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Full name | Олексій Мазікін | ||||||
Nationality | Ukraine | ||||||
Born |
Kharkiv, Kharkiv Oblast |
February 16, 1975 ||||||
Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||||||
Weight | 115 kg (254 lb) | ||||||
Sport | |||||||
Sport | Boxing | ||||||
Rated at | Super Heavyweight | ||||||
Club | Dynamo, Kolos Lutsk | ||||||
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Oleksiy Mazikin (born 1975-02-16) is a Ukrainian boxer best known to win the silver medal at the 2001 World Championships in the Men's Super Heavyweight division.
Mazikin was a successful amateur but kept losing to southpaws. At the Olympics 2000 he lost to southpaw Audley Harrison, at the World Championships 2001 where he achieved his best result beating Alexander Povetkin 36:30 and Pedro Carrión he lost the final to southpaw Ruslan Chagaev.
At the Olympics 2004 he beat Aliaksandr Apanasionak and was defeated by southpaw Roberto Cammarelle.
He turned pro in 2005. He lost to compatriot Taras Bidenko on points and was KOd in the first round by amateur superstar Odlanier Solis.