Yerkebulan Shynaliyev Explained

Yerkebulan Shynaliyev
Fullname:Еркебулан Шыналиев
Nationality:Kazakh
Birth Date:7 October 1987
Birth Place:Karabastau near Shymkent, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Height:1.780NaN0
Weight:81kg (179lb)

Yerkebulan Shynaliyev (born October 7, 1987) is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan best known for winning bronze medals at light heavyweight at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Career

Shynaliyev won silver at the World Junior Championships in 2006.

At the seniors 2007, the short southpaw beat Asian Champ Jahon Qurbonov and Tony Jeffries 20:9 but lost to eventual winner Abbos Atoev 8:17 in the semifinal.

Olympic games results

2008 (as a Light heavyweight)

Note: Shynaliyev was leading 12-6 when Kurbanov was disqualified for biting Shynaliyev on the shoulder.[1]

World amateur championship results

2007 (as a Light heavyweight)

External links

Notes and References

  1. http://www.orlandosentinel.com/sports/nationworld/sns-ap-oly-box-fight-bite,0,324685.story Orlando Sentinel