AIBA Challenge Matches
The AIBA Challenge Matches were international boxing competitions organized by the Association Internationale de Boxe Amateure (AIBA). The first tournament was held in 1983 in two countries ( USA and Tokyo ), the second took place in 1984 in Los Angeles . No competitions were held from 1985 to 1988. From 1989 to 1994 tournaments were held every year.
Known tournament winners
Well-known tournament winners were, among others, the two-time amateur world champion in light heavyweight Pablo Romero , the amateur and Olympic champion in welterweight Mark Breland , the three-time world champion Adolfo Horta , the Olympic and professional world champion of the associations WBA , WBC and IBF Pernell Whitaker , the Olympic and amateur world champion in super heavyweight Tyrell Biggs , the three-time Olympic and amateur world champion Teófilo Stevenson , the record heavyweight world champion Félix Savón , the Olympic champion, world and record European light flyweight champion Iwajlo Marinow , the light middleweight champion Ángel Espinosa , the two-time world champion Eric Griffin , the three-time world champion Francisc Vaştag , the Olympic champion and three-time amateur world champion in super heavyweight Roberto Balado , the two-time world champion István Kovács , the four-time world champion Juan Hernández Sierra , the amateur world champion and Olympic champion in light middleweight Ju to Carlos Lemus , the Olympic champion and WBC, WBA, IBF and WBO world champion Óscar de la Hoya , the WBC and IBF world champion Vernon Forrest , the two-time amateur world champion and Olympic champion Héctor Vinent , the Olympic and amateur world champion Daniel Petrow , the three-time world and European champion and Mayweather host Serafim Todorow , the two-time amateur world champion and Olympic champion Ariel Hernández and the amateur world light heavyweight champion Ramón Garbey .
Competitions
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No. | year | place | country | items |
1 | 1983 | Reno / Tokyo | United States / Japan | Details |
2 | 1984 | los Angeles | United States | Details |
3 | 1989 | Casablanca | Morocco | Details |
4th | 1990 | West Berlin | BR Germany | Details |
5 | 1991 | Bangkok | Thailand | Details |
6th | 1992 | Tampa | United States | Details |
7th | 1993 | Istanbul | Turkey | Details |
8th | 1994 | Dublin | Ireland | Details |