Overlapping the Eindhoven Box Cup, the new Abashidze Memorial Tournament is another strong elite competition for the female and male boxers in Georgia these days.

Georgia hosted the Kakauridze U19 Tournament earlier this month but their management decided to arrange another international event in the city of Batumi, the Abashidze Memorial Tournament.

Batumi is one of the most developed cities in the region which is located off the coast of the Black Sea and Georgia’s new diamond in terms of tourism, investment and sport.

Georgia has strong elite national team with several European Elite and European U23 Championships’ medallists on the board and the event is also a selection between them for the top competitions of the year.

Armenia, Greece, Moldova, Poland and Turkey sent also a powerful squad to the Abashidze Memorial Tournament this year. Israel returned to the international boxing business and their best elite boxers are taking part in the city of Batumi.

Altogether 27 female and 71 male boxers are participating for the 17 available titles in the Abashidze Memorial Tournament in Batumi. Twelve contests are scheduled in the first competition day including three female bouts and some of them at the men’s 60kg are expected to be world-class.

The Abashidze Memorial Tournament is a preparation event for the European Elite Boxing Championships which will be held in Sofia, Bulgaria on September 15-26.

The facts of the Abashidze Memorial Tournament

Name: Abashidze Memorial Tournament

Competition Period: May 23-26

Venue: Batumi, Georgia

Gender: Women & Men

Age Group: Elite

Date of Birth of the boxers: 1986-2007 born boxers

The weight categories of the Abashidze Memorial Tournament

Women’s: 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 60kg, 70kg, 75kg, and 80kg

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

The schedule of the Abashidze Memorial Tournament

May 22 – Arrival of the delegations

May 22 – Technical Meeting

May 22 – Official Draw

May 23, 14:00 – Day1 competition

May 24, 14:00 – Day2 competition

May 25, 14:00 – Day3 competition

May 26, 14:00 – Day4 competition

May 27, 13:00 – Day5 competition with the finals

May 28 – Departure of the delegations