Kanat Kalizhanovich Abutalipov ( kk, Қанат Қалижанұлы Әбутәліпов; born March 22, 1983, in Barshino) is a

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 ...

i boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics at bantamweight but lost his only fight to eventual silver medallist

Yankiel León Yankiel León Alarcón (born 26 April 1982 in Jobabo) is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win Silver at the 2008 Olympics at bantamweight. Career Leon won gold at the World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary in 2000 as a light fly ...

(3:10) from

Cuba Cuba ( , ), officially the Republic of Cuba ( es, República de Cuba, links=no ), is an island country comprising the island of Cuba, as well as Isla de la Juventud and several minor archipelagos. Cuba is located where the northern Caribbea ...

. At the World Championships 2009 he won two bouts and made it to the quarterfinals. At the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012) was an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

, he again lost to the eventual bantamweight silver medalist,

John Joe Nevin John Joseph "John Joe" Nevin (born 7 June 1988), is an Irish professional boxer. He is a two-time Olympian, and a London 2012 silver medalist. Early life John Joseph Nevin was born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, and is a member of the Travel ...

fom Ireland, this time in the last 16.

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* Living people Bantamweight boxers Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Kazakhstan 1983 births Boxers at the 2006 Asian Games Kazakhstani male boxers Asian Games competitors for Kazakhstan Sportspeople from Karaganda Region {{Kazakhstan-boxing-bio-stub