The 33rd edition of the Hakija Turajlic Memorial Tournament will be held in Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina on October 21-25 which is a strong preparation event before the European U23 Boxing Championships and other international competitions.
The Bosnian & Herzegovian local organizers arranged an international pre-training camp before the start of the Hakija Turajlic Memorial Tournament on October 8-20.
The local organizers confirmed the participation of the following nations at the Hakija Turajlic Memorial Tournament: Austria, host Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland and Ukraine.
Bosnia & Herzegovina is a very active country in the international boxing map, they hosted the Mustafa Hajrulahovic Talijan Memorial Tournament earlier this year and they have strong plans also for 2027.
The Hakija Turajlic Memorial Tournament will take place for the U17, U19 and elite age groups as in the last edition. The Hotel BM, the Hotel Walter and the Hotel Ibis Styles Sarajevo are the official accommodation places for the event.
The Hakija Turajlic Memorial Tournament returned to the boxing map after several years of break and Sarajevo welcomed the participants in a superb four-days long event in 2025.
Bosnia & Herzegovina’s international event was held for the U17 junior, U19 youth and the elite boxers in both genders. The total number of the boxers was 118 in Sarajevo representing 13 countries from 3 different continents one year ago.
Bosnia & Herzegovina, Chinese Taipei, Croatia, Italy, Libya, Montenegro, Poland, Qatar, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and Tunisia were the participating 13 nations in 2025.
The schedule of the 2026 Hakija Turajlic Memorial Tournament
October 8-20 – International Training Camp
October 21 – Arrivals
October 21 – Accreditations
October 21, 21:00 – Technical Meeting
October 22, 07:00-08:00 – Weigh-in and medical check
October 22, 14:00 & 18:00 – Day1 competition at the Sports Hall Goran Cengic
October 23, 14:00 & 18:00 – Day2 competition at the Sports Hall Goran Cengic
October 24, 11:00 – Day3 competition with the finals at the Olympic Hall Mirza Delibasic
October 25 – Departure of the delegations