Fatih Keleş (born 27 November 1989 in

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) is a European champion

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competing in the lightweight division. He is a member of the Kocaeli BB Kağıt S.K. in Izmit. He is coached by Nazmi Dalkıran.

Early life

He was born on 27 November 1989 in Trabzon. He is a physical education and sports student at Karadeniz Technical University.

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Amateur career

Fatih Keleş began boxing at ten years of age. His brother is also an amateur boxer. He won the gold medal at the 2011 European Amateur Championships held in

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, Turkey. He took part in the

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. At the

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held in

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, Turkey, he became a silver medalist.

Professional boxing record

References

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