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Boxing At The 1988 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics took place in the Jamsil Students' Gymnasium in Seoul between 17 September and 2 October. Twelve men's individual boxing events were contested, attended by 432 athletes and 159 officials from 106 countries. The events were notable for a controversial decision in the light middleweight championship bout between American Roy Jones Jr. and South Korean Park Si-Hun, when Roy Jones was denied gold despite being vastly superior. Medalists Medal table References External links Amateur Boxing {{Val Barker Trophy winners Boxing at the 1988 Summer Olympics, Boxing at the Summer Olympics, 1988 1988 Summer Olympics events 1988 in boxing, Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1984 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California, United States. The boxing schedule began on July 29 and ended on August 11. Twelve boxing events were contested with the participation of 354 fighters from 81 countries. A Soviet-led boycott resulted in the withdrawals of the Soviet Union, Cuba, East Germany, Bulgaria and other Eastern Bloc nations from boxing competitions. At the 1980 Summer Olympics, that was impacted by an American-led boycott, Cuban boxers won 10 medals, with 6 of them being gold, and had again been expected to do well.Cuba Withdraws From Olympic by the Associated Press, ''The New York Times'', May 24, 1984. However, the nation withdrew from the games following the announcement of the Soviet boycott. |
Mario González (Mexican Boxer)
Mariano "Mario" González Lugo (born August 15, 1969, in Puebla) is a Mexican former boxer who represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the bronze medal in the flyweight division. He now resides in California, United States. Olympic results *1st round bye *Defeated Teboho Mathibeli (Lesotho) 5-0 *Defeated Manoj Pingale (Indonesia) 4-1 *Defeated Alfred Kotey (Ghana) Walkover *Lost to Andreas Tews Andreas Tews (born 11 September 1968) is a German former amateur boxer. Tews won the Flyweight Silver medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics and the Featherweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. His first international success came with hi ... (East Germany) 0-5 External links * 1969 births Living people People from Puebla (city) Flyweight boxers Boxers at the 1987 Pan American Games Pan American Games competitors for Mexico Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Mexico Olympic bronze medal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Zülow
Andreas Zülow (born 23 October 1965) is a retired amateur boxer from East Germany who won a Lightweight gold medal at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games. He also won the silver medal at the 1989 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Moscow, and the bronze medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno. Amateur career Zülow had an outstanding amateur career, compiling a Record of 273 wins in 322 fights. His highlights include: *East German Featherweight Champion 1984–1986, East German Lightweight Champion 1987–1989, German Light Welterweight Champion 1992 *1985 competed as a Featherweight at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary **Defeated Raymond Gavia (France) PTS (5–0) **Lost to Tomasz Nowak (Poland) PTS (0–5) *1986 3rd place as a Featherweight at the World Championships in Reno, United States. **Defeated Klaus Niketta (West Germany) PTS (5–0) **Defeated Kunle La Costa (Nigeria) RSCH-1 **Defeated Bobby McCarthy (Ireland) PTS (5–0) **L ... [...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] |
Abdelhak Achik
Abdelhak Achik (born March 11, 1959) is a former Moroccan amateur boxer, who won the bronze medal in the men's featherweight (– 57 kg) category at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 1988 Olympic results Below is the record of Abdelhak Achik, a Moroccan featherweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics: *Round of 64: bye *Round of 32: Defeated Francisco Avelar (El Salvador) by decision, 4-1 *Round of 16: Defeated Omar Catari (Venezuela) KO 1 *Quarterfinal: Defeated Liu Dong (China) KO 1 *Semifinal: Lost to Giovanni Parisi Giovanni Parisi (2 December 1967 – 25 March 2009) was an Italian boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Featherweight (57 kg) category at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 1988 Olympic results Below is the record of Giovanni Parisi, ... (Italy) referee stopped contest in the first round (was awarded bronze medal) References * 1959 births Living people Sportspeople from Casablanca Featherweight boxers Boxers at th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daniel Dumitrescu
Daniel Dumitrescu (born 23 September 1968) is a retired Romanian boxing, boxer who won silver medals at the 1988 Olympics and 1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships. In 1989 he fled from Romania to Greece and then to Germany, where he stayed for one year. In 1993 he turned professional and retired in 1997 with a record of five victories and two losses.Daniel Dumitrescu Romanian Olympic Committee References External links * * * 1968 births Living people Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Romania Olympic silver medalists for Romania Olympic medalists in boxing Romanian male boxers Medalists at the 1988 Summer Olympics Featherweight boxers 20th-century Romanian people Sportspeople from Bucharest {{Romania-boxing-bio-st ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Parisi
Giovanni Parisi (2 December 1967 – 25 March 2009) was an Italian boxer, who won the gold medal in the Men's Featherweight (57 kg) category at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. 1988 Olympic results Below is the record of Giovanni Parisi, an Italian featherweight boxer who competed at the 1988 Seoul Olympics: * Round of 64: bye * Round of 32: defeated Lu Chih Hsiung (Taipei) by decision, 5-0 * Round of 16: defeated Mikhail Kazaryan (Soviet Union) referee stopped contest in the second round * Quarterfinal: defeated Ya'acov Shmuel (Israel) by decision, 5-0 * Semifinal: defeated Abdelhak Achik (Morocco) referee stopped contest in the first round * Final: defeated Daniel Dumitrescu (Romania) by first-round knockout (won gold medal) Professional career A native of Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Parisi began his professional career in 1989 and won the Vacant WBO Lightweight Title by defeating Javier Altamirano in 1992. He later defeated former champion Freddie Pendleton and in 1995 ... [...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] |
Phajol Moolsan
Phajol Moolsan ( th, ผจญ มูลสัน; ; born September 13, 1968) is a Thai boxer. At the 1988 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's Bantamweight category, together with Jorge Julio Rocha of Colombia. In Muay thai his name was Put Keitlansang. ( th, พุฒ เกียรติลานสาง) Olympic results *1st round bye *Defeated Marcus Priaulx (Australia) 5-0 *Defeated Abraham Torres (Venezuela) 3-2 *Defeated Nyamaagiin Altankhuyag (Mongolia) 5-0 *Lost to Kennedy McKinney (United States) RSC 1 Muay Thai record , - bgcolor="#fbb" , 1987-06-16 , , Loss , , align=left, Kaichon Devy , , Huamark Stadium , , Bangkok, Thailand , , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#fbb" , 1987-07-20 , , Loss , , align=left, Chakphet Sanphawut, , Rajadamnern Stadium , , Bangkok, Thailand , , Decision , , 5 , , 3:00 , - bgcolor="#cfc" , 1987-06-16 , , Win , , align=left, Kaichon Devy , , , , Bangkok, Thailand , , Decision , , 5 , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jorge Julio Rocha
Jorge is a Spanish and Portuguese given name. It is derived from the Greek name Γεώργιος (''Georgios'') via Latin ''Georgius''; the former is derived from (''georgos''), meaning "farmer" or "earth-worker". The Latin form ''Georgius'' had been rarely given in Western Christendom since at least the 6th century. The popularity of the name however develops from around the 12th century, in Occitan in the form ''Jordi'', and it becomes popular at European courts after the publication of the ''Golden Legend'' in the 1260s. The West Iberian form ''Jorge'' is on record as the name of Jorge de Lencastre, Duke of Coimbra (1481–1550). List of people with the given name Jorge * Jorge (footballer, born 1946), Brazilian footballer * Jorge (Brazilian singer), Brazilian musician and singer, Jorge & Mateus * Jorge (Romanian singer), real name George Papagheorghe, Romanian singer, actor, TV host * Jorge Betancourt, Cuban diver * Jorge Campos, Mexican football player * Jorge Cantú, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aleksandar Khristov
Aleksandar Khristov ( bg, Александър Христов) (born 28 July 1964) is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who became world champion and represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he won the silver medal in the bantamweight (51 – 54 kg) division. He also won three medals in the European Amateur Boxing Championships, including gold at the 1987 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Turin, Italy. Khristov was the winning boxer in a disputed bantamweight bout in the 1988 Seoul Olympics when he was given a controversial 4-1 victory over South Korean opponent Jung-Il Byun, who refused to leave the ring for over an hour after Khristov was given the verdict. Results 1985 European Championships *Defeated Hermann Leber (Austria) 5:0 *Defeated Relu Nistor (Romania) 5:0 *Defeated Jarmo Eskelinen (Finland) 5:0 *Lost to Ljubiša Simić (Yugoslavia) 1:4 1987 European Championships *Defeated Mike Devanney (Scotland) RSC-3 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
