Roman Kapitanenko is a Ukrainian amateur boxer who won the bronze medal at the European Championships 2008. He benefitted from Vyacheslav Glazkov

Vyacheslav Glazkov

Vyacheslav Glazkov is a Ukrainian professional boxer best known for winning the silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships‎ and Olympic bronze in the super heavyweight division as an amateur.-Amateur:...

's decision to turn pro. He beat Vladimir Prusa and Yousef Abdelghani before losing his semifinal 4:6 to Kubrat Pulev

Kubrat Pulev

Kubrat Venkov Pulev is a Bulgarian professional heavyweight boxer best known to medal repeatedly at international tournaments as an amateur, winning the gold medal in the super heavyweight division at the 2008 European Championships.-Heavyweight with 201lbs/ 91kg limit:At the 2001 world...

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At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships

2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships

The 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Milan, Italy from September 1, 2009 to September 12, 2009 in the Mediolanum Forum. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history...

 he defeated Erislandy Savon

Erislandy Savon

Erislandy Savón Cotilla is a Cuban amateur boxer.He won the 91 kg/201 lbs title at the 2008 Youth World Amateur Boxing Championships and also the 2009 PanAmerican Championships at Super Heavyweight....

 and Zhang Zhilei

Zhang Zhilei

Zhang Zhilei is a Chinese amateur boxer best known for winning a bronze medal at the world amateur championships 2007 at super heavyweight and a silver medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics .-Career:...

, but lost the final to Roberto Cammarelle

Roberto Cammarelle

Roberto Cammarelle is an Italian boxer, best known for winning the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2007 and 2009 as a super heavyweight and a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Biography:...

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He won the bronze medal at the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships

2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships was held in Moscow, Russia from June 4 to June 13, 2010. It was the 38th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EUBC.- Medal winners:...

 at Moscow, Russia after he lost to Viktor Zuyev from Belarus

Belarus

Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...

in the Semifinals.