Bakhyt Sarsekbayev
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Bakhyt Abdirakhmanovich Sarsekbayev is a Kazakh
amateur boxer
who won Olympic Gold 2008 at Welterweight. At the 2006 Asian Games
he had also won the gold medal in the welterweight (-69 kg)
division.
. He won bronze at the 2002 Asian Games.
He won the 2006 World University Boxing Championship
s, at the Asian Games 2006 he beat Chinese Hanati Silamu
.
At the 2007 World Championships he beat Xavier Noël
and PanAm champ Pedro Lima
but was upset by old foe Silamu. He has qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
.
In the Olympic final he defeated Cuban Carlos Banteaux Suarez 18:9.
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
amateur boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
who won Olympic Gold 2008 at Welterweight. At the 2006 Asian Games
2006 Asian Games
The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia to host the games...
he had also won the gold medal in the welterweight (-69 kg)
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
division.
Career
The southpaw holds two wins over Cuban fellow southpaw and 2005 world champion Erislandi LaraErislandi Lara
Erislandy Lara Santoya is a Cuban boxer. The southpaw was the 2005 amateur world champion at welterweight.-Amateur career:In 2003 and 2004 Lara lost four times against double world champ Lorenzo Aragon....
. He won bronze at the 2002 Asian Games.
He won the 2006 World University Boxing Championship
2006 World University Boxing Championship
The 2006 World University Boxing Championship took place in Almaty, Kazakhstan between October 2 and 9 2006. 82 boxers from 14 countries participated at the second edition tournament.-Participating nations:-Results:...
s, at the Asian Games 2006 he beat Chinese Hanati Silamu
Hanati Silamu
Kanat Islam ; born September 13, 1984 in Altay, Xinjiang) is a Chinese amateur boxer of Kazakh ancestry best known for winning bronze at welterweight at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2007 World Championships and the 2006 Asian Games.-Career:...
.
At the 2007 World Championships he beat Xavier Noël
Xavier Noël
Xavier Noel is a French welterweight amateur boxer who won silver at the 2004 European Championships and participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Career:...
and PanAm champ Pedro Lima
Pedro Lima (boxer)
Pedro Alvaro Santos de Lima is a Brazilian amateur boxer best known to win the 2007 PanAm welterweight title in 2007.-Career:...
but was upset by old foe Silamu. He has qualified for the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
.
In the Olympic final he defeated Cuban Carlos Banteaux Suarez 18:9.
Olympic Games results
2008 (as a welterweight)- Defeated Adam TrupishAdam TrupishAdam Trupish is a Canadian welterweight division boxer. He was born in London, Ontario. He is a two-time Olympian and was ranked 5th in the world after the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-2004 Summer Olympics:He represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens,...
(Canada) 20-1 - Defeated Vitaly GruşacVitaly GrusacVitaly Gruşac is a Moldovan boxer from Grimancauti village , who competed in the Welterweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal...
(Moldova) RSC 2 (1:18) - Defeated Dilshod MahmudovDilshod MahmudovDilshod Mahmudov is a boxer from Uzbekistan who has won several medals in international tournaments.-Career:Formally of Uzbekistan Dilshod Mahmudov now based at BHS boxing gym in Blacktown, where he calls home...
(Uzbekistan) 12-7 - Defeated Kim Jung-JooKim Jung-JooKim Jung-Joo is a South Korean amateur boxer who won welterweight bronze medals at the 2004 Summer Olympics and 2008 Summer Olympics....
(South Korea) 10-6 - Defeated Carlos BanteauxCarlos BanteauxCarlos Banteux Suárez is a Cuban amateur boxer from Santiago de Cuba best known for qualifying for the 2008 Olympics at welterweight. His name is also spelled Banteaur by some sources outside Cuba.-Career:...
(Cuba)
World Amateur Championship results
2007 (as a welterweight)- Defeated Xavier NoelXavier NoëlXavier Noel is a French welterweight amateur boxer who won silver at the 2004 European Championships and participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Career:...
(France) 18-7 - Defeated Velidor Vidic (Bosnia) 26-4
- Defeated Pedro LimaPedro Lima (boxer)Pedro Alvaro Santos de Lima is a Brazilian amateur boxer best known to win the 2007 PanAm welterweight title in 2007.-Career:...
(Brazil) 23-11 - Lost to Hanati SilamuHanati SilamuKanat Islam ; born September 13, 1984 in Altay, Xinjiang) is a Chinese amateur boxer of Kazakh ancestry best known for winning bronze at welterweight at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2007 World Championships and the 2006 Asian Games.-Career:...
(China) 14-20