Boris Lagutin
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Boris Nikolayevich Lagutin (born June 24, 1938 in Moscow
) was possibly the most celebrated of Soviet boxer
s. During his career as a boxer, he has won 241 fights and lost only 11. He won medals in three Olympic Games
, including two golds, in 1964 and 1968. Lagutin also won at European championships in 1961 and 1963 and at USSR championships in 1959, 1961-64 and 1968. Until 1967 Lagutin trained at VSS Trud, then - at VSS Spartak
. During the period of failures, that followed the 1964 Olympics, Lagutin was removed from the USSR team roster. Along with his trainer Vladimir Trenin Lagutin managed to find causes of his losses and earned USSR and Olympic Champion titles again in 1968.
Moscow
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) was possibly the most celebrated of Soviet boxer
Boxing
Boxing, also called pugilism, is a combat sport in which two people fight each other using their fists. Boxing is supervised by a referee over a series of between one to three minute intervals called rounds...
s. During his career as a boxer, he has won 241 fights and lost only 11. He won medals in three Olympic Games
Olympic Games
The Olympic Games is a major international event featuring summer and winter sports, in which thousands of athletes participate in a variety of competitions. The Olympic Games have come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports competition where more than 200 nations participate...
, including two golds, in 1964 and 1968. Lagutin also won at European championships in 1961 and 1963 and at USSR championships in 1959, 1961-64 and 1968. Until 1967 Lagutin trained at VSS Trud, then - at VSS Spartak
Spartak (sports society)
Spartak is the International Fitness and Sports Society of Nikolai Starostin.-Overview:Spartak was the first and the largest All-Union Voluntary Sports Society of workers of state trade, producers' cooperation, light industry, civil aviation, education, culture, health service etc...
. During the period of failures, that followed the 1964 Olympics, Lagutin was removed from the USSR team roster. Along with his trainer Vladimir Trenin Lagutin managed to find causes of his losses and earned USSR and Olympic Champion titles again in 1968.
Olympic results
1964- Defeated Paul Hogh (Unified Team of Germany) 5-0
- Defeated Jose Chirino (Argentina) DQ
- Defeated Eddie Davies (Ghana) did not fight
- Defeated Józef GrzesiakJozef Grzesiak (boxer)Józef Grzesiak is a boxer from Poland.He competed for Poland in the 1964 Summer Olympics held in Tokyo, Japan in the light-middleweight event where he finished in third place.-References:*...
(Poland) 4-1 - Defeated Jo Gonzales (France) 4-1