Memorijal Hakija Turajlić is a boxing

Boxing

Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...

 tournament named in honour of Hakija Turajlić

Hakija Turajlic

Hakija Turajlić was a Bosniak politician, economist and businessman who served as the Deputy Prime Minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina until he was murdered in 1993...

, a former Bosnian politician, economist and businessman who was assassinated in 1993 during the Bosnian War

Bosnian War

The Bosnian War or the War in Bosnia and Herzegovina was an international armed conflict that took place in Bosnia and Herzegovina between April 1992 and December 1995. The war involved several sides...

. The first Memorijal Hakija Turajlić was held in 1994, during the Siege of Sarajevo

Siege of Sarajevo

The Siege of Sarajevo is the longest siege of a capital city in the history of modern warfare. Serb forces of the Republika Srpska and the Yugoslav People's Army besieged Sarajevo, the capital city of Bosnia and Herzegovina, from 5 April 1992 to 29 February 1996 during the Bosnian War.After Bosnia...

, and since then more than 400 boxers from 30 countries have participated in the tournament.

Notable boxers

A large number of high quality amateur boxers have competed at the Memorijal Hakija Turajlić:
Almedin Fetahović

Almedin Fetahović

Almedin Fetahović is a boxing coach and former amateur boxer from Bosnia and Herzegovina.Fetahović is best known for winning the gold medal at the 1993 Mediterranean Games in France. It was the first gold medal ever for Bosnia and Herzegovina at a major international multi-sport event...

 Džemal Fetahović Memnun Hadžić

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...

 Esmir Kukić Izet Mrkulić Halid Ranica Jasmin Sejdinović Hajrudin Šerifović Emir Telalović Velibor Vidić Ismet Žerić Detelin Dalaklijew Salim Salimow Jetiš Bajrami
Stjepan Božić Stipe Drews Borna Katalinić Filip Palić Marijo Šivolija

Marijo Šivolija

Marijo Šivolija-Jelica is a Croatian amateur boxer best known to medal repeatedly in international competition at light heavyweight.-Career:In 2003 he won a silver medal at the European Championships....

 Mladen Šteko Marko Tomasović

Marko Tomasovic (boxer)

Marko Tomasović is a Croatian boxer and kickboxer, best known to qualify for the Olympics 2008 at super heavyweight. He is tall and weights .-Career:In 2005 Marko entered the W.A.K.O...

 Artur Schmidt Csaba Kurtucz Jozsef Nagy Veli Mumin Alen Beganović Boško Drašković Bojan Pešić
Liben Salazar Ionut Ion Walery Czeczeniew Zoran Mitrović Milan Piperski Nikola Sjekloca

Nikola Sjekloca

Nikola Sjekloca is a Montenegrin Serb boxer representing Serbia at professional boxing.In 2003, he won the bronze medal in the 75 kg category at the 12th Senior World Boxing Championship in Bangkok, Thailand...

 Milan Vasiljević Dejan Zavec

Dejan Zavec

Dejan Zavec is a Slovenian professional boxer who held the IBF Welterweight Champion title from December 2009 until September 3, 2011, when he lost it to Andre Berto. He boxes under the name Jan Zaveck. His professional record includes 33 fights: 31 wins , 2 losses, and 1 no-contest...

 José Kelvin de la Nieve Linares Eric Pambani Herry Saliku Biembe

Herry Saliku Biembe

Herry Saliku Biembe is the best boxer from Democratic Republic of the Congo who qualified for the 2008 Olympics at middleweight....

Stephane Roethlisberger

External links

Memorijalni bokserski turnir Hakija Turajlić