- Bahram Muzaffer
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Bahram Muzaffer Personal information Nationality Turkey Born August 4, 1986
Fergana, UzbekistanHeight 1.88 m (6.2 ft) Weight 81 kg (180 lb) Sport Country Turkey Sport Amateur boxing Event(s) Heavyweight, Light-heavyweight Medal recordEuropean Amateur Championships Bronze 2011 Ankara Heavyweight European Union Amateur Championships Bronze 2007 Dublin Light-heavyweight Gold 2006 Pécs Light-heavyweight World University Boxing Championships Bronze 2010 Ulan Bator Heavyweight Bronze 2008 Kazan Light heavyweight Silver 2006 Almaty Light heavyweight Bahram Muzaffer (born on August 4, 1986 in Fergana, Uzbekistan) is a Turkish amateur boxer competing in the heavyweight division.[1]
He qualified for the 2008 Olympics at light-heavyweight after he was re-allocated the position vacated by Ismayl Sillakh. At the Olympics, Muzaffer beat Aziz Ali but lost in the round of 16 to Ireland's runner-up Kenneth Egan by 2:10. He moved up a division and lost a surprisingly close fight at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Heavyweight to eventual winner Egor Mekhontsev 5:7. He won the bronze medal at the 2011 European Amateur Championships held in Ankara, Turkey.
Achievements
- 2006
- World University Championship in Almaty, Kazakhstan - Silver
- European Union Amateur Championships on May 23-27 in Pécs, Hungary - Gold
- 2007
- European Union Amateur Championships on June 18-23 in Dublin, Ireland - Bronze
- 2008
- 2010
- World University Championship in Ulan Bator, Mongolia - Bronze
- 2011
References
- ^ "Bahram Muzaffer". Sports Reference/Olympics. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/mu/bahram-muzaffer-1.html. Retrieved 2011-06-27.
External links
Categories:- 1986 births
- People from Fergana
- Living people
- Light-heavyweight boxers
- Heavyweight boxers
- Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
- Turkish boxers
- Olympic boxers of Turkey
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