2022 Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships | |
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Location | Amman, Jordan |
Dates | 2 – 14 March 2022 |
Competitors | 352 from 21 nations |
The 2022 Asian Youth & Junior Boxing Championships took place in Amman, Jordan from 2 to 14 March 2022. [1]
Boxers (Men and Women) who were born in 2004 and in 2005 are eligible to participate for these championships. Also, younger boxers born in 2006 and 2007 could compete in the junior part of the championships in Jordan. [2]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Minimumweight (46 kg) | |||
Light Flyweight (48 kg) | |||
Flyweight (50 kg) | |||
Light Bantamweight (52 kg) | |||
Bantamweight (54 kg) | |||
Featherweight (57 kg) | |||
Lightweight (60 kg) | |||
Light Welterweight (63 kg) | |||
Welterweight (66 kg) | |||
Light Middleweight (70 kg) | |||
Middleweight (75 kg) | |||
Heavyweight (80 kg) | |||
Super Heavyweight (80+ kg) |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Minimumweight (46 kg) | |||
Light Flyweight (48 kg) | |||
Flyweight (50 kg) | |||
Bantamweight (54 kg) | |||
Featherweight (57 kg) | |||
Lightweight (60 kg) | |||
Light Welterweight (63 kg) | |||
Welterweight (66 kg) | |||
Light Middleweight (70 kg) | |||
Middleweight (75 kg) | |||
Heavyweight (80 kg) | |||
Super Heavyweight (80+ kg) |
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