Kanat Abutalipov
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Kanat Kalizhanovich Abutalipov is a Kazakhstan
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...

i boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics at bantamweight
Boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Bantamweight
The bantamweight competition was the third-lowest weight class featured in amateur boxing at the 2008 Summer Olympics, and was held at the Workers Indoor Arena. Bantamweights were limited to a maximum of 54 kilograms in body mass....

 but lost his only fight to eventual silver medallist Yankiel Leon
Yankiel Leon
Yankiel León Alarcón is a Cuban amateur boxer best known to win Silver at the 2008 Olympics at bantamweight.-Career:Leon won gold at the World Junior Championships in Budapest, Hungary in 2000 as a light flyweight....

 (3:10) from Cuba
Cuba
The Republic of Cuba is an island nation in the Caribbean. The nation of Cuba consists of the main island of Cuba, the Isla de la Juventud, and several archipelagos. Havana is the largest city in Cuba and the country's capital. Santiago de Cuba is the second largest city...

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At the World Championships 2009
2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Bantamweight
The bantamweight competition was the third-lowest weight class featured at the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, and was held at the Mediolanum Forum...

 he won two bouts and made it to the quarterfinals.

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