Elias Pavlidis
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Elias Pavlidis sometimes written Helias or Ilias Pavlidis, is a Greek amateur boxer best known to compete at the Athens Olympics 2004. He was born in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...

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Career

At the 2003 World Championships he lost his first bout in the men's light-heavyweight division to eventual winner Evgeny Makarenko
Evgeny Makarenko
Yevgeny Mikhaylovich Makarenko is a boxer from Russia best known to win two world titles 2001 and 2003 at light heavyweight, and him being a part of the 2005 Russian team at the Boxing World Cup.-Career:...

 from Russia.

At the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...

 in Athens he defeated Ali Ismayilov
Ali Ismayilov
Ali Ismayilov is a boxer from Azerbaijan and the current WBO Latino Cruiserweight champion.-Amateur:Ismayilov won the bronze medal at light heavyweight at the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Houston, Texas...

, but was stopped on cuts in the quarterfinal by Egyptian Ahmed Ismail when he was leading 18-12 in the third round. Prior to the Athens Games he won the 2004 Acropolis Boxing Cup
2004 Acropolis Boxing Cup
The 25th Acropolis Boxing Cup was an amateur boxing tournament held by the The 25th [[Acropolis Boxing Cup]] was an [[amateur boxing]] tournament held by the...

 in Athens, Greece by defeating Kazakhstan's Beibut Shumenov
Beibut Shumenov
Beibut Shumenov, is a Kazakh professional boxer who fights in the light heavyweight division. He is the current WBA Light Heavyweight Champion.-Amateur career:Shumenov represented Kazakhstan in the 2004 Summer Olympics...

 in the final of the light heavyweight division.

He went up a division to Heavyweight 201 lbs limit in 2007 and was more successful winning the 2007 EU boxing championships where he defeated future world champion Clemente Russo
Clemente Russo
Clemente Russo is an Italian amateur boxer best known to win Gold at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships at heavyweight 201 lbs limit.-Career:...

 in the final 13:8.

At the World Championships he was defeated by John M'Bumba
John M'Bumba
John Mickael M'Bumba is a French amateur boxer best known to win a Bronze medal at the 2007 World Championships at Heavyweights 91 kg.-Career:...

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In Beijing he lost his second bout to Osmay Acosta
Osmay Acosta
Osmay Acosta Méndez Duarte is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win the 2007 PanAm Games at Heavyweight with 201 lbs limit....

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