Fatih Keleş (born 27 November 1989 in

Trabzon Trabzon (; Ancient Greek: Tραπεζοῦς (''Trapezous''), Ophitic Pontic Greek: Τραπεζούντα (''Trapezounta''); Georgian: ტრაპიზონი (''Trapizoni'')), historically known as Trebizond in English, is a city on the Bl ...

, Turkey) 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. Fatih married at the age of 17. He and his wife Fatma have a son, Kaan Berk, and a baby girl, Eylem Banu. He is a student of physical education and sports at the

Black Sea Technical University Karadeniz Technical University ( tr, Karadeniz Teknik Üniversitesi or KTÜ) is a public research university in Trabzon, in the Black Sea Region of Turkey. Established in 1955, it is the fourth oldest university in Turkey. Karadeniz Technical U ...

Amateur career

Fatih Keleş began boxing with 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 silver medalist.

Professional boxing record

References

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