2008 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships

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2008 Men's European Union Boxing Championships
Host city Cetniewo
Country Poland
Athletes119
Dates15–22 June
  2007
2009  

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.

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Medal winners

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light Flyweight
( 48 kilograms)
Flag of Hungary.svg Pal Bedak
Hungary
Flag of Ireland.svg Paddy Barnes
Ireland
Flag of Poland.svg Łukasz Maszczyk
Poland
Flyweight
( 51 kilograms)
Flag of Poland.svg Rafał Kaczor
Poland
Flag of England.svg Khalid Saeed Yafai
England
Flag of France.svg Redouane Asloum
France

Flag of Italy.svg Vincenzo Picardi
Italy

Bantamweight
( 54 kilograms)
Flag of Ireland.svg John Joe Nevin
Ireland
Flag of Poland.svg Mateusz Mazik
Poland
Flag of Spain.svg Rafael Pujol
Spain

Flag of Germany.svg Hafid Bouji
Germany

Featherweight
( 57 kilograms)
Flag of Ireland.svg David Oliver Joyce
Ireland
Flag of Croatia.svg Mirsad Ahmeti
Croatia
Flag of Poland.svg Michał Chudecki
Poland

Flag of France.svg Hicham Ziouti
France

Lightweight
( 60 kilograms)
Flag of England.svg Thomas Stalker
England
Flag of Hungary.svg Miklos Varga
Hungary
Flag of Germany.svg Artur Schmidt
Germany

Flag of France.svg Rachid Azzedine
France

Light Welterweight
( 64 kilograms)
Flag of England.svg Frankie Gavin
England
Flag of Hungary.svg Gyula Kate
Hungary
Flag of Turkey.svg Mustafa Doğan
Turkey

Flag of Poland.svg Marcin Łęgowski
Poland

Welterweight
( 69 kilograms)
Flag of England.svg Billy Joe Saunders
England
Flag of Germany.svg Dieter Doehl
Germany
Flag of France.svg Xavier Noel
France

Flag of Poland.svg Mariusz Koperski
Poland

Middleweight
( 75 kilograms)
Flag of Ireland.svg Darren Sutherland
Ireland
Flag of England.svg James Degale
England
Flag of Turkey.svg Caner Sayak
Turkey

Flag of Germany.svg Stefan Haertel
Germany

Light Heavyweight
( 81 kilograms)
Flag of Ireland.svg Kenneth Egan
Ireland
Flag of England.svg Tony Jeffries
England
Flag of Hungary.svg Imre Szello
Hungary

Flag of Turkey.svg Ömer Aydoğan
Turkey

Heavyweight
( 91 kilograms)
Flag of Greece.svg Helias Pavlidis
Greece
Flag of Ireland.svg Con Sheehan
Ireland
Flag of Germany.svg Vahagn Sahakyan
Germany

Flag of England.svg Warren Baister
England

Super Heavyweight
(+ 91 kilograms)
Flag of England.svg David Price
England
Flag of Hungary.svg István Bernáth
Hungary
Flag of Turkey.svg Samet Keskin
Turkey

Flag of Poland.svg Krzysztof Głowacki
Poland

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