Kerem Gürgen is a Turkish
amateur boxer
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History
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in the
featherweight
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Boxing
Professional boxing
History
A featherweight boxer weighs in at a limit of . In the early days of the division, ...
(57 kg) division. He is currently a member of the squad at Gençlik Spor İl Müdürlüğü (GSİM) in
Siirt.
Career
Gürgen boxed a gold medal in the featherweight division at the
2009 Mediterranean Games in
Pescara
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,
Italy
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.
At the
3rd World University Championship held between 20 and 27 September 2008 in
Kazan
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,
Russia
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, he gained the silver medal.
References
Date of birth unknown
Place of birth unknown
People from Siirt
Living people
Featherweight boxers
Turkish male boxers
Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Turkey
Competitors at the 2009 Mediterranean Games
Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing
Year of birth missing (living people)
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