Evgeny Makarenko
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Competitor for  Russia |
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| Men’s Boxing | |||
| World Amateur Championships | |||
| Gold | 2001 Belfast | Light Heavyweight | |
| Gold | 2003 Bangkok | Light Heavyweight | |
| European Amateur Championships | |||
| Bronze | 1998 Minsk | Heavyweight | |
| Gold | 2002 Perm | Heavyweight | |
| Gold | 2004 Pula | Light Heavyweight | |
Evgeny Makarenko (born 10 October 1975) is a boxer from Russia best known to win two world titles 2001 and 2003 at light heavyweight.
[edit] Career
Southpaw Makarenko won a bronze in 1998 and dominated light heavyweight between 2001 and 2006.
He won gold medals at
- the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships,
- the 2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships
- the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships where he beat Rudolf Kraj.
- and the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia.
He also participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics but was upset in the quarterfinals of the Light heavyweight (81 kg) division by USA's eventual winner Andre Ward.
2006 he beat highly touted newcomer Artur Beterbiev but lost to him in 2007 hindering from participating in the World Championships.
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