The USSR Boxing Championship of 1939 - the 8th USSR Boxing Championship , was held from May 18 to July 1, 1939 in Moscow . Two groups of boxers took part in the competition. The 1st group included 50 strongest boxers from among the masters and first-rate students. Group 2 included 85 boxers who were candidates for places in the group of the strongest. The participants of the 1st group played the champion titles of the USSR among themselves in their weight categories. The competition was held in 5 circles with elimination after 2 defeats according to the formula of 5 rounds of 3 minutes in 4 preliminary circles and 6 rounds of 3 minutes in the final round. The 1st lap took place on May 18 in Sverdlovsk and Tbilisi , the 2nd lap in Kazan and Baku , the 3rd lap took place on June 7 in Ivanovo , the 4th lap and boxing competitions of the 2nd group were held in Kiev , the final lap for the strongest group and fights for 3-4 places were held July 1 in Moscow. Boxers of the 2nd group fought according to the formula of 3 rounds of 3 minutes. Winners in their weight categories received the right to participate in the next USSR championship in the group of the strongest.
| USSR Boxing Championship 1939 | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Moscow |
| Of the participants | 135 |
| Medals | 8 sets |
| Opening | May 18 |
| Closing | July 1 |
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Medalists
| Weight category | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Lightest weight (up to 51 kg) | Vasily Kudryavtsev The Basis ( Ivanovo ) | A. Makarov Dynamo ( Moscow ) | Michael Jendo Spartak ( Moscow ) Evgeny Sheronin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Light weight (up to 54 kg) | Alexander Ksenofontov Dynamo ( Moscow ) | Nikolay Afonin Dynamo ( Moscow ) | Peter Yattserov Spartak ( Petrozavodsk ) |
| Feather-weight (up to 57 kg) | George Vartanov Spartak ( Tbilisi ) | I. Glushakov Wings of the Soviets ( Moscow ) | Sergey Shcherbakov Wings of the Soviets ( Moscow ) |
| A light weight (up to 60 kg) | Nikolay Stein Spartak ( Moscow ) | A. Nikolaev Dynamo ( Baku ) | Gustav Kirstein Wings of the Soviets ( Moscow ) |
| Welterweight (up to 67 kg) | Ivan Ganykin Spartak ( Moscow ) | Evgeny Ogurenkov Builder , ( Moscow ) | Evgeny Kireev Dynamo ( Moscow ) |
| Average weight (up to 73 kg) | Andrey Timoshin Dynamo ( Moscow ) | Pavel Lavrenov Spartak ( Moscow ) | V. Krivenkov Oilman ( Baku ) |
| Light heavy (up to 81 kg) | Victor Mikhailov Dynamo ( Moscow ) | Victor Stepanov Lokomotiv ( Moscow ) | Konstantin Birk Dynamo ( Moscow ) |
| Heavy weight (over 81 kg) | Nikolay Korolev Spartak ( Moscow ) | Andro Navasardov Dynamo ( Tbilisi ) | Nikolay Belyaev Vodnik ( Leningrad ) |