Mirzhan Beybutovich Rakhimzhanov ( kk, Миржан Бейбутович Рахимжанов; born August 18, 1983, in
East Kazakhstan Province
East Kazakhstan Region ( kk, Шығыс Қазақстан облысы, translit=Şyğys Qazaqstan oblysy; russian: Восточно-Казахстанская область, Vostochno-Kazakhstanskaya oblast) is a region of Kazakhstan. It occupi ...
) is a
boxer Boxer most commonly refers to:
* Boxer (boxing), a competitor in the sport of boxing
*Boxer (dog), a breed of dog
Boxer or boxers may also refer to:
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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 ...
. He competed for his native country at 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), ...
in
Athens, Greece
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, where he was stopped in the second round of the flyweight division (– 51 kg) by Russia's
Georgy Balakshin
Georgy Ruslanovich Balakshin (russian: Георгий Русланович Балакшин; born March 6, 1980 in Antonovka, near Nyurba, Sakha Republic) is an Olympic boxer from Russia best known for winning the European title three times.
Ca ...
.
Rakhimzhanov qualified for the Athens Games by topping the
2nd AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
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in
Karachi, Pakistan
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. In the final he defeated Indonesia's
Bonyx Yusak Saweho. He was a member of the Kazakhstan national team that competed at the
2005 Boxing World Cup
The 2005 Boxing World Cup was held in Moscow, Russia from July 12 to July 17.
Group 1
Cuba-Thailand
Cuba-Romania
Romania-Thailand
Final ranking
Group 2
Russia-Belarus
United States-Belarus
Russia-United States
Final ranking
Grou ...
in
Moscow, Russia
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.
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1983 births
Flyweight boxers
Living people
Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Kazakhstan
Kazakhstani male boxers
21st-century Kazakhstani people
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