Alexander Alexeyev (boxer)
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Russia |
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| Men’s Boxing | |||
| World Amateur Championships | |||
| Silver | 2003 Bangkok | Heavyweight | |
| Gold | 2005 Mianyang | Heavyweight | |
| European Amateur Championships | |||
| Gold | 2004 Pula | Heavyweight | |
Alexander Vyacheslavovich Alekseev (Russian: Александр Вячеславович Алексеев, born April 30, 1981 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR) is a boxer from Russia.
[edit] Amateur
Southpaw Alekseev beat Jaroslavas Jakšto in the final of the World Military championships 2003. He won a silver medal at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships at 201 lbs losing to his nemesis Odlanier Solis Fonte.
Alekseev won the gold medal in the same division at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia .
The participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics. There he was narrowly defeated in the first round of the Heavyweight (91 kg) division by Cuba's eventual winner Odlanier Solis Fonte.
He won a gold medal at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships after Solis moved up in weight.
[edit] Pro
He turned pro in Germany as a Cruiserweight.
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