Eyüp Can (boxer)
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Turkey
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| Men's boxing | ||
Olympic Games
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1984 Los Angeles | Flyweight |
| World Amateur Championships | ||
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1986 Reno | Flyweight |
Eyüp Can (born August 3, 1964 in Pınarbaşı, Cihanbeyli, Konya, Turkey) is a retired Turkish boxer. He won a Flyweight Bronze medal at the 1984 Summer Olympics, losing in the semi-final to eventual gold medalist Steve McCrory. Two years later, he won the bronze medal at the 1986 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Reno, United States.
Olympic results
[edit]- Defeated Bill Dunlop (Canada) 5-0
- Defeated Seiki Segawa (Japan) 4-1
- Defeated Huh Yong-Mo (South Korea) 4-1
- Lost to Steve McCrory (United States) 0-5
Pro career
[edit]Can began his professional career in 1986 and had limited success, losing his only defining fight, a decision loss to former WBA Light Flyweight title holder Joey Olivo. He retired in 1992 with a record of 15-1-0.
References
[edit]- Boxing record for Eyüp Can from BoxRec (registration required)
External links
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- 1964 births
- People from Cihanbeyli
- Living people
- Flyweight boxers
- Olympic boxers for Turkey
- Boxers at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Turkey
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Turkish male boxers
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
- Medalists at the 1984 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Turkish sportsmen
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