Following the conclusion of today’s finals at the AIBA European Olympic Qualifying Event Trabzon 2012 in Turkey, a further 26 boxers from ten different weight categories qualified for the London 2012 Olympic Games. Host nation Turkey led the way, gaining 6 new spots to the 2012 Olympic boxing competition. Ireland gained 2 entries, and England gained one. Take a look at the full breakdown right here.
Please note that each boxer’s participation needs to be confirmed by their respective National Olympic Committee. They are as follows:
Light Fly (46-49kg)
– Ferhat PEHLIVAN from Turkey
– Aleksander ALEKSANDROV from Bulgaria
– Patrick BARNES from Ireland
– Manuel Fabricio CAPPAI from Italy
Fly (52kg)
– Nordine OUBAALI from France
– Selguk EKER from Turkey
– Salomo N’TUVE from Sweden
Bantam (56kg)
– Pavlo ISHCHENKO from Ukraine
– Magomed ABDULHAMIDOV from Azerbaijan
– Denis CEYLAN from Denmark
– Merab TURKADZE from Georgia
Light (60kg)
– Evaldas PETRAUSKAS from Lithuania
– Vazgen SAFARYANTS from Belarus
– Fatih KELES from Turkey
– Josh TAYLOR from Scotland
Light Welter (64kg)
– Yakup SENER from Turkey
Welter (69kg)
– Adam Patrick NOLAN from Ireland
– Patrick WOJCICKI from Germany
Middle (75kg)
– Adem KILICCI from Turkey
– Anthony OGOGO from England
Light Heavy (81kg)
– Bahram MUZAFFER from Turkey
– Vatan HUSEYNLI from Azerbaijan
– Mikhail DAUHALIAVETS from Belarus
Heavy (91kg)
– Tervel PULEV from Bulgaria
Super Heavy (+91kg)
– Magomed OMAROV from Russia
– Tony YOKA from France
Qualifications by country
– Turkey: 6
– Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, France, Ireland: 2
– Denmark, England, Georgia, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Russia, Scotland, Sweden, Ukraine: 1
Click HERE for full details on AIBA’s Olympic Games selection criteria and the road to Olympic medals.
