Viktar Zuyev
Encyclopedia
Viktar Zuyev (born May 22, 1983) is a boxer
from Belarus
best known to win the heavyweight silver medal
at the 2004 Summer Olympics
in Athens, Greece.
Olympic Results 2004:
Since then he suffered several setbacks.
2005 he lost at the world championships early to Cuban Luis Ortiz.
2006 he suffered a KO 1 to Elchin Alizade
at the Euros.
2007 at the world championships he exited early against Lithuania's Vitalijus Subacius.
In 2008 he turned the tables on Subacius and beat him in a qualifier to punch his Olympic ticket. In Beijing he ran right into Clemente Russo
and lost 1:7.
he competed at super heavyweight and reached the semifinal vs Didier Bence
, Marko Tomasović
(KO1) and Denis Sergeev
. There he again fell by KO1 this time to Olympic Gold medallist Roberto Cammarelle
.
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...
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 ,...
best known to win the heavyweight silver medal
Olympic medalists in boxing
This is the complete list of Olympic medalists in boxing from 1904 to 2008.-Light flyweight:*1968 - : up to 48 kg.-Flyweight:*1904: up to 105 lb *1920-1936: up to 112 lb *1948-1964: up to 51 kg...
at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
in Athens, Greece.
Career
The aggressive and hard punching southpaw won a silver medal at the Euro 2004.Olympic Results 2004:
- Defeated Daniel Betti (Italy) RSC 1 (1:15)
- Defeated Devin VargasDevin VargasDevin Vargas is a boxer who represented the United States at the 2004 Olympic Games in the heavyweight division.-Amateur career:Vargas had a stellar amateur career prior to turning professional....
(United States) 36-27 - Defeated Mohamed ElsayedMohamed ElsayedMohamed Elsayed is an Egyptian boxer who competed in the heavyweight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Career:...
(Egypt) walkover, Elsayed broke his arm in quarterfinal. - Lost to Odlanier Solis Fonte (Cuba) 13-22
Since then he suffered several setbacks.
2005 he lost at the world championships early to Cuban Luis Ortiz.
2006 he suffered a KO 1 to Elchin Alizade
Elchin Alizade
Elchin Alizade is an Azerbaijani amateur boxer best known to win silver at the 2005 World championships at heavyweight 201 lbs limit.-Career:...
at the Euros.
2007 at the world championships he exited early against Lithuania's Vitalijus Subacius.
In 2008 he turned the tables on Subacius and beat him in a qualifier to punch his Olympic ticket. In Beijing he ran right into Clemente Russo
Clemente Russo
Clemente Russo is an Italian amateur boxer best known to win Gold at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships at heavyweight 201 lbs limit.-Career:...
and lost 1:7.
Super Heavyweight
At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships
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he competed at super heavyweight and reached the semifinal vs Didier Bence
Didier Bence
Didier Bence is a Canadian professional heavyweight boxer from Laval, Quebec. Bence is best known for become a Canadian amateur boxing champion as a teenager and winning bronze at the 2007 Pan American Games, defeating two-time US champion Mike Wilson twice in the process.-Amateur...
, Marko Tomasović
Marko Tomasovic (boxer)
Marko Tomasović is a Croatian boxer and kickboxer, best known to qualify for the Olympics 2008 at super heavyweight. He is tall and weights .-Career:In 2005 Marko entered the W.A.K.O...
(KO1) and Denis Sergeev
Denis Sergeev
Denis Sergeyevich Sergeev or Denis Sergeyevich Sergeyev is a Russian amateur boxer who won the silver medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in the super heavyweight division.-Career:Sergeev won a bronze in the 2005 Super-heavyweight Russian senior national championships losing...
. There he again fell by KO1 this time to Olympic Gold medallist 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:...
.