Eleven boxers claim gold in first World Boxing Challenge event at Tampere in Finland

Eleven boxers from five countries won gold medals at the first ever World Boxing Challenge event that took place in Tampere, Finland last weekend (24-26 November 2023).

The event, widely known as The Tammer Tournament, was hosted by the Finnish Boxing Federation in collaboration with World Boxing as part of its new World Boxing Challenge series. 

The World Boxing Challenge is designed to provide a structure to the existing calendar of competitions delivered by National Federations and awards ranking points to boxers based on their performances at these events which count towards their eligibility to compete in the World Boxing Cup and other major tournaments.

The action in Finland, which included five female weight classes and six for men, saw a strong performance from the home nation with Pihla Kaivo-oja (50kg) and Vilma Viitanen (57kg) winning gold in the women’s categories and Ismail Umar (63.5kg) matching them in the men’s.

It was a feat equalled by England and Germany, whose team’s also won three golds each.  The other nations that finished with a boxer on top of the podium were Norway and Wales who saw Sunniva Hofstad (75kg) and Rosie Eccles (66kg) respectively, triumph in their weight classes.

The full list of winners is:

WeightBoxerCountry
Women’s 50kgPihla Kaivo-oja,Finland
Women’s 54kgCharley DavidsonEngland
Women’s 57kgVilma ViitanenFinland
Women’s 66kgRosie EcclesWales
Women’s 75kgSunniva HofstadNorway
Men’s 51kgSalah IbrahimGermany
Men’s 63.5kg:Ismail UmarFinland
Men’s 71kgMagomed SchachidovGermany
Men’s 80kgRamtin MusahEngland
Men’s 92kgPatrick BrownEngland
Men’s 92+kgNelvie TiafackGermany

All of the results from the tournament can be viewed at

https://tammerturnaus.com/tulokset/.

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