apb schedule 2015 cycle i
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apb schedule 2015 cycle i
THE REVOLUTION The world revolution in boxing is here! The AIBA Pro Boxing (APB) brings to the world the pinnacle of pro boxing, with unparalleled transparency in professional boxing. Managed by the International Boxing Association (AIBA), APB showcases 120 of the world’s top-ranked boxers, chosen out of the millions of AIBA boxers from all four corners of the world, competing in 10 weight classes. APB boxers square-off in 8 x 3 minute rounds and compete not only for the title of APB Champion, but also for a chance to qualify automatically for a spot in the Olympic Games. APB is the very pinnacle of pro boxing, the dawn of a new era. THE BIRTH OF APB AIBA is the sole worldwide governing body for boxing. It brings together 196 nations on five continents to promote the sport of boxing. Its mission is to develop and govern boxing in all of its forms, from grassroots bouts through to elite competitions such as World Championships and Olympic Games – and then on to semi-pro and pro boxing. The AIBA President, Dr Ching Kuo Wu, on his election in 2006, recognized that the future of the sport of boxing stood at a crossroads. Dr Wu set out to create a new, secure and revolutionary pathway for amateur boxers to move up into a professional career. To do this, Dr Wu created the AIBA Pro Boxing. APB is ‘The Revolution’ – giving the world’s very best boxers a stable, transparent professional career and opportunities to earn significant purses. Each APB boxer is guaranteed four fights a year based on a completely transparent ranking system. Best of all, for the first time, APB offers boxers the opportunity to compete professionally while still remaining eligible for the Olympic Games – indeed APB is one of the qualifying tournaments, fully supported and endorsed by the International Olympic Committee. History was made when APB launched in September 2014, with more than 80 participating boxers meeting in Almaty, Kazakhstan for a Draw Ceremony to kick-off the first-ever APB Cycle. OLYMPIC QUOTAS APB is the only way for professional boxers to qualify for the Olympic Games. In 2015, 20 boxers (two per weight class) will earn a coveted spot to participate in the Rio 2016 Olympic Games through APB. Ten of these boxers will be the current Champions from the Inaugural APB Cycle and the remaining ten boxers will be their Challengers in the Title Bouts of the Second APB Cycle. Dawn of a New Era: FIRST CHAMPIONS The competition to establish the very first APB Champions was a truly global showcase of pro boxing, with bouts taking place in Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, China, Italy, Kazakhstan and Russia. The world’s best boxers hailed from five continents and 35 countries, squaring off in front of passionate crowds in iconic cities such as Rome, Paris, Istanbul and Foshan. APB featured Olympic medalists, AIBA World Champions, World Series of Boxing Title Holders, undefeated professional boxers, savvy veterans and rookie sensations all competing against each another. Crowning of Champions: APB INAUGURAL TITLE BOUTS In January and February 2015, watched by boxing media, fans and fellow fighters all over the world, the Inaugural Title Matches crowned the first APB Champions across 10 weight classes. These Champions, the best in the world in their class, will defend their titles later this year and so automatically qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. “The future is finally here for boxing and it is glorious,” says the AIBA President, Dr Ching Kuo Wu. “This is only the beginning and it is exhilarating to see APB being so successful immediately.” Each Title Bout was full of drama, tension, world class athleticism and nonstop excitement, with fans in awe of the skills on display. The boxers represented themselves and their countries with passion and courage. Title Match: LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (49KG) Bin Lv from China started his APB career by defeating Birzham Zhakipov from Kazakhstan in a close match. In Week 2, Lv earned his second win against his compatriot and future runner-up, Zhonglin Wu, a contest which was held in a highly charged atmosphere in Hong Kong. Lv secured his ticket for the Title Bout after a thrilling win over Filipino star Mark Barriga (2:1) and then became the first-ever APB Light Flyweight Champion by defeating Zhonglin Wu again (73:79/ 74:78/ 73:79) in another spirited match. Champion: BIN LV(CHN) The Champion is 24 years old and hails from China. He went 4-0 in the Inaugural APB Cycle and prior to fighting in APB, he had won a bronze medal at the Asian Boxing Championships in 2011, as well as the gold medal at the AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships Yerevan 2012. Title Match: FLYWEIGHT (52KG) Mikhail Aloian from Russia showed tremendous skill during his thrilling route to the Title. He won all of his bouts by unanimous decision defeating Vincenzo Picardi from Italy, Aleksandar Aleksandrov from Bulgaria and Mohamed Flissi from Algeria in a walkover. In the Inaugural Title Bout, Aloian controlled the fight expertly throughout, against Mexico’s exciting WSB veteran Elias Emigdio. Aloian went on to claim the APB Belt in front of many proud and supportive home fans in Novosibirsk. Champion: MIKHAIL ALOIAN (RUS) Aloian is a southpaw and one of the most decorated boxers in APB. Prior to putting his skills on display in this competition, he won gold in the AIBA World Boxing Championships Baku 2011 and Almaty 2013, as well as a bronze medal in the London 2012 Olympic Games and a gold medal in the European Boxing Championships held in Moscow in 2010. Title Match: BANTAMWEIGHT (56KG) Khedafi Djelkhir from France, one of the most experienced fighters in APB, stamped his mark on the 1st APB Cycle by becoming the first-ever Bantamweight Champion. He began his APB journey with a masterful points win over Venezuela’s Yonni Blanco and locked-in a Title Match appearance with a dominant performance over Brazil’s Robenilson Vieira De Jesus. In a one-of-a-kind match against Alberto Melian from Argentina, Djelkhir fought with incredible passion, ultimately emerging victorious against an well-respected opponent, to the delight of his home Parisian fans. Champion: KHEDAFI DJELKHIR (FRA) From France, 31 years old Djelkhir is perhaps the most well rounded APB competitor, with a professional boxing record of 16-0, a silver medal from the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, as well as experience in the World Series of Boxing. Title Match: LIGHTWEIGHT (60KG) Berik Abdrakhmanov from Kazakhstan was amongst the strongest APB Inaugural Champions and emerged victorious against Hurshid Tojibaev from Uzbekistan in front of a noisy crowd in Russia to become the first-ever Lightweight APB Champion. Abdrakhmanov debuted in APB with victory in a close match against David Joyce from Ireland before showing off every facet of his skill and ability with a win against Filipino Charly Suarez. Champion: BERIK ABDRAKHMANOV (KAZ) Abdrakhmanov is originally from Kazakhstan and at only 28 years old, he has amassed an incredibly solid list of accomplishments. He won the gold medal in a tough field during the Asian Boxing Championships in 2013, as well as a brilliant bronze medal in the AIBA World Boxing Championships held in that same year in Almaty, Kazakhstan. Title Match: LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT (64KG) Armen Zakaryan from Russia had thrilling start in APB that culminated in him claiming the Light Welterweight APB Championships. He dominated the weight class, not dropping a round in his opening two fights, before ultimately defeating Artem Harutyunyan from Germany for the second time in the Inaugural Title Match. Champion: ARMEN ZAKARYAN (RUS) Hailing from Russia, Zakaryan won gold medals in the European Boxing Championships in 2013 and the Russian National Championships in 2012. At 25 years old, the potential is immense for Zakaryan who is looking unbeatable at Light Welterweight. Title Match: WELTERWEIGHT (69KG) Onur Sipal from Turkey claimed two exciting wins over the Kenyan star Rayton Okwiri to become APB Welterweight Champion, and a second Title Holder from Turkey. On his route to winning the Belt, Sipal showcased his extraordinary skills in defeating Gyula Kate from Hungary and Eimantas Stanionis from Lithuania. Champion: ONUR SIPAL (TUR) Sipal is just 25 years old and has the capability to excel in APB for many years to come. Previously the World University Boxing Champion silver medalist, Sipal reached the Quarter-Finals of the AIBA World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007 aged just 18, as well as competing at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. Title Match: MIDDLEWEIGHT (75KG) Adem Kilicci from Turkey has been perhaps the best fighter in APB so far, displaying tremendous skill and talent in the 75 kg category. His journey culminated with him winning the APB Middleweight Title during a highly emotional night in Istanbul. He twice beat the highly rated Artem Chebotarev from Russia in APB and also won against Nickson Abaka from Kenya and Hosam Abdin from Egypt. Champion: ADEM KILICCI (TUR) At 28 years old, Kilicci has not yet reached his prime in boxing and passionately supported by his home fans in Turkey will be tough to beat in the coming Cycles. In addition to being the first-ever APB Middleweight Champion, he won a bronze medal at the the AIBA World Boxing Championships Chicago 2007 and gold at the Mediterranean Games in 2013. Title Match: LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (81KG) Ehsan Rouzbahani from Iran is a formidable and exciting competitor who always brings thrills and entertainment into the ring. In his run to the APB Title, he suffered one loss to the powerful Nikita Ivanov from Russia. But his Championships bout against Kennedy St Pierre from Mauritius resulted in a dynamic performance which allowed him to lift the APB Title in the Light Heavyweight class. Champion: EHSAN ROUZBAHANI (IRI) Rouzbahani is 26 years old and an Olympian from the London 2012 Olympic Games. At the AIBA World Boxing Championships Baku 2011, he beat three fighters including Joe Ward from Ireland, as well as the two world class boxers he could once again meet in APB. Title Match: HEAVYWEIGHT (91KG) Rising star Aleksei Egorov from Russia became the APB Heavyweight Champion after two outstanding victories against the hometown star and number one seed Clemente Russo in Italy. As well as those unbelievable performances, Egorov also enjoyed two exciting APB victories against Chouaib Bouloudinats from Algeria and Emir Ahmatovic from Germany. Champion: ALEKSEI EGOROV (RUS) Egorov hails from Russia and at only 23 years old, he could become the most dominant Heavyweight in all of boxing. Prior to becoming APB Champion, Egorov won the gold medal in the European Boxing Championships in 2013 and a silver medal in the 2014 Russian National Championships. Title Match: SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT (91+KG) German Super Heavyweight Erik Pfeifer expertly carved his way through all opponents to become the first-ever APB Champion, with wins against Ahmed Samir from Turkey, Tony Yoka from France and a brutal stoppage over Mihai Nistor from Romania. Pfeifer’s final performance was an outstanding win against the previously undefeated Mohammed Arjaoui from Morocco. Champion: ERIK PFEIFER (GER) At 28 years old, Erik Pfeifer is a two-time AIBA World Boxing Championships silver medalist and a superb athlete for a man of his size. Staying undefeated at Super Heavyweight is a tough task, but if anybody is capable, it will be Pfeifer. COMING UP NEXT APB enters Cycle I of the competition, with the world’s best 120 boxers striving to reach the top of their rankings and earn the right to challenge the Inaugural Champions – as well as win automatic qualification to the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Having established the pinnacle of the sport at world level, APB will in future develop regional and national levels of competition to complete ‘The Global Revolution’ in boxing. APB Schedule for Cycle I Round 1 Round 2 Title Match May 29-30 July 10-11 Sep. 11-12 June 5-6 July 17-18 Sep. 18-19 Round 1 Round 2 Title Match Oct. 30-31 Dec. 11-12 Jan. 22-23, 2016 Nov. 6-7 Dec. 18-19 Jan. 29-30, 2016 APB Schedule for Cycle II Be part of The Revolution! Contact: [email protected] APB MATCH SCHEDULES CYCLE I - 2015 AIBA PRO BOXING APB SCHEDULE 2015 CYCLE8 ROUND I - MATCHES ROUND 1 LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (49kg) CHN rank 1 WU Zhonglin KAZ rank 2 ZHAKYPOV ARG rank 5 BLANC Birzhan Leandro RUS rank 6 AYRAPETYAN MEX rank 1 EMIDGIO UZB rank 2 LATIPOV ALG rank 5 FLISSI David vs vs vs vs QUIPO ECU rank 4 LOURENCO BRA rank 3 KAGGWA UGA rank 8 Carlos Patrick Fazil GANSELEM Ariunbold WELTERWEIGHT (69kg) June 6 Guyiang, China June 7 Guyiang, China MGL rank 7 KEN rank 1 OKWIRI LTU rank 2 STANIONIS GER rank 5 MARUTJAN CUB rank 6 DESPAIGNE RUS rank 1 CHEBOTAREV FRA rank 2 TAVARES EGY rank 5 ABDIN KEN rank 6 ABAKA MRI rank 1 ST PIERRE IRL rank 2 WARD RUS rank 5 IVANOV GER rank 6 MICHEL ITA rank 1 RUSSO ALG rank 2 BOULOUDINATS ARG rank 5 PERALTA BUL rank 6 PULEV MOR rank 1 ARJAOUI RUS rank 2 OMAROV FRA rank 5 YOKA CUB rank 6 SANCHEZ FLYWEIGHT (52kg) Elias Jasurbek Mohamed FRA rank 6 ASLOUM ARG rank 1 MELIAN KEN rank 2 NJANGIRU KOR rank 5 HAM Redouane vs vs vs vs MARTINEZ ARG rank 4 SULEIMENOV KAZ rank 3 MOHAMMADPOUR IRN rank 8 ALEKSANDROV BUL rank 7 Fernando Iliyas Sajad Aleksa ndar Alberto Benson Sangmyeong GER rank 6 ERSEKER UZB rank 1 TOJIBAEV RUS rank 2 POLYANSKIY PHI rank 5 SUAREZ ITA rank 6 VALENTINO GER rank 1 HARUTYUNYAN ARG rank 2 AQUINO MEX rank 5 ROMERO UKR rank 6 KYSLYTSYN Hakan vs vs vs vs AZE rank 4 ZHANG CHI rank 3 Javid Jiawei KOOTA FIN rank 8 BLANCO VEN rank 7 Matti Yoni June 10 Mexico City, Mexico June 6 Sofia, Bulgaria Hurshid Dmitriy Charly Domenico vs vs vs vs IRL rank 4 CONCEIÇAO BRA rank 3 DZHABRAILOV RUS rank 8 BRIL GER rank 7 David Robson Magomedrashid Arthur June 7 Guyiang, China June 6 Guyiang, China Artem Carlos Juan Vyacheslav vs vs vs vs LIT rank 4 CHADI ALG rank 3 FEHIM FRA rank 8 NAVARRO CUB rank 7 Evaldas Abdelkader Chabane Livan Ariosdeny HUN rank 4 ZAMKOVOY RUS rank 3 GHASEM POUR IRN rank 8 TSAGKRAKOS GRE rank 7 Gyula Andrey Amin Dimitros June 19 Moscow, Russia Artem Michel Hosam Nickson vs vs vs vs JURATONI ROU rank 4 MYTROVANOV Dmytro UKR rank 3 PASKALI vs Xhek GER rank 8 DELGADO ECU rank 7 Bogdan Marlo July 17 Saratov, Russia Kennedy Joseph Nikita Serge vs vs vs vs GENOV BUL rank 4 BAUDERLIQUE FRA rank 3 BENCHABLA ALG rank 8 MAMAZULUNOV UZB rank 7 Spas Mathieu Abdelhafid Oybek June 6 Sofia, Bulgaria June 20 Guyiang, China HEAVYWEIGHT (91kg) May 30 Tashkent, Uzbekistan LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT (64kg) PETRAUSKAS Arajik KATE LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (81kg) LIGHTWEIGHT (60kg) JOYCE Eimantas vs vs vs vs MIDDLEWEIGHT (75kg) BANTAMWEIGHT (56kg) CHALABIYEV Rayton Clemente Chouaib Yamil Tervel vs vs vs vs GOLOVASHENKO UKR rank 4 PINCHUK KAZ rank 3 GRAF GER rank 8 CALIC HRV rank 7 Roman Anton David Marko June 5 Milan, Italy SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT (+91kg) June 20 Guyiang, China June 10 Mexico City, Mexico Mohamed Magomed Tony Frank vs vs vs vs MEDZHIDOV AZE rank 4 NISTOR ROU rank 3 DEMIREZEN TUR rank 8 KIYDIN GER rank 7 Magomedrasul Mihai Ali Eren Ali June 5 Marrakesh, Morocco APB SCHEDULE 2015 CYCLE8 ROUND I - MATCHES ROUND 2 LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (49kg) ECU QUIPO ARG BLANC CHN WU UGA Carlos Leandro Zhonglin KAGGWA Fazil vs vs vs vs ZHAKYPOV KAZ GANSELEM MGL LOURENCO BRA Birzhan Ariunbold Patrick LANGU Kornelis WELTERWEIGHT (69kg) July 10 Guyiang, China July 11 Guyiang, China INA RUS ZAMKOVOY KEN OKWIRI GER MARUTJAN IRI GHASEM POUR FLYWEIGHT (52kg) IRI MOHAMMADPOUR ALG Mohamed MEX EMIDGIO ARG MARTINEZ Sajad FLISSI Elias Fernando vs vs vs vs BUL ASLOUM FRA Redouane SULEIMENOV KAZ LATIPOV UZB Iliyas Jasurbek ZHANG KOR HAM Sangmyeong AZE CHALABIYEV MGL ALTANGEREL BEN CHITOU PHI SUAREZ IRL JOYCE UZB TOJIBAEV MEX ROMERO FRA Chabane GER HARUTYANYAN LTU PETRAUSKAS Jiawei Javid Davaadalai vs vs vs vs MELIAN ARG ERSEKER GER NJANGIRU KEN WANG CHN Alberto Hakan Benson Linzhu July 18 Charly David Hurshid vs vs vs vs BRIL GER VALENTINO ITA Arthur Domenico CONCEIÇAO BRA POLYANSKIY RUS Robson Dmitriy Sofia, Bulgaria July 26 Mexico City, Mexico FRA TAVARES EGY ABDIN KEN ABAKA BUL GENOV vs FEHIM Artem Evaldas vs vs vs vs KYSLYTSYN UKR NAVARRO CUB CHADI ALG Vyacheslav Livan Abdelkader AQUINO Carlos KATE HUN STANIONIS LTU DESPAIGNE CUB TSAGKRAKOS GRE Gyula Eimantas Ariosdeny Dimitros July 24 Kemerovo, Russia MRI ST PIERRE RUS IVANOV ALG BENCHABLA ITA RUSSO UKR GOLOVASHENKO GER GRAF ARG PERALTA ARG Artem Michel Hosam Nickson vs vs vs vs JURATONI ROU MYTROFANOV UKR Bogdan Dmytro PASKALI vs Xhek GER DELGADO ECU Marlo July 26 Moscow, Russia LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (81kg) July 10 Guyiang, China July 11 Guyiang, China Spas Kennedy Nikita Abdelhafid vs vs vs vs BAUDERLIQUE FRA WARD IRL MICHEL GER MAMAZULUNOV UZB Mathieu Joseph Serge Oybek July 18 Sofia, Bulgaria July 30 Hamburg, Germany HEAVYWEIGHT (91kg) July 18 Tashkent, Uzbekistan LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT (64kg) Juan Amin RUS LIGHTWEIGHT (60kg) Shafiq Arajik CHEBOTAREV BANTAMWEIGHT (56kg) CHN Rayton vs vs vs vs MIDDLEWEIGHT (75kg) * ALEKSANDROV Aleksa ndar Andrey Clemente Roman David Yamil vs vs vs vs PINCHUK KAZ BOULOUDINATS ALG Anton Chouaib PULEV BUL CALIC CRO Tervel Marko July 11 Milan, Italy SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT (91+kg) July 26 Mexico City, Mexico July 30 Hamburg, Germany AZE MEDZHIDOV MAR ARJAOUI TUR DEMIREZEN FRA YOKA Magomedrasul Mohamed Ali Eren Tony vs vs vs vs NISTOR ROU BERNATH MAR KIYDIN GER STANKOVIC SRB Mihai Istvan Ali Milutin Winners of these bouts will become the official challengers to the APB World Champion and both boxers of the Championship bout will gain a quota for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.. * Middleweight (75kg) Category Event held in Saratov, Russia is part of the Cycle I, Round 1. July 24 Marrakesh, Morocco APB SCHEDULE 2015 CYCLE I 12- ROUND TITLE MATCHES MATCHES LIGHT FLYWEIGHT (49kg) September 11-12 Bin LV (CHN) APB Inaugural Champion (Winner OGQB ) vs Challenger based on bout results of July 10-11 September 18-19 Onur SIPAL (TUR) APB Inaugural Champion (Winner OGQB ) vs Challenger based on bout results of July 17-18 +3 UNDERCARD BOUTS (TBD) +3 UNDERCARD BOUTS (TBD) FLYWEIGHT (52kg) MIDDLEWEIGHT (75kg) September 18-19 Mikhail ALOIAN (RUS) APB Inaugural Champion (Winner OGQB ) vs Challenger based on bout results of July 10-11 September 11-12 Adem KILICCI (TUR) APB Inaugural Champion (Winner OGQB ) vs Challenger based on bout results of July 17-18 +3 UNDERCARD BOUTS (TBD) +3 UNDERCARD BOUTS (TBD) BANTAMWEIGHT (56kg) LIGHT HEAVYWEIGHT (81kg) September 11-12 Khedafi DJELKHIR (FRA) APB Inaugural Champion (Winner OGQB ) vs Challenger based on bout results of July 10-11 September 18-19 Ehsan ROUZBAHANI (IRI) APB Inaugural Champion (Winner OGQB ) vs Challenger based on bout results of July 17-18 +3 UNDERCARD BOUTS (TBD) +3 UNDERCARD BOUTS (TBD) LIGHTWEIGHT (60kg) HEAVYWEIGHT (91kg) September 18-19 Berik ABDRAKHMANOV (KAZ) APB Inaugural Champion (Winner OGQB ) vs Challenger based on bout results of July 10-11 September 11-12 Aleksei EGOROV (RUS) APB Inaugural Champion (Winner OGQB ) vs Challenger based on bout results of July 10-11 +3 UNDERCARD BOUTS (TBD) +3 UNDERCARD BOUTS (TBD) LIGHT WELTERWEIGHT (64kg) SUPER HEAVYWEIGHT (91+kg) September 11-12 Armen ZAKARYAN (RUS) APB Inaugural Champion (Winner OGQB ) vs Challenger based on bout results of July 17-18 +3 UNDERCARD BOUTS (TBD) OGQB WELTERWEIGHT (69kg) Olympic Games Qualifying Bout September 18-19 Erik PFEIFER (GER) APB Inaugural Champion vs Challenger (Winner OGQB based on bout results of July 17-18 +3 UNDERCARD BOUTS (TBD) )