Serik Sapiyev
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Kazakhstan |
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| Men's Boxing | |||
| World Amateur Championships | |||
| Gold | Mianyang 2005 | Light Welterweight | |
| Gold | Chicago 2007 | Light Welterweight | |
| Asian Games | |||
| Bronze | Doha 2006 | Light Welterweight | |
Serik Sapiyev (Kazakh: Серік Сапиев, 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.
[edit] Career
The fleetfooted southpaw counterpuncher defeated Dilshod Mahmudov in 2005.
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 Boonjumnong conqueror Masatsugu Kawachi where he won against Russian fellow southpaw Gennady Kovalev 20:5.
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