 | |
| Host city | Yerevan |
|---|---|
| Country | Armenia |
| Nations | 39 |
| Athletes | 219 |
| Events | 13 |
| Dates | 23–30 May |
| Main venue | Karen Demirchyan Complex |
The Men's 2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Yerevan, Armenia from 23 to 30 May 2022. [1] It is the 44th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, the EUBC.
| Date | Round |
|---|---|
| 23-26 May 2022 | Preliminaries |
| 27 May 2022 | Quarterfinals |
| 29 May 2022 | Semifinals |
| 30 May 2022 | Finals |
* Host nation (Armenia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Georgia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Serbia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Spain | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 4 |  England | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 |  Armenia * | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 6 |  Italy | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 |
| 7 |  France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Ireland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 9 |  Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 |  Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 |  Bulgaria | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 |  Wales | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 14 |  Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
 Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 16 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Croatia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Moldova | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Scotland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 13 | 13 | 26 | 52 | |
219 boxers from 39 countries registered to compete at the 2022 European championships. [2]
| NOC | Men | Total | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48 kg | 51 kg | 54 kg | 57 kg | 60 kg | 63.5 kg | 67 kg | 71 kg | 75 kg | 80 kg | 86 kg | 92 kg | 92+kg | ||
 Albania |  | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Armenia (host) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| Austria | | | 2 | |||||||||||
| Belgium | | | | 3 | ||||||||||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | | | | 3 | ||||||||||
| Bulgaria | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | ||
| Croatia | | | | | | 5 | ||||||||
 Czech Republic | | | | 3 | ||||||||||
 Denmark | | 1 | ||||||||||||
| England | | | | | | | | | 8 | |||||
 Estonia | | | 2 | |||||||||||
 Finland | | | | | 4 | |||||||||
| France | | | | | | 5 | ||||||||
| Georgia | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | |||
| Germany | | | | | | | | | | 9 | ||||
 Greece | | | | | | 5 | ||||||||
| Hungary | | | | | | | | | | 9 | ||||
 Iceland | | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Ireland | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | |||
 Israel | | | | | 4 | |||||||||
| Italy | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | |
 Lithuania | | | | 3 | ||||||||||
 Luxembourg | | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Moldova | | | | | | | | | | 9 | ||||
 Montenegro | | | | | 4 | |||||||||
 Netherlands | | | | 3 | ||||||||||
 Norway | | | 2 | |||||||||||
| Poland | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | |||
| Romania | | | | 3 | ||||||||||
| Scotland | | | | | | | 6 | |||||||
| Serbia | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | |||
 Slovakia | | | | | | 5 | ||||||||
 Slovenia | | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Spain | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | |||
 Sweden | | | | 3 | ||||||||||
 Switzerland | | 1 | ||||||||||||
 Turkey | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | |||
| Ukraine | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 |
| Wales | | | | | 4 | |||||||||
Belarusian and Russian boxers are not allowed to compete at the event after a ban as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Due ongoing tension between Azerbaijan and Armenia, Azerbaijan decided not to send any boxers to 2022 European championships. [3]
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