Serik Zhumangaliyevich Sapiyev (, born 16 November 1983) is an

amateur boxer An amateur () is generally considered a person who pursues an avocation independent from their source of income. Amateurs and their pursuits are also described as popular, informal, self-taught, user-generated, DIY, and hobbyist. History ...

from

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country primarily in Central Asia, with a European Kazakhstan, small portion in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia to the Kazakhstan–Russia border, north and west, China to th ...

who won the world title in the light welterweight (-64 kg) division in 2005 and 2007 and Olympic Gold 2012 at welterweight. He also won the Val Barker Trophy for best boxer at the London Olympic Games in 2012.

Career

Light Welterweight

The fleetfooted southpaw counterpuncher defeated Uzbekistan's Dilshod Mahmudov at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships. He also won bronze at the 2006 Asian Games after losing to Thailand's Olympic Gold medallist Manus Boonjumnong whom he knocked down in the fight but still lost 18–22. At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he reached the final, by beating Manus conqueror Masatsugu Kawachi of Uzbekistan, where he won against Russian fellow southpaw Gennady Kovalev 20:5.
At the 2008 Olympics (results) he once again lost to defending champion Manus Boonjumnong 5:7 and moved up in weight.

Welterweight

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he was upset in the semis by Russian southpaw Andrey Zamkovoy and won a bronze. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won silver, losing to Ukrainian Taras Shelestyuk. Sapiyev won Olympic gold and the Val Barker Trophy for best boxer at London 2012. This time he defeated Zamkovoy in the semis and beat Welsh boxer Fred Evans in the final.

World Amateur championship results

2005 *Defeated Pavol Hlavacka (Slovakia) 37–13 *Defeated Karl Dargan (United States) 37–26 *Defeated Mykola Semenyaga (Ukraine) 27–15 *Defeated Emil Magerramov (Azerbaijan) 41–23 *Defeated Dilshod Mahmudov (Uzbekistan) 39–21 2007 *Defeated Milan Piperski (Serbia) 22–6 *Defeated Eduardo Mendoza (boxer) (Nicaragua) RSCO 2 *Defeated Kevin Bizier (Canada) RSCO 3 *Defeated Morteza Sepahvandi (Iran) AB 4 *Defeated Masatsugu Kawachi (Japan) RSCO 3 *Defeated Gennady Kovalev (Russia) 20-5

References

External links

AIBA Bio
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