Ilya Alekseyevich Popov (russian: Илья Алексеевич Попов; born 19 June 2000) is a Russian

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 ...

who won gold medals at the

2018 Youth Olympics The 2018 Summer Youth Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de la Juventud de 2018), officially known as the III Summer Youth Olympic Games, and commonly known as Buenos Aires 2018, were an international sports, cultural, and educational event held ...

and 2018 European Youth Championships, and silver at the 2018 Youth World Championships, all in the

light-welterweight Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional boxing In professional boxing, light welterweight is contested between the lightweight and welterweight divisions, ...

division. In 2019 he joined the senior ranks and competed at the

World Championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ...

, losing in the quarter-finals to eventual gold medallist

Andy Cruz Andy Cruz Gómez (born 12 August 1995) is a Cuban professional boxer. He has won two gold medals at the Pan American Games, as well as three gold medals in the AIBA World Championships. He is the reigning Olympic champion after competing in the 2 ...

of Cuba.

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* Living people 2000 births Russian male boxers Light-welterweight boxers Boxers at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics Youth Olympic gold medalists for Russia {{Russia-boxing-bio-stub