- Viktar Zuyev
Viktar Zuyev ( _be. Віктар Зуеў) (born
May 22 ,1983 ) is a boxer fromBelarus best known to win the heavyweight silver medal at the2004 Summer Olympics inAthens, Greece .Career
The aggressive and hard punching southpaw won a silver medal at the Euro 2004.
Olympic Results 2004:
*DefeatedDaniel Betti (Italy) RSC 1 (1:15)
*DefeatedDevin Vargas (United States) 36-27
*DefeatedMohamed Elsayed (Egypt) walkover, Elsayed broke his arm in quarterfinal.
*Lost toOdlanier Solis Fonte (Cuba) 13-22Since then he suffered several setbacks.2005 he lost at the world championships early to Cuban Luis Ortiz.
2006 he suffered a KO 1 to
Elchin Alizade at the Euros.2007 at the world championships he exited early against Lithuania's
Vitalijus Subacius .In 2008 he turned the tables on Subacius and beat him in a qualifier to punch his Olympic ticket. In Beijing he ran right into
Clemente Russo and lost 1:7.
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