Boxing At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Light Flyweight
The men's light flyweight boxing competition at the 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 31 July to 12 August at the ExCeL Exhibition Centre. Competition format Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament.Men's light flyweight competition format. Accessed 2 May 2012. This event consisted of 26 boxers who have qualified for the competition through various qualifying tournaments held in 2011 and 2012. The competition began with a preliminary round on 31 July, where the number of competitors was reduced to 16, and concluded with the final on 11 August ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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ExCeL Exhibition Centre
ExCeL London (an abbreviation for Exhibition Centre London) is an exhibition centre, international convention centre and former hospital in the Custom House area of 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. The Royal Victoria Dock closed to commercial traf ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Birzhan Zhakypov
Birzhan Zhakypov (born July 7, 1984) is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan, best known for winning the light flyweight gold medal at the 2013 World Amateur Boxing Championship. He qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, where he beat Pál Bedák and Hovhannes Danielyan before losing to top favorite Zou Shiming (4:9). At the 2010 Asian Games he beat Shin Jong-Hun before losing in the final to Zou Shiming. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost his first fight to a Cuban. He later qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London, beating Jérémy Beccu and Mark Anthony Barriga before losing again to eventual gold medalist Zou Shiming Zou Shiming (; born 18 May 1981) is a Chinese former professional boxer who competed from 2013 to 2017 and held the WBO flyweight title from 2016 to 2017. As an amateur, Zou is China's most successful boxer of all time. In the light-flyweight div .... References Qualification* Birzhan Zhakypov's boxing stats International Boxin ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Mohamed Flissi
Mohamed Flissi (born 13 February 1990, in Boumerdès) is an Algerian boxer. He represented Algeria at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, United Kingdom and at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He qualified to represent Algeria again at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. Career * 2018 Beogradski Pobednik Belgrade, Serbia – 52 kg * 2018 Arab Championships (Khartoum, Sudan )1st place – 52 kg * 2017 Preliminaries 1/8 World Championships Hamburg, Germany – 52 kg * 2017 African Championships Brazzaville, Congo 1st place – 52 kg * 2016 Quarterfinals Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil – 52 kg * 2016 African Olympic Qualifier Yaounde, Cameroon 1st place – 52 kg * 2016 Duisenkul Shopokov Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan 2nd place – 52 kg * 2015 World Championships Doha, Qatar 3rd place – 52 kg * 2015 All Africa Games (Brazzaville, CGO) 1st place – 52 kg * 2015 African Amateur Boxing Championshi ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carlos Quipo
Carlos Quipo Pilataxi (born May 17, 1990, Quijos) is an Ecuador amateur boxer who competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics in the men's light flyweight event. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he defeated Ferhat Pehlivan (TUR) but lost to Devendro Singh (IND). At the 2011 Pan American Games he lost his first bout to Juan Medina Herrad. At the Olympic qualifier he upset PanAm champion Joselito Velázquez (MEX) in the semifinals and qualified for the Olympics. At the 2012 Olympics he beat José Kelvin de la Nieve but lost to Kaeo Pongprayoon. Quipo qualified for the 2016 Olympics through his performance at the 2016 APB and WSB Olympic Qualifier. At the 2016 Olympic Games he reached the quarterfinals, beating Gankhuyagiin Gan-Erdene before losing to Nico Hernandez Nico Hernández (born January 4, 1996) is an American boxing, boxer, from Wichita, Kansas. He is an Olympic medalist and pro boxer, noted for unusually fast and aggressive boxing. He competed at t ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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José Kelvin De La Nieve
José Kelvin de la Nieve Linares (born August 28, 1986, in Los Alcarrizos, Dominican Republic) is a boxer who competed in the light flyweight weight class at the 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics for Spain. He became a Spanish citizen in 2000 and is based out of Huelva. He has been competing with the Club Deportivo Yoon. After failing to qualify for the 2004 Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the 2005 Mediterranean Games and was able to become the only boxer from Spain to box in Beijing. He lost his Olympic debut to American southpaw Luis Yanez 9:12. De la Nieve won silver at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Liverpool, England after he lost to Hovhannes Danielyan in the final. At the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Moscow, Russia he won the bronze medal after he lost to Paddy Barnes from Ireland in the Semifinals. He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics, but again lost in the first round, this time to Carlos Quipo Carlos Quipo Pilat ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Carlos Suárez (boxer)
Carlos Antonio Suárez (born June 6, 1993) is an American born Trinidadian boxer who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England in the light flyweight division where he lost a very disputed first-round decision to Ferhat Pehlivan of Turkey. At the age of 16 in 2010 Carlos won gold at the ''Under-19 National Championships'' in Cincinnati, Ohio winning 15-7 over Rondarrius Hunter in the final round bout. Suarez earned a bronze medal at the 2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil where he defeated Costa Rica's David Jimenez +14-14 and Peru's Enoc Hualinga 11-7 before losing to Puerto Rico's Jantony Ortiz Jantony Ortiz Marcano (born July 21, 1994) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer in the bantamweight division. As an amateur he represented Puerto Rico at the 2012 Summer Olympics as a bantamweight. Amateur career Considered a boxing prodigy, he b ... in the semifinal round. He had an impressive amateur career finishing with a 1 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ferhat Pehlivan
Ferhat Pehlivan (born August 20, 1988, in Akçaabat, Trabzon Province, Turkey) is a Turkish amateur boxer competing in the light-flyweight division. The tall boxer at was a member of the Karnet S.K. in Akçaabat, Trabzon before he transferred to Fenerbahçe Boxing. He is coached by Altar Kalkışım. He is a student at the Atatürk University in Erzurum. He won the bronze medal at the 2008 European Amateur Championships held in Liverpool, United Kingdom. Pehlivan qualified for participation at the 2012 Summer Olympics. At the 2012 Summer Olympics (results) he won two fights before being defeated by David Ayrapetyan. At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he won the silver medal. Achievements ;2007: * National Championships in Bursa, Turkey - ;2008: * 37th European Amateur Championships in Liverpool, United Kingdom - * 3rd World University Boxing Championship on September 21–28, 2008 in Kazan, Russia - ;2009: * 16th Mediterranean Games in Pe ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Tetteh Sulemanu
Sulemanu Tetteh (born 18 August 1992) is a Ghanaian boxer. He competed in the Men's light flyweight division in the boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics, losing in the first round to Jantony Ortíz of Puerto Rico. Commenting on the bout, he said, "I have experienced something from a champion". Earlier in 2012, he won the gold medal in the light flyweight division at the ECOWAS games. He qualified to represent Ghana at the 2020 Summer Olympics. See also * Ghana at the 2012 Summer Olympics Ghana competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's thirteenth appearance at the Summer Olympics, having competed in all but three editions since 1952. Ghana did not attend the 1976 Olympic ... References External links * * * * 1992 births Living people Ghanaian male boxers Olympic boxers for Ghana Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games competitors for Ghana Competit ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jantony Ortíz
Jantony Ortiz Marcano (born July 21, 1994) is a Puerto Rican professional boxer in the bantamweight division. As an amateur he represented Puerto Rico at the 2012 Summer Olympics as a bantamweight. Amateur career Considered a boxing prodigy, he became the youngest member in the history of the Puerto Rico national boxing team by winning the national championship at the age of 16. While still a youth competitor, Ortiz entered open class tournaments and became the bronze medallist at the 2011 Pan American Games. In May 2012, Ortiz qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics by winning the gold medal at the 2012 American Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament. During the olympics, he was defeated in the 'Round of 16' by former European champion David Ayrapetyan. The judges scored the first round 4-4, the second 5–3 in favor of Ayrapetyan, while the third round was scored a highly controversial 6-6. Ortiz qualified to the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships, the first in over two dec ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Pürevdorjiin Serdamba
Pürevdorjiin Serdamba ( mn, Пүрэвдоржийн Сэрдамба; April 18, 1985) is a retired Mongolian amateur boxer. He won a silver medal at the 2008 Olympics in the junior flyweight division. He became the first Mongolian to win a gold medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2009. Career Southpaw Serdamba lost his first bout at the 2007 World Championships to David Ayrapetyan 7:34. He won a gold medal at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Milan, Italy defeating David Ayrapetyan. Olympic results 2008 (as a Light flyweight) *Defeated Ronald Serugo (Uganda) 9-5 *Defeated Luis Yanez (United States) 8-7 *Defeated Amnat Ruanroeng (Thailand) 5-2 *Defeated Yampier Hernández (Cuba) 8-8 (countback tiebreaker) *Lost to Zou Shiming (China) shoulder injury, score 0:1 2012 (as a Light flyweight) *Lost to Devendro Singh (India), score 16:11 World Championship results 2009 (as a Light flyweight) *Defeated Miroslav Kovach (Czech) 10-3 *Defeated P ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Bayron Molina
Bayron Molina Figueroa (born 10 May 1993 in Tegucigalpa, Honduras) is a Honduran boxer who competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... in the light flyweight division where he lost in the first round to Devendro Singh. 2012 Olympic results Below is the record of Bayron Molina, a Honduran light flyweight boxer who competed at the 2012 London Olympics: * Round of 32: lost to Devendro Singh (India) referee stopped contest Professional boxing record References 1993 births Living people Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Honduras Sportspeople from Tegucigalpa Honduran male boxers Light-flyweight boxers {{Honduras-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Devendro Singh
Devendro Singh Laishram (born 2 March 1992), also known as Devendro Singh or Devendro Laishram, is an Indian boxer from Imphal West district, Manipur who competes in the light-flyweight division. Devendro represented India at the 2012 Summer Olympics and lost out in the quarter-finals in a tough bout against the eventual bronze medalist Irish boxer Paddy Barnes. Devendro qualified for the Olympics after reaching the quarter-finals of the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku. In 2013 Devendro won the silver medal at the Asian Confederation Boxing Championship. In August 2014 he won the silver medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Games. He competed against Paddy Barnes, who was representing Northern Ireland and settled for a Silver medal. Personal life Devendro was born in Imphal West district, Manipur, India, to parents Jugindro Singh and Maklembi Devi. His sister, Laishram Sushila Devi, is a former international boxing champion. Sushila helps her brother with his training ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |