2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships

The 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena in Doha, Qatar from 5 to 18 October 2015.[1] This was a qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships
VenueAli Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena
LocationDoha, Qatar
Start date5 October 2015
End date18 October 2015
Competitors260 from 73 nations

Opening ceremony

edit

World pro boxing champions Mike Tyson, Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan, were the celebrity guests for the event. The event was broadcast to nearly 500 million viewers in 112 countries. 260 boxers from 74 countries participated in ten weight classes, among the prizes were 23 tickets for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.[2]

Results

edit

Medal table

edit
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Cuba (CUB)4217
2  Russia (RUS)2114
3  Azerbaijan (AZE)1124
4  Ireland (IRL)1113
5  France (FRA)1001
  Morocco (MAR)1001
7  Uzbekistan (UZB)0336
8  Kazakhstan (KAZ)0202
9  China (CHN)0022
  Ukraine (UKR)0022
11  Algeria (ALG)0011
  Belarus (BLR)0011
  Brazil (BRA)0011
  Egypt (EGY)0011
  Great Britain (GBR)0011
  India (IND)0011
  Philippines (PHI)0011
  Thailand (THA)0011
Totals (18 entries)10102040

Medal summary

edit
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Light flyweight
details
Joahnys Argilagos
  Cuba
Vasilii Egorov
  Russia
Rogen Ladon
  Philippines
Dmytro Zamotayev
  Ukraine
Flyweight
details
Elvin Mamishzada
  Azerbaijan
Yosvany Veitía
  Cuba
Hu Jianguan
  China
Mohamed Flissi
  Algeria
Bantamweight
details
Michael Conlan
  Ireland
Murodjon Akhmadaliev
  Uzbekistan
Shiva Thapa
  India
Dzmitry Asanau
  Belarus
Lightweight
details
Lázaro Álvarez
  Cuba
Albert Selimov
  Azerbaijan
Elnur Abduraimov
  Uzbekistan
Robson Conceição
  Brazil
Light welterweight
details
Vitaly Dunaytsev
  Russia
Fazliddin Gaibnazarov
  Uzbekistan
Yasniel Toledo
  Cuba
Wuttichai Masuk
  Thailand
Welterweight
details
Mohammed Rabii
  Morocco
Daniyar Yeleussinov
  Kazakhstan
Parviz Baghirov
  Azerbaijan
Liu Wei
  China
Middleweight
details
Arlen López
  Cuba
Bektemir Melikuziev
  Uzbekistan
Hosam Abdin
  Egypt
Michael O'Reilly
  Ireland
Light heavyweight
details
Julio César La Cruz
  Cuba
Joe Ward
  Ireland
Elshod Rasulov
  Uzbekistan
Pavel Silyagin
  Russia
Heavyweight
details
Evgeny Tishchenko
  Russia
Erislandy Savón
  Cuba
Abdulkadir Abdullayev
  Azerbaijan
Gevorg Manukian
  Ukraine
Super heavyweight
details
Tony Yoka
  France
Ivan Dychko
  Kazakhstan
Bakhodir Jalolov
  Uzbekistan
Joseph Joyce
  Great Britain

Participating nations

edit

References

edit
  1. ^ "Doha to host World Boxing Championships". Gulf-Times. 18 July 2013.
  2. ^ World Boxing Cup Inaugurates in Qatar, Kayhan International, October 7, 2015, p. 6.
edit