Yerdos Zhanabergenov ( kz, Ердос Жаңабергенов) is an amateur boxer from

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the north and west, China to the east, Kyrgyzstan to the southeast, Uzbeki ...

, best known for winning the light heavyweight title at the

2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships The men's 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Mianyang, China, from November 13 to November 20. The competition was organised by the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA. Medal winners Medal table External lin ...

Career

In 2005, he won a gold medal at the

Asian Amateur Boxing Championships The Asian Amateur Boxing Championships is the highest competition for boxing amateurs in Asia. The first tournament took place in 1963, hosted by Bangkok, Thailand. Men's editions Women's editions Combined editions All-time medal table ...

, and then went on to the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships, where he defeated

Mourad Sahraoui Mourad Sahraoui ( ar, مراد الصحراوي) (born January 12, 1983) is an amateur boxer from Tunisia best known to win Gold in the heavyweight division at the 2007 All-African Games. Career Sahraoui failed to qualify for the 2004 Athens Game ...

, Uzbek Olympic bronze medalist

Utkirbek Haydarov Utkirbek Haydarov (Уткирбек Хайдаров; born January 25, 1974, in Andijon) is an Uzbekistani boxer who competed in the light heavyweight (81 kg) at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. Career The aggressive sou ...

in the semifinal and

Marijo Šivolija Marijo Šivolija-Jelica (born 29 June 1981 in Omišalj) is a Croatian amateur boxer and two-time Olympian best known to medal repeatedly in international competition at light heavyweight. He also manages heavyweight boxer Mark de Mori. Career I ...

in the final.World Championships - Mianyang, China - November 13-20 2005
Retrieved 2010-12-10. He didn't compete in major international events after 2006.

References

Living people Boxers at the 2006 Asian Games Kazakhstani male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Year of birth missing (living people) Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan Light-heavyweight boxers 21st-century Kazakhstani people {{Kazakhstan-boxing-bio-stub