The 73rd Bornemissza Memorial Tournament will be held for three age groups in Eger on May 12-18

The 73^rd edition of the Bornemissza Memorial Tournament will be held in the traditional venue in Eger, Hungary on May 12-18 this year. The traditional international competition will be held for the youth and junior boxers and for the very first time also for the schoolgirls and schoolboys in Eger.

The registrations for the Bornemissza Memorial Tournament are open for all of the National Federations and the interest is strong to attend in the historical city of Hungary.

The competition was named after a talented Hungarian lieutenant, a national hero and icon, Mr. Gergely Bornemissza who supported the successful defence of the Castle of Eger during the Ottoman Siege in 1552.

Among the top boxing nations, Kazakhstan, Thailand, Japan, Canada, United States of America, Russia, India, Mongolia, Ukraine, Ireland, Germany, Italy, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Jordan, France, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Montenegro, Poland, Croatia, Sweden, Denmark, Norway, and host Hungary all competed in Eger in the recent years.

The 2008 and the 2009 age group for both genders will compete in the junior age group in Eger. The 2006 and 2007 born boxers will be eligible to attend in the youth level of boxing in 25 different weight categories. The youngest 2010 and 2011 born boxers will be able to fight in the schoolgirls and schoolboys age group for the first time.

The schedule of the 2024 Bornemissza Memorial Tournament

May 12 – Arrival of the delegations

May 12, 20:30 – Technical Meeting

May 12, 21:00 – Official Draw

May 13, 13:00 – Official Opening Ceremony

May 13, 13:10 – Day1 competition

May 14, 13:00 – Day2 competition

May 15, 13:00 – Day3 competition

May 16, 13:00 – Day4 competition with the schoolgirls and schoolboys finals

May 17, 13:00 – Day5 competition with the youth and junior finals

May 18 – Departure of the delegations

The LOC of the 2024 Bornemissza Memorial Tournament

Hungarian Boxing Association

Mr. Roland Juhasz

Mr. Peter Dorko

Phone: +36 1 4606879

Email: hungarian@boxing.hu; info@boxing.hu