Luke Campbell (boxer)
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Luke Campbell (born 1987, Hull, England) is an English
amateur boxer who won a gold medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships
in the bantamweight
division.
bantamweight title in 2007 and retained the honour in 2008 after beating Gareth Smith 23:1 in the final.
in Liverpool, England. At the championships Campbell defeated Olympic bronze medalist Veaceslav Gojan
in the quarterfinals and German Denis Makarov
in the semifinals before facing experienced Bulgarian Detelin Dalakliev
in the final.
After four rounds the Bulgarian levelled the scores in the fight to 5 each after he scored a point in the last two seconds of the fight. The decision then went to countback and Campbell was awarded the title making Campbell the first Englishman to win a European amateur title since 1961.
On the Saturday Luke, who convincingly won his Featherweight (57 kg) fight by a 11-5 points margin over China’s Jun Tan at the WBC Night Of Champions, continued his winning ways by beating Kazakhstan’s Shulakov Madi by 6 - 4 in the semi final of the Four Nations Challenge.
In Sunday’s final Luke again faced Jun Tan from China, his adversary the previous week at the WBC Night of Champions. As before Luke dominated the proceedings, this time winning by an increased points margin of 11-3.
English people
The English are a nation and ethnic group native to England, who speak English. The English identity is of early mediaeval origin, when they were known in Old English as the Anglecynn. England is now a country of the United Kingdom, and the majority of English people in England are British Citizens...
amateur boxer who won a gold medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships
2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Liverpool, England in November 2008. They were the 37th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.-Medal winners:-Medal table:...
in the bantamweight
Bantamweight
Bantamweight is usually a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds and up to 118 pounds . However, in Mixed Martial Arts it is 134-136 pounds . Wrestling also has similar weight classes including bantamweight...
division.
Senior ABA titles
Campbell who fights out of the St Paul's Amateur Boxing Club in Hull won the English senior ABAAmateur Boxing Association of England
The Amateur Boxing Association of England is the governing body of amateur boxing clubs in England. There are separate organisations for Scotland and Wales with boxing in Northern Ireland being organised on an All-Ireland basis. The Association was founded in 1880...
bantamweight title in 2007 and retained the honour in 2008 after beating Gareth Smith 23:1 in the final.
2008 European Championships
He represented England at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Liverpool, England in November 2008. They were the 37th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.-Medal winners:-Medal table:...
in Liverpool, England. At the championships Campbell defeated Olympic bronze medalist Veaceslav Gojan
Veaceslav Gojan
Veaceslav Gojan is an Moldovan amateur boxer who won Bantamweight bronze at the 2008 Olympics. He comes from the village of Grimăncăuţi, district of Briceni and is a member of the Central Sport Club Dinamo in Chişinău...
in the quarterfinals and German Denis Makarov
Denis Makarov
Denis Makarov is a Russian ice hockey player who is currently playing for HC Spartak Moscow team in Russia.-References:...
in the semifinals before facing experienced Bulgarian Detelin Dalakliev
Detelin Dalakliev
Detelin Dalakliev is a boxer from Bulgaria. He is competing in the Bantamweight division, and won the gold medal at the World Amateur Boxing Championships in Milano 2009....
in the final.
After four rounds the Bulgarian levelled the scores in the fight to 5 each after he scored a point in the last two seconds of the fight. The decision then went to countback and Campbell was awarded the title making Campbell the first Englishman to win a European amateur title since 1961.
2010 Four Nations Challenge
Following his successful return, following a year long sabbatical to recover from tendon surgery, to International competition at the WBC Night Of Champions in Cardiff in July, Luke started his 2012 London Olympics preparations by securing Gold at the Four Nations Challenge in Sheffield.On the Saturday Luke, who convincingly won his Featherweight (57 kg) fight by a 11-5 points margin over China’s Jun Tan at the WBC Night Of Champions, continued his winning ways by beating Kazakhstan’s Shulakov Madi by 6 - 4 in the semi final of the Four Nations Challenge.
In Sunday’s final Luke again faced Jun Tan from China, his adversary the previous week at the WBC Night of Champions. As before Luke dominated the proceedings, this time winning by an increased points margin of 11-3.