László Papp was a Hungarian professional boxer from Budapest. He was left-handed and won gold medals in the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, and the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Melbourne, Australia. In his final Olympic competition he became the first boxer in Olympic history to win three successive gold medals. He won 12 of his 13 Olympic fights without losing a round, dropping only one, in his last Olympic final, to American boxer José Torres. There was not another triple gold medalist for 20 years, when Cuba's Teófilo Stevenson won three, followed by another Cuban Félix Savón as the third of the three men to accomplish the feat.
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each. Five judges scored the fighters in real time and the boxer with the most points at the end was the winner.
Aleksandr Borisovich Lebziak is a Russian boxer, a three-time Olympian who won the Gold medal in the men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg) category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He beat Rudolf Kraj in the final.
The boxing program of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, China was held at the Workers Indoor Arena.
Şemsi Yaralı is a world and European champion Turkish female boxer competing in the heavyweight division. She is a member of the Fenerbahçe SK in Istanbul, Turkey.
Shahin Imranov is a boxer from Azerbaijan. He is best known for winning two featherweight silver medals at European championships.
Sümeyra Kaya-Yazıcı, née Kaya, is a European champion Turkish female boxer competing in the flyweight division. She is a member of the Fenerbahçe Boxing club in Istanbul, Turkey.
Selma Yağcı is a Turkish female boxer competing in the cruiserweight division. She is a member of the Municipality club in Denizli, Turkey.
The 1953 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from May 17 to May 24. The tenth edition of the bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. There were 117 fighters from 19 countries participating.
Zygmunt Chychła was a Polish boxer. He won the first post-World War II Olympic gold medal for Poland.
Antoni "Kajtek" Czortek was a Polish boxing champion, a legend in the sport. He was a 1939 silver medalist in the Amateur Championships of Europe, a multiple champion of Poland and a participant in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin. He is equally, if tragically, remembered for his heroic struggle for life in the Auschwitz concentration camp.
The European Union Amateur Boxing Championships is a 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 (EUBC). The first edition of the men's tournament took place in 2003 in Strasbourg, France and the women's in 2006 in Porto Torres, Italy. The men's tournament was held annually from 2003 to 2009 and every four years since 2014, while the women's tournament was held annually from 2006 to 2011 and every four years since 2013.
The Men's 2008 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Cetniewo, Poland from June 15 to June 22. The 6th edition of the annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. A total number of 119 fighters from across Europe competed at these championships.
Almedin Fetahović is a Bosnian professional boxing coach and former amateur boxer.
The 2011 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Spodek stadium in Katowice, Poland from June 6 to June 11. This was the 6th edition of this annual competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, the European Boxing Confederation (EUBC). 84 fighters from 20 federations competed in 10 weight divisions.
The 5th Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Warsaw, Poland from September 4 to 10, 2006. This edition of the recurring competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. Competitions took place in 13 weight classes.
The World Series of Boxing or WSB was an international boxing tournament that allowed amateur boxers to compete professionally while maintaining Olympic eligibility. It was organized by AIBA from 2010 to 2018. AIBA confirmed in 2019 that the league had ceased operations amid mounting financial losses.
The 2013 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Keszthely, Hungary from July 1 to July 7. This was the 7th edition of this competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, the European Boxing Confederation (EUBC).
The Men's 2017 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Palace of Sports "Lokomotiv", Kharkiv, Ukraine from 16 to 24 June 2017. It is the 42nd edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, the EUBC.
The 2017 Women's European Union Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Cascia, Italy from 4 to 12 August 2017. This was the 8th edition of this competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, the European Boxing Confederation (EUBC).
Aleksandr Tkachenko 
Enrique Rodríguez 
György Gedó 
Constantin Gruiescu 
Tsacho Andreykovski 
Bratislav Ristić 
Ryszard Tomczyk 
Ulrich Beyer 
Kalevi Marjamaa 
Franz Dorfer 
