Yuri Alexandrov (boxer)


Yuri Alexandrov (Russian: Ю́рий Васи́льевич Алекса́ндров; September 13, 1963 – January 2, 2013) was a Russian Soviet-era boxer who was World Amateur Flyweight Champion in 1982, and European Amateur Bantamweight Champion in 1983, as well as four-time champion of the USSR (1982, 1984, 1986,1987).[1][2] He was unable to replicate this success in the Olympics, being excluded from the 1984 Los Angeles games by the Soviet boycott, and missing the 1988 games due to injury.[3]

Yuri Alexandrov
Born(1963-09-13)September 13, 1963
DiedJanuary 2, 2013(2013-01-02) (aged 49)
NationalityRussian
Statistics
Weight(s)Flyweight, Bantamweight
Medal record
Men’s Boxing
Representing the  Soviet Union
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Munich Flyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1986 Reno Flyweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 1983 Varna Bantamweight
Silver medal – second place 1987 Torino Bantamweight
Friendship Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Havana Bantamweight

In 1989 Alexandrov briefly turned professional (the first Soviet boxer to do so), but did not meet with great success and retired in 1992. In 2001 he became vice-president of the Russian Professional Boxing Federation. He held this position until his death, from a heart attack, on 2 January 2013.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Boxing champion Yuri Alexandrov dies at 50". newKerala.com. 2013-01-03. Retrieved 2013-01-03.
  2. ^ Yuri Alexandrov at Boxrec.com. Retrieved 2013-01-11
  3. ^ a b Negin, Evgeni (2 January 2013). Скончался знаменитый боксер Александров [The Famous Boxer Alexandrov Has Died]. gazeta.ru (in Russian).

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