Vladimir Olegovich Nikitin (russian: Владимир Олегович Никитин; born 22 March 1990) is a Russian

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. He is best known for winning a bronze medal at the

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against Irish boxer Michael Conlan.

Amateur career

Nikitin gained a bronze medal in the

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, losing to gold medallist

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in the semi-final. Later that year, he won silver at the

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, losing in the final to Azerbaijan's

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. In the

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Nikitin secured himself another medal by reaching the semi-finals. His defeats of

Chatchai Butdee Chatchai-decha Butdee ( th, ฉัตร์ชัยเดชา บุตรดี, , ), formerly Chatchai Butdee (, , ; born 26 March 1985), is a Thai boxer who won a bronze medal at the 2013 World Championships. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, h ...

and top seed Michael Conlan on judges decisions in the previous two rounds saw the Thai and Irish camps both question the integrity of the judges. Nikitin withdrew from the semi-final due to injuries sustained from the Conlan fight, but took home a bronze medal.

Professional boxing record

References

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