Boxing World Cup
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Boxing World Cup, also sometimes credited as AIBA World Cup, is the international team event in boxing, similar to Davis Cup in tennis. Individual boxers are competing in their weight categories as part of the team bout, overall winner decided by the higher number of total wins. Teams represent countries or continents. Number of weight categories differs per Cup. Related type of competition could be considered Boxing Team Duels, often held between countries as part of the final stage of preparation for the World Amateur Boxing Championships.
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[edit] Boxing World Cup History
| YEAR | EDITION | HOST | DATES | **WINNER** | RUNNER-UP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2005 Boxing World Cup |  Moscow, Russia |
July 12 - 17 | Russia |
 Cuba |
| 2006 | 2006 Boxing World Cup |  Baku, Azerbaijan |
October 15 - 22 | Cuba |
Russia |
[edit] 2006 Boxing World Cup
[edit] Preliminaries
[edit] Pool A
- Azerbaijan
- Cuba
Kazakhstan
USA
| October 15, 2006 |  Cuba |
 Kazakhstan |
9–2 | |
| October 16, 2006 |  Azerbaijan |
 USA |
9–2 | |
| October 17, 2006 | Cuba |
USA |
11–0 | |
| October 17, 2006 | Azerbaijan |
Kazakhstan |
9–2 | |
| October 19, 2006 | Cuba |
Azerbaijan |
11–0 | |
| October 21, 2006 | Kazakhstan |
USA |
7–4 | (USA - 4 walkovers) |
Preliminary round standings
| W | L | |
|---|---|---|
| Cuba |
3 | 0 |
| Azerbaijan |
2 | 1 |
| Kazakhstan |
1 | 2 |
| USA |
0 | 3 |
[edit] Pool B
Africa
China
Russia
Ukraine
| October 15, 2006 | Russia |
China |
9–2 | |
| October 16, 2006 | Ukraine |
Africa |
10–1 | |
| October 18, 2006 | Russia |
Ukraine |
10–1 | (Ukraine - 3 walkovers) |
| October 18, 2006 | China |
Africa |
9–2 | |
| October 19, 2006 | Russia |
Africa |
9–2 | (1 draw in favour of Russia - number of punches thrown) |
| October 21, 2006 | Ukraine |
China |
10–1 |
Preliminary round standings
| W | L | |
|---|---|---|
| Russia |
3 | 0 |
| Ukraine |
2 | 1 |
| China |
1 | 2 |
| Africa |
0 | 3 |
[edit] Final
| October 22, 2006 | Cuba |
Russia |
6–5 |
[edit] See also
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