2011 Women's European Amateur Boxing Championships
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The Women’s European Boxing Championships will be hosted and organised by the Dutch Boxing Association in the Netherlands
in 2011. The event will be held in the ‘Topsportcentrum Rotterdam
’ in the Netherlands from 16 to 23 October 2011.
It will be the first time in the Dutch Boxing Association’s 100-year history that they host such an international event. The tournament will be organised in association with the European Boxing Confederation (EUBC).
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Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
in 2011. The event will be held in the ‘Topsportcentrum Rotterdam
Topsportcentrum Rotterdam
270px|thumb|TopsportcentrumTopsportcentrum Rotterdam is an indoor arena located in Rotterdam right next to the Feijenoord Stadion. The arena opened in 2000 and has a capacity of 2.500 seats and holds many sports events in various sports and levels like international World and European Championships...
’ in the Netherlands from 16 to 23 October 2011.
It will be the first time in the Dutch Boxing Association’s 100-year history that they host such an international event. The tournament will be organised in association with the European Boxing Confederation (EUBC).
Contestants
The organisers of the event expect to welcome between 300 and 400 women boxers, competing in 10 different weight classesWeight class (boxing)
In boxing, a weight class is a standardized weight range for boxers. The upper weight limit for each class is the lower limit of the next higher class. The top class, with no upper limit, is called heavyweight in professional boxing and super heavyweight in amateur boxing...
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