Kurban Günebakan (born September 13, 1978 in Kars),[1] nicknamed Kaplan (English: Tiger),[2] is a Turkish amateur boxer best known to win the bronze medal in the super heavyweight division at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria.[3] He competes for Bursa Emniyet, the sports club of the Police Department in Bursa.[4]
Kurban Günebakan | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | September 13, 1978 Kars, Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Turkish | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Kaplan (English: Tiger) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Super heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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He was the bronze medal winner at the 2005 European Union Amateur Boxing Championships held in Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy.[5] At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Chicago, USA, he defeated Juan Oliva Aleman from Spain by 22:11, lost then to American champion Michael Hunter Jr. by 7:30 in the round of 16.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Kurban Gunebakan". Box Rec. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- ^ "Bursa boksa doyacak!". Rota Bursa (in Turkish). 2012-02-02. Archived from the original on 2014-01-08. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- ^ "36.European Championships - Plovdiv, Bulgaria - July 14-23 2006 - Semifinals". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- ^ "Bursa Emniyet Spor Gücü" (in Turkish). Bursa Emniyet Spor Kulübü. Archived from the original on 2014-01-05. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- ^ "3.European Union Championships - Cagliari, Italy - June 4-11 2005 - Semifinals". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
- ^ "14.World Championships - Chicago, USA - October 23 - November 3, 2007". Amateur Boxing. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
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