| 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
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Ulli Kaden, Teófilo Stevenson, Alexander Krasko, and Olaf Walter at the awards ceremony of the 1984 Chemistry Cup
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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.
