Ruslan Myrsatayev is a Kazakh

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...

 boxer

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...

 best known for qualifying in the Super Heavyweight division(+91 kg) 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...

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Kazakhstan chose to send Ruslan over veteran Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov

Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov

Mukhtarkhan Koblanbekovich Dildabekov is a Kazakh boxer, best known to win the silver medal in the Super Heavyweight division at the 2000 Summer Olympics.-Career:...

 and big-punching Rustam Rygebayev who had competed at the 2007 World Championships to the second qualifer as Myrsatayev won the competition.

The 207 lb fighter quickly KOd Australian Daniel Beahan

Daniel Beahan

Daniel Beahan is an Australian amateur boxer best known to qualify for the Olympics 2008 at super heavyweight.-Career:...

 but was knocked down and outpointed by Chinese southpaw giant 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:...

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