POSTED: Monday August 31st 2009
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Cammarelle handed tough first-round encounter

Roberto Cammarelle will take on Michael Hunter

Roberto Cammarelle, the world and Olympic super-heavyweight champion, will take on Michael Hunter of the USA in the first round of the AIBA World Championships which get underway tomorrow at the Mediolanum Forum in Milan.

The draw was made earlier today, using seedings for the very first time. Cammarelle, seeded first, is sure to find plenty of support in his home town for what promises to be an enthralling first-round encounter.

Another home favourite, world champion and Olympic silver medalist Clemente Russo who is seeded second in the heavyweight category, faces Julio Castillo of Ecuador.

Vasyl Lomachenko of the Ukraine, winner of the Val Barker Trophy for best boxer at the Beijing Olympics, is seeded first in the 57kg category and starts his campaign against Mario Aleksic of Bosnia and Herzegovina after a bye in the first round.

Meanwhile one of Cuba’s brightest stars, Carlos Banteur, also has a bye in the first round before taking on Errol Spence of the USA in another highly anticipated clash.

It was the first time in the history of the AIBA World Championships that seedings were used for the draw. The seedings have been implemented thanks to the recently introduced AIBA World Rankings, based on international results since the 2007 Chicago World Championships.

The full draw will be available on www.aiba.org later this evening. The action starts tomorrow, with three sessions of boxing per day for the first six days. The semi-finals take place on Friday 11 September with the finals the following day.

Click here for draw sheets and competition schedule

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