Feliks Stamm Tournament
The Feliks Stamm Tournament , or Feliks Stamm Memorial, is an international boxing tournament that is held annually in the Polish capital Warsaw . It is named after the "father of boxing in Poland", Feliks Stamm (1901–1976).
History and rules
The first tournament took place from November 11th to 13th, 1977 with 67 participants from twelve nations in eleven weight classes. There were no tournaments in 1980, 1984, 1988, 1991–1993 and 1996. In 1985 the tournament was held in Toruń and 1997 in Elbląg . In 2004 it served as a European qualifying tournament for participation in the 2004 Olympic Games. Since 2010, women's boxing has also been held. The rules of the amateur world association AIBA apply . Since 2011, boxing has been in ten weight classes for men and since 2013 without head protection. A fight with the men lasts three rounds of three minutes, with the women four rounds of two minutes.
Elite men and women (adults) between the ages of 19 and 40 are eligible to participate. Depending on the number of participants, there will be a round of 16, a quarter-final, a semi-final and a final. As is customary in amateur tournaments, the two losers in the semi-finals of a weight class each share third place. In 2014, 98 men and 43 women from 23 countries took part in the tournament and fought 104 fights.
Known winners
The most famous tournament winners include the Olympic and world champions Juan Lemus , Lennox Lewis , Andreas Tews , Sergei Kasakow , George Olteanu , Dorel Simion , Marian Simion , Juri Alexandrow , Ariel Hernández , Jermachan Ibraimow , Andrei Gogolew , Alexei Lesin , Alexander Alexejew , Ağası Məmm , Jérôme Thomas , Willy Blain , Alexei Tischtschenko , Serik Säpijew , Jerdos Dschanabergenow , Alexander Maletin , Evgeni Makarenko , Zhou Shiming , Sergei Wodopjanow , Artur Beterbijew , Matwei Korobow , Birschan Schaqypow , Danijar Jeleussinow , Roberto Cammarelle .
Other well-known winners are the future professional world champions Andreas Kotelnik , Denis Inkin , Tomasz Adamek , Alexander Powetkin and Dimitri Tschudinow .