Chemistry Cup
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | Boxing |
| Location | Halle, Germany (1970-2019) Cologne, Germany (2019-) |
| Established | 1970 |
The Chemistry Cup (German: Chemiepokal), now known as the Cologne Boxing World Cup, was established by the German Boxing Federation in 1970 in Halle, Germany. It is Germany's long-running international amateur boxing tournament.
History
The first Chemistry Cup boxing tournament was held in Halle (Saale), Germany, in 1970. Since 1970, the event has crowned champions such as three-time Olympic gold medalist Teófilo Stevenson, Henry Maske, Dariusz Michalczewski, Juan Hernández, Andy Cruz, and Vassiliy Jirov.[1]
In 2005, Gennady Golovkin suffered one of his reported five amateur losses at the German tournament, defeated by Eduard Gutknecht.[2]
The 2012 Chemistry Cup, held from March 14–17, featured U.S. Olympians Errol Spence Jr. and Joseph Diaz, Jr.[3]
The Chemistry Cup became the Cologne Boxing World Cup in 2019.[1] Halle was replaced by Cologne as the host city for the 45th amateur boxing tournament.[4]
Notable participants
- Teofilo Stevenson
- Félix Savón[5]
- Vitali Klitschko
- Wladimir Klitschko
- Gennady Golovkin
- Joseph Diaz, Jr.
- Errol Spence[3]
- Keyshawn Davis[6]
Gallery
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Jorge Guzman, Pablo Romero, and Henry Maske at the awards ceremony of the 1983 Chemistry Cup -
Ulli Kaden, Teófilo Stevenson, Alexander Krasko, and Olaf Walter at the awards ceremony of the 1984 Chemistry Cup -
Siegfried Mehnert, Candelario Duvergel, Angel Espinosa, René Suetovius, Henry Maske, and Félix Savón, at the awards ceremony of the 1986 Chemistry Cup -
External links
Media related to Chemiepokal at Wikimedia Commons
References
- ^ a b "Cologne Boxing World Cup welcomes the world champions". boxing.hu. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "Eduard Gutknecht: How I beat Gennady Golovkin". boxingnewsonline.net. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ a b "Santos Vasquez, Joseph Diaz, Jr., And Errol Spence To Compete In The 2012 Chemistry Cup In Halle, Germany". boxing247.com. March 13, 2012. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "Ward frustrated after failing Chemistry test". independent.ie. April 12, 2019. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ IBA (March 8, 2016). "2016 Chemistry Cup attracts a host of stars for five days of elite men's boxing in Germany". iba.sport. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
- ^ "Keyshawn Davis". usaboxing.org. Retrieved 2025-07-18.