2008 Boxing World Cup

The 2008 Boxing World Cup is a boxing competition between top ranked boxers in different weight categories. It was held in Moscow, Russia from December 10 to December 14.^[1]

New format

The format for the 2008 competition changed when it was announced that the event would take place under a new format and become a biennial event. Whereas before the competition was between teams, now it will be between the top ranked boxers in their weight categories. The winning country will be the one taking more medals than any other, without any group stages as previously.^[2][3]

Results

Light Flyweight (– 48 kg)

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Yampier Hernández (CUB)	13
	4	Birzhan Zhakypov (KAZ)	3
						Yampier Hernández (CUB)		7
						Harry Tanamor (PHI)		15
	3	Harry Tanamor (PHI)	12
	2	Łukasz Maszczyk (POL)	4

Flyweight (– 51 kg)

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Misha Aloyan (RUS)	14
	4	Vincenzo Picardi (ITA)	4
						Misha Aloyan (RUS)		20
						Andry Laffita (CUB)		6
	3	Andry Laffita (CUB)	14
	2	Jitender Kumar (IND)	6

Bantamweight (– 54 kg)

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Vyacheslav Goyan (MDA)	15
	4	Sergey Vodopyanov (RUS)	4
						Vyacheslav Goyan (MDA)		1
						Yankiel León (CUB)		10
	3	Yankiel León (CUB)	+4
	2	Akhil Kumar (IND)	4

Featherweight (– 57 kg)

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Sergei Ignatyev (RUS)	12
	4	Bahodirjon Sooltonov (UZB)	7
						Sergei Ignatyev (RUS)		8
						Idel Torriente (CUB)		12
	3	Idel Torriente (CUB)	6
	2	Anthresh Lalit Lakra (IND)	3

Lightweight (– 60 kg)

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Hu Qing (CHN)	10
	4	Famil Suleymanov (AZE)	4
						Hu Qing (CHN)		10
						Albert Selimov (RUS)		12
	3	Albert Selimov (RUS)	14
	2	José Pedraza (PUR)	4

Light-Welterweight (– 64 kg)

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene (MGL)	11
	4	Alexis Vastine (FRA)	8
						Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene (MGL)		2
						Roniel Iglesias (CUB)		16
	3	Roniel Iglesias (CUB)	18
	2	Alexandr Ivanov (RUS)	6

Welterweight (– 69 kg)

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Carlos Banteux (CUB)	15
	4	Jack Robert Culcay (GER)	4
						Carlos Banteux (CUB)		15
						Dilshod Mahmudov (UZB)		4
	3	Dilshod Mahmudov (UZB)	wo
	2	Dmitrijs Sostaks (LAT)	wo

Middleweight (– 75 kg)

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Alfonso Blanco (VEN)	15
	4	Dmitry Chudinov (RUS)	8
						Alfonso Blanco (VEN)		9
						Andranik Hakobyan (ARM)		10
	3	Andranik Hakobyan (ARM)	12
	2	Elshod Rasulov (UZB)	2

Light-Heavyweight (– 81 kg)

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Abbos Atoev (UZB)	+9
	4	Dzhakhon Kurbanov (TJK)	9
						Abbos Atoev (UZB)		7
						Artur Beterbiyev (RUS)		17
	3	Artur Beterbiyev (RUS)	AB
	2	Dinesh Kumar (IND)	AB

Heavyweight (– 91 kg)

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Osmay Acosta (CUB)	21
	4	Roman Masalimov (RUS)	3
						Osmay Acosta (CUB)		w/o
						Oleksandr Usyk (UKR)
	3	Oleksandr Usyk (UKR)	5
	2	Mihail Muntean (MDA)	2

Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg)

	Semifinals					Final
	1	Robert Alfonso (CUB)	11
	4	Niyaz Fayzulin (RUS)	4
						Robert Alfonso (CUB)		w/o
						Marko Tomasović (CRO)
	3	Marko Tomasović (CRO)	9
	2	Azer Mamadov (AZE)	0

Medal table

Place	Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Cuba	6	2	0	8
2	Russia	3	1	5	9
3	Armenia	1	0	0	1
	Philippines	1	0	0	1
5	Uzbekistan	0	2	2	4
6	Moldova	0	1	1	2
7	Venezuela	0	1	0	1
	China	0	1	0	1
	Mongolia	0	1	0	1
	Ukraine	0	1	0	1
	Croatia	0	1	0	1
12	India	0	0	4	4
13	Azerbaijan	0	0	2	2
14	Germany	0	0	1	1
	Italy	0	0	1	1
	Kazakhstan	0	0	1	1
	Latvia	0	0	1	1
	Poland	0	0	1	1
	Puerto Rico	0	0	1	1
	Tajikistan	0	0	1	1
	France	0	0	1	1
Всего		11	11	22	44

References

1. "World Cup 2008".
2. "ABAE : Qualified boxers meet AIBA president". www.abae.co.uk. Archived from the original on 10 October 2008. Retrieved 14 January 2022.
3. http://www.allsport.ru/index.php?id=12301%5B%5D

External links

• The announcement about the start of the event (Russian)