(ANSA) – ASSISI, APRIL 30 – The new President of the Eubc – European Boxing Confederation is Greek. Ioannis Filippatos was elected today at the Hotel Cenacolo di Santa Maria degli Angeli in Assisi on the occasion of the institution’s Ordinary Congress. Of the four presidential candidates, Boris Van der Vorst (Netherlands), Eyüp Gözgeç (Turkey), who withdrew the candidacy, Ioannis Filippatos (Greece) and Volodymyr Prodyvus (Ukraine), the challenge until the last vote saw Van Der protagonists Vorst (22 votes) and Filippatos (25 votes).
The members of the board of directors were also elected together with Filippatos, and the outgoing president Franco Falcinelli was elected Honorary President by acclamation. Fpi Honorary President Vittorio Lai delegated to vote for Italy while the current No. 1 of the FPI Flavio D’Ambrosi brought the greetings of the entire Italian boxing movement. Also present were the Mayor of Assisi Stefania Proietti and the President of the Umbria Region Donatella Tesei, as well as the Board of the IBA, the world body of Olympic boxing, with its president Umar Kremlev.
Franco Falcinelli from Assisi leaves the presidency of the EUBC after ten years and concludes a managerial activity that he considers “among the best experiences of my long sporting career”. Under his leadership the European Boxing Confederation has achieved excellent results, as European boxers have won 27 Olympic medals in London, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo respectively 27 Olympic medals in London, 19 in Rio and 23 in Tokyo in the three editions of the Olympic Games in London, Rio de Janeiro and Tokyo. . In total, 17 golds, 17 silvers and 35 bronze medals were won at the Olympics. (HANDLE).
Source: Ansa
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