The 2008 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships were held in Guadalajara, Mexico, from October 31 to November 1, 2008. It was the first edition of the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships which had taken over from the Junior World Championship. The competition is under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA and is the junior version of the World Amateur Boxing Championships.
A total of 359 fighters from 68 different countries registered to compete in the inaugural edition of the competition.[1]
Medal winners
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |
 Nanao SinghIndia |
 Grigoriy NikolaychukRussia |
 Luis DiazDominican Republic
|
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
 Jonathan GonzálezPuerto Rico |
 Yunier Robles GongoraCuba |
 Bunyodbek MashrapovUzbekistan
|
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Magomed Kurbanov Russia |
 Andrei RazvanRomania |
 Timacoy WilliamsAustralia
|
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
 Óscar ValdezMexico |
Maxim Dadashev Russia |
Marin Dragos Romania
|
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
 Raymond MoyletteIreland |
 Daniyar YeleussinovKazakhstan |
Vage Saruhanyan Russia
|
| Light Welterweight (– 64 kilograms) |
Frank Isla Cuba |
Jamie Kavanagh Ireland |
 Zdenek ChladekCzech Republic
|
| Welterweight (– 69 kilograms) |
Óscar Molina Mexico |
Boturjon Mahmudov Uzbekistan |
David Joe Joyce Ireland
|
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
Rey Eduardo Recio Cuba |
 Enrico KoellingGermany |
Dmitry Bivol Russia
|
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Jose Larduet Cuba |
Marten Magomedov Russia |
Tommy McCarthy Ireland
|
| Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) |
Erislandy Savón Cuba |
Ivan Dychko Kazakhstan |
Aurel Manole Romania
|
| Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kilograms) |
 Joseph DawejkoUSA |
Eric Brechlin Germany |
Omar Ibanez Cuba
|
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba (CUB) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Mexico (MEX) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Russia (RUS) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | Ireland (IRL) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 5 |  United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Puerto Rico (PUR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 8 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Uzbekistan (UZB) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 12 |  Ukraine (UKR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Czech Republic (CZE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dominican Republic (DOM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Finland (FIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 11 | 11 | 22 | 44 | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Deadline closes for 2008 Youth World Championships entries". AIBA. 2008-09-29. Archived from the original on 2008-11-05. Retrieved 2009-02-06.