Lev Dmitrievich Mukhin (russian: Лев Дмитриевич Мухин; 15 October 1936 – 25 April 1977) was a Russian, Soviet heavyweight boxer. He won a silver medal at the

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, losing the final to

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. Rademacher, an upcoming heavyweight champion, would score three knockdowns before the bout was stopped. Coming into the final Mukhin knocked out all his opponents, despite two of them knocked him down in the first round. Mukhin took up boxing in 1951, and in 1955 won the Soviet title, finishing second at the Soviet championships. He placed second again in 1956 and never competed internationally except for the 1956 Olympics.

1956 Olympic results

Below is the record of Lev Mukhin, a heavyweight boxer from the Soviet union who competed at the 1956 Melbourne Olympics: * Round of 16: defeated Bozhil Lozanov (Bulgaria) by a third-round knockout * Quarterfinal: defeated Törner Åhsman (Sweden) by a first-round knockout * Semifinal: defeated Giacomo Bozzano (Italy) by a third-round knockout * Final: lost to Pete Rademacher (United States) by a first-round knockout (was awarded silver medal)

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1936 births Soviet male boxers Honoured Masters of Sport of the USSR Olympic boxers of the Soviet Union Boxers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Soviet Union Spartak athletes 1977 deaths Olympic medalists in boxing Russian male boxers Medalists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Heavyweight boxers Sportspeople from Rostov Oblast {{USSR-boxing-bio-stub