Denis Sergeev
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Denis Sergeyevich Sergeev or Denis Sergeyevich Sergeyev (Денис Сергеевич Сергеев; born March 21, 1982 in Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Oblast
Vladimir Oblast is a federal subject of Russia . Its administrative center is the city of Vladimir, which is located east of Moscow...

, 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...

) is a 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...

n amateur boxer who won the silver medal at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships
2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Liverpool, England in November 2008. They were the 37th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.-Medal winners:-Medal table:...

 in the super heavyweight
Super heavyweight
In amateur boxing, the super heavyweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighing in excess of 91 kilograms . Introduced for the 1984 Summer Olympics, the division, despite its grandiose name, is merely the amateur equivalent of the professional heavyweight division...

 division.

Career

Sergeev won a bronze in the 2005 Super-heavyweight Russian senior national championships losing 29:14 to Vladislav Vasilev
Vladislav Vasilev
Vladislav Vasilev is a Bulgarian football player, currently playing for Chavdar Byala Slatina as a striker.-External links:...

 and won a bronze again in 2006 losing to Magomed Abdusalamov
Magomed Abdusalamov
Magomed Abdusalamov is a Russian heavyweight boxer best known to become Russian amateur champion 2005 and 2006 at super heavyweight.-Amateur:...

 in the semi final by 49:44. The following year in 2007 he won the title beating European champion Islam Timurziev
Islam Timurziev
Islam Yahyayevich Timurziev is a Russian amateur boxer best known for winning the European superheavyweight title in 2006.-Career:...

 22:19 in the final and followed the success up in 2008 beating Shamil Gadzhiev to win the title.

In November 2007, Sergeev won the "Good Luck Beijing" International Boxing Tournament at the Beijing Workers' Indoor Arena, China
China
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, beating Michael Hunter
Michael Hunter (American boxer)
Michael Hunter Jr. is an American heavyweight boxer best known to win the National Super Heavyweight championships in 2007 and 2009. He is the son of Mike "the Bounty" Hunter...

 of the USA 21-18 in the final.

European Amateur Championships 2008

Sergeev represented Russia at the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Liverpool, England. He won a silver medal after being defeated in the final 9:2 by Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev
Kubrat Pulev
Kubrat Venkov Pulev is a Bulgarian professional heavyweight boxer best known to medal repeatedly at international tournaments as an amateur, winning the gold medal in the super heavyweight division at the 2008 European Championships.-Heavyweight with 201lbs/ 91kg limit:At the 2001 world...

.
2008 (as a Super heavyweight)
  • Preliminary round Defeated Andrew Wyn Jones (Wales) RSC4
  • Quarter Finals Defeated Mikhaili Sheibak (Belarus) 7-2
  • Semi Finals Defeated Memnun Hadzic
    Memnun Hadžić
    Memnun Hadžić is a professional boxer from Bosnia and Herzegovina. He made his debut in December 2009. when he defeated Sejfula Beriša from Serbia on points. Hadžić had an excellent amateur boxing career...

     (Bosnia) RTD3
  • Finals Lost to Kubrat Pulev
    Kubrat Pulev
    Kubrat Venkov Pulev is a Bulgarian professional heavyweight boxer best known to medal repeatedly at international tournaments as an amateur, winning the gold medal in the super heavyweight division at the 2008 European Championships.-Heavyweight with 201lbs/ 91kg limit:At the 2001 world...

     (Bulgaria) 9-2

2009

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships
2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships were held in Milan, Italy from September 1, 2009 to September 12, 2009 in the Mediolanum Forum. It was the biggest World Championships in AIBA history...

 he lost to Viktar Zuyev
Viktar Zuyev
Viktar Zuyev is a boxer from Belarus best known to win the heavyweight silver medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.-Career:The aggressive and hard punching southpaw won a silver medal at the Euro 2004....

and dindnt medal.
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