Serik Zhumangaliyevich Sapiyev (Kazakh: Серік Жұманғалиұлы Сәпиев, born 16 November 1983) is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan who won the world title in the light welterweight (-64 kg) division in 2005 and 2007 and Olympic Gold 2012 at welterweight.[1] He also won the Val Barker Trophy for best boxer at the London Olympic Games in 2012.
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| Full name | Серік Жұманғалиұлы Сәпиев | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kazakh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 16 November 1983 Abay, Karagandinskaya Oblast, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kg (141 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | Light Welterweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editLight Welterweight
editThe fleetfooted southpaw counterpuncher defeated Uzbekistan's Dilshod Mahmudov at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships.[2]
He also won bronze at the 2006 Asian Games after losing to Thailand's Olympic Gold medallist Manus Boonjumnong whom he knocked down in the fight but still lost 18–22.
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he reached the final, by beating Manus conqueror Masatsugu Kawachi of Uzbekistan, where he won against Russian fellow southpaw Gennady Kovalev 20:5.[3]
At the 2008 Olympics (results) he once again lost to defending champion Manus Boonjumnong 5:7 and moved up in weight.
Welterweight
editAt the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he was upset in the semis by Russian southpaw Andrey Zamkovoy and won a bronze.
At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won silver, losing to Ukrainian Taras Shelestyuk.
Sapiyev won Olympic gold and the Val Barker Trophy for best boxer at London 2012. This time he defeated Zamkovoy in the semis and beat Welsh boxer Fred Evans in the final.
World Amateur championship results
edit2005
- Defeated Pavol Hlavacka (Slovakia) 37-13
- Defeated Karl Dargan (United States) 37-26
- Defeated Mykola Semenyaga (Ukraine) 27-15
- Defeated Emil Magerramov (Azerbaijan) 41-23
- Defeated Dilshod Mahmudov (Uzbekistan) 39-21
2007
- Defeated Milan Piperski (Serbia) 22-6
- Defeated Eduardo Mendoza (boxer) (Nicaragua) RSCO 2
- Defeated Kevin Bizier (Canada) RSCO 3
- Defeated Morteza Sepahvandi (Iran) AB 4
- Defeated Masatsugu Kawachi (Japan) RSCO 3
- Defeated Gennady Kovalev (Russia) 20-5
References
edit- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Serik Sapiyev". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "sport today". 14 May 2013. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "doha-2006".
External links
edit- AIBA Bio
- Boxing record for Serik Sapiyev from BoxRec (registration required)
- Serik Sapiyev at Olympedia
- Serik Sapiyev at Olympics.com
- Serik Sapiyev at Olympic.kz (in Russian)
