The 2008 Boxing World Cup is a
boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
competition between top ranked boxers in different weight categories. It was held in
Moscow, Russia
Moscow ( , American English, US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Russia by population, largest city of Russia. The city stands on t ...
from December 10 to December 14.
New format
The format for the 2008 competition changed when it was announced that the event would take place under a new format and become a biennial event. Whereas before the competition was between teams, now it will be between the top ranked boxers in their weight categories. The winning country will be the one taking more medals than any other, without any group stages as previously.
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Results
Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)
Flyweight (– 51 kg)
Bantamweight (– 54 kg)
Featherweight (– 57 kg)
Lightweight (– 60 kg)
Light-Welterweight (– 64 kg)
Welterweight (– 69 kg)
Middleweight (– 75 kg)
Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)
Heavyweight (– 91 kg)
Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)
Medal table
References
External links
The announcement about the start of the event(Russian)
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Boxing World Cup
World Cup
A world cup is a global sporting competition in which the participant entities – usually international teams or individuals representing their countries – compete for the title of world champion. The event most associated with the concept i ...
Boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined ...
International boxing competitions hosted by Russia
Sports competitions in Moscow
December 2008 sports events in Europe