weekend