More than 200 boxers from 25 nations have registered to the upcoming 63rd Belgrade Winner Tournament which will be Serbia’s biggest boxing show on May 14-17.
The Serbian Boxing Federation is planning a strong comeback to the international map with their upcoming 63rdBelgrade Winner Tournament where top nations will take part for the medals and prizes.
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Canada, Cuba, Czech Republic, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Philippines, Romania, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Turkey, Ukraine and Wales are the 25 participating nations in the Belgrade Winner Tournament this year.
The Belgrade Winner Tournament is one of the oldest international competitions in the entire world, next to the Strandja Memorial, the Bocskai Memorial, the Golden Gloves and the Bornemissza Tournament.
The women boxers will be able to compete in 10 categories in Belgrade: 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 65kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg and +80kg.
The men athletes also will have 10 different weight classes at the Belgrade Winner Tournament: 50kg, 55kg, 60kg, 65kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg, 85kg, 90kg and +90kg.
The Belgrade Winner Tournament is a perfect preparation option for the main goals of the year such as the European Elite Boxing Championships which will take place in Sofia this September, the Commonwealth Games, the Panamerican Boxing Championships and the Asian Games.
Several of the Olympic Champions, World Champions and European gold medallists competed in the previous decades at the Belgrade Winner Tournament which has a bright history from the past.
The facts of the Belgrade Winner Tournament
Name: Belgrade Winner Tournament
Competition Period: May 14-17
Venue: Belgrade, Serbia
Gender: Women & Men
Age Group: Elite
Date of Birth of the boxers: 1986-2007 born boxers
The weight categories of the Belgrade Winner Tournament
Women’s: 48kg, 51kg, 54kg, 57kg, 60kg, 65kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg and +80kg
Men’s: 50kg, 55kg, 60kg, 65kg, 70kg, 75kg, 80kg, 85kg, 90kg, +90kg
The schedule of the Belgrade Winner Tournament
May 12-13 – Arrival of the delegations
May 13 – Technical Meeting & Official Draw
May 14 – Day1 competition
May 15 – Day2 competition
May 16 – Day3 competition
May 17 – Day4 competition
May 18 – Departure of the delegations
Boxers who need to be watched in the Belgrade Winner Tournament
- Nurselen Yalgettekin, Turkey, women’s 48kg – European U23 Champion
- Aira Villegas, Philippines, women’s 51kg – Paris Olympics bronze medallist
- Laura Fuertes, Spain, women’s 51kg – Bronze medallist at the Women’s World Championships
- Im Ae Ji, South Korea, women’s 54kg – Paris Olympics bronze medallist
- Bojana Gojkovic, Montenegro, women’s 57kg – Multiple European Champion
- Irma Testa, Italy, women’s 60kg – Tokyo Olympics bronze medallist; European Games winner; World Champion
- Oh Yeon Ji, South Korea, women’s 60kg – Asian Games winner; multiple Asian Champion
- Natalia Shadrina, Serbia, women’s 60kg – European Games silver medallist
- Anastasija Lukajic, Serbia, women’s 65kg – Women’s World Championships bronze medallist
- Rosie Eccles, Wales, women’s 70kg – Commonwealth Games winner
- Nikolina Gajic, Serbia, women’s 70kg – Women’s World Championships bronze medallist
- Anastasia Taran, Ukraine, women’s 70kg – European Youth Champion
- Havvanur Kethuda, Turkey, women’s +80kg – Youth World Champion
- Zsofia Szira, Hungary, women’s +80kg – European U23 Champion
- Martin Molina, Spain, men’s 50kg – European Champion
- Ergyunal Sebahtin Sabri, Bulgaria, men’s 50kg – European Championships silver medallist
- Carlo Paalam, Philippines, men’s 55kg – Tokyo Olympics silver medallist
- Beksultan Boranbek, Kazakhstan, men’s 55kg – Youth World Champion
- Viktorio Iliev, Bulgaria, men’s 65kg – European U23 Championships silver medallist
- Nurbek Mursal, Kazakhstan, men’s 70kg – Youth World Championships silver medallist
- Jovan Nikolic, Serbia, men’s 75kg – European Champion
- Sanzhar-Ali Begaliyev, Kazakhstan, men’s 75kg – Youth World Champion
- Daniel Pitt, Wales, men’s 80kg – U19 World Champion
- Rastko Simic, Serbia, men’s 80kg – European Championships silver medallist
- Rafayel Hovhannisyan, Armenia, men’s 85kg – European Championships silver medallist
- Temirlan Mukatayev, Kazakhstan, men’s 85kg – Asian U22 Champion
- Fernando Arzola, Cuba, men’s +90kg – World Championships silver medallist