- Alexander Alexeyev (boxer)
Alexander Vyacheslavovich Alekseev ( _ru. Александр Вячеславович Алексеев, born
April 30 1981 inTashkent ,Uzbek SSR ) is a boxer fromRussia .Amateur
Southpaw Alekseev beat
Jaroslavas Jakšto in the final of the World Military championships 2003.He won a silver medal at the2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships at 201 lbs losing to his nemesisOdlanier Solis Fonte .Alekseev won the gold medal in the same division at the
2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships inPula, Croatia .The participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics. There he was narrowly defeated in the first round of the Heavyweight (91 kg) division by Cuba's eventual winner
Odlanier Solis Fonte .He won a gold medal at the
2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships after Solis moved up in weight.Pro
He turned pro in Germany as a
Cruiserweight .External links
* [http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/athens2004/rus/Alexander+Alekseev/386209 Yahoo! Sports]
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