Asylbek Talasbayev (born February 7, 1982) is an

amateur boxer Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three ...

from

Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan,, pronounced or the Kyrgyz Republic, is a landlocked country in Central Asia. Kyrgyzstan is bordered by Kazakhstan to the north, Uzbekistan to the west, Tajikistan to the south, and the People's Republic of China to the east. ...

. He qualified to compete at the

2008 Summer Olympics The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...

in the

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division where he upset

Everton Lopes Everton may refer to: Places Australia *Everton, Victoria *Electoral district of Everton, Queensland Canada * Everton, Ontario South Africa *Everton, part of Kloof, KwaZulu-Natal United Kingdom *Everton, Bedfordshire, England *Everton, ...

(9:7) but lost to Colombia's

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. Talasbayev also competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

. He qualified for the 2004 Athens Games as a featherweight (– 57 kg) by ending up in second place in the

2nd AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament The 2nd AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Karachi, Pakistan from May 6 to May 12, 2004. Also known as the ''Green Hill Tournament'' it was the penultimate opportunity for Asian amateur boxers to qualify for the 2004 ...

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. In the final he lost to Pakistan's Ahmed Sohail.

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* 1982 births Living people Kyrgyzstani male boxers Lightweight boxers Olympic boxers for Kyrgyzstan Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2006 Asian Games Boxers at the 2010 Asian Games Asian Games competitors for Kyrgyzstan {{Kyrgyzstan-boxing-bio-stub