Kanat Islam ( kk, Қанат Ислам, Qanat İslam; zh, s=哈那提斯拉木, p=Hanati Silamu; born 13 September 1984) is a Chinese-born Kazakhstani

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

who currently lives and trains in

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. As an amateur, he represented China, winning bronze medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2007 World Championships and the

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Amateur career

At the 2004 Olympics, he lost his match to Ruslan Khairov. He qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place at the

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, China. In the final he defeated Aliasker Bashirov of Turkmenistan. At the Asian Games 2006, he beat Behzodek Yunusov in round one but lost to eventual southpaw winner

Bakhyt Sarsekbayev Bakhyt Abdirakhmanuly Sarsekbayev ( kk, Бақыт Әбдірахманұлы Сәрсекбаев; born 29 November 1981) is a Kazakhastani amateur boxer who won gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Welterweight, and won gold medal at the 200 ...

in the semi-finals 30:37. At the

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, he beat Yusunov again, then upset old foes Ruslan Khairov and

20:14 but lost to

Non Boonjumnong Non Boonjumnong ( th, นน บุญจำนงค์; , born June 12, 1982 as Manon Boonjumnong) is a Thai amateur boxer who won silver at welterweight at the World Championships 2007. In the older tournaments he is listed as "Manon". Career ...

20:23 in the semi-finals. Islam beat

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n boxer, Precious Makina, in the Men's Welterweight (69 kg) Round of 32 on the second day of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Olympic Games results

2004 (as a welterweight) *Defeated

Sadat Tebazaalwa Sadat Tebazaalwa (born October 23, 1985) is a Ugandan amateur boxer who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics. There he was defeated in the first round of the welterweight () division by China's Kanat Islam. He qualified for the Athens Games ...

() 29-17 *Lost to Ruslan Khairov () 16-26 2008 (as a welterweight) *Defeated Precious Makina () 21-4 *Defeated

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() 9-4 *Defeated

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() 14-4 *Lost to Carlos Banteux () 4-17 ()

World Amateur Championships results

2007 (as a welterweight) *Defeated Bohzodbek Yunusov () 22-16 *Defeated Gerard O'Mahony () 23-17 *Defeated Ruslan Khairov () 26-6 *Defeated

() 20-14 *Lost to Manon Boonjumnong () 20-23 ()

Professional career

In 2012, Kanat turned pro and decided to train in the U.S. state of

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. He was captain of the "Astana Arlans" in the

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(WSB). In January 2011, after arriving in

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at the request of Kazakh businessman and philanthropist Baurzhan Ospanov, Islam became a citizen of Kazakhstan. On September 9, 2017, Islam faced Brandon Cook. Islam managed to stop Cook in the ninth round, giving him his first early stoppage lost in his career. In his next fight, Islam made easy work of Julio De Jesus. Islam landed two big overhand rights in the opening round, dropping De Jesus, who was unable to continue the fight, resulting in an impressive win for the Kazakh. In his following fight, Islam, then ranked #8 by the WBO, faced Walter Kautondokwa, ranked #9 by the same organisation. Neither fighter stood out with his performance, Islam being the one who landed less but was more precise. Kautondokwa was the better man towards the end of the fight, but that was not enough for the judges, who had it 99-92, 97-92 and 97-92 for Islam, in what was considered a controversial decision by the judges.

Professional boxing record

References

External links

Kanat Islam - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Islam, Kanat 1984 births Living people Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of China Olympic bronze medalists for China People from Altay Prefecture Welterweight boxers Olympic medalists in boxing Asian Games medalists in boxing Sportspeople from Xinjiang Boxers at the 2006 Asian Games Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Chinese male boxers Chinese people of Kazakhstani descent Kazakhs in China Kazakhstani male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Asian Games bronze medalists for China Medalists at the 2006 Asian Games