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Boxing At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Heavyweight
The men's heavyweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 1 to 11 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre. Fifteen boxers from 15 nations are competed. Competition format The competition consisted of a single-elimination tournament. Bronze medals were awarded to both semi-final losers. Bouts were three rounds of three minutes each. Accessed 2 May 2012. Schedule All times are British Summer Time (UTC+1
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ExCeL London
ExCeL London (an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London) is an exhibition centre, international convention centre and former hospital in the Custom House, Newham, Custom House area of London Borough of Newham, Newham, East London. It is situated on a site on the northern quay of the Royal Victoria Dock in London Docklands, located between Canary Wharf and London City Airport History The centre was designed by Moxley Architects and built by Sir Robert McAlpine. It opened in November 2000. In May 2008 it was acquired by Abu Dhabi National Exhibitions Company. Phase II of development, which included building London's first International Convention Centre (ICC) and creating an "eastern arrival experience", was completed on 1 May 2010 with Phase 3 expected to be completed by 2023/24. In 2015, CentrEd at ExCeL was opened, which expanded the centre's facilities to incorporate training and meeting space near the western entrance of the venue overlooking Royal Victoria Dock. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Artur Beterbiyev
Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev ( ce, Арту́р Асильбе́кович Бетерби́ев russian: Артур Асильбекович Бетербиев; born 21 January 1985) is a Russian-Canadian professional boxer. He is a unified light heavyweight champion, having held the IBF title since 2017, the WBC title since 2019 and the WBO title since June 2022. As an amateur, Beterbiev won a silver medal at the 2007 World Championships, gold at the 2008 World Cup, 2009 World Championships, as well as gold at the 2006 and 2010 European Championships, all in the light-heavyweight division. He also reached the quarter-finals of the heavyweight bracket at the 2012 Olympics. Beterbiev is particularly known for his exceptional punching power, having won all of his professional fights by knockout or stoppage. Amateur career Beterbiev competed as a light-heavyweight and heavyweight in his amateur career. He won the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships beating Kennet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tumba Silva
Tumba Silva (born April 20, 1986 in Luanda) is an Angolan boxer. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he competed in the Men's heavyweight, but lost in a walkover to Clemente Russo in the first round after missing the weigh-in In boxing, a weight class is a measurement weight range for boxers. The lower limit of a weight class is equal to the upper weight limit of the class below it. The top class, with no upper limit, is called heavyweight in professional boxing an .... References External links * Angolan male boxers Living people 1986 births Olympic boxers for Angola Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Heavyweight boxers Sportspeople from Luanda {{Angola-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Mazaheri
Ali Mazaheri ( fa, علی مظاهری; born March 31, 1982, in Kermanshah, Iran) is an amateur boxer from Iran, who competed in the 2006 Asian Games in the Heavyweight (-91 kg) division and won the gold medal in the final bout against Uzbekistan's Jasur Matchanov 25–19. Mazaheri won the gold medal of the 2007 Ulan Bator in the Heavyweight (-91 kg) division. At the Ahmed Öner Cup the southpaw beat Emad Abdelhalim Ali and Denis Poyatsika. At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he was upset early against Milorad Gajovic (Montenegro). He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he lost his debut to Russia's Rakhim Chakhkeiv. At the 2010 Asian Games he lost to Syria's Mohammad Ghossoun. He won the rematch against Ghoussoun to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in London London is the capital and List of urban areas in the United Kingdom, largest city of England and the United Kingdom, with a population of just under 9 million. It stands o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
José Larduet
José Larduet Gómez (born February 23, 1990, in Santiago de Cuba) is a Cuban amateur boxer best known for winning light-heavyweight bronze at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships. In November 2008 he won gold at the 2008 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships. He added a Cuban Senior title in January 2009 (held at Playa Giron). At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won bronze after being edged by Russian favorite Artur Beterbiyev 6:10. Heavyweight At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost his quarterfinal 20:24 to Teymur Mammadov but qualified for the Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics he lost to Clemente Russo Clemente Russo (born 27 July 1982) is an Italian amateur boxer, best known for winning gold at the 2007 and 2013 World Amateur Boxing Championships at heavyweight (201 lbs limit). He currently boxes for the Italia Thunder team in the Worl ... in the quarter finals. References External links All results (see bottom, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siarhei Karneyeu
Siarhei Karneyeu (born 24 November 1988 in Belarusian SSR) is a Belarusian amateur boxer in the Heavyweight (201 lbs limit) division who won bronze the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships. Career He won a silver medal at the 2008 European Championships in the -81 kg division. At the 2011 World Championships, he defeated Deivi Julio, Michał Olaś (POL), Julio Castillo (ECU) and Chouaib Bouloudinat (ALG) before losing to eventual winner Oleksandr Usyk (UKR). With it, he qualified for the 2012 Olympics. At the 2011 European Championships he lost to Johann Witt 26:28. At the 2012 Olympics he beat Julio Castillo Julio César Castillo Torres (born 10 May 1988) is an Ecuadorian amateur boxer. He won two medals at the Pan American Games: a bronze in 2007 and a silver in 2011. Career At the 2006 South American Games, Castillo lost to Hamilton Ventura in ... but lost to Teymur Mammadov. References External links * * 1988 births Living people Belarusi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio Castillo
Julio César Castillo Torres (born 10 May 1988) is an Ecuadorian amateur boxer. He won two medals at the Pan American Games: a bronze in 2007 and a silver in 2011. Career At the 2006 South American Games, Castillo lost to Hamilton Ventura in the semifinals and ended up with a bronze medal. At the 2007 Pan American Games, he won 15:5 against Carlos Negron, but lost to the eventual winner Eleider Alvarez 8:10 in the semifinal. He failed to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics and went up to heavyweight, winning a silver at the 2011 Pan American Games. At the 2012 Olympic qualifier, he lost 8:14 to Michael Hunter, but qualified for the Olympics on the strength of "two wins vs no-names". He lost in the first bout at both the 2012 and 2016 Olympics. He represented Ecuador at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events tha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jai Opetaia
Jai Opetaia (born 30 June 1995) is an Australian professional boxer who has held the IBF and '' The Ring'' world cruiserweight titles since July 2022. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 2012 Youth World Championships and represented Australia at the 2012 Olympics and 2014 Commonwealth Games. As of February 2023, Opetaia is ranked the world's best active cruiserweight by ''The Ring'' magazine, and the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, second by BoxRec, and third best by ESPN. Personal life Opetaia was born in Sydney, New South Wales and is of Samoan and European Australian heritage. He is related to Australian football player Tim Cahill and former rugby league player Ben Roberts. Amateur career In Opetaia's amateur career, he won the Light Heavyweight title at the 2011 Junior World Championships then qualified for the 2012 Olympics as a Heavyweight at the age of 16, making him the youngest ever Australian Olympic boxer. Opetaia won the Junior World tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chouaib Bouloudinat
Chouaib Bouloudinat (or Bouloudinats; born 8 January 1987, in Constantine) is an Algerian boxer who won the 2011 All-Africa Games and fought at the 2012 Olympics. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat three opponents, then lost to Siarhei Karneyeu (BLR). At the 2011 All-Africa Games he won gold. He easily won his Olympic qualifier but lost his first bout in London to Yamil Peralta, see results. He has qualified to represent Algeria at the 2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the .... References External links * * * * 1987 births Living people Heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Algeria Sportspeople from Constantine, Algeria Algerian male boxers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yamil Peralta
Yamil Alberto Peralta Jara (born July 16, 1991 in Tres de Febrero, Buenos Aires Province) is an Argentinian boxer who won Heavyweight Bronze at the PanAm Games 2011 and later qualified for the Olympics. Career At the 2010 South American Games, Peralta competed at light heavyweight. He reached the semifinals, where he was defeated by Carlos Gongora, therefore winning the bronze medal. After these Games, he moved up to the heavyweight division. At the 2011 Pan American Games he lost the heavyweight semifinal to eventual champion Lenier Pero 9:13. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost his first bout to Canadian Samir El Mais, whom he beat 15:12 at the Olympic qualifier in a rematch. This result was enough ensure his qualification for the 2012 Olympics although he lost the final to Michael Hunter 10:12. At the Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's heavyweight he defeated Chouaib Bouloudinat but lost to Tervel Pulev Tervel Venkov P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wang Xuanxuan
Wang Xuanxuan (b January 26, 1990, Changzhou) is a Chinese heavyweight amateur boxer who won Bronze at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships (results). At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat three Asian boxers before losing to Teymur Mammadov, his result meant he qualified for the Olympics 2012. At the Chinese Championships he defeated Wang Jianzheng. At the 2012 Olympics he lost his first bout to Bulgarian Tervel Pulev Tervel Venkov Pulev ( bg, Тервел Венков Пулев) is a Bulgarian professional boxer. He has held the WBA International cruiserweight title since December 2019 and previously the European Union cruiserweight title in 2018. He is t ... 7:10. References External linksAIBA Bio {{DEFAULTSORT:Wang, Xuanxuan 1990 births Living people Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers of China Boxers at the 2014 Asian Games Chinese male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Sportspeopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Hunter (American Boxer)
Michael Hunter, Jr. (born July 10, 1988) is an American professional boxer who challenged for the WBO junior heavyweight title in 2017. As an amateur he won the National Championships as a super heavyweight in 2007 and 2009, and qualified for the 2012 Olympics in the heavyweight division. He is the son of late professional boxer Mike "the Bounty" Hunter. Amateur career In 2006 at the age of 18 he made it to the finals of the National Golden Gloves with only five bouts where he lost to Felix Stewart and won the bronze medal at the Under-19 World Championships in Morocco by scoring wins over Andrey Volkov of Russia and Pavel Kulda of Lithuania before losing in the semifinals to eventual winner Cristian Ciocan of Romania. In 2007 now based in Las Vegas he beat future (2008) champ Lenroy Thompson and narrowly outpointed two-time winner Mike Wilson to win the US championships. At the Olympic trials 2007 he easily beat Wilson-conqueror Kimdo Bethel twice and won the tournament. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
