The 34th edition of the Ahmet Comert Bosphorus International Boxing Tournament will begin with its first competition day in Istanbul on March 30 and the finals are scheduled to take place on April 5.
Istanbul hosted several big events in the recent decades such as the Women’s World Boxing Championships, Junior World Boxing Championships, Cadet World Boxing Championships and the famous Ahmet Comert Tournament.
Such great boxing nations as Afghanistan, Australia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Germany, Ireland, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Türkiye, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan will be competing at the Ahmet Comert with strong boxers.
The upcoming Ahmet Comert Tournament will be preparation event for the World Boxing Cups, the European Elite Boxing Championships and the European U23 Boxing Championships as well.
The city of Istanbul will be also the host of the next edition of the European Games on June 16-27 in 2027.
The facts of the Ahmet Comert Tournament
Name: 34th Ahmet Comert Bosphorus International Boxing Tournament
Competition Period: March 27 – April 6
Venue: Istanbul, Türkiye
Gender: Women & Men
Age Group: Elite
Date of Birth of the boxers: 1986-2007 born boxers
The schedule of the Ahmet Comert Tournament
March 27-28 – Arrivals of the delegations
March 27-28 – Registrations
March 28-29 – Sport Entries Check
March 29, 16:30 – Technical Meeting
March 29, 17:00 – Official Draw
March 30, 14:00 & 18:00 – Day1 competition
March 30, 17:30 – Official Opening Ceremony
March 31, 14:00 & 18:00 – Day2 competition
April 1, 14:00 & 18:00 – Day3 competition
April 2, 14:00 & 18:00 – Day4 competition
April 3, 14:00 & 18:00 – Day5 competition
April 4, 14:00 & 18:00 – Day6 competition
April 5, 14:00 – Day7 competition with the finals
April 6 – Departures of the delegations
The boxers who need to be watched in the Ahmet Comert Tournament
- Gulnaz Buribayeva, Kazakhstan, women’s 48kg – Asian U22 Champion
- Robiyakhon Bakhtiyorova, Uzbekistan, women’s 48kg – Silver medallist from the Asian U22 Boxing Championships
- Leah Anderton, Australia, women’s 51kg – Bronze medallist from the 2024 U19 World Boxing Championships
- Gulnar Turapbay, Kazakhstan, women’s 51kg – Silver medallist from the Asian U22 Boxing Championships
- Tomiris Myrzakul, Kazakhstan, women’s 54kg – Silver medallist from the Asian U22 Boxing Championships
- Uzukjamol Yunusova, Uzbekistan, women’s 54kg – Silver medallist from the Asian U22 Boxing Championships
- Niamh Fay, Ireland, women’s 57kg – European U22 Champion
- Jelena Zekic, Serbia, women’s 57kg –
- Pinar Benek, Turkey, women’s 57kg – Silver medallist from the Youth World Boxing Championships
- Natalia Shadrina, Serbia, women’s 60kg – European Champion
- Tetiana Dovhal, Ukraine, women’s 60kg – Silver medallist from the Youth World Boxing Championships
- Sitora Turdibekova, Uzbekistan, women’s 60kg – Asian Champion
- Esmanur Lok, Turkey, women’s 60kg – Bronze medallist from the European U23 Boxing Championships
- Anastasija Lukajic, Serbia, women’s 65kg – Bronze medallist from the Women’s World Boxing Championships
- Yonca Gul Yilmaz, Turkey, women’s 65kg – Silver medallist from the Youth World Boxing Championships
- Anastasia Chernokolenko, Ukraine, women’s 70kg – Bronze medallist from the Women’s World Boxing Championships
- Anastasia Taran, Ukraine, women’s 70kg – European Youth Champion
- Nikolina Gajic, Serbia, women’s 70kg – Bronze medallist from the Women’s World Boxing Championships
- Dilara Sak, Turkey, women’s 70kg – Bronze medallist from the Youth World Boxing Championships
- Amalia Nita, Romania, women’s 70kg – European Youth Champion
- Sude Nur Aslan, Turkey, women’s 75kg – Bronze medallist from the Youth World Boxing Championships
- Tatia Bukia, Georgia, women’s 80kg – Silver medallist from the European Youth Championships
- Daria Sazonova, Moldova, women’s +80kg – European Elite Champion; European Youth Champion
- Sobirakhon Shakhobiddinova, Uzbekistan, women’s +80kg – Asian Youth Champion
- Seyma Duztas, Turkey, women’s +80kg – Silver medallist from the European U23 Boxing Championships
- Anvarzhan Khodzhiyev, Kyrgyzstan, men’s 50kg – Gold medallist at the Strandja Memorial Tournament
- Luka Kublashvili, Georgia, men’s 50kg – European U22 Champion
- Taj Harrington, Australia, men’s 55kg – Silver medallist from the 2025 Brandenburg U19 Tournament
- Salah Ibrahim, Germany, men’s 55kg – Cologne Boxing World Cup winner
- Zafarbek Kamilov, Kyrgyzstan, men’s 55kg – Silver medallist in the Asian Youth Boxing Championships
- Munarbek Seyitbek Uulu, Kyrgyzstan, men’s 60kg – Silver medallist at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games
- Omar Livaza, Kyrgyzstan, men’s 65kg – Silver medallist from the World Boxing Championships; Asian U22 Champion
- Alexandru Paraschiv, Moldova, men’s 70kg – Silver medallist at the 2024 European Boxing Championships
- Ikhtiyar Nishonov, Kyrgyzstan, men’s 70kg – Quarter-finalist at the 2025 World Boxing Championships
- Oner Seilkhan, Kazakhstan, men’s 70kg – Youth World Champion
- Alperen Yilmaz, Turkey, men’s 75kg – Bronze medallist from the Youth World Boxing Championships
- Dzhamal Kuliyev, Ukraine, men’s 75kg – European U23 Champion
- Delil Dadaev, Germany, men’s 80kg – European U22 Boxing Championships bronze medallist
- Dmytro Lovchinskyi, Ukraine, men’s +90kg – European U22 Champion; Paris Olympian