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Boxing At The 2008 Summer Olympics – Heavyweight
The heavyweight competition was the second-highest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Heavyweights were limited to a maximum of 91 kilograms in body mass. Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament. Both semifinal losers were awarded bronze medals, so no boxers competed again after their first loss. Bouts consisted of four rounds of two minutes each, with one-minute breaks between rounds. Punches scored only if the white area on the front of the glove made full contact with the front of the head or torso of the opponent. Five judges scored each bout; three of the judges had to signal a scoring punch within one second for the punch to score. The winner of the bout was the boxer who scored the most valid punches by the end of the bout. This was the first time since 1968 that Cuba at the Olympics, Cuba did not win the gold medal in this weight class while it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Workers Indoor Arena
The Workers' Gymnasium (official name) is an indoor arena located west of the Workers' Stadium in Beijing, China. It was inaugurated in 1961 for the 26th World Table Tennis Championships. It hosted the Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, boxing events at the 2008 Summer Olympics and the Judo events at the 2008 Summer Paralympics. It is one of 11 Beijing-based venues to be renovated and upgraded for the Olympics. The arena has a seating capacity of 13,000. Notable events * 21 and 22 October 1981: Jean-Michel Jarre, first Western musician to perform in China. * 10 April 1985: Wham!, the first Western band to perform in China. * 19 February 1995: Roxette – Crash! Boom! Bang! Tour * 4 December 1998: Ricky Martin – Vuelve World Tour * 1 February 2000: 2000 H.O.T. Live Concert in Beijing * 31 March 2004: Deep Purple * 7 March 2005: Norah Jones – Norah Jones & The Handsome Band Tour * 1 November 2008: Kanye West – Glow in the Dark Tour * 1 December 2008: Kylie Minogue – Ky ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milorad Gajović
Milorad Gajović (born July 27, 1974) is a Montenegrin amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics as a heavyweight. He has also had some success as an amateur kickboxer. Boxing career 6 -time Jugoslavija Champion, SCG 81 kg, 91 kg Champion of the 2001 Mediterranean Games . 91 kg . Tunisia Winner of World Cup 2000. 81 kg . Russia Bronze medal from the European Championship in 2000 . 81 kg . Tampere 5 place officially at the World Championships 2003. Bangkok in 2007. Chicago 91 kg . The winner of the tournament "Golden Belt" Bucharest 1999 . Winner of the Tournament " golden gong ' Skopje 4 -time winner of the tournament, " Belgrade Winner " in 1997 . conqueror 3 -time winner of the tournament " Golden Glove " The winner of the tournament for the Olympic Games Athens of 2008 Multiple champion C.GORA Participated in the Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. 91kg . He won numerous sports awards He najjbolji boxer FRY , Serbia and Montenegro , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rakhim Chakhkeiv
Rakhim Ruslanovich Chakhkiev (; born 11 January 1983) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2009 to 2016.. Retrieved 2 October 2016. He held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) cruiserweight title in 2015, the European cruiserweight title in 2014, and challenged once for the World Boxing Council (WBC) cruiserweight title in 2013. As an amateur, he won a heavyweight silver medal at the 2007 World Championships and gold at the 2008 Olympics. Amateur career Chakhkiyev beat Jasur Matchanov inside the distance to become 2006 Military world champion at 201 lbs. He also beat Cuban Osmay Acosta 24:15 at the (team) World Cup 2006 but Russia lost. In 2006 he lost to world class (silver medallist 2005) fellow southpaw Roman Romanchuk at the Russian Championships but defeated him 28-25 in 2007 to win the Russian national title 2007. At the world championships he defeated among others Elchin Alizade of Azerbaijan 17-6 and John M'Bumba to reach the fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viktar Zuyev
Viktor Valeryevich Zuyev, also spelled sometimes as Viktar Valeryevich Zuyeu (, Łacinka: ''Viktar Valierjevič Zujeŭ''; ; born May 22, 1983) is a former amateur boxer from Belarus, best known for winning the heavyweight silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Career The southpaw won a silver medal at the Euro 2004. Olympic Results 2004: *Defeated Daniel Betti (Italy) RSC 1 (1:15) *Defeated Devin Vargas (United States) 36-27 *Defeated Mohamed Elsayed (Egypt) walkover, Elsayed broke his arm in the quarterfinal. *Lost to Odlanier Solis Fonte (Cuba) 13-22 Since then he has suffered several setbacks. In 2005, he lost at the world championships early to Cuban Luis Ortiz. In 2006, Zuyev suffered a KO 1 to Elchin Alizade at the Euros. In 2007, at the world championships he exited early against Lithuania's Vitalijus Subacius. In 2008, he turned the tables on Subacius and beat him in a qualifier to punch his Olympic ticket. In Beijing, he ran right into Clem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk (, ; born 17 January 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He has held the unified champion (boxing), unified heavyweight championship since 2021, and the ''The Ring (magazine), Ring'' magazine title since 2022. He held the undisputed championship (boxing), undisputed championship in two weight class (boxing), weight classes—cruiserweight (boxing), cruiserweight and heavyweight—and is the third male boxer in history (after Terence Crawford and Naoya Inoue) to become a two-weight undisputed champion in the "four-belt era". As an amateur boxing, amateur, Usyk won heavyweight gold medals at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Heavyweight, 2011 World Championships and Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's heavyweight, 2012 Olympics while accumulating a record of 335 wins and 15 losses. He turned professional in 2013, winning his first world title in 2016. By winning the undisputed cruiserweight championship in 2018 at the conc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yushan Nijiati
Yushan Nijiati () born June 1, 1986) is a Chinese amateur boxer of Kazakh ethnicity best known for winning the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in the 201 lb/91 kg division. Career He lost to eventual winner Clemente Russo on points in the semifinal. He qualified for the 2008 Olympics in his native country at Heavyweight but lost his first bout to Oleksandr Usyk Oleksandr Oleksandrovych Usyk (, ; born 17 January 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He has held the unified champion (boxing), unified heavyweight championship since 2021, and the ''The Ring (magazine), Ring'' magazine title since 2022 ... 3-24. External links BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES CHINESE SPORTS DELEGATION ROSTER* 1986 births Living people Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for China Martial artists from Xinjiang People from Altay Prefecture Chinese male boxers Chinese people of Kazakhstani descent Kazakhs in China AIBA World Box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mohamed Arjaoui
Mohamed Al-Arjaoui (, born 6 June 1987) is a Moroccan heavyweight amateur boxer who won the African Championships in 2015. He competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016 2016 was designated as: * International Year of Pulses by the sixty-eighth session of the United Nations General Assembly. * International Year of Global Understanding (IYGU) by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the Internationa ... Olympics but was eliminated in the first or second bout on all occasions. References External links * * 1987 births Living people Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for Morocco Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics People from Mohammedia Sportspeople from Casablanca-Settat Moroccan male boxers Mediterranean Games bronze medalists for Morocco Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games Boxers at the 2013 Mediterranean Games 21st-century Moroccan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brad Pitt (boxer)
Bradley Michael Pitt (born 8 November 1981), also known as "Hollywood", is an Australian boxer best known for winning the Heavyweight Gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games and for qualifying for the 2008 Olympics. Amateur career Because of his famous namesake, Brad Pitt is nicknamed "Hollywood". He quit his job as a painter in order to train for the 2000 Sydney Olympics, but did not qualify. He returned to painting but again quit, this time to focus on the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne. On 6 March 2006, Pitt won the Heavyweight (199 lbs.) gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, after he beat Danny Price in the first round; James Wasao, Awusone Yekeni and Harpreet Singh in the final. In this fight, Pitt was taunted by Singh. Following the taunts, he knocked Singh out in three punches. On 6 August, Pitt lost at the Nationals in Darwin to 2004 Olympian Adam Forsyth 35:45. At the 2008 World Amateur Boxing Championships Pitt lost his match to Yushan Ni ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abdelaziz Toulbini
Abdelaziz Touilbini (born October 16, 1978) is an Algerian boxer. He is best known for having competed in the 2008 Olympics in the Heavyweight division. Career In 2007, Touilbini won bronze at the All-Africa Games after losing to eventual winner Mourad Sahraoui in the semifinal. Touibini beat David Assienne and Mohamed Arjaoui at the Olympic qualifier. He lost his Olympic debut to Deontay Wilder Deontay Leshun Wilder (; born October 22, 1985) is an American professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Council (WBC) heavyweight title from 2015 to 2020. By winning the title, Wilder became the first American world heavyweight champion si ... 4:10. External links All Africans 2007 1978 births Living people Heavyweight boxers Olympic boxers for Algeria Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Algerian male boxers African Games bronze medalists for Algeria African Games bronze medalists in boxing Boxers at the 2007 All-Africa Games 21st-century Algerian sportsmen {{Al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ali Mazaheri
Ali Mazaheri (; born March 31, 1982, in Kermanshah, Iran) is an amateur boxer from Iran, who competed in the 2006 Asian Games in the Heavyweight (-91 kg) division and won the gold medal in the final bout against Uzbekistan's Jasur Matchanov 25–19. Mazaheri won the gold medal of the 2007 Ulan Bator in the Heavyweight (-91 kg) division. At the Ahmed Öner Cup the southpaw beat Emad Abdelhalim Ali and Denis Poyatsika. At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he was upset early against Milorad Gajovic (Montenegro). He qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he lost his debut to Russia's Rakhim Chakhkeiv. At the 2010 Asian Games he lost to Syria's Mohammad Ghossoun. He won the rematch against Ghoussoun to qualify for the 2012 Olympics in London and was Iran's flag bearer at the opening ceremony. On 1 August 2012, he was controversially disqualified for holding his opponent in a fight he was leading 6–4 on points. He received three warnings in qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John M'Bumba
John Mickael M'Bumba (born April 29, 1983) is a French amateur boxer, born in Anderlecht, Belgium, best known for winning a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships as a heavyweight (up to 91 kg). He also fought in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Career The 192 cm Frenchman from Aubervilliers lost 2005 in the semifinal of the French Championships to Newfel Ouatah, at the Francophone Games December 2005 in Niamey he beat an inexperienced Didier Bence 46:28. In 2006 he made it to the final of the French Championships but was KOd in the first round by Ouatah. The same year, at the European amateur boxing Championships in Plovdiv he defeated Memnun Hadžić from Bosnia and Herzegovina 23:12 but lost his next bout against Viktar Zuyev from Belarus 37:26. He had his breakthrough year in 2007 when he became French champion finally beating Ouatah 33:7 and won a tournament in Spain where he beat world class Alexander Povernov. As of 2007 he was listed as 42 wins-13lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deivi Julio Blanco
Deivi ("Deivis") Julio Blanco (born April 12, 1980) is a Colombian amateur boxer best known to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics in the Heavyweight (201 lbs limit) division. Career At the PanAm Games 2007 the tall Julio ran into dominant Osmay Acosta early and lost 2:10. At the World Championships 2007 he suffered the ultimate humiliation when he was blitzed in a mere 15 seconds of round 1 by Elchin Alizade. At the first Olympic qualifier he was edged out by Deontay Wilder 5:6 but when Wilder and Acosta both qualified the 26-year-old seized the opportunity at the second qualifier to defeat Alcivar Ayovi, Alexander Vellon and Hamilton Ventura to win the tournament. He lost his Olympic bout to John M'Bumba 5:11. He won a silver medal in the heavyweight class at the 2015 Pan American Games. References External links * * * * American Olympic Qualifications - Guatemala City, Guatemala - April 25-30 2008 "Deivis Julio". * 1980 births Living people Colombian m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
