1st AIBA American Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament

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Port of Spain, trinidad & tobago 

march 11-18

USA, Brazil and Cuba claim final three Olympic tickets at 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualifier

USA's Javier Molina, Washington Silva from Brazil and Robert Alfonso Acea from Cuba booked the last three Beijing-bound tickets on offer at the 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago as the finals were completed on Tuesday. More ...

Cuba claims eight Olympic spots as 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualifier heads into finals day

March 17, 2008 - Eight countries, four 2007 Pan American Games champions and eight Cubans confirmed their places at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing, China as 20 boxers qualified for the Olympics by winning their semifinals at the 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on Monday. More

March 16, 2008 - Rest Day

Eleven countries represented in 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification semis

March 15, 2008 - Forty-four boxers from 11 different countries remain in contention for Olympic qualification places following the 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament quarterfinals on Saturday in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. More ...

Christopher downs Cruz Peraza to break Cuba's unbeaten record at 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament

March 14, 2008 - Thirty-three-year-old American Christopher Downs stole the plaudits on Friday at the 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago after sensationally beating Cuba's Julio de la Cruz Peraza 15:6 in their 81kg quarterfinal. The defeat was the first for one of boxing's proudest nations in 12 bouts and leaves USA with the only unbeaten record with four wins from four. More ...

Family affair on day two of 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament

March 13, 2008 - The twins representing USA and Mexico made it a double while the Jackson brothers from the Virgin Islands had to settle for one win from two on a day of family action during the preliminaries at the 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on Thursday. Pic: Referee Ilana Martinez (DOM) keeps a close eye on a 60kg bout between Jesus Cuadro(VEN)(R) and Aubrey Moore(GUY) More ...

Business as usual for Cuba's new generation

March 12, 2008 - Two of Cuba's five Pan American champions Emilio Correa Bayeux (75kg) and Robert Alfonso Acea (+91kg) made successful starts to their Olympic qualification campaign as the 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament got underway in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago on Wednesday. More ...

1st Americas Qualifier opens in style

March 11, 2008 - The 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago opened on Tuesday to great fanfare and pageantry. More ...

Cuba, Brazil and Ecuador to send full teams

February 28, 2008 - Cuba, Brazil and Ecuador are the only teams among the 28 confirmed for the 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament in the Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago from March 12-18, to be sending the full compliment of 11 boxers. More ...

Port of Spain geared up for 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualifier

Trinidad and Tobago turned on a warm welcome on Monday to the athletes and officials who have arrived on the eve of the 1st AIBA Americas Olympic Qualification Tournament in the capital Port of Spain. More ...

Great Expectations for Cuba at 1st Americas Olympic Qualifer

February 25, 2008 - Cuba, absent from the AIBA World Championships Chicago 2007, announced that the 2005 World Champion Yordenis Ugás (60 kg) will head his team in the 1st AIBA American Olympic Qualification Tournament from March 12-18 in the Port of Spain in Trinidad and Tobago. More ...

19 national teams already confirmed

February 15, 2008 - A total of 19 nations have already confirmed their participation in the first AIBA Americas Olympic Qualifying Tournament for the 2008 Beijing Olympics. More ...

Total Olympic Qualification vacancies for the Americas (46)

Weight in kg

1st Qualifying Tournament

2nd Qualifying Tournament

 

 

 

Light Flyweight  Up to 48kg

Gold, Silver

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Flyweight Over 48 to 51kg

Gold, Silver

Gold, Silver

Bantamweight Over 51 to 54kg

Gold, Silver

 

Featherweight Over 54 to 57kg

Gold, Silver,

Gold, Silver

Lightweight Over 57 to 60kg

Gold, Silver

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Light Welterweight Over 60 to 64kg

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Welterweight Over 64 to 69kg

Gold, Silver

Gold, Silver

Middleweight Over 69 to 75kg

Gold, Silver

Gold, Silve

Light Heavyweight Over 75 to 81kg

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Gold, Silver, Bronze

Heavyweight Over 81 to 91kg

Gold, Silver

Gold

Super Heavyweight +91kg

Gold

Gold, Silver

Total

23 Places

23 Places


Tournament program.

Activity

Date

Time

Place

Arrivals of the ITO and participating delegations

March 10th & 11th

T/D

Trinidad & Tobago

Technical Meeting
Opening Ceremony

March 11th

13:00
16:30– 18: 30


Jean Pierre Complex

Medical Check and Weight-In
Official Draw 
R
&J Meeting
Preliminaries
Preliminaries 

March 12th

07:00 - 09:00
10:00 – 11:00
13:30 – 13:50
14:00 – 18:00
19:00 – 22:00

Royal  Palm Hotel

Jean Pierre Complex
Jean Pierre Complex 
Jean Pierre Complex

Medical Check and Weight-In 
R&J Meeting
Preliminaries
Preliminaries

March 13th

08:00 - 09:00
13:30 – 13:50
14:00 – 18:00
19:00 – 22:00

Royal  Palm Hotel
Jean Pierre Complex
Jean Pierre Complex
Jean Pierre Complex

Medical Check & Weight-In 
R&J Meeting
Preliminaries
Preliminaries

March 14th

08:00 - 09:00
13:30 – 13:50
14:00 – 18:00
19:00 – 22:00

Royal  Palm Hotel
Jean Pierre Complex
Jean Pierre Complex
Jean Pierre Complex

Medical Check & Weight-In 
R&J Meeting
Preliminaries
Preliminaries

March 15th

08:00 - 09:00
13:30 – 13:50
14:00 – 17:00
19:00 – 22:00

Royal  Palm Hotel
Jean Pierre Complex
Jean Pierre Complex
Jean Pierre Complex

Rest Day

March 16th

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Medical Check and Weight-In
R&J Meeting
Semi-Finals 
Semi-Finals 

March 17th

08:00 - 09:00
13:30 – 13:50
14:00 – 17:00
19:00 – 22:00

Royal  Palm Hotel
Jean Pierre Complex
Jean Pierre Complex
Jean Pierre Complex

Medical Check and Weight-In
R&J Meeting
Finals

March 18th

08:00 - 09:00
13:3013:50
14:00 – 18:00

Royal  Palm Hotel
Jean Pierre Complex
Jean Pierre Complex

Departure of the Delegations

March 19th

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