2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships explained

2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships
Date Start:5 October 2015
Date End:18 October 2015
Competitors:260
Nations:73
Venue:Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena
Location:Doha, Qatar
Previous:Almaty 2013
Next:Hamburg 2017

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.

Opening ceremony

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

Medal table

Medal summary

Light flyweight
Joahnys Argilagos
Vasilii Egorov
Rogen Ladon
Dmytro Zamotayev
Flyweight
Elvin Mamishzada
Yosvany Veitía
Hu Jianguan
Mohamed Flissi
Bantamweight
Michael Conlan
Murodjon Akhmadaliev
Shiva Thapa
Dzmitry Asanau
Lightweight
Lázaro Álvarez
Albert Selimov
Elnur Abduraimov
Robson Conceição
Light welterweight
Vitaly Dunaytsev
Fazliddin Gaibnazarov
Yasniel Toledo
Wuttichai Masuk
Welterweight
Mohammed Rabii
Daniyar Yeleussinov
Parviz Baghirov
Liu Wei
Middleweight
Arlen López
Bektemir Melikuziev
Hosam Abdin
Michael O'Reilly
Light heavyweight
Julio César La Cruz
Joe Ward
Elshod Rasulov
Pavel Silyagin
Heavyweight
Evgeny Tishchenko
Erislandy Savón
Abdulkadir Abdullayev
Gevorg Manukian
Super heavyweight
Tony Yoka
Ivan Dychko
Bakhodir Jalolov
Joseph Joyce

Participating nations

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Doha to host World Boxing Championships . Gulf-Times. 18 July 2013 .
  2. http://kayhan.ir/files/en/publication/pages/1394/7/14/417_3321.pdf World Boxing Cup Inaugurates in Qatar