The money prize event, the Governor Cup will be held in St. Petersburg in April 18-26
26 March 2021The AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships will be one of the highlights in the month of April but for the elite boxers the Governor Cup is also an important international tournament. The money prize event was held last time in 2019 but the historical city of St. Petersburg is ready to welcome the elite male boxers in April 18-26.
The champions and medallists are awarded with medals and money prizes in the Governor Cup in St. Petersburg. The teams are accommodated in the Hotel Park Krestovsky while the competition venue is the Sibur Arena. Elite male boxers can compete in 10 weight categories and those who were born between 1981 and 2002 are eligible to attend in the Governor Cup.
The visa support requests are only accepted before March 28 while the final entries by names must be sent to all National Federations until April 11. The participating teams can send 10 boxers, two coaches and one AIBA Referee & Judge to the event.
Belarus’ best boxer Dzmitry Asanau defeated Cuba’s three-time AIBA World Champion Lazaro Alvarez in a superb final in the last 2019 edition of the Governor Cup before Armenia’s Hovhannes Bachkov won the gold at the light welterweight (64kg) in another amazing fight. Next to the top European nations, Brazil, Cuba, Kazakhstan, Mauritius, Mexico, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan also sent boxers to the 2019 Governor Cup.
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 Russia to avoid any new Covid-19 cases during the Governor Cup.
Facts of the event
Name: Governor Cup
Date: April 18-26, 2021
Venue: St. Petersburg, Russia
Gender: Men
Age Group: Elite
Date of Birth: 1981-2002 born boxers
Weight categories of the event:
49kg, 52kg, 57kg, 60kg 63kg, 69kg, 75kg, 81kg, 91kg and +91kg for the elite men boxers
Schedule of the event
April 18 – Arrival of the delegations
April 18 – Sport Entries Check
April 18, 20:00 – Technical Meeting
April 19, 10:00 – Official Draw
April 19, 17:00 – Opening Ceremony
April 19 – Day1 competition
April 20 – Day2 competition
April 21 – Day3 competition
April 22 – Day4 competition
April 23 – Day5 competition with the semi-finals
April 24 – Rest day
April 25 – Day6 competition with the finals
April 26 – Departure of the delegations
Contact of the LOC of the Governor Cup
Russian Boxing Federation
Phone: +7 495 637 0658
Email: [email protected]
St. Petersburg Boxing Sport Federation
Phone: +7 905 258 2016
Email: [email protected]
Contact person: Mrs. Nina Golovina
See more details at our website http://www.eubcboxing.org/competition/international-bo…rg-governors-cup/
