World Youth Championships in Boxing 2014
The 2014 World Youth Championships in boxing took place from April 10th to 25th, 2014 in the Bulgarian capital Sofia . The venue was the Arena Armeec , which opened in 2011 . 781 male and female boxers from 105 nations were registered.
The first five places in each weight class for the male boxers and the first four places in each weight class for the female boxers were automatically qualified for the Summer Youth Olympic Games in Nanjing , China, around four months later .
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Eligible for entry were male and female boxers aged 17 and 18 who were registered in the AIBA database, with men competing in ten and women in three weight classes. Each nation was only allowed to provide one boxer per weight class. The male participants boxed three rounds of three minutes per fight, with a one-minute break between the rounds, while the female participants fought four rounds of two minutes per fight, also with a one-minute break. Head protection and betting boxing gloves with 10 oz were also mandatory.
All referees and point judges were provided by the AIBA, and the 10 point must scoring system used in professional boxing was used for scoring.
Results of male boxers
CLASS |
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Half fly weight (up to 49 kg) |
![]() Kazakhstan |
![]() Uzbekistan |
![]() Azerbaijan Shyam Kumar Kakara India ![]() |
Flyweight (up to 52 kg) |
![]() USA |
![]() England |
![]() Azerbaijan Lu Ping China ![]() |
Bantam weight (up to 56 kg) |
![]() Cuba |
![]() Kazakhstan |
![]() Bulgaria Peter McGrail England ![]() |
Lightweight (up to 60 kg) |
![]() Kazakhstan |
![]() Romania |
![]() Japan Ikboljon Choldarow Uzbekistan ![]() |
Half welter weight (up to 64 kg) |
![]() Russia |
![]() Ukraine |
![]() Japan Vincenzo Arecchia Italy ![]() |
Welter weight (up to 69 kg) |
![]() Uzbekistan |
![]() Croatia |
![]() Dominican Rep. Ilijas Odinajew Belarus ![]() |
Middle weight (up to 75 kg) |
![]() Russia |
![]() Croatia |
![]() Ukraine Kosimbek Mardonow Uzbekistan ![]() |
Light heavyweight (up to 81 kg) |
![]() Bulgaria |
![]() Kazakhstan |
![]() Armenia Vegar Tregren Norway ![]() |
Heavy weight (up to 91 kg) |
![]() Cuba |
![]() Croatia |
![]() Ukraine Kim Jin-Nyong South Korea ![]() |
Super heavyweight (over 91 kg) |
![]() USA |
![]() Germany |
![]() Hungary Marat Kerimchanow Russia ![]() |
Results of female boxers
CLASS |
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Fly weight (48 - 51 kg) |
![]() Armenia |
![]() Italy |
![]() Kazakhstan Neriman Istık Turkey ![]() |
Light weight (57 - 60 kg) |
![]() United States |
![]() Turkey |
![]() Ukraine Monica Floridia Italy ![]() |
Middle weight (69 - 75 kg) |
![]() Poland |
![]() Australia |
![]() Taiwan Martha Fabela USA ![]() |
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With the “Road to Sofia” program, AIBA supported 57 boxers whose national boxing associations could not have afforded to participate sufficiently.