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Boxing At The 2012 Summer Olympics – Men's Bantamweight
The men's bantamweight boxing competition at the 2012 Summer Olympics, 2012 Olympic Games in London was held from 28 July to 11 August at the ExCeL London, ExCeL Exhibition Centre. Twenty-eight boxers from 28 nations competed. Luke Campbell (boxer), Luke Campbell of Great Britain at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Great Britain won the gold medal, defeating Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics, Ireland's John Joe Nevin in the final. Nevin took the silver medal and bronze medals were awarded to both semi-final losers. Competition format Like all Olympic boxing events, the competition was a straight single-elimination tournament.Men's Bantam Men's Competition Format. Accessed 2 May 2012. The competition consisted of 28 boxers who had Boxing at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Qualific ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pavlo Ishchenko
Pavlo Olehovych Ishchenko (Hebrew: פבלו אולהוביץ' אישצ'נקו; Ukrainian: Павел Олегович Ищенко; nicknamed "Wild Man"; born April 30, 1992) is an Olympic Ukrainian- Israeli boxer who competes as a bantamweight. He won the gold medal at the 2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships as a Lightweight (60 kg) for Ukraine. In 2017, boxing for Israel, he won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Amateur Boxing Championships as a Lightweight. Early and personal life Ishchenko was born in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai, Russia, and is Jewish. His father, Oleg Ishchenko, is also Jewish and is his coach. He grew up in Kherson, in southern Ukraine, where he attended the local Chabad Chabad, also known as Lubavitch, Habad and Chabad-Lubavitch (; ; ), is a dynasty in Hasidic Judaism. Belonging to the Haredi (ultra-Orthodox) branch of Orthodox Judaism, it is one of the world's best-known Hasidic movements, as well as one of .... Box ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ibrahim Balla
Ibrahim Balla (born 1 October 1990) is an Australian professional boxer. As an amateur, he competed at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2012 Summer Olympics in the bantamweight division. Family background Ibrahim Balla was born in Werribee to an Albanian family that immigrated from Albania to Australia prior to his birth. Balla is Muslim. Certain members of his family are boxers. His father Nuri was a Victorian amateur champion while his uncle Mitat Balla was an Australian amateur champion. Older brother Qamil Balla is also a professional boxer with a stellar amateur record. Younger brother Nasuf is also promising boxer / trainer. Ibrahim Balla won his first Australian junior title in 2001 when he was just 11 years old. By 2012, he had won five Australian titles and a silver medal at the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games in Pune, India. Victory in the Australian and Oceania titles in 2012 earned him a place in the Australian Olympic Team. Amateur career As an amateur I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vittorio Parrinello
Jahyn Vittorio Parrinello (born 8 August 1983) is an Italian professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional fights are supervised by a regulatory auth .... As an amateur he competed in the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. Career At the 2008 Olympics at bantamweight he lost his first fight to 2004 silver medalist Worapoj Petchkoom 1:12 At the 2009 World Championships he lost his first bout to Denis Makarov. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost his second bout. At the 2012 Summer Olympics (results) he beat Namibian Jonas Matheus but lost to the eventual winner, local Luke Campbell 9:11. Professional boxing record References External links * Living people 1983 births Italian male boxers Olympic boxers for Italy Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2012 Summer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jonas Matheus
Jonas Matheus (born 29 July 1986) is a Namibian boxer. He began boxing in 2010 and competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics as a bantamweight boxer, where he was defeated by Italian Vittorio Parrinello Jahyn Vittorio Parrinello (born 8 August 1983) is an Italian professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as de .... References 1986 births Living people Olympic boxers for Namibia Bantamweight boxers Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Namibian male boxers 21st-century Namibian sportsmen {{Namibia-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anvar Yunusov
Anvar Yunusov (born February 1, 1987, Dushanbe) is a Tajikistani boxer who currently competes as a professional in the super featherweight division. As an amateur, he won bronze at the 2011 amateur world championships, gold at the 2011 Asian championships, and qualified for the 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics. He is known for giving Asian Games winner Violito Payla his first ever stoppage defeat at the 2007 World Championships. Amateur career Southpaw Yunusov beat Bato-Munko Vankeev at the 2005 World Championships but lost to surprise winner Lee Ok-Sung. He finished second at the 2006 Military World Championships and the Ahmet Comet Cup 2007 where he beat Mirat Sarsenbayev but lost to local Kadri Kordel. At the 2007 World Championships he stopped Payla, but lost to Samir Mammadov later. At the 2008 Olympic qualifier he beat Payla again, then Mongol Luvsantseren Zorigtbaatar and North Korean Pak Jong Chol. In Beijing, he lost his quarterfinal to experienced Thai favorite S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Óscar Valdez
Óscar Rafael Valdez Fierro Jr. (born 22 December 1990) is a Mexican professional boxer. He is a former world champion in two weight classes, holding the WBC super featherweight title from 2021 to 2022, and the WBO featherweight title from 2016 to 2019. As an amateur boxer, Valdez qualified for the 2008 Olympics at the age of 17 and became the first Mexican Youth World Champion. Four years later, he qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics. Valdez is known for his aggressive fighting style, punching power and combination punching. He holds a 72% knockout-to-win percentage. Amateur career At age 17, Valdez upset 2007 PanAm champion Carlos Cuadras in the semifinal of the 2007 National Championships and won the bantamweight championship in his next bout. At the Olympic qualifier, he edged out Brazilian James Pereira in the semifinal and got one of two votes even though he lost in the final to Cuba's Yankiel León, getting a silver medal and a pass to the Beijing Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shiva Thapa
Shiva Thapa (born 8 December 1993) is an Indian boxer. Thapa participated in the 2012 London Olympics,Shiva Thapa, Sumit Sangwan bag gold medals at Asian Olympic Qualifiers ''''. 12 April 2012. Retrieved 22 April 2012 and was the youngest Indian boxer to qualify for the Olympics, where he was eliminated in the very first round, beaten 9–14 by Mexico's |
Wessam Salamana
Wessam Salamana () is a Syrian boxer. He is a two-time Olympic qualifier. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he was defeated in his first bout in the bantamweight competition by Kanat Abutalipov. Salamana left war-torn Syria for Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu ... in 2015 with his wife and children. He eventually resumed his boxing training in Voelklingen. In June 2021, he was awarded qualification for the Tokyo Olympics as a member of the Refugee Olympic Team. He fought in the lightweight division after the elimination of the Olympic men's bantamweight division. Salamana lost his opening bout to Brazil's Wanderson de Oliveira by unanimous decision. References Living people Olympic boxers for Syria Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Bantamweight boxers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kanat Abutalipov
Kanat Kalizhanovich Abutalipov (; born March 22, 1983, in Barshino) is a Kazakhstani boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics at bantamweight but lost his only fight to eventual silver medallist Yankiel León (3:10) from Cuba. At the World Championships 2009 he won two bouts and made it to the quarterfinals. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ..., he again lost to the eventual bantamweight silver medalist, John Joe Nevin from Ireland, this time in the last 16. References External links * Living people Bantamweight boxers Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Kazakhstan 1983 births Boxers at the 2006 Asian Games Kazakhstani male boxers Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dennis Ceylan
Dennis Ceylan (born 3 March 1989, Høje Tåstrup, Denmark) is a Danish professional boxer. He was born in Høje Taastrup, but grew up in Aarhus and is a member of boxing club BK Aarhus. Ceylan is a former EBU European featherweight champion. As an amateur he competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics as a bantamweight. In September 2012, Ceylan turned professional with Sauerland The Sauerland () is a rural, hilly area spreading across most of the south-eastern part of the States of Germany, German federal state of North Rhine-Westphalia, in parts heavily forested and, apart from the major valleys, sparsely inhabited. ... fighting at super featherweight. EBU title fights Ceylan vs. Walsh In October 2016, he won the EBU featherweight title by defeating, the reigning British featherweight champion, Ryan Walsh by split decision. The scorecards read 115-112, 115-112 and 112-117 in favour of Ceylan. Ceylan vs. Lowe It was then announced that the first defense of his title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orzubek Shayimov
Orzubek Shayimov is an Uzbekistani boxer who competes as a bantamweight. At the 2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ... he was defeated in the heats of the Men's bantamweight by Brazil's Robenílson Vieira. References Living people Olympic boxers for Uzbekistan Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Bantamweight boxers 1987 births Boxers at the 2006 Asian Games Boxers at the 2010 Asian Games Uzbekistani male boxers Asian Games competitors for Uzbekistan {{Uzbekistan-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |