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Kenneth Egan
Kenneth "Kenny" Egan (born 7 January 1982) is an Irish politician and boxer from Clondalkin, Dublin best known for winning a silver medal in the final of the 81 kg, Light-Heavyweight boxing final at the 2008 Olympics. He won the European Gold Medal in the 2008 Athens Olympic Qualifiers and a European Bronze Medal in 2006 and 2010 at Light-heavyweight. He was elected to South Dublin County Council for Fine Gael in the 2014 local elections. Career Egan currently fights out of the Neilstown Boxing Club that is based in Dublin. He fights in the 81 kg class that is more commonly known in boxing circles as Light-Heavyweight. Egan won the national championships from 2005 to 2007, where he twice beat Darren O'Neill in the final. In all he has won 10 Irish titles, including 7 light-heavyweight belts. Egan announced his retirement following a defeat to Westmeath's Joe Ward in the National Stadium, 22 Feb 2013. 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships – Bulga ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Irish People
The Irish ( ga, Muintir na hÉireann or ''Na hÉireannaigh'') are an ethnic group and nation native to the island of Ireland, who share a common history and culture. There have been humans in Ireland for about 33,000 years, and it has been continually inhabited for more than 10,000 years (see Prehistoric Ireland). For most of Ireland's recorded history, the Irish have been primarily a Gaelic people (see Gaelic Ireland). From the 9th century, small numbers of Vikings settled in Ireland, becoming the Norse-Gaels. Anglo-Normans also conquered parts of Ireland in the 12th century, while England's 16th/17th century conquest and colonisation of Ireland brought many English and Lowland Scots to parts of the island, especially the north. Today, Ireland is made up of the Republic of Ireland (officially called Ireland) and Northern Ireland (a part of the United Kingdom). The people of Northern Ireland hold various national identities including British, Irish, Northern I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2008 Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees (NOCs) competed in 28 sports and 302 events, one event more than those scheduled for the 2004 Summer Olympics. This was the first time China had hosted the Olympic Games, and the third time the Summer Olympic Games had been held in East Asia, following the 1964 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan, and the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. These were also the second Summer Olympic Games to be held in a communist state, the first being the 1980 Summer Olympics in the Soviet Union (with venues in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Estonia). Beijing was awarded the 2008 Games over four competitors on 13 July 2001, having won a majority of votes from members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) after two rounds of voti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ramazan Magomedov
Ramazan Magomedov (born in Dagestan) whose second name is also sometimes spelt Magamedau is a Belarusian amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at light-heavyweight. The elusive Magomedov lost to Tony Jeffries at the 2007 World Championships. He beat Kenneth Egan at the first qualifier, though, and punched his ticket to Beijing where he was edged out in his first bout by Ramadan Yasser Ramadan Yasser Abdel Ghaffar ( ar, ياسر رمضان عبد الغفار; born July 19, 1980 in Gharbîya el-Saqriya, Al-Wadi Al-Jadid) is a boxer from Egypt. Career Yasser won the gold medal in the men's middleweight division at the 1999 .... He currently boxes for the World Series Boxing team Azerbaijan Baku Fires, with a record of 12 wins and 0 losse External linksFirst Qualifier Light-heavyweight boxers Living people Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Belarus Belarusian male boxers Year of birth missing (living people) {{Belarus-boxing-b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marijo Sivolija
Marijo is a South Slavic masculine given name, cognate to Mario. Notable people with the name include: *Marijo Baković (born 1982), retired Croatian long jumper *Marijo Dodik (born 1974), Bosnian Croat football striker *Marijo Marić (born 1977), Croatian footballer *Marijo Moćić (born 1989), Slovenian football midfielder *Marijo Možnik (born 1987), Croatian gymnast * Marijo Šivolija (born 1981), Croatian amateur boxer and two-time Olympian * Marijo Strahonja, Croatian association football referee *Marijo Tot (born 1972), Croatian football manager See also *Zdravo Marijo (English: Hail Mary) is the tenth studio album by Croatian singer Severina *Zdravo Marijo Tour, concert tour of Croatian pop singer Severine Vučković *Marjo (name) Marjo is a popular female given name in Finland, originated as a variant of the name Marja. Its name day is celebrated on 19 August. As of 2012, more than 12,400 people in Finland have this name. It was most popular in the second half of the 20 ... [...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 that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Jackson
Julius Jackson (born August 1, 1987) is a professional boxer from the Virgin Islands who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at light-heavyweight, as did his brother John Jackson. Their father is boxer Julian Jackson. Amateur career At the 2007 World Championships he lost to Ireland's Kenneth Egan by RSCO. At the first Olympic qualifier he lost 3:10 to Julio Castillo. At the second qualifier he benefited from a bye and defeated boxers from Nicaragua and Mexico to qualify. His loss to Eleider Alvarez did not have an effect on his qualification. At the Olympics he lost in the round of 32 to Kenneth Egan again, by 22–2. Professional career Julius Jackson is currently professionally fighting with a record of 20–2 (16 KOs). He previously held the WBC USNBC Title and the WBA Fedebol Title. Acting Julius Jackson has acted in the role of a boxer in the Telemundo series '' El César'' on the life of Julio César Chávez Julio César Chávez González (; born July 12, 1962), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
University Of Illinois Chicago
The University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) is a Public university, public research university in Chicago, Illinois. Its campus is in the Near West Side, Chicago, Near West Side community area, adjacent to the Chicago Loop. The second campus established under the University of Illinois system, UIC is also the largest university in the Chicago metropolitan area, having more than 33,000 students enrolled in 16 colleges. It is Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity." The roots of UIC can be traced to the establishment of the Chicago College of Pharmacy in 1859, which was joined in the 1800s by additional medical related schools. It began an undergraduate program toward the end of World War II, and developed its West side campus in the 1960s. In 1982, it consolidated the University of Illinois at Chicago Circle and the University of Illinois at the Medical Center into the present universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Chicago, United States from October 23, 2007 to November 3, 2007. It was held at the UIC Pavilion. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The competition is under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA. Medal winners Medal table See also * AIBA World Boxing Championships References External links * Results {{WC Amateur Boxing World Amateur Boxing Championships The IBA World Boxing Championships, and the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships (previously known as AIBA), are biennial amateur boxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association (IBA), which is the sport governing body. ... Boxing Championships AIBA World Boxing Championships Boxing in Chicago World Boxing Championships 2007 World Boxing Championships 2007 2000s in Chicago 2007 in Illinois AIBA World Boxing Championships AIBA World Boxing Championships ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamadou Diambang
Mamadou is a common given name in West Africa among predominantly Muslim ethnic groups such as the Mandé and Wolof people. It is a variant of the Arabic name Muhammad. Academics *Mamadou Diouf (historian), Senegalese professor of West African history at Columbia University Arts and music * MAMADOU, Senegalese band based in the United States *Mamadou Diabaté, Malian ''kora'' player * Mamadou Diop (musician), Senegalese rhythm guitarist and band leader * Mamadou Konte, Senegalese music producer Government *Mamadou (mansa), ruler of the Mali Empire * Mamadou Blaise Sangaré, Malian politician, president of the Social Democratic Convention *Mamadou Boye Bah, Guinean economist and politician * Mamadou Kamara Dékamo, Congo-Brazzaville politician and diplomat *Mamadou Dembelé, Malian politician *Mamadou Dia, Senegalese politician, former prime minister *Mamadou Diop (politician), Senegalese politician, former mayor of Dakar *Mamadou Koulibaly, Ivorian politician *Mamadou Lamine Loum ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Woge
Robert Woge (born 14 May 1984) is a retired German professional boxer. He is a former IBF Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight champion. Professional career Woge won the vacant IBF Inter-Continental Light Heavyweight title on February 2, 2013 by defeating Hakim Zoulikha by eleventh-round technical knockout. He would lose the title to Anatoliy Dudchenko on October 26, 2013 via twelfth-round unanimous decision. Professional boxing record , - , align="center" colspan=8, 12 Wins (10 knockouts), 1 Loss, 0 Draws , - , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Res. , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Record , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Opponent , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Type , align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3", Round , align="center" s ... [...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] |
Darren O'Neill
Darren O'Neill is an Irish amateur boxer. He won a gold medal at the 2009 EU Championships, and silver at the 2010 European Championships and 2014 EU Championships. He also captained Ireland's boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London. Boxing O'Neill claimed all honours around him in Ireland at underage levels, as well as playing for Kilkenny U-21 hurley team. He finished second at light-heavyweight at the National Championships 2005 and 2006 behind Kenneth Egan. O'Neill has since won four national middleweight championships and two heavyweight championships where he has excelled. He lost to Darren Sutherland on a close decision in 2008. He also lost out on a chance to compete at an Olympic qualifier to Sutherland in an IABA box-off. O'Neill was also 2009 European Union champion and 2010 European silver medalist. In the 2010 European championships he defeated four opponents including medal favourite Sergey Derevyanchenko of Ukraine before losing to Artem Chebotarev of Russ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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