2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships

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2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships
Venue Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena
Location Doha, Qatar
Start date5 October 2015
End date18 October 2015
Competitors260 from 73 nations

The 2015 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held at the Ali Bin Hamad Al Attiya Arena in Doha, Qatar from 5 to 18 October 2015. [1] This was a qualifying tournament for the 2016 Summer Olympics.

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Opening ceremony

World pro boxing champions Mike Tyson, Manny Pacquiao and Amir Khan, were the celebrity guests for the event. The event was broadcast to nearly 500 million viewers in 112 countries. 260 boxers from 74 countries participated in ten weight classes, among the prizes were 23 tickets for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. [2]

Results

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba  (CUB)4217
2Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)2114
3Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan  (AZE)1124
4Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland  (IRL)1113
5Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)1001
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco  (MAR)1001
7Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan  (UZB)0336
8Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan  (KAZ)0202
9Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China  (CHN)0022
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine  (UKR)0022
11Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria  (ALG)0011
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus  (BLR)0011
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil  (BRA)0011
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt  (EGY)0011
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)0011
Flag of India.svg  India  (IND)0011
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines  (PHI)0011
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand  (THA)0011
Totals (18 entries)10102040

Medal summary

EventGoldSilverBronze
Light flyweight
details
Joahnys Argilagos
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Vasilii Egorov
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Rogen Ladon
Flag of the Philippines.svg  Philippines
Dmytro Zamotayev
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flyweight
details
Elvin Mamishzada
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Yosvany Veitía
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Hu Jianguan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Mohamed Flissi
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Bantamweight
details
Michael Conlan
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Murodjon Akhmadaliev
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Shiva Thapa
Flag of India.svg  India
Dzmitry Asanau
Flag of Belarus.svg  Belarus
Lightweight
details
Lázaro Álvarez
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Albert Selimov
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Elnur Abduraimov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Robson Conceição
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil
Light welterweight
details
Vitaly Dunaytsev
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Fazliddin Gaibnazarov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Yasniel Toledo
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Wuttichai Masuk
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Welterweight
details
Mohammed Rabii
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Daniyar Yeleussinov
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Parviz Baghirov
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Liu Wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Middleweight
details
Arlen López
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Bektemir Melikuziev
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Hosam Abdin
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Michael O'Reilly
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Light heavyweight
details
Julio César La Cruz
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Joe Ward
Flag of Ireland.svg  Ireland
Elshod Rasulov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Pavel Silyagin
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Heavyweight
details
Evgeny Tishchenko
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Erislandy Savón
Flag of Cuba.svg  Cuba
Abdulkadir Abdullayev
Flag of Azerbaijan.svg  Azerbaijan
Gevorg Manukian
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Super heavyweight
details
Tony Yoka
Flag of France.svg  France
Ivan Dychko
Flag of Kazakhstan.svg  Kazakhstan
Bakhodir Jalolov
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg  Uzbekistan
Joseph Joyce
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain

Participating nations

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