| Men's welterweight boxing at the 2015 European Games | |||||||||||||
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| Venue | Baku Crystal Hall | ||||||||||||
| Date | 17–27 June | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 21 from 21 nations | ||||||||||||
| Medalists | |||||||||||||
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The men's welterweight 69 kg boxing event at the 2015 European Games in Baku was held from 17 to 27 June at the Baku Crystal Hall. [1]
| Final 27 June | ||
 Alexander Besputin (RUS) | 0 | |
 Parviz Baghirov (AZE) | 3 | |
| Round of 32 17 June | Round of 16 20 June | Quarterfinals 23 June | Semifinals 26 June | |||||||||||
| Alexander Besputin (RUS) | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Youba Sissokho (ESP) | 0 | |||||||||||||
 Mihails Pavlovs (LAT) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Youba Sissokho (ESP) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Alexander Besputin (RUS) | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Souleymane Cissokho (FRA) | 0 | |||||||||||||
 Balázs Bacskai (HUN) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Souleymane Cissokho (FRA) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Alexander Besputin (RUS) | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Yaroslav Samofalov (UKR) | 0 | |||||||||||||
 Simeon Chamov (BUL) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Yaroslav Samofalov (UKR) | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Mateusz Kostecki (POL) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Yaroslav Samofalov (UKR) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Yaroslav Samofalov (UKR) | 2 | |||||||||||||
 Gela Abashidze (GEO) | 1 | |||||||||||||
 Constantin Olaru (ROU) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Gela Abashidze (GEO) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Gela Abashidze (GEO) | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Önder Şipal (TUR) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Round of 32 17–18 June | Round of 16 20–21 June | Quarterfinals 23 June | Semifinals 26 June | |||||||||||
 Dario Morello (ITA) | 0 | |||||||||||||
 Adam Nolan (IRL) | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Nolan (IRL) | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Alban Beqiri (ALB) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Adam Nolan (IRL) | 1 | |||||||||||||
 Josh Kelly (GBR) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Josh Kelly (GBR) | 2 | |||||||||||||
 Mahamed Nurudzinau (BLR) | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Josh Kelly (GBR) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Parviz Baghirov (AZE) | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Abass Baraou (GER) | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Andrei Hartsenko (EST) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Abass Baraou (GER) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Parviz Baghirov (AZE) | 3 | |||||||||||||
 Anass Messaoudi (BEL) | 1 | |||||||||||||
 Vasile Belous (MDA) | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Vasile Belous (MDA) | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Parviz Baghirov (AZE) | 3 | |||||||||||||
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