Boxing World Cup
Boxing World Cup | |
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Status | inactive |
Genre | sports event |
Date(s) | various |
Frequency | biannual |
Location(s) | various |
Inaugurated | 1979 |
Founder | Colonel Don Hull |
Most recent | 2008 |
Activity | AIBA |
People | Anwar Chowdhry |
The Boxing World Cup was an international
History
Individual boxers were competing in their weight categories as part of the team competition, with the overall winner decided by the higher number of total wins. Each team represented countries and continents. The number of weight categories differed per Cup. Related type of competition could be considered boxing team duels, often held between countries as part of the final stage of preparation for the
The event took place twelve times, from 1979 to 2008. In 2005, the event took place in Moscow, Russia, and the Russian team won. In the next event was held in Baku, Azerbaijan, and the Cuban team won.
After a new president was elected in the
Competition format
Certain editions of the World Cup, held in the 1990s, saw individual matches of five two-minute rounds.
Results by year
Edition | Year | Host | Venue | Dates | Winner | Runner-up | Final score | Third place | Notes | Refs |
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1 | 1979 | New York City, United States | Madison Square Garden | October 11–19 | United States | Soviet Union | 7–3 | South Korea Puerto Rico |
Cuba absent | [2] |
2 | 1981 | Montreal, Canada | Maurice Richard Arena | November 11–18 | Soviet Union | Cuba | 4–4 | United States Canada |
[3] | |
3 | 1983 | Rome, Italy | Palazzo dello Sport
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October 17–22 | Cuba | Soviet Union | 4–3 | Italy South Korea |
[4] | |
4 | 1985 | Seoul, South Korea | Jamsil Arena | November 2–6 | South Korea | Soviet Union | 4–4 | East Germany United States |
Cuba absent | [5] |
5 | 1987 | Belgrade, Yugoslavia | October 26–31 | Cuba | East Germany | 5–3 | Soviet Union Yugoslavia |
United States absent | [6] | |
6 | 1990 | Havana, Cuba | Sports City Coliseum
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February 18–24 | Cuba | Soviet Union | 4–0 | East Germany Turkey |
1st stage | [7] |
Dublin, Ireland | September 1–8 | Cuba | East Germany | 3–1 | West Germany Soviet Union |
2nd stage | [8] | |||
Bombay, India
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Bombay Gymkhana | November 10–17 | Cuba | United States | 3–1 | Canada Bulgaria |
3rd stage | [9] | ||
7 | 1994 | Bangkok, Thailand | Thammasat Sport Centre | June ?–11 | Germany | Cuba | 3–2 | Kazakhstan Uzbekistan |
[10] | |
8 | 1998 | Chongqing, China | June | Cuba | Thailand | 9–1 | Uzbekistan China |
[11] | ||
Beijing, China | ||||||||||
9 | 2002 | Astana, Kazakhstan | Kazakhstan Sports Palace | June 3–8 | Cuba | Kazakhstan | 7–5 | Thailand Russia |
[12] | |
1 (w) | 2004 | Tonsberg, Norway
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Quality Hotel | April 28 – May 1 | China | Italy | 3–3 | Turkey India |
Cuba absent Russia absent |
[13] |
10 | 2005 | Moscow, Russia | Luzhniki Minor Arena
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July 12–17 | Russia | Cuba | 7–4 | Azerbaijan Kazakhstan |
[14][15] | |
11 | 2006 | Baku, Azerbaijan | Baku Sports Palace | October 15–22 | Cuba | Russia | 6–5 | Azerbaijan Ukraine |
[16][17] | |
12 | 2008 | Moscow, Russia | Megasport Sport Palace | December 5–15 | Cuba | Russia | 6–3 | Armenia Philippines |
[1] | |
13 | 2023 | Croston, England | Croston Sports Club | June 1–15 | ||||||
Note | Cuban team did not participate in 1979' and 1985' editions for political reasons, mainly due to the Cuba's government altercations with the United States government. 2004 saw only the female contest.
The Russia World Cup cancelled because of the declaration of war on Ukraine |
Statistics by country
Country | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
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Cuba | 2 (2006, 2008) | 1 (2005) | – |
Russia | 1 (2005) | 2 (2006, 2008) | – |
Azerbaijan | – | – | 2 (2005, 2006) |
Armenia | – | – | 1 (2008) |
- Notes
- In 2005, there was a group stage followed by knock-out system and there were a semi-finals.
- In 2006, the third place was shared between the two teams that finished second in their groups.
- In 2008, the results were based on the medal table after the individual competitions.
United States Olympic Cup
Edition | Year | Host | Venue | Dates | Winner | Final score | Notes | Refs |
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1 | 1990 | Salt Lake City, Utah
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Salt Palace Exhibition Hall
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June 23 | North America | 11–3 | North America vs. Europe team duals at the multi-sport event | [18] |
2 | 1999 | San Diego, California
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University of California—San Diego | September 9–10 | Ukraine | individual contest at the multi-sport event | [19] |
See also
- World Amateur Boxing Championships
References
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- ^ World Cup 1979 Results at Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved on July 13, 2019.
- ^ World Cup 1981 Results at Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved on July 13, 2019.
- ^ World Cup 1983 Results at Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved on July 13, 2019.
- ^ World Cup 1985 Results at Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved on July 13, 2019.
- ^ World Cup 1987 Results at Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved on July 13, 2019.
- ^ World Cup 1990 (Cuba) Results at Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved on July 13, 2019.
- ^ World Cup 1990 (Dublin) Results at Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved on July 13, 2019.
- ^ World Cup 1990 (Bombay) Results at Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved on July 13, 2019.
- ^ World Cup 1994 Results at Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved on December 20, 2019.
- ^ World Cup 1998 Results at Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved on July 13, 2019.
- ^ World Cup 2002 Results at Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved on July 13, 2019.
- ^ Female World Cup 2004 Results at Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved on December 20, 2019.
- ^ "Boxing World Cup, Moscow 2005". Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ^ "Boxing World Cup, Moscow 2005". Archived from the original on 2008-09-15. Retrieved 2008-08-05.
- ^ Боксеры готовятся к Кубку мира. Бокс. MAGSPORT Archived 2011-04-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Бокс - Новости бокса - BOXNEWS.com.ua". www.boxnews.com.ua. 27 February 2019.
- ^ Santa Ana Orange County Register Archives, Jun 25, 1990, p. 49
- ^ Bank of America - US Olympic Cup - 1999 at Amateur Boxing Results. Retrieved on January 9, 2020.