Adilbek Niyazymbetov

Adilbek Sabituly Niyazymbetov (Kazakh: Әділбек Сәбитұлы Ниязымбетов; born 19 May 1989)[1] is an Uzbekistani-born amateur light-heavyweight boxer who competes for Kazakhstan. He won silver medals at the world championships in 2011 and 2013 and at the Summer Olympics in 2012 and 2016.

Adilbek Niyazymbetov
Personal information
Native nameӘділбек Сәбитұлы Ниязымбетов
NationalityKazakh
Born (1989-05-19) 19 May 1989
Nukus, Uzbekistan
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportBoxing
Event(s)light heavyweight
Coached byMyrzagali Aitzhanov (national) Marat Jakiyev (personal)
Medal record
Representing  Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
2012 London -81 kg
2016 Rio de Janeiro-81 kg
World Amateur Championships
2011 Baku -81 kg
2013 Almaty -81 kg
Asian Games
2014 Incheon-81 kg
Asian Championships
2013 Amman-81 kg
2015 Bangkok-81 kg

Career

At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he qualified for the Olympics by winning silver. He beat Jeysson Monroy, Meng Fanlong and Elshod Rasulov but lost the final to Cuban Julio César la Cruz.

At the 2012 Olympics he beat Carlos Góngora from Ecuador, Iranian Ehsan Rouzbahani 13–10, and Ukrainian Oleksandr Gvozdyk 13:13 on countback before losing the final to Russian favorite Egor Mekhontsev 15:15, again on countback.

At the 2016 Summer Olympics, he beat Mikhail Dauhaliavets, Teymur Mammadov and Joshua Buatsi before losing to Julio César La Cruz in the final.[2]

References
  1. Adilbek Niyazymbetov. AIBA
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Adilbek Niyazymbetov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 7 March 2018. Retrieved 6 March 2018.


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