Birzhan Zhakypov

Birzhan Zhakypov (born July 7, 1984) is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan, best known for winning the light flyweight gold medal at the 2013 World Amateur Boxing Championship.

Birzhan Zhakypov
Born	Біржан Жақыпов (1984-07-07) 7 July 1984 (age 41) South Kazakhstan Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Kazakhstan
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light flyweight
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Medal record World Championships 2013 Almaty Light Flyweight 2005 Mianyang Light Flyweight Asian Games 2010 Guangzhou Light Flyweight

He qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, where he beat Pál Bedák and Hovhannes Danielyan before losing to top favorite from China Zou Shiming (4:9).

At the 2010 Asian Games he beat Shin Jong-Hun before losing in the final to Zou Shiming.

At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost his first fight to a Cuban. He later qualified for the 2012 Olympics in London, beating Jérémy Beccu and Mark Anthony Barriga before losing again to eventual gold medalist Zou Shiming.

References

• Qualification
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Birzhan Zhakypov". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
• Birzhan Zhakypov's boxing stats International Boxing Association