Kanat Islam

Kanat Islam

Kanat The Kazakh Islam
Personal information
Full name	Қанат Ислам
Nationality	Kazakhstani
Born	(1984-09-13) September 13, 1984 Altay, Xinjiang, China
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Weight	69 kg (152 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Rated at	Middleweight
Medal record Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Welterweight World Amateur Championships 2007 Chicago Welterweight Asian Games 2006 Doha Welterweight Asian Championships 2007 Ulan Bator Welterweight

Kanat Islam (Kazakh: قانات يسلام [Қанат Ислам or Qanat Ïsläm]; born September 13, 1984) is a Kazakhstani professional boxer who currently lives and trains in Miami as part of Nelsons promotion company and co-promoted by ZR Entertainment .^[1] Islam was a Chinese amateur boxer of Kazakh ancestry best known for winning bronze at welterweight at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, and the 2006 Asian Games. He was captain of the "Astana Arlans" in the World Series of Boxing (WSB). In January 2011, after arriving in Kazakhstan at the request of Kazakh businessman and philanthropist Baurzhan Ospanov, Islam became a citizen of Kazakhstan.^[2][3]

Amateur boxing

At the 2004 Olympics he lost his match to Ruslan Khairov. He qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Guangzhou, China. In the final he defeated Aliasker Bashirov of Turkmenistan.

At the Asian Games 2006 he beat Behzodek Yunusov in round one but lost to eventual southpaw winner Bakhyt Sarsekbayev in the semi-finals 30:37.

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat Yusunov again, then upset old foes Ruslan Khairov and Bakhyt Sarsekbayev 20:14 but lost to Non Boonjumnong 20:23 in the semi-finals.

Islam beat Zambian boxer, Precious Makina, in the Men's Welterweight (69 kg) Round of 32 on the second day of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.

Olympic Games results

2004 (as a welterweight)^[4]

• Defeated Sadat Tebazaalwa ( Uganda) 29-17
• Lost to Ruslan Khairov ( Azerbaijan) 16-26

2008 (as a welterweight)

• Defeated Precious Makina ( Zambia) 21-4
• Defeated Joseph Mulema ( Cameroon) 9-4
• Defeated Tureano Johnson ( Bahamas) 14-4
• Lost to Carlos Banteux ( Cuba) 4-17 (03 ! Bronze)

World Amateur Championships results

2007 (as a welterweight)^[5]

• Defeated Bohzodbek Yunusov ( Uzbekistan) 22-16
• Defeated Gerard O'Mahony ( Australia) 23-17
• Defeated Ruslan Khairov ( Azerbaijan) 26-6
• Defeated Bakhyt Sarsekbayev ( Kazakhstan) 20-14
• Lost to Manon Boonjumnong ( Thailand) 20-23 (03 ! Bronze)

Professional boxing

In 2012 Kanat turned pro and decided to train in the U.S. state of Florida. He holds WBA FedeCaribe^[6] WBA Fedelatin^[7] Titles.

20 Wins (17 Knockouts), 0 Losses, 0 Draws [8]
Res.	Opponent	Type	Rd	Date	Location	Notes
Win	Noberto Gonzalez	UD			Boca Rato Hotel & Club, Boca Raton, Florida, US	Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Light middleweight title; Won vacant WBO-NABO Light middleweight title
Win	Robson Assis	KO			Chase Center, Wilmington, Delaware, US
Win	Patrick Allotey	UD			Almaty Arena, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Win	Juan De Angel	TKO			Lakeland Event Center, Lakeland, Florida, US
Win	Jonathan Batista	TKO	1 (10), 2:14	2015-11-07	Miccosukee Indian Gaming Resort, Miami, Florida, US
Win	Orlando de Jesus Estrada	TKO	4 (11), 0:32	2015-03-23	Estudios de Telecaribe, Barranquilla, Colombia	Retained WBA Fedelatin Light middleweight Title
Win	Fidel Monterrosa Munoz	KO	5 (8), 2:50	2014-08-07	Estudios de Telecaribe, Barranquilla, Colombia	Retained WBA Fedelatin Light middleweight Title
Win	Francisco Cordero	RTD	3 (11)	2014-05-23	Centro Recreacional Las Vegas, Barranquilla, Colombia	Retained WBA Fedelatin Light middleweight Title
Win	Basilio Silva	TKO	6 (10), 2:01	2013-12-16	Casa de Los Clubes, Villa Juana, Dominican Republic
Win	Emilio Julio Julio	KO	3 (11), 1:44	2013-11-29	Coliseo Julio Cesar Hidalgo, Quito, Ecuador	Won vacant WBA Fedelatin Light middleweight Title
Win	Junior Ramos	RTD	1 (10), 3:00	2013-11-09	Coliseo Pedro Julio Nolasco, La Romana, Dominican Republic
Win	Jose Antonio Rodriguez	RTD	1 (8), 3:00	2013-05-10	Coliseo Carlos 'Teo' Cruz, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Win	Eduardo Flores	UD	9 (9)	2013-04-26	Coliseo Julio César Hidalgo, Quito, Ecuador	Retained WBA Fedecaribe Light middleweight Title
Win	Jose Vidal Soto	KO	1 (8), 2:57	2013-04-19	Polideportivo San Martin de Porre, La Romana, Dominican Republic
Win	Yolexcy Martinez-Leiva	TKO	2 (10), 0:31	2013-04-06	Miami Jai Alai Fronton, Miami, Florida, United States
Win	Joselito del Rosario	DQ	2 (10), 2:20	2013-03-23	Gimnasio Pedro Cruz, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Win	Humberto Toledo	KO	1 (10), 0:33	2012-12-15	Coliseo Pedro Julio Nolasco, La Romana, Dominican Republic	Won vacant WBA Fedecaribe Light middleweight Title
Win	Reynaldo Esquivia	TKO	5 (6), 2:14	2012-11-30	Hotel Prado Mar, Puerto Colombia, Colombia
Win	Felipe Polo	KO	3 (6), 2:31	2012-11-24	Estadio de Softbol Cesar Tou Caraballo, Tolu, Colombia
Win	Jose Antonio Rodriguez	RTD	3 (6), 3:00	2012-11-10	Club el Millon, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Win	Nelsido Miguel Agramonte	TKO	1 (6), 2:49	2012-10-29	Coliseo Pedro Julio Nolasco, La Romana, Dominican Republic
Win	Modesto Felix	TKO	1 (6), 0:37	2012-10-18	Club el Millon, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
Win	Aneudy Martes	TKO	2 (4), 1:33	2012-10-02	Gimnasio Joan Guzman, Guachupita, Dominican Republic
Win	Daniel Beato	KO	3 (4), 2:42	2012-09-28	Casa Puerto Rico, La Romana, Dominican Republic

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