Yushan Nijiati (Үсен Нижат born June 1, 1986) is a
Chinese
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amateur boxer of
Kazakh
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ancestry best known for winning the bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships in the 201 lb/91 kg division.
Career
He lost to eventual winner
Clemente Russo on points in the semifinal. He qualified for the
2008 Olympics
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in his native country at
Heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the Wo ...
but lost his first bout to
Oleksandr Usyk 3-24.
External links
BEIJING 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES CHINESE SPORTS DELEGATION ROSTER*
1986 births
Living people
Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Heavyweight boxers
Olympic boxers of China
Sportspeople from Xinjiang
People from Altay Prefecture
Chinese male boxers
Chinese people of Kazakhstani descent
Kazakhs in China
AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
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