2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships
European Amateur Boxing Championships
The European Amateur Boxing Championships is the highest competition for boxing amateurs in Europe, organised by the continent's governing body EUBC, which stands for the European Boxing Confederation...

were held in Liverpool

Liverpool

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, England

England

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in November 2008. They were the 37th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.

Medal winners

Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms)	Hovhannes Danielyan Hovhannes Danielyan Hovhannes Danielyan is an Armenian light flyweight amateur boxer. He qualified for the 2008 Beijing Olympics and won a gold medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Liverpool, England.-Career:... Armenia	Jose de la Nieve Linares Spain	Istvan Ungvari Hungary Ferhat Pehlivan Ferhat Pehlivan Ferhat Pehlivan is a Turkish amateur boxer competing in the light-flyweight division. He is a member of the Karnet S.K. in Akçaabat, Trabzon, where he is coached by Altar Kalkışım... Turkey
Flyweight (– 51 kilograms)	Georgiy Chygayev Georgiy Chygayev Georgiy Chygayev is a Ukrainian amateur boxer in the flyweight division who qualified for the 2008 Olympics and won a gold medal at the 2008 European championships.- 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships :... Ukraine	Salomo N'tuve Sweden	Alexandr Riscan Moldova Munin Veli Macedonia
Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms)	Luke Campbell Luke Campbell (boxer) Luke Campbell is an English amateur boxer who won a gold medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the bantamweight division.-Senior ABA titles:... England	Detelin Dalakliev Detelin Dalakliev Detelin Dalakliev is a boxer from Bulgaria. He is competing in the Bantamweight division, and won the gold medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Milano 2009.... Bulgaria	Denis Makarov Denis Makarov Denis Makarov is a Russian ice hockey player who is currently playing for HC Spartak Moscow team in Russia.-References:... Germany Andrew Selby Andrew Selby Andrew Selby is a Welsh amateur boxer fighting in the 52 kg Flyweight category and is ranked 6th in the world at that weight. He won gold at the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Ankara and had previously won a bronze medal at the 2008 European championships... Wales
Featherweight (– 57 kilograms)	Vasyl Lomachenko Vasyl Lomachenko Vasyl Anatoliyovich Lomachenko is a Ukrainian amateur boxer who won the silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, a gold medal at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships and the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics in the featherweight division. Lomachenko is coached by... Ukraine	Araik Ambartsumov Araik Ambartsumov Araik Ambartsumov is a Russian amateur boxer of Armenian descent who won the silver medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the featherweight division.-Russian national championships:... Russia	Hicham Ziouti France Bashir Hassan Sweden
Lightweight (– 60 kilograms)	Leonid Kostylev Leonid Kostylev Leonid Kostylev is a Russian amateur boxer who won the gold medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the lightweight division.-Russian national championships:... Russia	Vazgen Safaryants Vazgen Safaryants Vazgen Safaryants is a Belarusian amateur boxer of Armenian origin best known for placing third at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships.-References:... Belarus	Ross Hickey Ireland Miklos Varga Miklós Varga Miklos Varga is a Hungarian amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics but lost his only bout at lightweight to Merey Akshalov.-External links:*... Hungary
Light Welterweight (– 64 kilograms)	Eduard Hambardzumyan Eduard Hambardzumyan Eduard Hambardzumyan is an Armenian amateur boxer. He competed at the 2008 Olympics at light welterweight.Hambardzumyan reached the quarter-finals at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships... Armenia	Gyula Kate Gyula Kate Gyula Káté is a Hungarian amateur boxer best known to win two bronze medals at European Championships and one at World Championships.-Career:... Hungary	John Joe Joyce John Joe Joyce John Joe Joyce, aka Johnny Joyce or JJJ, is an Irish amateur boxer who represented Ireland in the 2008 Olympic Games in the light welterweight division.... Ireland Marcin Legowski Poland
Welterweight (– 69 kilograms)	Mohamed Nurudzinau Belarus	Jack Culcay-Keth Jack Culcay-Keth Jack Robert Culcay-Keth is a German amateur boxer who has fought at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's welterweight division, won a Silver medal at the European Championships 2008 and the Gold at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Amateur career:Culcay Keth who starts for TG 75... Germany	Abdülkadir Köroğlu Abdülkadir Köroğlu Abdülkadir Köroğlu is a Turkish amateur boxer competing in the welterweight division. He is a native of Trabzon, where he is coached by Nazım Dalkıran.... Turkey Jaoid Chiguer France
Middleweight (– 75 kilograms)	Ivan Senay Ivan Senay Ivan Senay is a Ukrainian amateur boxer who won the gold medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the middleweight division.-European Amateur Championships:... Ukraine	Maxim Koptyakov Maxim Koptyakov Maxim Valeryevich Koptyakov is a Russian amateur boxer who won the silver medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the middleweight division.-Russian national championships:... Russia	Eamon O'Kane Ireland Victor Cotiujanshiu Moldova
Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms)	Oleksandr Usyk Oleksandr Usyk Oleksandr Usyk or Aleksandr Usik is a Ukrainian amateur boxer who won gold medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships.-Career:... Ukraine	Siarhei Karneyeu Belarus	Nikolajs Grishunins Latvia Rene Krause Germany
Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms)	Egor Mekhontsev Egor Mekhontsev Egor Leonidovich Mekhontsev is a Russian amateur boxer who won the gold medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships and 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the heavyweight division.-Russian national championships:Southpaw Mekhontsev... Russia	Tsolak Ananikyan Armenia	Petrisor Gananau Romania Jozsef Darmos Hungary
Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms)	Kubrat Pulev Kubrat Pulev Kubrat Venkov Pulev is a Bulgarian professional heavyweight boxer best known to medal repeatedly at international tournaments as an amateur, winning the gold medal in the super heavyweight division at the 2008 European Championships.-Heavyweight with 201lbs/ 91kg limit:At the 2001 world... Bulgaria	Denis Sergeev Denis Sergeev Denis Sergeyevich Sergeev or Denis Sergeyevich Sergeyev is a Russian amateur boxer who won the silver medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the super heavyweight division.-Career:Sergeev won a bronze in the 2005 Super-heavyweight Russian senior national championships losing... Russia	Roman Kapitanenko Ukraine Memnun Hadzic Memnun Hadžić Memnun Hadžić is a professional boxer from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He made his debut in December 2009. when he defeated Sejfula Beriša from Serbia on points. Hadžić had an excellent amateur boxing career... Bosnia and Herzegovina