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Boxing At The 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's Light Heavyweight
The men's light heavyweight boxing event at the 2020 Summer Olympics took place between 25 July and 4 August 2021 at the Ryōgoku Kokugikan. 22 boxers from 22 nations competed. Background This will be the 24th appearance of the men's light heavyweight event. The event was not held in 1904 or 1908, but has been on the Olympic programme at every Summer Games since being introduced in 1920 (that is, excluding 1912) since. The light heavyweight class is the class with the longest history at one weight range; it has been at the 75–81 kg range since the 1952 Games. Reigning World Champion Bekzad Nurdauletov of Kazakhstan has qualified for the Games. The 2016 Olympic champion, Julio César La Cruz, has moved up to the heavyweight class for the 2020 Games. The 2016 Olympic champion in middleweight, Arlen López (also of Cuba), has moved up to light heavyweight and is competing in Tokyo. Qualification A National Olympic Committee (NOC) could enter only 1 qualified boxer in the weig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ryōgoku Kokugikan
, also known as Ryōgoku Sumo Hall or Kokugikan Arena, is the name bestowed to two different indoor sporting arenas located in Tokyo. The fist ''Ryōgoku Kokugikan'' opened its doors in 1909 and was located on the lands of the Ekōin temple in Ryōgoku, Tokyo. Although no sumo bouts were held after 1945, following the capitulation of Japan and the requisition of the building by the occupying forces, the building itself remained active until 1983, being notably used by the Nihon University. The second ''Ryōgoku Kokugikan'' is currently located in the Yokoami neighborhood of Sumida next to the Edo-Tokyo Museum. It opened in 1985, following the closure of the Kuramae Kokugikan, and is still in use today. The first Kokugikan History The growing popularity of Sumo during the Meiji period led to the building of the original Kokugikan in Ryōgoku. Until then, Sumo bouts were performed in temples precincts and depended on the weather. In March 1906, the 22nd Imperial Diet decided to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shabbos Negmatulloev
Shabbos Negmatulloev (born 21 September 1997) is a Tajikistani boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event 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 * 1997 births Living people Tajikistani male boxers Olympic boxers for Tajikistan Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Dushanbe {{Tajikistan-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rogelio Romero
Rogelio Romero Torres (born 23 February 1995) is a Mexican Boxing, boxer in the light heavyweight (-81 kg) discipline. Romero won the bronze medal at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games, 2014 and 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games, 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games as well as the 2015 Pan American Games, 2015 and 2019 Pan American Games, 2019 Pan American Games. He obtained a quota for the Mexico at the 2020 Summer Olympics#Boxing, 2020 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1995 births Living people Sportspeople from Ciudad Juárez Mexican male boxers Olympic boxers for Mexico Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Pan American Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2019 Pan American Games Competitors at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games medalists in boxing Cruiserweight boxers Lightweight boxers Light-heavyweight boxers Boxers from Chihuahua (sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dilshodbek Ruzmetov
Dilshodbek Ruzmetov (born 12 March 1999) is an Uzbek professional boxer. As an amateur, Ruzmetov won a gold medal at the 2021 Asian Championships and a silver medal at the 2019 World Championships. Ruzmetov also competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics. He trains under Farrukh Kilichev. Amateur career Olympic result Tokyo 2020 *Round of 32: Defeated Emmett Brennan (Republic of Ireland) 5–0 *Round of 16: Defeated by Loren Alfonso (Azerbaijan) 4–1 World Championships result Yekaterinburg 2019 *First round: Defeated Shinebayar Narmandakh (Mongolia) 5–0 *Second round: Defeated Peter Pita (Democratic Republic of the Congo) 5–0 *Third round: Defeated Andrei Aradoaie (Romania) 5–0 *Quarter-finals: Defeated Loren Alfonso (Azerbaijan) 3–2 *Semi-finals: Defeated Benjamin Whittaker (England) 5–0 *Final: Defeated by Bekzad Nurdauletov Bekzad Nurdauletov (born 10 April 1998) is a Kazakh professional boxer. As an amateur, he won the gold medal at the 2019 AIBA World Boxing Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmett Brennan
Emmett Brennan (born 4 May 1991) is an Irish boxer. He competed in the men's light heavyweight event 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 * 1991 births Living people Irish male boxers Olympic boxers for Ireland Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Place of birth missing (living people) {{Ireland-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Odai Al-Hindawi
Odai Al-Hindawi ( ar, عدي الهنداوي; born 28 July 1991) is a Jordanian amateur boxer. He competed at the 2019 World Championships and later qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympics, both at light heavyweight. He also won a middleweight silver medal at the 2014 Asian Games. Career Al-Hindawi's first major international tournament was the 2013 Asian Championships, which were held in Jordan. He lost his first match against Yang Yu-Ting of Taiwan. Al-Hindawi earned a silver medal in the middleweight event at the 2014 Asian Games in South Korea, losing to 2013 World Champion Janibek Alimkhanuly in the finals. For his performances, he was nominated as a finalist for the Black Iris award for the Jordanian sportsman of the year. In 2018, Al-Hindawi won a bronze medal at the Arab Championships in April before winning gold at the International Elite Boxing Tournament in Algeria the following month. He also made an appearance at the 2019 World Championships in Russia, losing to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Luka Plantić
Luka Plantić (born 29 October 1996) is a Croatian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won the bronze medal at the 2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the light heavyweight (-81 kg) category. Amateur boxing career In 2014, Plantić was Croatian youth middleweight champion, won the gold medal at the European Youth Championships in Zagreb, the silver medal at the Youth World Boxing Championships in Sofia, and the bronze medal at the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing. In the adult category, Plantić was Croatian middleweight champion in 2015, 2016 and 2017 and Croatian light heavyweight champion in 2020 and 2021. in April 2016, he was eliminated in the preliminary round of the European Olympic qualification in Samsun against Arjon Kajoshi, and lost in the quarter-finals of the U22 European Championships in Brăila against Viktor Daschkewitsch in March 2017. In 2019, he won the Balkan Championships in Antalya. In the European Olympic qualification in London in M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nalek Korbaj
Nalek Korbaj (born 8 October 1995) is a Venezuelan boxing, boxer. He competed in the Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's light heavyweight, men's light heavyweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics. References External links * 1995 births Living people Venezuelan male boxers Olympic boxers for Venezuela Boxers at the 2020 Summer Olympics Pan American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela Pan American Games medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2019 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2019 Pan American Games Sportspeople from Mérida, Mérida 21st-century Venezuelan people {{Venezuela-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
