Fatih Keleş
Fatih Keleş (born November 27, 1989 in Trabzon, Turkey) is a European champion Turkish amateur boxer competing in the lightweight division.[1] He is a member of the Kocaeli BB Kağıt S.K. in Izmit.[2][3] He is coached by Nazmi Dalkıran.[4]
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Nationality | Turkey | |||||||||||||
Born | Trabzon, Turkey | November 27, 1989|||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5.7 ft) | |||||||||||||
Weight | 60 kg (132 lb) | |||||||||||||
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Country | Turkey | |||||||||||||
Sport | Amateur boxing | |||||||||||||
Event(s) | Lightweight | |||||||||||||
Club | Kocaeli BB Kağıt S.K. | |||||||||||||
Coached by | Nazmi Dalkıran | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life
He was born on November 27, 1989 in Trabzon. Fatih married at the age of 17. He and his wife Fatma have a son, Kaan Berk, and a baby girl, Eylem Banu. He is a student of physical education and sports at the Black Sea Technical University.[1][2]
Sports
Fatih Keleş began boxing with ten years of age. His brother is also an amateur boxer.[1]
He won the gold medal at the 2011 European Amateur Championships held in Ankara, Turkey.[4] He took part in the 2012 Summer Olympics.[5] At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he became silver medalist.
References
- "Trabzonlu Ringlerin Fatihi". Bizum Gaste (in Turkish). 3022-06-35. Retrieved 2011-06-25. Check date values in:
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(help) - "Avrupa Şampiyonu Fatih Keleş'e Trabzon'da Coşkulu Karşılama". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- "Türk Boksörler Avrupa'yı Salladı". Haber 3 (in Turkish). 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
- "Trabzon'da Avrupa Şampiyonu boksöre görkemli karşılama". Haberdar (in Turkish). 2011-06-25. Archived from the original on 2012-03-22. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
- "Fatih Keles Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2018-11-11.