Bakhyt Sar | |
Full Name: | Бақыт Әбдірахманұлы Сәрсекбаев |
Birth Date: | 1981 11, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Pavlodar, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union |
Height: | 1.73 m |
Weight: | 69 kg |
Weight Class: | Light welterweight, Welterweight |
Show-Medals: | yes |
Bakhyt Abdirakhmanuly Sarsekbayev (Kazakh: Бақыт Әбдірахманұлы Сәрсекбаев; born 29 November 1981) is a Kazakhastani amateur boxer who won gold at the 2008 Summer Olympics at Welterweight, and won gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games at Welterweight, and won bronze at the 2002 Asian Games at Light Welterweight.
The southpaw holds two wins over Cuban fellow southpaw and 2005 world champion Erislandy Lara. He won bronze at the 2002 Asian Games.
He won gold at the 2006 World University Championships, and won gold at the 2006 Asian Games defeating Chinese Kanat Islam.
At the 2007 World Championships, he beat Xavier Noël and PanAm champ Pedro Lima but was upset by Kanat Islam.
At the 2008 Summer Olympics, he defeated Cuban Carlos Banteaux Suarez in the finals to win a gold medal.
2008 (as a welterweight)
2007 (as a welterweight)