Djurgårdens IF Boxningsförening
Djurgårdens IF Boxningsförening is the section for boxing within the Swedish sports club Djurgårdens IF in Stockholm. Djurgårdens IF is one of Sweden's oldest boxing clubs. The section was formally founded in 1917, but members in the main club had been boxing many years before this.[1] The club has won many Swedish championships in different weight classes.[2]
The logo of Djurgårdens IF.
Famous boxers in Djurgårdens IF
- Nils Ramm, silver medal, heavyweight, 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam
- Olle Tandberg, European amateur boxing champion 1937–1939
- George Scott, silver medal, lightweight, 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul and as a pro he was world champion (WBU) 1995–1997
- Lars Myrberg, bronze medal, light welterweight, 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul
- Badou Jack, world champion (WBC) in super middleweight 2015–
Honours
Swedish Champions[3]
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References
- "Historik" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Boxningsförening. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- "Svenska Seniormästare" (in Swedish). Djurgårdens IF Boxningsförening. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- "Ett SM-guld fäktning. Nu totalt 429 guld" (PDF) (in Swedish). DIFarkivet.se. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
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