Yevgeny Mikhaylovich Makarenko (born 10 October 1975) is a boxer from

Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It is the largest country in the world, with its internationally recognised territory covering , and encompassing one-ei ...

best known to win two world titles 2001 and 2003 at light heavyweight, and him being a part of the 2005 Russian team at the Boxing World Cup.

Career

Makarenko won a bronze in

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and dominated light heavyweight between 2001 and 2006. In 2005 he was part of the Russian team that won the 2005 Boxing World Cup. He won gold medals at *the

2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships The Men's 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Belfast, Northern Ireland, from June 3 to June 10. The competition was organised by the world governing body for amateur boxing International Boxing Association (AIBA). Medal winn ...

, *the 2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships *the

2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships The men's 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Bangkok, Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indoch ...

where he beat Rudolf Kraj. *the

2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships The men's 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Pula, Croatia, from February 19 to February 29. The 35th edition of thi bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. A total numbe ...

Pula, Croatia Pula (; also known as Pola, it, Pola , hu, Pòla, Venetian; ''Pola''; Istriot: ''Puola'', Slovene: ''Pulj'') is the largest city in Istria County, Croatia, and the seventh-largest city in the country, situated at the southern tip of the ...

. *and the 2005 Boxing World Cup. He also participated in the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

but was upset in the quarterfinals of the Light heavyweight (81 kg) division by USA's eventual winner

Andre Ward Andre Michael Ward (born February 23, 1984) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2017. He retired with an undefeated record and held multiple world titles in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Super) ...

. 2006 he beat highly touted newcomer

Artur Beterbiev Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev ( ce, Арту́р Асильбе́кович Бетерби́ев russian: Артур Асильбекович Бетербиев; born 21 January 1985) is a Russian-Canadian professional boxer. He is a unified l ...

but lost to him in 2007 hindering from participating in the World Championships.

References

External links

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1975 births Living people Heavyweight boxers Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers of Russia Russian male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists {{Russia-boxing-bio-stub