Chemistry Cup

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Chemistry Cup
Tournament information
Sport Boxing
LocationHalle, Germany (1970-2019)
Cologne, Germany (2019-)
Established1970

The Chemistry Cup (German : Chemiepokal), now known as the Cologne Boxing World Cup, was established by the German Boxing Federation in 1970 in Halle, Germany. It is Germany's long-running international amateur boxing tournament.

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History

The first Chemistry Cup boxing tournament was held in Halle (Saale), Germany, in 1970. Since 1970, the event has crowned champions such as three-time Olympic gold medalist Teófilo Stevenson, Henry Maske, Dariusz Michalczewski, Juan Hernández, Andy Cruz, and Vassiliy Jirov. [1]

In 2005, Gennady Golovkin suffered one of his reported five amateur losses at the German tournament, defeated by Eduard Gutknecht. [2]

The 2012 Chemistry Cup, held from March 14–17, featured U.S. Olympians Errol Spence Jr. and Joseph Diaz, Jr. [3]

The Chemistry Cup became the Cologne Boxing World Cup in 2019. [1] Halle was replaced by Cologne as the host city for the 45th amateur boxing tournament. [4]

Notable participants

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References

  1. 1 2 "Cologne Boxing World Cup welcomes the world champions". boxing.hu. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  2. ↑ "Eduard Gutknecht: How I beat Gennady Golovkin". boxingnewsonline.net. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  3. 1 2 "Santos Vasquez, Joseph Diaz, Jr., And Errol Spence To Compete In The 2012 Chemistry Cup In Halle, Germany". boxing247.com. March 13, 2012. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  4. ↑ "Ward frustrated after failing Chemistry test". independent.ie. April 12, 2019. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  5. ↑ IBA (March 8, 2016). "2016 Chemistry Cup attracts a host of stars for five days of elite men's boxing in Germany". iba.sport. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  6. ↑ "Keyshawn Davis". usaboxing.org. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
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