Sergey Kazakov (born July 8, 1976) is a Russian amateur boxer best known for winning the World Championships 2003 and European Championships 1998, 2002 and 2004 in the Men's Light Flyweight.

Sergey Kazakov
Personal information
Full nameSergey Nikolayevich Kazakov
Nationality Russia
Born (1976-07-08) July 8, 1976 (age 48)
Dmitrovgrad, Ulyanovsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight48 kg (106 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Flyweight
ClubCK Ministerstva oborony RF
Medal record
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2004 Athens Light Flyweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Bangkok Light Flyweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Minsk Light Flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2002 Perm Light Flyweight
Gold medal – first place 2004 Pula Light Flyweight
Silver medal – second place 2000 Tampere Light Flyweight
World Cup
Gold medal – first place 2005 Moscow Light Flyweight

Kazakov won the European Championships in 1998. In 2000 he lost at the European Championships to Valeriy Sydorenko in the finals and at the Olympics 2000 against reigning world champ Brian Viloria (6:8) in the first round. In 2003 he won the World Championships with a close final victory against future star Zou Shiming (23:19). He added a victory at the European championships 2002 and 2004 by beating Alfonso Pinto. 2004 at the Olympics he was upset by young Turk Atagün Yalçınkaya and had to settle for bronze. 2005 at the world championships he again lost to a teenager in Hungary's Pal Bedak.

In 2005 he was part of the Russian team that won the Boxing World Cup.[1]

2007 he lost at the Russian Championships against David Ayrapetyan 9:25.

Results

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Olympic Games

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2000 (Sydney, as a Light flyweight)

2004 (Athens, as a Light flyweight)

World Championships

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2003 (Bangkok, as a Light flyweight)

2005 (Mianyang, as a Light flyweight)

European Championships

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1998 (Minsk, as a Light flyweight)

World Cup

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2005 (Moscow, as a Light flyweight)

References

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  1. ^ "Россия отбила у Кубы Кубок мира Подопечные Александра Лебзяка одолели боксеров с Острова Свободы".
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