Ruslan Myrsatayev (born May 7, 1985) is a
Kazakh boxer best known for qualifying in the Super Heavyweight division(+91 kg) at the
2008 Summer Olympics.
Kazakhstan chose to send Ruslan over veteran
Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov
Mukhtarkhan Qabylanbekuly Dildabekov ( kk, Мұхтархан Қабыланбекұлы Ділдәбеков, ''Mūhtarhan Qabylanbekūly Dıldäbekov''; born March 19, 1976) is a Kazakh boxer, best known to win the silver medal in the Super He ...
and big-punching
Rustam Rygebayev who had competed at the 2007 World Championships to the second qualifier as Myrsatayev won the competition.
The 207 lb fighter quickly KOd Australian
Daniel Beahan but was knocked down and outpointed by Chinese southpaw giant
Zhang Zhilei
Zhilei Zhang (; born May 2, 1983) is a Chinese professional boxer who has held the WBO interim heavyweight title since April 2023. As an amateur, he won bronze medals at the 2007 and 2009 World Championships, and a silver medal at the 2008 ...
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1985 births
Living people
Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Kazakhstan
Sportspeople from Almaty
Kazakhstani male boxers
Super-heavyweight boxers
21st-century Kazakhstani people
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