Why do some of these boxers have so many amateur fights?

The respective years of birth of Loma and all of the opponents he fought in major championships as a senior

Loma born 1988

2007 World Championships

1987
1985
1977
1985
1982
1986

2008 Olympics

1986
1985
1982
1986
1983


2008 European Championships

1986
1987
1985
1986

2009 World Championships

N/A
1989
1990
1990
1987

2011 World Amateur Championships

1990
1992
1988
1991
1984
1989

2012 Olympics

1991
1993
1989
1984

 

Sorry bro I can't help it I was just born to do this

 

Here 's what Loma did to all those ''teenagers'' who were all older than him in the 2008 Olympics

'Lomachenko won gold at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and avenged his 2007 World Championship defeat to rival and reigning world champion, Selimov, in the first round. He beat his five opponents by an astonishing 45 point margin, outscoring them 58–13, en route to his first gold medal at the senior level. He was subsequently named the outstanding boxer of the tournament and awarded the Val Barker Trophy. His dominant run was described by one historian as "probably the most impressive streak in Olympic boxing ever."

Additionally, he won gold again that year to also become continental champion at the European Championships in Liverpool, conceding just 4 points against his four opponents.

He won gold at the 2009 World Championships in Milan. Despite breaking his hand in the tournament, he beat his five opponents by a remarkable 56 point margin, outscoring them 63–7. He then competed as a lightweight at the 2011 World Championships in Baku after AIBA removed the featherweight division. There, he won his second consecutive gold medal to become a two-weight world champion.

Following a forced move up to lightweight, he won his second consecutive Olympic gold medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London to become a rare two-weight Olympic champion. He defeated Han-Soon-Chul of South Korea in the final, 19–9, and was a strong candidate to win the Val Barker Trophy for a second time in what would have historically been an unprecedented feat. Ultimately, he was edged by welterweight gold medal winner, Seril Sapiyev of Kazakhstan

He finished his extensive amateur career with an impressive record of 396 wins and only one loss, to Albert Selimov, which was avenged twice.'

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He was still an amateur here too so the collection wasn't even complete

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