LIVE on BoxNation (Sky Platform Ch. 456) starting tomorrow (Wed 5 Oct) is the quarter-finals of the World Amateur Championships from Baku in Azerbaijan.
The semi-finals (Fri 7 Oct) and final (Sat 8 Oct) will also be televised LIVE on the UK’s first and only dedicated fight channel – Boxnation.
Eight British boxers in seven weight divisions will compete today in the last-16 stage of the tournament.
Boxers in eight of the ten weights can qualify for London 2012 if they reach the quarter-finals; if they lose to the eventual winner it will also qualify the boxer for the Olympics.
The first Brit to confirm his place next year is Liverpool light-welterweight ace Tom Stalker who beat Russia’s Alexander Solyanikov today.
Top prospects Luke Campbell, Anthony Agogo, Fred Evans and Kalid Yafai or Andrew Selby could also qualify.
The exciting heavyweight talent Simon Vallily and dynamite-punching super-heavyweight prospect Anthony Joshua must reach the semi finals to secure a place in London.
Currently WBO Intercontinental Welterweight Champion and top ten ranked Frankie Gavin, who headlines a BoxNation show on Friday 28th October, is the only British boxer to ever win Gold at the tournament held in Chicago in 2007.
Start times on BoxNation:
Wednesday 5th October
Quarter Finals: 12.00 – 14.30 and 15.30 – 18.00
Friday 7th October
Semi Finals: 11.30 – 14.00 and 15.30 – 18.00
Saturday 8th October
Finals: 10.00 – 14.00
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FORTHCOMING EVENTS LIVE ON BOXNATION:
Wednesday 5-8th October
World Amateur Championships from Baku, Azerbaijan
Friday 7th October
Amateur Boxing – The Royal Albert Hall Cup: UK Combined Services v US Armed Forces
Saturday 15th October
From the Liverpool Echo Arena:
WBO World Light-Heavyweight Championship: Nathan Cleverly v Tony Bellew
European & WBO Intercontinental Super-Middleweight Championship: Piotr Wilczewski v James DeGale
From the Staples Centre, LA, USA:
The WBC World Light-Heavyweight Championship: Bernard Hopkins v Chad Dawson
Friday 21st October
British Cruiserweight Championship: Robert Norton v Leon Williams
Saturday 22nd October
WBO & WBC World Cruiserweight Championship: Marco Huck v Rogelio Omar Rossi
Friday 28th October
WBO Intercontinental Welterweight Championship
Frankie Gavin v Frank Haroche Horta
For further information please contact Richard Maynard on Tel. 01992 505 550, Mobile 07710 323 962, or [email protected]
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