| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Russia | ||
| Men's boxing | ||
| World Amateur Championships | ||
| Gold | 2009 Milan | Heavyweight |
| Bronze | 2011 Baku | Light heavyweight |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
| Gold | 2008 Liverpool | Heavyweight |
| Gold | 2010 Moscow | Heavyweight |
Egor Leonidovich Mekhontsev (Егор Леонидович Мехонцев, transliteration Egor Leonidovič Mechoncev; * November 14, 1984 in Asbest, Sverdlovsk Oblast) is a Russian amateur boxer who won the gold medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships and 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the heavyweight division.[1]
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Southpaw Mekhontsev won a silver medal in the 2004 Light-heavyweight Russian senior national championships losing to Mikhail Gala in the final and won another silver in 2005 again losing to Gala in the semi-final by 39:24.
The following year in 2006 he won bronze losing to Artur Beterbiyev 41:29 in the semi-final and followed the in 2007 with another bronze losing to Evgeni Makarenko.
Mekhontsev then moved up to the heavyweight 201 lbs limit division and won the national title beating Evgeniy Romanov in the final by 19-5.[2]
Mekhontsev represented Russia at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Liverpool, England. He won a gold medal after defeating Armenia's Tsolak Ananikyan 9-2 in the final.[3] Results 2008
At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Heavyweight he upset local hero Clemente Russo and beat fellow southpaws Oleksandr Usyk in the semis and Osmay Acosta in the final for the title.
At the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships he defended his title.
For the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he traded weightclasses with Beterbiyev and dropped to light heavy. He was upset by young Cuban Julio César la Cruz and won Bronze.
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