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Sponsors/partners 2009 [2]
After last year s successful premier we take a step forward and advance beyond our national frontiers with an invitation to boxers outside Sweden to participate in a tough and thrilling three-day long international boxing tournament in all categories. Welcome to the second Rinkeby Tensta Box Open (RTBO). Fine prices will be awarded to the very best boxers. The attractive sum of not less than 5 000 kronor will be awarded to the best boxing club while 2 500 kronor goes to the best club in diploma boxing (aged 10-14). Time 27 february 1 march 2009 Venue Ungdomens Hus (Rinkeby, Stockholm) Rinkeby Youth Centre For registration contact: info@rinker.se (1-23 february 2009). Boxers should be registered with details in the following order: name club birth sex weight category (A, B, C). An updated list of participants will be available at www.rinker.se from 16 february 2009. Registration fee 200 kronor (to be paid during weigh-in) For further Information contact: Kwamena Turkson: kwamena@rinker.se, +46 (0)8 36 57 81, +46 (0)70 799 22 32 Organizers: Rinkeby Boxing Club and Tensta Boxningsklubb [3]
Referees/Judges Participating referees/judges will receive a compensation fee of 500 kronor and will also be served refreshments throughout the tournament. Accommodation will be provided at hotels and youth hostels at Kista and Solna. Interested referees/judges are requested to register with Niclas Selberg: +46 (0)70 267 42 12 or through e-mail: niclas.selberg@telia.com (write under reference: Ref/Jud) Accommodation Ibis Hotel i Kista, (Your reference: RTBO) About 10 minutes by car and 15 minutes by bus, number 179 directly to Rinkeby Centre and Rinkeby Youth Centre (Ungdomens Hus). Tel.: +46 (0)8 594 606 40 www.ibishotel.se (klick Stockholm-Kista) Hotel and youth hostel in Solna, (Your reference: RTBO) About 10 minutes by car and 15 minutes by bus, number 540 directly to Rinkeby Centre and Rinkeby Youth Centre (Ungdomens Hus). Tel.: +46 (0)8 514 81 550 www.solna-vandrarhem.se For more accommodation alternatives: www.destination-stockholm.se Remember to book your accommodation in time to be assured of rooms! Simple sleeping places are available at the total cost of 250 kronor per person at Rinkeby Boxing Club and at other youth centres nearby. Please note that you will have to provide your own sleeping bags, pillows and other sleeping material! For further information on simple sleeping places please contact Rang Serbast: rang@rinker.se, +46 (0)73 586 49 40. Food Simple meals are served at the cafeteria at the Youth Centre (Ungdomens Hus). There are several restaurants in the neighbourhood of the venue. For a square meal you can take a bus ride to the huge food court at Kista-galleria some 10 minutes from Rinkeby Centre. [4]
Programme at the Ungdomens Hus (Youth centre) Friday 27 february 10.00 12.00 Weigh-in, medical examination and registration fee 13.00 14.00 Leaders meeting (one leader per club shall be present) 14.00 15.00 Referees meeting 16.00 Matches Saturday 28 february 08.00 09.00 Medical examination 10.00 16.00 Matches 18.00 Super Fight Night* Sunday 1 march 08.00 09.00 Medical examination 10.00 Matches (Finals) Super Fight Night* A new motto for this year s RTBO is Super Fight Night. We will gather the very top boxers here to compete for the Sunday s finals, and make this show an unforgettable experience for the public as well as for the boxers. Top class entertainment with first class artists will be around to give you full entertainment. There will also be exclusive matches in Thaiboxing and MMA. Boxing is the ultimate challenge. There is nothing that can compare to testing yourself the way you do every time you step in the ring. - Sugar Ray Leonard [5]
Categories (ladies & gents) Elite (born 1990 and earlier) A: 15 matches + B: 6 14 matches C: 0 5 matches Youth (born 91-92) A: 15 matches + B: 6 14 matches C: 0 5 matches Junior (born 93-94) A: 7 matches + B: 0 6 matches NB! Earlier participants in national championships box in class A. Diploma boxing (born 94-99) A: born 94 95 (NB! Have not participated in real matches) B: born 96 97 C: born 98 99 Weight-classes, elite and youth Men: 48, 51, 54, 57, 60, 64, 69, 75, 81, 91 och 91+ kg Women: 46, 48, 51, 54, 57, 60, 64, 69, 75, 81 och 81+ kg Weight-classes, juniors Men: 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 57, 60, 63, 66, 70, 75, 80, 86 och 86+ kg Women: 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 57, 60, 63, 66, 70, 75, 80 och 86+ kg Weight-classes, Diploma boxing: 27, 30, 33, 36, 39, 42, 45, 48, 50, 52, 54, 57, 60, 63, 66, 70, Boys/girls: 75, 80, 86 och 86+ kg The organizers reserve the right to move participants across categories! [6]
Sponsors/partners 2009 Solna Hotell och Vandrarhem Tibble Åkeri AB Rinkeby Fritidsgård Fritidsgården Gluggen Bromstens Fritidsgård Spånga Foto [7]
Results from RTBO 2008 Best Club Tensta Boxningsklubb (Prize winner of 5 000 kr.) Best Club (Diploma boxing) IF Linnéa (Prize winner of 2 500 kr.) Best Boxer (men) Yesaya Mwakisopile, BK Örnen Best Boxer (women) Juliana Söderström, Botkyrka BK Best Diploma Boxer Danny Haddad, IF Linnéa Boxer of the Day (Saturday) Karzan Salim, BK Örnen Boxer of the Day (Sunday) Mats Honka, Redbergslids BK [8]