17.04.2016
Turkish boxer Batuhan Gözgeç in men’s 64kg earns a quota place for Rio 2016 Olympic Games after defeating his Armenian opponent Hovhannes Bachkov 3-0 in the bronze medal match on the 8th and last day of Rio 2016 European Olympic Qualification held in Mustafa Dağıstanlı Sports Hall in Samun, Turkey.
Another Turkish boxer Volkan Gökçek in men’s 60kg lost to Irish David Coyce 2-1 also losing his chance to qualify to Rio 2016.
Turkish boxers Adem Kılıçcı and Onur Şipal had qualified for Rio 2016 Olympic Games before and Mehmet Nadir Ünal in men’s 81kg and Ali Eren Demirezen in men’s +91 kg both got their visas yesterday in Samsun.