Serik Sapiyev
Sapiyev on a 2012 Kazakhstan Stamp
Personal information
Full nameСерік Жұманғалиұлы Сәпиев
NationalityKazakh
Born (1983-11-16) 16 November 1983
Abay, Karagandinskaya Oblast, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight64 kg (141 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classLight Welterweight
Medal record
Summer Olympics
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Welterweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Mianyang Light Welterweight
Gold medal – first place 2007 Chicago Light Welterweight
Silver medal – second place 2011 Baku Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2009 Milan Welterweight
Asian Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Guangzhou Welterweight
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Doha Light Welterweight
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Ulan Bator Light Welterweight
Gold medal – first place 2009 Zhuhai Welterweight

Serik 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. He also won the Val Barker Trophy for best boxer at the London Olympic Games in 2012.

Career

Light Welterweight

The fleetfooted southpaw counterpuncher defeated Uzbekistan's Dilshod Mahmudov at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships.[1]

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.[2]
At the 2008 Olympics (results) he once again lost to defending champion Manus Boonjumnong 5:7 and moved up in weight.

Welterweight

At 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

2005

  • 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

References

  1. ↑ "sport today". 2013-05-14. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  2. ↑ "doha-2006".
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