Serik Sapiyev

Serik Sapiyev ( _kz. Серік 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.

Career

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. [ [http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/SPORTS/BX/IGBXBoutResult.aspx?rscid=0-064-2-02-00002-2 Light welterweight semifinal results] ]

World Amateur championship results

2005
*Defeated Pavol Hlavacka (Slovakia) 37-13
*Defeated Karl Dargan (United States) 37-26
*Defeated Mykola Semenyaga (Ukraine) 27-15
*Defeated Emil Magerramov (Azerbaijan) 41-23
*Defeated Dilshod Mahmudov (Uzbekistan) 39-21

2007
*Defeated Milan Piperski (Serbia) 22-6
*Defeated Eduardo Mendoza (Nicaragua) RSCO 2
*Defeated Kevin Bizier (Canada) RSCO 3
*Defeated Morteza Sepahvandi (Iran) AB 4
*Defeated Masatsugu Kawachi (Japan) RSCO 3
*Defeated Gennady Kovalev (Russia) 20-5

Olympic results

2008 (as a Light welterweight)
*1st round bye.
*3nd round

References