Hanati Silamu
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Kanat Islam is a Chinese amateur boxer
of Kazakh
ancestry best known for winning bronze at welterweight
at the 2008 Summer Olympics
, the 2007 World Championships and the 2006 Asian Games
.
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
, PR 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 semis 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 semis.
Silamu beat Zambian
boxer, Precious Makina
, in the Men's Welterweight (69 kg) Round of 32 on the second day of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
2008 (as a welterweight)
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
of Kazakh
Kazakhs
The Kazakhs are a Turkic people of the northern parts of Central Asia ....
ancestry best known for winning bronze at welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
at the 2008 Summer Olympics
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, was a major international multi-sport event that took place in Beijing, China, from August 8 to August 24, 2008. A total of 11,028 athletes from 204 National Olympic Committees competed in 28 sports and 302 events...
, the 2007 World Championships and the 2006 Asian Games
Boxing at the 2006 Asian Games
Boxing at the 2006 Asian Games took place in the Academy for Sports Excellence in Sports City, 8 kilometers to the west of Doha. The event was only open to men, and the bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...
.
Career
At the 2004 OlympicsBoxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Welterweight
The Welterweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the fifth-heaviest class. Welterweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 69 kilograms.-Participants:...
he lost his match to Ruslan Khairov
Ruslan Khairov
Ruslan Khairov is a boxer from Azerbaijan. He is competing in the Welterweight division, and won bronze medals at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships and 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships....
. He qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
The 1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Boxing Qualifying Tournament was held in Guangzhou, PR China from March 18 to March 23, 2004. It was the first chance for amateur boxers from Asia to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics after the 2004 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships in Puerto Princesa,...
in Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
, PR China. In the final he defeated Aliasker Bashirov
Aliasker Bashirov
Aliasker Bashirov is an amateur boxer from Ashgabat, Turkmenistan who fought at the 2004 and 2008 Olympics at welterweight.In 2004 he beat Rolandas Jasevicius but lost his second match to eventual winner Bakhtiyar Artayev...
of Turkmenistan.
At the Asian Games 2006 he beat Behzodek Yunusov in round one but lost to eventual southpaw winner Bakhyt Sarsekbayev
Bakhyt Sarsekbayev
Bakhyt Abdirakhmanovich Sarsekbayev is a Kazakh amateur boxer who won Olympic Gold 2008 at Welterweight. At the 2006 Asian Games he had also won the gold medal in the welterweight division.-Career:...
in the semis 30:37.
At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Chicago, United States from October 23, 2007 to November 3, 2007. It was held at the UIC Pavilion. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history. The championships were originally awarded to Moscow...
he beat Yusunov again, then upset old foes Ruslan Khairov
Ruslan Khairov
Ruslan Khairov is a boxer from Azerbaijan. He is competing in the Welterweight division, and won bronze medals at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships and 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships....
and Bakhyt Sarsekbayev
Bakhyt Sarsekbayev
Bakhyt Abdirakhmanovich Sarsekbayev is a Kazakh amateur boxer who won Olympic Gold 2008 at Welterweight. At the 2006 Asian Games he had also won the gold medal in the welterweight division.-Career:...
20:14 but lost to Non Boonjumnong
Non Boonjumnong
Non Boonjumnong is a Thai amateur boxer who won silver at welterweight at the World Championships 2007. In the older tournaments he is listed as "Manon".-Career:...
20:23 in the semis.
Silamu beat Zambian
Zambia
Zambia , officially the Republic of Zambia, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa. The neighbouring countries are the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the north, Tanzania to the north-east, Malawi to the east, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Namibia to the south, and Angola to the west....
boxer, Precious Makina
Precious Makina
Precious Makina is a Zambian boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics but lost to Hanati Silamu.-External links:*...
, 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)- Defeated Sadat TebazaalwaSadat TebazaalwaSadat Tebazaalwa is a boxer from Uganda, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his country. There he was defeated in the first round of the welterweight division by China's Hanati Silamu....
(Uganda) 29-17 - Lost to Ruslan KhairovRuslan KhairovRuslan Khairov is a boxer from Azerbaijan. He is competing in the Welterweight division, and won bronze medals at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships and 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships....
(Azerbaijan) 16-26
2008 (as a welterweight)
- Defeated Precious MakinaPrecious MakinaPrecious Makina is a Zambian boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics but lost to Hanati Silamu.-External links:*...
(Zambia) 21-4 - Defeated Joseph MulemaJoseph MulemaJoseph Mulema is a welterweight boxer from Cameroon who fought at the 2008 Olympics.-External links:*...
(Cameroon) 9-4 - Defeated Tureano JohnsonTureano JohnsonTaureano Dexter Johnson is an amateur boxer from the Bahamas who qualified for the 2008 Olympics.-Career:...
(Bahamas) 14-4 - Lost to Carlos Banteux (Cuba) 4-17
World amateur championships results
2007 (as a welterweight)- Defeated Bohzodbek Yunusov (Uzbekistan) 22-16
- Defeated Gerard O'MahonyGerard O'MahonyGerard 'Ged' Anthony O'Mahony is an Australian pro boxer best known for competing in the Olympics in 2004 and 2008.-Amateur:...
(Australia) 23-17 - Defeated Ruslan KhairovRuslan KhairovRuslan Khairov is a boxer from Azerbaijan. He is competing in the Welterweight division, and won bronze medals at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships and 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships....
(Azerbaijan) 26-6 - Defeated Bakhyt SarsekbayevBakhyt SarsekbayevBakhyt Abdirakhmanovich Sarsekbayev is a Kazakh amateur boxer who won Olympic Gold 2008 at Welterweight. At the 2006 Asian Games he had also won the gold medal in the welterweight division.-Career:...
(Kazakhstan) 20-14 - Lost to Manon Boonjumnong (Thailand) 20-23 (won a bronze medal)