The Akaki Kakauridze U19 Boxing Tournament will open in the city of Kutaisi in Georgia and will be the highlight of the upcoming five competition days.

The new edition of the Akaki Kakauridze U19 Tournament will start with 2 female and 32 male contests in the opening session today.

Altogether 26 female and 150 male boxers are participating in the Akaki Kakauridze U19 Youth Tournament in Georgia which will be a record-breaking edition.

The Georgians reached excellent results in the European U19 Boxing Championships and the European U17 Boxing Championships each last year.

Their next generation of boxers are skilled, technician and had the stamina until their last drop of energies which made the Georgians one of the bests in Europe.

Such strong countries as Kyrgyzstan, Spain, Azerbaijan, Turkey, Romania, Armenia, Lithuania, Estonia, and Moldova joined the host country therefore the quality will be high in the Kakauridze Tournament.

The boxers from the 2008 and 2009 born age groups are eligible to participate in the Akaki Kakauridze U19 Youth Tournament in Georgia.

The event will be a perfect preparation event for the upcoming U19 World Boxing Championships which is scheduled to take place in Budva, Montenegro on October 13-28.

The facts of the Akaki Kakauridze U19 Tournament

Name: Akaki Kakauridze U19 Tournament

Competition Period: May 5-9

Venue: Kutaisi, Georgia

Gender: Women & Men

Age Group: U19

Date of Birth of the boxers: 2008-2009 born boxers

The weight categories of the Akaki Kakauridze U19 Tournament

Women’s: 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 65kg, 70kg and +80kg

Men’s: 50kg, 55kg, 60kg, 65kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg, 85kg, 90kg, +90kg

The schedule of the Akaki Kakauridze U19 Tournament

May 3-4 – Arrivals of the delegations

May 4 – Technical Meeting

May 4 – Official Draw

May 5 – Day1 competition

May 6 – Day2 competition

May 7 – Day3 competition

May 8 – Day4 competition

May 9 – Day5 competition with the semi-finals

May 10 – Departures of the delegations