Denis Poyatsika
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Denys Poyatsyka is a Ukrainian amateur boxer best known to win the European title at 201 lbs in 2006.
In 2006 he moved up to heavyweight with limit 201 lbs and won the national title therefore he was sent to the Euro championships.
Here he surprised everyone by not only winning the whole tournament but by displaying tremendous punching power, even managing to stop four out of five foes including Elchin Alizade
and usually durable Russian top favorite Roman Romanchuk
.
Afterwards he couldn't repeat this triumph, 2007 he was outpointed by Alizade at the world championships in Chicago and didn't medal. And he wasn't even sent to the Olympics but replaced by Oleksandr Usyk
.
At the Euros 2008 he was beaten by Armenian Colak Ananikyan
At the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships
in Moscow, Russia he won the bronze medal, in the Semis he lost to Egor Mekhontsev
from Russia
.
Career
Poyatsyka started to box in 1995. In 2004 he was still competing at middleweight then he moved up to light heavy but wasn't the #1 in his country.In 2006 he moved up to heavyweight with limit 201 lbs and won the national title therefore he was sent to the Euro championships.
Here he surprised everyone by not only winning the whole tournament but by displaying tremendous punching power, even managing to stop four out of five foes including Elchin Alizade
Elchin Alizade
Elchin Alizade is an Azerbaijani amateur boxer best known to win silver at the 2005 World championships at heavyweight 201 lbs limit.-Career:...
and usually durable Russian top favorite Roman Romanchuk
Roman Romanchuk
Roman Romanchuk is a Ukrainian amateur boxer national gold medalist in 1995, who later adopted a Russian citizenship,...
.
Afterwards he couldn't repeat this triumph, 2007 he was outpointed by Alizade at the world championships in Chicago and didn't medal. And he wasn't even sent to the Olympics but replaced by Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk
Oleksandr Usyk or Aleksandr Usik is a Ukrainian amateur boxer who won gold medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships.-Career:...
.
At the Euros 2008 he was beaten by Armenian Colak Ananikyan
At the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships
2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships was held in Moscow, Russia from June 4 to June 13, 2010. It was the 38th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EUBC.- Medal winners:...
in Moscow, Russia he won the bronze medal, in the Semis he lost to Egor Mekhontsev
Egor Mekhontsev
Egor Leonidovich Mekhontsev is a Russian amateur boxer who won the gold medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships and 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the heavyweight division.-Russian national championships:Southpaw Mekhontsev...
from Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
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