2009 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 2009 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships
European Union Amateur Boxing Championships
The European Union Amateur Boxing Championships is an annual competition for amateur boxers from the European Union and its candidate countries . The championships are organised by the continent's governing body, the European Boxing Confederation . The first edition of the men's tournament took...

was held at the Odense Sports Centre in Odense

Odense

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Denmark

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from June 14 to June 21. The 7th edition of the annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.

Medal winners

Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms)	Tommy Stubbs Tommy Stubbs -Amateur career:Stubbs was a top level amateur who won the senior ABA title at light-flyweight for three years in a row between 2008 and 2011.His success in the ring earned him a spot on the England squad for the 2010 Commonweath Games... England	Jay Harris Jay Harris James William "Jay" Harris is an English footballer who plays for Wrexham.-Career:A product of the Everton F.C. Academy, he joined Accrington Stanley in the summer of 2006,... Wales	Łukasz Maszczyk Poland
Flyweight (– 51 kilograms)	Khalid Saeed Yafai Khalid Saeed Yafai Khalid Yafai is a British amateur boxer, ranked 3rd in the world at the 52kg weight division.-Career:Like Naseem Hamed, flyweight Yafai is the son of Yemeni parents... England	Declan Geraghty Ireland	Norbert Kalucza Norbert Kalucza Norbert Kalucza is a Hungarian amateur boxer who qualified for the 2008 Olympics.-Career:He qualified for the Olympics by beating German boxer Marcel Schneider in the semi final of a European qualifying tournament.-External links:* * .... Hungary Joe Gage Wales
Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms)	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	John Joe Nevin John Joe Nevin John Joseph Nevin , more commonly known as John Joe Nevin, is an Irish amateur boxer who won the Irish national boxing title and qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics at the age of 18.... Ireland	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 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
Featherweight (– 57 kilograms)	David Oliver Joyce Ireland	Sandro Schaer Germany	Craig Evans Craig Evans Craig Neil Evans is a Zimbabwean cricketer and rugby union footballer.-Cricket:He played in two Tests, against Sri Lanka and Australia, but is considered a specialist at the one-day game... Wales Michał Chudecki Poland
Lightweight (– 60 kilograms)	Eugen Burhard Germany	Thomas Stalker Tom Stalker Tom Stalker is an English amateur boxer fighting in the 64 kg category. He is ranked 12 in the world at 64kg. He is a member of the England elite squad as well as the Great British podium squad and recently won silver at the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Moscow and Gold at... England	Filip Palic Croatia Eric Donovan Ireland
Light Welterweight (– 64 kilograms)	Bradley Saunders Bradley Saunders Bradley Saunders is a British amateur boxer who won bronze at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and who competed in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.-Amateur career:... England	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	Philip Sutcliffe Ireland Lewis Rees Wales
Welterweight (– 69 kilograms)	Balazs Bacskai Hungary	Fred Evans Fred Evans (boxer) Fred Evans is a Welsh amateur boxer fighting in the 69 kg Welterweight category. He won gold at the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Ankara and had previously won gold at the 2007 World Cadet Championships in Hungary... Wales	Orhan Ozturk Holland Scott Cardle England
Middleweight (– 75 kilograms)	Darren O'Neill Darren O'Neill Darren O'Neill is a boxer from Ireland. Claimed all honours around him in Ireland at underage levels. Finished second at light-heavyweight at the National Championships 2005 and 2006 behind Kenneth Egan. Has since won three national middleweight championships where he has excelled since switching... Ireland	Stephen Bernett Wales	Bogdan Juratoni Romania Konstantin Buga Konstantin Buga Konstantin Buga is a German amateur boxer best known for qualifying for the 2008 Olympics as a middleweight.-Career:Buga came to Germany in 1996 and received a German passport in 2002... Germany
Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms)	Imre Szello Imre Szello Imre Szellő is a Hungarian amateur boxer who has qualified for the 2008 Olympics.-2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships:... Hungary	Obed Mbwakongo England	Kieran Hardin Wales Hrvoje Sep Croatia
Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms)	Lloyd Davis Wales	Juan Oliva Aleman Spain	Vahagn Sahakyan Slovakia Warren Baister England
Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms)	John Jones Wales	Istvan Bernath Hungary	Francesco Rossano Italy Razvan Cojanu Romania

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