2001 in boxing .
| Years in boxing |
|---|
| 1997 1998 1999 2000 - 2001 - 2002 2003 2004 2005 |
| Decades in boxing |
| 1970s 1980s 1990s - 2000s - 2010s 2020s 2030s |
| Century in boxing |
| XX century in boxing - XXI century in boxing |
Content
- 1 amateur boxing
- 1.1 World Championship
- 2 Professional boxing
- 2.1 heavy weight
- 2.2 First heavy weight
- 2.3 Light Heavy
- 2.4 Average weight
- 3 See also
- 4 notes
- 5 Links
Amateur boxing
World Championship
| Weight category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 48 kilograms | Jan Varela Barthelemy Cuba | Marin Velichu Romania | Harry tannamore Philippines Ronald Siler |
| Up to 51 kilograms | Jerome Tom France | Vladimir Sidorenko Ukraine | George Balakshin Russia Vladimir Alexandrov |
| Up to 54 kilograms | Guillermo Ortiz Rigondo Cuba | Agasi Agagul oglu Turkey | Suriel Rotas Dominican Republic Sergey Danilchenko |
| Up to 57 kilograms | Ramadan Paliani Turkey | Galib Jafarov Kazakhstan | Majid Jelili Sweden Yoni Turunen |
| Up to 60 kilograms | Mario Kindelan Cuba | Vladimir Kolesnik Ukraine | Alexander Maletin Russia Philip Palich |
| Up to 63.5 kilograms | Diogenes Martinez Moon Cuba | Dimitar Shtilyanov Bulgaria | Willie Blen France Yuri Zolotov |
| Up to 67 kilograms | Lorenzo Aragon Armenteros Cuba | Anthony Thompson USA | Sherzod Khusanov Uzbekistan James moore |
| Up to 71 kilograms | Damian Austin Cuba | Marian Simion Romania | Ciro di Corsia Italy Bulent Hoop |
| Up to 75 kilograms | Andrey Gogolev Russia | Utkirbek Khaidarov Uzbekistan | Jordanis Despen Cuba Karl Froch |
| Up to 81 kilograms | Evgeny Makarenko Russia | Victor Perun Ukraine | John Dovey France Claudiu Rashko |
| up to 91 kilograms | Odlanier Fonte Solis Cuba | David hay England | Sultanahmed Ibragimov Russia Vyacheslav Uzelkov |
| over 91 kilograms | Ruslan Chagaev Uzbekistan | Alexey Mazikin Ukraine | Pedro Carrion Cuba Vitaly Booth |
Professional Boxing
Heavyweight
- March, 3rd John Ruiz in the fight for the WBA champion title , defeated UD Evander Holyfield .
- March 24 Wladimir Klitschko defended TKO2 WBO title in battle with Derrick Jefferson .
- April 22 Hasim Rahman completed the upset of the year and knocked out KO5 Lennox Lewis in the fight for the WBC , IBF , IBO and The Ring titles .
- August 4 Wladimir Klitschko defended TKO6 WBO title in battle with By Charles Shafford .
- November 17th Lennox Lewis took revenge and knocked out KO4 Hashima Rahman in the fight for the titles of WBC , IBF , IBO and The Ring .
- December 15th John Ruiz, in a fight for the WBA champion title , tied SD a third fight with Evander Holyfield .
First Heavyweight
- February 23 Jean-Marc Mormeck defeated UD Virgil Hill and became the new world champion according to the WBA .
- Vasily Zhirov defended IBF world title by knockout three times.
Light Heavyweight
- Roy Jones twice defended the title of absolute world champion.
Average weight
- April 14th IBF Champion , Bernard Hopkins defeated UD WBC champion in a unification bout, Keith Holmes
- September 29, IBF and WBC champion , Bernard Hopkins defeated WBA champion TKO12 in a unification fight, Felix Trinidad , and won the vacant The Ring title.
See also
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