Serik Sapiyev

Personal information

Full name

Серік Жұманғалиұлы Сәпиев

Nationality

Kazakh

Born

November 16, 1983 (age 33)
Abay, Karagandy Region, Kazakhstan

Height

1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)

Weight

64 kg (141 lb)

Sport

Boxing

Rated at

Light Welterweight

Medal record

Summer Olympics
	2012 London	Welterweight
World Championships
	2005 Mianyang	Light Welterweight
	2007 Chicago	Light Welterweight
	2011 Baku	Welterweight
	2009 Milan	Welterweight
Asian Games
	2010 Beijing	Welterweight
	2006 Doha	Light Welterweight
Asian Championships
	2007 Ulan Bator	Light Welterweight
	2009 Zhuhai	Welterweight

Serik Sapiyev (Kazakh: Серік Жұманғалиұлы Сәпиев, born November 16, 1983) is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan who won the world title in the light welterweight (-64 kg) division in 2005 and 2007 and Olympic Gold 2012 at welterweight. Sapiyev has signed up for the new AIBA professional league, called AIBA Pro Boxing (APB), which will launch in autumn 2013. Val Barker Trophy for best boxer at London 2012. Now he work in general director of WSB

The fleetfooted southpaw counterpuncher defeated Dilshod Mahmudov at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships. [1]

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 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.

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he was upset in the semis by Russian southpaw Andrey Zamkovoy and won Bronze.

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