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| Full name | Серик Жумангалиевич Сапиев | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | November 16, 1983 Abay, Karagandy Province |
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| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 64 kilograms (140 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Rated at | Light Welterweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Serik Zhumangaliyevich Sapiyev (Kazakh: Серік Жумангалиевич Сапиев, born November 16, 1983) is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan who won the world title in the light welterweight (-64 kg) division in 2005 and 2007.
The fleetfooted southpaw counterpuncher defeated Dilshod Mahmudov in 2005.
He also won bronze at the 2006 Asian Games after losing to Thailand's Olympic Gold medallist Manus Boonjumnong whom he knocked down in the fight but still lost 18-22.
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he reached the final by beating Manus conqueror Masatsugu Kawachi where he won against Russian fellow southpaw Gennady Kovalev 20:5.[1]
2005
2007
At the 2008 Olympics he lost to Manus Boonjumnong 5:7. 2008 (as a Light welterweight)
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