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Boxing At The 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's Light Welterweight
The men's light welterweight boxing competition at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro was held from 10 to 21 August at the Riocentro. The medals for the competition were presented by Sir Austin L. Sealy, KT, Barbados, IOC member, and the gifts were presented by Kelani Bayor, Vice President of the AIBA. Schedule All times are Brasília Time Time in Brazil is calculated using standard time, and the country (including its offshore islands) is divided into four standard time zones: UTC−02:00, UTC−03:00, UTC−04:00 and UTC−05:00. Time zones Fernando de Noronha time (UTC−02 ... ( UTC−3). Results Finals Top half 1 Hu won by walkover as Garcia was injured. Bottom half References {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics - Men's light welterweight Boxing at the 2016 Summer Olympics Men's events at the 2016 Summer Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Riocentro
Riocentro is an exhibition and convention center located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Built in 1977, it is the largest exhibition center in Latin America. Notable events 1981 May Day attack On April 30, 1981, during a May Day music concert, Riocentro was the target of a terrorist attack by hardliner members of the Brazilian military dictatorship (1964–1985). Sergeant Guilherme Pereira do Rosário and then-Captain Wilson Dias Machado, nowadays a Colonel, were responsible for detonating two bombs at the venue. Around 9 p.m., however, one of the bombs exploded in the lap of Sergeant Rosário, killing him and seriously wounding Machado. A second bomb exploded a few miles away at a powerhouse responsible for providing electrical energy to Riocentro; it was thrown over the fence and exploded on the ground, and the electric power supply was never interrupted that evening. The government immediately blamed left-wing radicals for the attack. This theory had no support at the time o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hu Qianxun
Hu Qianxun (, born 18 September 1987) is a Chinese amateur boxer. He competed in the light welterweight division at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ..., but was eliminated in the second bout. References External links * * * * * 1987 births Living people Chinese male boxers Olympic boxers for China Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Wenzhou People from Wenzhou Sportspeople from Zhejiang Light-welterweight boxers 21st-century Chinese sportspeople {{PRChina-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdelkader Chadi
Abdelkader Chadi (born 12 December 1986) is an Algerian boxer who won the All-African title 2007 at featherweight and 2015 at junior welter. He also qualified for the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics. Career Chadi beat Roberto Adjaho in the semis and Alaa Shili in the final of the Featherweight competition at the 2007 All-Africa Games. In 2008 he qualified for the Beijing Olympics by beating Shili again. He skipped the final against Mahdi Ouatine. He had weight problems and competed at lightweight in the months before the Olympics. At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he beat Sailom Adi in the last 16, before losing to Yakup Kılıç in the last 8. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he competed at lightweight, losing to Fatih Keleş in the first round. In the 2016 Summer Olympics he lost to Joedison Teixeira of Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in both South America and Latin America. At ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joedison Teixeira
Joedison Teixeira de Jesus (born 28 January 1994) is a Brazilian amateur boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2015 Pan American Games. He qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ... in the 69 kg division. References 1994 births Living people Olympic boxers for Brazil Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Brazilian male boxers Pan American Games bronze medalists for Brazil Boxers at the 2015 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in boxing Sportspeople from Salvador, Bahia Light-welterweight boxers Medalists at the 2015 Pan American Games 21st-century Brazilian people {{Brazil-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mahaman Smaila
Mahaman Smaila (born 28 February 1986) is an amateur boxer from Cameroon who competed in the 2008 Olympics at light welterweight but lost his first bout to Cuban Roniel Iglesias. In the 2016 Olympics, he lost his first bout to Batuhan Gözgeç of Turkey Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ... in the light welterweight class. External linksBio Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics 1986 births Living people Olympic boxers for Cameroon Light-welterweight boxers Cameroonian male boxers 21st-century Cameroonian people {{Cameroon-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Batuhan Gözgeç
Botirjon Abdullaevich Akhmedov (russian: Ботиржон Абдуллаевич Ахмедов; born 20 December 1990), better known as Batyr Akhmedov, and previously Batuhan Gözgeç, is a Russian professional boxer. He is a two-time super-lightweight world title challenger, having challenged for the WBA (Regular) title in 2019, and the WBA title in 2022. As an amateur he represented Turkey at the 2016 Olympics. Amateur career He won the gold medal at the 2015 International Kadyrov Tournament held in Grozny, Chechen Republic, Russia. Akhmedov earned a quota spot for 2016 Summer Olympics after taking the bronze medal at the 2016 European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament in Samsun, Turkey. Professional boxing career Akhmedov made his professional debut on 23 February 2017, scoring a third-round technical knockout (TKO) over Dmitry Lavrinenko at the Forum in Nizhny Tagil, Russia. After compiling a record of 7–0 (6 KOs) he faced Mario Barrios for the vacant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arthur Biyarslanov
Arthur Biyarslanov (born 22 April 1995) is a Canadian professional boxer of Chechen descent. As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2015 Pan American Games as well as representing Canada at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Early life Biyarslanov's family left Chechnya when he was four years old due to ongoing violence. He migrated to Toronto from Azerbaijan at age 10 and started boxing in 2007 after his brother recommended the sport for self-defense. Amateur career Olympic result Rio 2016 *Round of 32: Defeated Obada Al-Kasbeh (Jordan) 3–0 *Round of 16: Defeated by Artem Harutyunyan (Germany) 2–0 World Championship results Doha 2015 *Round of 32: Defeated by Lorenzo Sotomayor (Azerbaijan) 3–0 Hamburg 2017 *Round of 32: Defeated Evaldas Petrauskas (Lithuania) 3-0 *Round of 16: Defeated by Elvis Rodriguez (Dominican Republic) 3–2 Pan American Games result Toronto 2015 *Quarter-finals: Defeated Lucas Gimenez (Argentina) 3–0 *Semi-finals: Defeated Luis Arcon (Venezuela ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Obada Al-Kasbeh
Obada Al-Kasbeh (born 30 July 1994) is a Jordanian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 .... References 1994 births Living people Place of birth missing (living people) Jordanian male boxers Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Jordan Boxers at the 2014 Asian Games Boxers at the 2018 Asian Games Boxers at the 2022 Asian Games Asian Games bronze medalists for Jordan Asian Games medalists in boxing Medalists at the 2014 Asian Games Light-welterweight boxers Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics 21st-century Jordanian people {{Jordan-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuttichai Masuk
Wuttichai Masuk ( th, จ่าอากาศโท วุฒิชัย มาสุข; born 16 March 1990 at Buriram Province), is a Thai boxer who competes in the light welterweight division. He won the gold medal at the 2009 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships after defeating Hurshid Tojibaev of Uzbekistan. He also won gold medal of the Boxing at the 2014 Asian Games. Masuk is also one of the most successful boxers in the Southeast Asian Games The Southeast Asian Games, also known as the SEA Games, is a biennial multi-sport event involving participants from the current 11 countries of Southeast Asia. The games are under the regulation of the Southeast Asian Games Federation with sup ... with four gold medals. He ruled the light welterweight division in the biennial multi-sport meet in 2013, 2015 and 2017 and added a fourth gold medal as a welterweight in 2019. His brother Suthin is also an international boxer. References External links * * * * 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gary Antuanne Russell
Gary Antuanne Russell (born June 14, 1996) is an American professional boxer. As an amateur, he represented the United States in the light welterweight division at the 2016 Summer Olympics, but was controversially eliminated in the third bout.Gary Russell . rio2016.com He is the younger brother of former WBC champion All five brothers in his family are named Gary after their father Gary Russell, Sr. Four of them are competitive boxers, trained by their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richardson Hitchins
Richardson Hitchins (born September 26, 1997) is an American professional boxer. As an amateur he represented Haiti at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he lost to Gary Antuanne Russell. Hitchins was born in Brooklyn to Haitian parents. Having failed to qualify for the U.S. Olympic team, he decided to represent his parents' country instead. He is currently signed with Matchroom Boxing. He was previously signed with Mayweather Promotions founded by Floyd Mayweather Jr. Floyd Joy Mayweather Jr. (''né'' Sinclair; February 24, 1977) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer. He currently owns a team in the NASCAR Cup Series named The Money Team Racing. As a professional boxer he competed b ... Professional boxing record References 1997 births Boxers from Brooklyn Haitian male boxers Olympic boxers for Haiti Living people Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics American sportspeople of Haitian descent Light-welterweight boxers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evaldas Petrauskas
Evaldas Petrauskas (born 19 March 1992 in Šilutė, Lithuania) is a Lithuanian boxer. He represented Lithuania at 2010 Summer Youth Olympics and won a gold medal. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost to Jai Bhagwan (IND). He won the Olympic qualifier and went to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London London is the capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands on the River Thames in south-east England at the head of a estuary down to the North Sea, and has been a majo .... At the 2012 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's lightweight division. Achievements References External links * * * * 1992 births Living people Boxers at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics Sportspeople from Vilnius Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Lithuania Olympic bronze medalists for Lithuania Olympic medalists in boxing Medalist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
