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The Best of 2011 honoured in London

27.11.2011

The 2011 AIBA Annual Awards Ceremony

Bringing to a close a sensational 2011, the end of the Olympic Boxing Test Event at the ExCeL in London made way for the 2011 AIBA Annual Awards Ceremony.

Presided by Dr. Ching-Kuo Wu, AIBA President, the event was held at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in the heart of the London Docklands in front of delegates from the National Federations who participated in the Olympic Boxing Test Event this week, as well as the International Technical Officials (ITO) and Referee & Judges (R&J) of the event, representatives from the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG) and the Amateur Boxing Association of England (ABAE).

Delight was etched all-over Azeri Magomedrasul Medzhidov's face when he received the Best Elite Boxer of the Year award. "It is a great honour for me to receive this award. But I also feel the responsibility that comes along with it. I need to justify the hope that is put on me. It is a symbol to receive this award in London, where I dream of having a lot of success next summer", stated the Super Heavyweight, World Champion in Baku back in October.
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Same for Asror Vohidov after he was awarded Best Junior Boxer of 2011. The 16-year-old Tajik declared: "I'd like to thank AIBA for giving me this award, and I will give my best to get many more in the next years".
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Unfortunately, Dmytro Sosnovsky from Ukraine could not attend the ceremony but Ivan Danylyshyn, Executive Committee member of the Ukrainian Boxing Federation, EUBC Competition Commission member and honorary coach, took the Best Coach trophy on behalf of him.
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Last but not least, Michael Gallagher from Ireland was honoured with the Best Referee & Judge trophy. "Receiving this award is fantastic. I have to thank a lot of people at AIBA for giving me the opportunity to referee and showing this level of confidence in me. When I heard I would get this award, I thought: 'maybe I am doing something right'. For all the years I have been officiating, it makes it all worthwhile".
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Also, journalist Alain Luzenfichter received a special award for his dedication to Olympism after many years serving the French sports daily L'Equipe.