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Boxing At The 1976 Summer Olympics ...
There were eleven boxing events at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The competition was held from 18 to 31 July with the participation of 266 fighters from 54 countries. Medalists Medal table References External links Results on Amateur Boxing {{Val Barker Trophy winners 1976 Summer Olympics events O 1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1972 Summer Olympics
These are the final results for the boxing competition at the 1972 Summer Olympics. The competition was held from 27 August to 10 September with the participation of 354 fighters from 80 countries. Medal table References External links Results {{coord, 48.1327, N, 11.5472, E, source:wikidata, display=title 1972 Summer Olympics events 1972 Within the context of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) it was the longest year ever, as two leap seconds were added during this 366-day year, an event which has not since been repeated. (If its start and end are defined using Solar time, me ... 1972 in boxing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gu Yong-Ju
Ku Yong-jo (July 17, 1955 – March 2001) was a boxer from North Korea, who won the gold medal in the bantamweight (–54 kg) division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. In the final, he defeated American boxer Charles Mooney. In 1980, he competed in the featherweight division and, after receiving a first-round bye, lost his first bout to Krzysztof Kosedowski of Poland. Olympic results Montreal 1976 *1st round bye * Round of 32: Defeated Faredin Ibrahim (Romania) on points, 4–1 * Round of 16: Defeated Chacho Andreykovski (Bulgaria) on points, 5–0 * Quarterfinal: Defeated Weerachart Saturngrun (Thailand) on points, 5–0 * Semifinal: Defeated Pat Cowdell (Great Britain) on points, 4–1 * Final: Defeated Charles Mooney (United States) on points, 5–0 (won gold medal) Moscow 1980 * Round of 32: bye * Round of 16 Lost to Krzysztof Kosedowski Krzysztof Kazimierz Kosedowski (born December 12, 1960 in Tczew) is a retired boxing, boxer fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vassily Solomin
Vassily Anatolyevich Solomin (russian: Василий Анатольевич Соломин) (5 January 1953, in Perm – 28 December 1997, in Perm) was a boxer who represented the Soviet Union at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There, he won a bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg), after being beaten in the semifinals by Romania's eventual silver medalist Simion Cuţov. Solomin began training under Yuri Podshivalov in 1969 at Trudovye Rezervy in Perm. He won the world title at the inaugural 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Havana, Cuba. From 1975 he represented the Armed Forces sports society. He was coached by Viktor Ageev. 1976 Olympic results Below are the results of Vassily Solomin, a boxer who competed in the lightweight division at the 1976 Montreal Olympics: * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: Defeated Hans-Henrik Palm (Denmark) by decision, 5-0 * Round of 16: Defeated Bogdan Gajda (Poland) by decision, 5-0 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ace Rusevski
Ace Rusevski (born November 30, 1956 in Kumanovo) is a retired Macedonian boxer, who represented Yugoslavia at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he won the bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 60 kg) after being defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Howard Davis Jr. of the United States. Professional career Rusevski turned pro in 1981 and had limited success. He never fought for a major title and retired in 1987 with a career record of 18-2-3 with 8 KO's. Amateur career *1977 - European Championships, Halle, Germany: Gold Medal (Lightweight) *1978 - World Championships, Belgrade, Yugoslavia: (Lightweight) Defeated Jouko Moilanen (Finland) RSC 2 Lost to Davidson Andeh (Nigeria) RSCI 2 *1979 - Mediterranean Games, Split, Yugoslavia: Gold medal (Light-welterweight) Olympic Results *1976 - Olympic Games, Montreal, Canada: Bronze Medal (Lightweight) **Round of 64: Defeated Gerard Hamill (Ireland) by decision, 4-1 **Roun ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simion Cuțov
Simion Cuțov (7 May 1952 – 1993) was a lightweight boxer from Romania who won the European amateur title in 1973 and 1975. He competed at the 1974 World Championships and 1976 and 1980 Olympics and won silver medals in 1974 and 1976. In 1974, he won a gold medal at the Balkan Games. He retired with a record of 20 losses out of 155 bouts. His elder brother Calistrat was also an Olympic boxer. 1976 Olympic results Below is the record of Simion Cuțov, a Romanian lightweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics: * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: defeated Sylvester Mittee (Great Britain) referee stopped contest in the third round * Round of 16: defeated Nelson Calzadilla (Venezuela) by decision, 5-0 * Quarterfinal: defeated Ove Lundby (Sweden) by decision, 5-0 * Semifinal: defeated Vassily Solomin Vassily Anatolyevich Solomin (russian: Василий Анатольевич Соломин) (5 January 1953, in Perm – 28 December 1997, in Perm) was a boxer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Howard Davis Jr
Howard Edward Davis Jr. (February 14, 1956 – December 30, 2015) was an American professional boxer. Growing up on Long Island as the eldest of 10 children, Davis first learned boxing from his father. After being inspired by a movie about Muhammad Ali, Davis embarked on his amateur career. He won the 1976 Olympic gold medal one week after his mother died. He was also awarded the Val Barker Trophy at the Olympics, beating out such boxers as Sugar Ray Leonard, Michael Spinks and Leon Spinks. He turned professional after the Olympics and went on to compile a professional record of 36–6–1 with 14 knockouts. He retired in 1996. After retirement he became a trainer. Eventually he worked as boxing director at American Top Team in Coconut Creek, Florida, where he trained both amateur and professional boxers and MMA fighters. He was also a motivational speaker and a musician. Amateur career As an amateur, Davis was trained by his father, a former boxer. He had an outstanding amateur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lightweight
Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing. Boxing Professional boxing The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. Notable lightweight boxers include Henry Armstrong, Ken Buchanan, Tony Canzoneri, Pedro Carrasco, Joel Casamayor, Al "Bummy" Davis, Oscar De La Hoya, Roberto Durán, Joe Gans, Artur Grigorian, Benny Leonard, Ray Mancini, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Juan Manuel Márquez, Sugar Shane Mosley, Miguel Ángel González, Carlos Ortiz, Katie Taylor, Edwin Valero, Len Wickwar, Pernell Whitaker, Manny Pacquiao and Ike Williams. Current world champions Current world rankings =''The Ring''= As of , . Keys: : Current '' The Ring'' world champion =BoxRec= As of , . Longest reigning world lightweight champions Below is a list of "longest reigning lightweight champions" career time as champion (for multiple time champions) does not apply. Amateur boxing Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juan Paredes (boxer)
Juan Paredes Miranda (born January 29, 1953) is a Mexican former boxer who won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he was defeated in the semifinals by eventual gold medalist Ángel Herrera of Cuba. Miranda was born in Azcapotzalco. 1976 Olympic results Below are the results of Juan Paredes, a Mexican featherweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics: * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: Defeated Raimundo Alves (Brazil) by decision, 5-0 * Round of 16: Defeated Yukio Odagiri (Japan) by decision, 3-2 * Quarterfinal: Defeated Choon Gil-Choi Choi Chung-il (born 2 April 1958) is a South Korean boxer. He competed in the men's featherweight event at the 1976 Summer Olympics Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights ... (South Korea) by decision, 4-1 * Semifinal: Lost to Ángel Herrera (Cuba) by decis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leszek Kosedowski
Leszek Marian Kosedowski (born May 25, 1954 in Środa Śląska) is a retired boxer from Poland, who won a bronze medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he was defeated in the semifinals by the eventual silver medalist, Richard Nowakowski of East Germany. His younger brothers, Krzysztof Kosedowski and Dariusz Kosedowski, were also boxers who competed in the Olympics for Poland. 1976 Olympic results Below are the results of Leszek Kosedowski, a Polish featherweight boxer who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics: * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: Defeated Cornelius Boza-Edwards (Uganda) by walkover; country boycotted * Round of 16: Defeated Camille Huard (Canada) by decision, 5-0 * Quarterfinal: Defeated Bratislav Ristić (Yugoslavia) by decision, 5-0 * Semifinal: Lost to Richard Nowakowski Richard Nowakowski (born 27 September 1955 in Sztum, Poland) is a retired boxer from East Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Nowakowski
Richard Nowakowski (born 27 September 1955 in Sztum, Poland) is a retired boxer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the men's featherweight division (– 57 kg) at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. There he was defeated in the final by Ángel Herrera of Cuba. Four years later, when Moscow hosted the Summer Games, Nowakowski competed in the lightweight category (– 60 kg), and captured a bronze medal. This was the same result he attained in 1982 at the World Championships in Munich, West Germany. Olympic results 1976 – Montreal * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: Defeated Ruben Mares (Philippines) by decision, 5–0 * Round of 16: Defeated Behzad Ghaedi Bardeh (Iran) referee stopped contest in third round * Quarterfinal: Defeated Gheorghe Ciochina (Romania) referee stopped contest in third round * Semifinal: Defeated Leszek Kosedowski (Poland) by decision, 5–0 * Final: Lost to Ángel Herrera (Cuba) second-round knockout (was aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ángel Herrera Vera
Ángel Herrera Vera (born August 2, 1957 in Guantánamo) is a Cuban amateur boxer, who won two Olympic gold medals, and the world title at the second World Championships in Belgrade. First competing in the featherweight (– 57 kg) category, he won the 1976 Olympics as well as the 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He then competed in lightweight (– 60 kg) to win another Olympic gold in 1980, and his second World Title in Munich, West Germany. In 1983 he won a silver medal at the Pan American Games. Results 1976 Summer Olympics - Montreal * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: Defeated Rai Sik (India) KO 1 * Round of 16: Defeated Angel Pacheco (Venezuela) 5-0 * Quarterfinal: Defeated Davey Lee Armstrong (United States) 3-2 * Semifinal: Defeated Juan Paredes (Mexico) 5-0 * Final: Defeated Richard Nowakowski (East Germany) KO 2 1978 World Amateur Championships *Defeated Hirochi Ganobe (Japan) RSC-3 *Defeated Viorel Ioana (Romania) walkover *Defeated Rom ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Featherweight
Featherweight is a weight class in the combat sports of boxing, kickboxing, mixed martial arts, and Greco-Roman wrestling. Boxing Professional boxing History A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, this limit fluctuated. The British have generally always recognized the limit at 126 pounds, but in America the weight limit was at first 114 pounds. An early champion, George Dixon (boxer), George Dixon, moved the limit to 120 and then 122 pounds. Finally, in 1920 the United States fixed the limit at 126 pounds. The 1860 fight between Nobby Clark and Jim Elliott is sometimes called the first featherweight championship. However, the division only gained wide acceptance in 1889 after the Ike Weir–Frank Murphy fight (one of the most famous fights of all time). Since the end of the 2000s and early 2010s the featherweight division is one of the most active in boxing with fighters such as Orlando Salido, Chris John (boxer), Chris John, Juan Manu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |