Onur Şipal

Onur Şipal

Personal information
Nationality	Turkey
Born	March 17, 1989 (1989-03-17) (age 22)
Height	1.70 m (5.6 ft)
Weight	60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country	Turkey
Sport	Amateur boxing
Event(s)	Lightweight
Club	Fenerbahçe Boxing
Medal record World University Boxing Championships Silver 2010 Ulan Bator Lightweight

Onur Şipal (born March 17, 1989) is a Turkish amateur boxer best known to qualify for the 2008 Olympics. At 1.70 m (5.6 ft), he weighs 60 kg (130 lb). He competes in the lightweight division at Fenerbahçe Boxing.^[1]

His brother Önder Şipal is also an amateur boxer.^[2]

Career

Şipal became the 2005 Cadet World silver medalist at featherweight when he lost to Yordan Frometa 21:30.

He beat in 2007 senior world champion Yordenis Ugas in Turkey at 60 kg/lightweight (final of the Ahmet Comert International Tournament).

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, he lost to southpaw surprise winner Frankie Gavin (boxer) from England in the quarterfinal but qualified for the Olympics in Beijing. There he lost his debut to Jose Pedraza (boxer). He won the silver medal in lightweight division at the 2010 World University Boxing Championship held in Ulan Bator, Mongolia.

References

1. ^ "Onur Şipal". Sports Reference/Olympic Sports. http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/si/onur-sipal-1.html. Retrieved 2011-06-29. 
2. ^ "Şipal kardeşler “bildiğiniz gibi”" (in Turkish). Bayburt Postası. 2010-10-09. http://www.bayburtpostasi.com.tr/spor/2840-sipal-kardesler-bildiginiz-gibi. Retrieved 2011-06-29. 

External links

• World cadets 2005
• Comert Cup

Persondata
Name	Sipal, Onur
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Date of birth	March 17, 1989
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