World Champions and Olympic medallists are among the entries of the upcoming Boxam Tournament

The Spanish Boxing Federation’s next event, the upcoming 35^th edition of the Boxam Elite International Boxing Tournament will be held on March 1-7 short after the Strandja Memorial Tournament and before the Cologne Boxing World Cup. Several stars from India, Kazakhstan, Russia, United States of America, Spain, Ecuador, Puerto Rico, Panama, France and Italy will be delighting the Boxam Tournament in the upcoming days.

The Technical Delegate of the 35^th Boxam Tournament is Mrs. Susanne Karrlander of Sweden who travelled from the Strandja Memorial from Bulgaria to associate her next competition. The President of the Spanish Boxing Federation, AIBA EC member Mr. Felipe Martinez and his team worked hard in the recent months to realize the next international competition in Spain during the Covid-19 pandemic.

The first edition of the Boxam Tournament was held in 1976 in Almeria and many of the Spanish cities hosted the competition in the recent more than four decades. The last 34^th edition of the Boxam Elite International Boxing Tournament was cancelled due to the Covid-19 situation in April 2020. Following the decision of the Spanish Boxing Federation, the event was re-scheduled to October 5-11 in the same venue in Castellon de la Plana.

Altogether 25 women and 43 men boxers attended in the 34th edition of the Boxam Tournament in Castellon de la Plana in October 2020. The Spanish Olympian duo, Gabriel Escobar and José Quiles both won their weight classes in Castellon de la Plana but his teammates Gazimagomed Jalidov and Emmanuel Reyes were also excellent in the day of the finals. A promising young boxer, Ioan Croft, the Welsh teenager won the welterweight (69kg) in the Boxam Tournament.

The safety of all participants, the continuous medical checks, the social distancing, the hygienic preparations, wearing masks and all of the health controls are the responsibility of the local organizers in Castellon de la Plana to avoid any new Covid-19 cases during the Boxam Tournament.

Facts of the event

Name: Boxam Tournament

Date: March 1-7, 2021

Venue: Castellon de la Plana, Spain  

Gender: Women & Men

Age Group: Elite

Date of Birth: 1981-2002 born boxers

Weight categories of the event:

48kg, 51kg, 57kg, 60kg, 69kg, 75kg and +81kg for the elite women boxers

52kg, 57kg, 63kg, 69kg, 75kg, 81kg, 91kg and +91kg for the elite men boxers

Schedule of the event

February 28 – Arrival of the delegations

March 1 – Arrival of the delegations

March 1, 21:00 – Official Draw

March 2, 16:00 – Day1 competition

March 3, 16:00 – Day2 competition

March 4, 16:00 – Day3 competition

March 5, 16:00 – Day4 competition with the semi-finals

March 6, 16:00 – Day5 competition with the finals

March 7 – Departure of the delegations

The list of the participating countries

The following nations are attending in the Boxam Tournament: Belgium, Chile, Denmark, Ecuador, France, India, Italy, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Monaco, Morocco, Panama, Puerto Rico, Romania, Russia, Spain and United States of America.

Boxers who need to be watched in the Boxam Tournament

– Chungneijang Mary Kom Hmangte, India, women’s 51kg – Six-time AIBA Women’s World Champion

– Virginia Fuchs, United States, women’s 51kg – AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships bronze medallist

– Christina Cruz, Puerto Rico, women’s 51kg – Two-time AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships bronze medallist

– Irma Testa, Italy, women’s 57kg – EUBC European Women’s Champion

– Liudmilla Vorontsova, Russia, women’s 57kg – AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships silver medallist

– Simranjit Kaur Baath, India, women’s 60kg – AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships bronze medallist

– Rashida Ellis, Unites States, women’s 60kg – AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships bronze medallist

– Lovlina Borgohain, India, women’s 69kg – AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships bronze medallist

– Angela Carini, Italy, women’s 69kg – AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships silver medallist

– Saadat Dalgatova, Russia, women’s 69kg – AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships silver medallist

– Atheyna Bylon, Panama, women’s 75kg – AIBA Women’s World Champion

– Zenfira Magomedalieva, Russia, women’s 75kg – Two-time AIBA Women’s World Champion; EUBC European Women’s Champion

– Naomi Graham, United States, women’s 75kg – AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships bronze medallist

– Gabriel Escobar, Spain, men’s 52kg – European Games winner

– Makhmud Sabyrkhan, Kazakhstan, men’s 52kg – Two-time ASBC Asian Youth Champion

– Amit Panghal, India, men’s 52kg – AIBA World Boxing Championships silver medallist; Asian Games winner; ASBC Asian Champion

– Jean Paul Rivera, Puerto Rico, men’s 57kg – AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships silver medallist

– Manish Kaushik, India, men’s 63kg – AIBA World Boxing Championships bronze medallist

– Zakir Safiullin, Kazakhstan, men’s 63kg – Two-time ASBC Asian Boxing Championships silver medallist

– Abdelhaq Nadir, Morocco, men’s 63kg – All Africa Games winner

– Ablaikhan Zhussupov, Kazakhstan, men’s 69kg – Two-time AIBA World Boxing Championships bronze medallist

– Vikas Krishan Yadav, India, men’s 69kg – Asian Games winner; AIBA World Boxing Championships bronze medallist

– Vincenzo Mangiacapre, Italy, men’s 69kg – Olympic Games bronze medallist; AIBA World Boxing Championships bronze medallist

– Bekzad Nurdauletov, Kazakhstan, men’s 81kg – AIBA World Champion

– Andrei Aradoaie, Romania, men’s 81kg – EUBC European U22 Champion

– Emmanuel Reyes, Spain, men’s 91kg – WSB Team Champion

– Vasiliy Levit, Kazakhstan, men’s 91kg – Olympic Games silver medallist; AIBA World Boxing Championships bronze medallist; three-time ASBC Asian Champion

– Clemente Russo, Italy, men’s +91kg – Two-time Olympic Games silver medallist; Two-time AIBA World Champion.