Adem Kılıçcı
Adem Kılıççı (pronounced ; born March 5, 1986) is a Turkish professional boxer in the middleweight division.
At 1.85 m (6.1 ft), he weighs 75 kg (165 lb). He is currently a member of the Fenerbahçe Boxing Club in Istanbul. On 1 February 2017, the IOC disqualified Kılıççı from the 2012 Olympic Games due to an adverse test for turinabol, a finding from the IOC's 2016 wave of retesting of samples from previous Games. Kılıççı had ranked 5th in men's 69–75 kg boxing.
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 5, 1986 Ağrı, Turkey |
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 69 kg (152 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Turkey |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Weight class | Welterweight, Middleweight |
| Club | Fenerbahçe Boxing |
Welterweight
Kılıççı won a silver medal at the 2004 World University Boxing Championship in Antalya, Turkey.
Kılıççı participated at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships held in Chicago, USA and won the bronze medal at welterweight.
At the 2008 Olympics he was defeated in the first round by British boxer Billy Joe Saunders 3:14 and decided to move up to middleweight.
Middleweight
In 2009, Kılıcı gained the silver medal at the Mediterranean Games in Pescara, Italy losing to Rachid Hamani in the final.
He won the silver medal at the 2011 European Amateur Championships held in Ankara, Turkey, losing to Maxim Koptyakov of Russia.
At the 2012 Olympics he defeated Nursahat Pazziyev of Turkmenistan and Aleksandar Drenovak of Serbia before losing 13:17 to Japan's Ryōta Murata. But he tested positive for steroid turinabol after re-analysis of his samples, and was disqualified. He won a gold medal at the 2013 Mediterranean Games in Mersin, Turkey.
Competitions
| Year | Competition | Results |
|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Survivor Ünlüler-Volunteers | 2nd |
| 2018 | Survivor 2018: Ünlüler-Volunteers Allstar | Won |
| 2022 | Survivor All Star | 2nd |
References
External links
- Boxing record for Adem Kılıçcı from BoxRec (registration required)
- Adem Kılıçcı at Olympedia
- Adem Kılıçcı at Olympics.com
- Adem Kılıçcı on Instagram
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