Serik Sapiyev

Serik Sapiyev (Kazakh: Серік Жұманғалиұлы Сәпиев, born November 16, 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. Sapiyev has signed up for the new AIBA professional league, called AIBA Pro Boxing (APB),[1] which will launch in autumn 2013. He won the Val Barker Trophy for best boxer at the London Olympic Games in 2012. Now he works as general director of WSB.

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

Career

Light Welterweight

The fleetfooted southpaw counterpuncher defeated 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 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

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he was upset in the semis by Russian southpaw Andrey Zamkovoy and won Bronze.

At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won Silver, losing to Ukrainian Taras Shelestyuk.

Serik Sapiyev won Olympic gold (Results) and the Val Barker Trophy for best boxer at London 2012. This time he defeated Andrey Zamkovoy in the semis and beat 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. "AIBA Professional Boxing Introduction". 2012-12-23. Archived from the original on 23 December 2012. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  2. "sport today". 2013-05-14. Archived from the original on 14 May 2013. Retrieved 2022-01-23.
  3. "doha-2006".
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