1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships
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The Men's 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships
were held in Munich
, West Germany
from May 4 to 15. The third edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics
in Los Angeles, California
, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA
.
World Amateur Boxing Championships
The World Amateur Boxing Championships is a biennial amateur boxing competition organised by the International Boxing Association , which is the sport governing body. Alongside the Olympic boxing programme, it is the highest level of competition for the sport...
were held in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
from May 4 to 15. The third edition of this competition, held two years before the Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 1984 Summer Olympics took place in the Memorial Sports Arena in Los Angeles, California. The boxing schedule began on July 29 and ended on August 11. Twelve men's boxing events were contested.-Light Flyweight :...
in Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California...
, was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing AIBA
International Boxing Association
The International Boxing Association is a for-profit organization that sanctions professional boxing matches and awards world and subordinate championships.- Origins :...
.
Medal winners
| Light Flyweight (– 48 kilograms) |
 Ismail MustafovBulgaria |
 Go Yong-HwanNorth Korea |
 Huh Yong-MoHuh Yong-Mo Huh Yong-Mo is a retired South Korean amateur boxer.-Career:He won a Light Flyweight bronze medal at the 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships.... South Korea  Dietmar GeilichEast Germany |
| Flyweight (– 51 kilograms) |
 Yuri AlexandrovSoviet Union |
 Michael CollinsUnited States |
 Jesús PoolVenezuela  Constantin TitoiuConstantin Titoiu Constantin Titoiu is a retired amateur boxer from Romania. At the 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won the bronze medal in the flyweight division . In the semifinals he was beaten by eventual silver medalist Michael Collins of the United States. He also received a bronze medal in the 1983... Romania |
| Bantamweight (– 54 kilograms) |
Floyd Favors Floyd Favors Floyd Favors is a retired boxer from the United States. He is best known for winning the amateur world title in the men's bantamweight division in 1982.... United States |
Viktor Miroshnichenko Viktor Miroshnichenko Viktor Miroshnichenko is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the silver medal in the flyweight division , after being defeated in the final by Bulgaria's Petar Lesov. Two years later he captured the silver medal at the World... Soviet Union |
 Sami BuzoliSFR Yugoslavia Klaus-Dieter KirchsteinKlaus-Dieter Kirchstein Klaus-Dieter Kirchstein is a German bantam boxer who won the bronze medals in international competitions. He competed for the SC Dynamo Berlin/ Sportvereinigung Dynamo.- References :... East Germany |
| Featherweight (– 57 kilograms) |
 Adolfo HortaAdolfo Horta Adolfo Horta is a retired boxer from Cuba, who won the silver medal in the Men's Featherweight division at age 22 at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow... Cuba |
 Rawsalyn OtgonbayarMongolia |
Richard Nowakowski Richard Nowakowski Richard Nowakowski is a retired boxer from East Germany, who won the silver medal in the men's featherweight division at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada... East Germany Bernard GrayUnited States |
| Lightweight (– 60 kilograms) |
Ángel Herrera Cuba |
Pernell Whitaker Pernell Whitaker Pernell Whitaker , nicknamed "Sweet Pea", is a professional boxing trainer and retired American professional boxer... United States |
Viorel Ioana Romania Milivoj LabudovićYugoslavia |
| Light Welterweight (– 63,5 kilograms) |
Carlos García Cuba |
Kim Dong-Kil Kim Dong-Kil Kim Dong-Kil is a former South Korean amateur boxer.- Career:... South Korea |
Mirko Puzović Mirko Puzovic Mirko Puzović is a retired boxer from Yugoslavia. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's light welterweight division . In the semifinals he was beaten by eventual winner Jerry Page of the United States... Yugoslavia  Shadrah OdhiamboSweden |
| Welterweight (– 67 kilograms) |
Mark Breland Mark Breland Mark Anthony Breland is a former world champion boxer, who won five New York Golden Gloves Titles and a gold medal at the 1984 Olympics... United States |
Serik Konakbayev Serik Konakbayev Serik Kerimbekovich Konakbaev is a retired Kazakh boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the silver medal in the light welterweight division , after being defeated in the final by Patrizio Oliva of Italy... Soviet Union |
 Manfred ZielonkaManfred Zielonka Manfred Zielonka is a retired boxer from West Germany. At the 1984 Summer Olympics he won the bronze medal in the men's light middleweight division . In the semifinals he was beaten by eventual winner Frank Tate of the United States... West Germany  Roland OmoruyiNigeria |
| Light Middleweight (– 71 kilograms) |
Aleksandr Koshkyn Aleksandr Koshkyn Aleksandr Koshkyn is a retired boxer, who represented the USSR at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, Soviet Union. There he won the silver medal in the light middleweight division , after being defeated in the final by Armando Martínez of Cuba... Soviet Union |
Armando Martínez Armando Martínez Armando Martínez Limendu is a Cuban boxer. At 18 years of age he won the gold medal in the Light Middleweight category at the 1980 Summer Olympics, beating Aleksandr Koshkyn in the final.... Cuba |
 Tom CorrTom Corr Thomas Corr is a former amateur boxer. He was born in Ireland. Corr won a bronze medal for Ireland at the 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Munich, West Germany in the welterweight division.- 1982 World championships record :... Ireland Mikhail TakovBulgaria |
| Middleweight (– 75 kilograms) |
Bernardo Comas Cuba |
 Tarmo UusivirtaTarmo Uusivirta Tarmo Tapani Uusivirta was a Finnish boxer who won the European Amateur Championship in 1979 and fought professionally from 1982 to 1992.-Amateur career:... Finland |
Iran Barkley Iran Barkley Iran Barkley is a retired American professional boxer who held world titles at three different weights—middleweight , super middleweight and light heavyweight .- Professional career :... United States  Pedro van RaamsdonkPedro van Raamsdonk Pedro Johannes van Raamsdonk is a retired boxer from the Netherlands, who competed for his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California... Netherlands |
| Light Heavyweight (– 81 kilograms) |
Pablo Romero Pablo Romero Pablo Romero Hernandez is a former Cuban amateur boxer best known for winning two light-heavyweight gold medals at World Championships. The dominant light-heavy of the eighties he never participated in Olympics as his country boycotted both the 1984 and 1988 games... Cuba |
 Paweł SkrzeczPoland |
Valeri Shin Soviet Union Pero TadićYugoslavia |
| Heavyweight (– 91 kilograms) |
Alexander Yagubkin Alexander Yagubkin Alexander G. Yagubkin is a former amateur boxer, who won a gold medal at the 1982 World Amateur Boxing Championships and was honoured as a Master of Sports of the USSR.-1982 World champsionship:... Soviet Union |
Jürgen Fanghänel Jürgen Fanghänel Jürgen Fanghänel is a retired male boxer, who won the bronze medal for East Germany in the men's heavyweight division at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he was defeated in the semi finals by Piotr Zaev of the Soviet Union... East Germany |
Grzegorz Skrzecz Poland Hermenegildo BaezCuba |
| Super Heavyweight (> 91 kilograms) |
Tyrell Biggs Tyrell Biggs Tyrell Biggs , is an American heavyweight boxer. He won the gold medal at the 1984 Olympics in Los Angeles, CA in boxing at the Superheavyweight division, after gaining bronze the previous year at the 1983 Pan American Games.... United States |
 Francesco DamianiFrancesco Damiani Francesco Damiani is an Italian former boxer who won the silver medal at the 1982 World Championships and at the 1984 Summer Olympics. As a professional, he was the first WBO heavyweight champion.-Amateur:... Italy |
Peter Hussing Peter Hussing Peter Hussing was a West German heavyweight boxing champion. Although one of the favorites in European Championship in Katowice in 1975, he was heavily KO-ed by Andrzej Biegalski from Poland, who later became the champion. Four years later, Hussing became the European Champion in Cologne 1979... West Germany Petar StoymenovBulgaria |