8.04.2016
European Boxing Olympic Qualification Tournament for Rio 2016 Olympic Games will take place in Samsun from 9 to17 April 2016 at İlkadım Mustafa Dağıstanlı Sports Hall.
Qualification matches will take place during 9-13 April and finals will be played on 15 to 17 April in the tournament where the boxers will be chasing 36 qualification spots available for Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Turkey will compete with 8 men, 3 women a total of 11 athletes in the tournament.
Prior to the tournament, President of Turkish Boxing Federation Eyüp Gözgeç said, “We are very happy to host this tournament in Turkey. Almost 300 boxers from 39 countries will participate in this tournament in Samsun. We will also host the presidents and board members of International Boxing Association (AIBA), World Boxing Union (WBU) and European Boxing Confederation (EUBC) in Samsun as well. The boxing will follow this tournament. We are aiming to receive as much quotas as we can for Rio 2016. We are ready for this tournament.”