Fatih Keleş

Fatih Keleş
Personal information
Nationality Turkey
Born (1989-11-27) November 27, 1989
Trabzon, Turkey
Height 1.75 m (5.7 ft)
Weight 60 kg (130 lb)
Sport
Country Turkey
Sport Amateur boxing
Event(s) Lightweight
Club Kocaeli BB Kağıt S.K.
Coached by Nazmi Dalkıran

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]

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] At the 2013 Mediterranean Games held in Mersin, Turkey, he became silver medalist.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Trabzonlu Ringlerin Fatihi". Bizum Gaste (in Turkish). 3022-06-35. Retrieved 2011-06-25. Check date values in: |date= (help)
  2. 1 2 "Avrupa Şampiyonu Fatih Keleş'e Trabzon'da Coşkulu Karşılama". Son Dakika (in Turkish). 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
  3. "Türk Boksörler Avrupa'yı Salladı". Haber 3 (in Turkish). 2011-05-12. Retrieved 2011-05-25.
  4. 1 2 "Trabzon'da Avrupa Şampiyonu boksöre görkemli karşılama". Haberdar (in Turkish). 2011-06-25. Retrieved 2011-06-25.
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