Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov
Encyclopedia
Gaydarbek Abdulovich Gaydarbekov (born October 6, 1976 in Kaspiysk
, USSR) is a Russia
n boxer
who has won two Olympic medals in Middleweight
. He qualified for the Athens Olympics
by winning the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships
in Pula, Croatia.
2004 Olympics
Kaspiysk
Kaspiysk , until 1947 known as Dvigatelstroy , is a city in the Republic of Dagestan, Russia, located on the Caspian Sea, southeast of Makhachkala. Population: 43,000 ....
, USSR) 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 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...
who has won two Olympic medals in Middleweight
Middleweight
Middleweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Early boxing history is less than exact, but the middleweight designation seems to have begun in the 1840s. In the bare-knuckle era, the first middleweight championship fight was between Tom Chandler and Dooney Harris in 1897...
. He qualified for the Athens Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
by winning the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships
2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Pula, Croatia from February 19 to February 29. The 35th edition of thi bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA. A total number of 292 fighters from 41 countries competed at these...
in Pula, Croatia.
Amateur Highlights
- Russian Champion 1999, 2001 and 2002
- 1994 2nd place as a Flyweight at the Junior World Championships in Istanbul, Turkey. Results were:
- Defeated A. Kopanov (Kazakhstan) PTS (15-2)
- Defeated A. Mahdi (Algeria) DSQ-2
- Defeated Borislav Nikolov (Bulgaria) RSC-2
- Defeated Jesus VegaJesús VegaJesús Anthony Vega Morales is a former Major League Baseball designated hitter and first baseman. He played parts of three seasons in the major leagues between and , all with the Minnesota Twins.-Sources:...
(USA) PTS (11-8) - Lost to Alexander Jimenez (Cuba) PTS (3-11)
- 1998 2nd place as a Light Middleweight at the Goodwill Games in New York. Results were:
- Defeated Mohamed HikalMohamed HikalMohamed Hikal is a male boxer from Egypt. He is best known for having won a bronze medal in the men's middleweight division at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Career:...
(Egypt) PTS (8-1) - Defeated Jermain TaylorJermain TaylorJermain Taylor is an American professional boxer and former undisputed middleweight champion. He made his professional boxing debut in 2001 and won his first 25 bouts, which included victories over former champions Raúl Márquez and William Joppy...
(USA) PTS (13-9) - Lost to Juan Hernández SierraJuan Hernández SierraJuan Hernández Sierra is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight Juan Hernández Sierra (born March 16, 1969) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the welterweight...
(Cuba) PTS (5-16)
- Defeated Mohamed Hikal
- 2001 won the Goodwill Games in Brisbane, Australia. Results were:
- Defeated Utkirbek HaydarovUtkirbek HaydarovUtkirbek Haydarov is an Uzbekistani boxer who competed in the light heavyweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.-Career:...
(Uzbekistan) RSC-1 - Defeated Paul MillerPaul Miller (boxer)Paul James Miller is a boxer from Australia, who represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney in the Men's 75 kg Division...
(Australia) PTS (9-5)
- Defeated Utkirbek Haydarov
- 2004 won the European Championships in Pula, Croatia. Beat Lukas WilaschekLukas WilaschekLukas Wilaschek is a German boxer who won several medals at major events as an amateur. He is now a professional boxer and an undefeated fringe contender.-Amateur:...
(Germany) in the final.
Olympic results
2000 Olympics- Defeated Utkirbek HaydarovUtkirbek HaydarovUtkirbek Haydarov is an Uzbekistani boxer who competed in the light heavyweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.-Career:...
(Uzbekistan) 11-10 - Defeated Eromosele Albert (Nigeria) 19-9
- Defeated Jeff LacyJeff LacyJeffrey Scott Lacy is an American boxer. He is a former International Boxing Federation super middleweight champion.-Amateur career:...
(USA) TKO 3 - Defeated Zsolt ErdeiZsolt ErdeiZsolt Erdei is a Hungarian boxer in the light heavyweight division. He is the former undefeated Lineal & WBO light heavyweight champion, and WBC cruiserweight champion. Erdei is also the first Hungarian to win a world title in two weight divisions.Erdei boxed at the 2000 Summer Olympics...
(Hungary) 24-16 - Lost to Jorge GutierrezJorge GutiérrezJorge Gutiérrez Espinosa is a former boxer from Cuba. He won the Middleweight Gold medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics.Gutiérrez's Olympic results were:*Defeated Somchai Chimlum 20-11...
(Cuba) 15-17
2004 Olympics
- Defeated Christopher Camat (Philippines) 35-13
- Defeated Sherzod AbdurahmonovSherzod AbdurahmonovSherzod Abdurahmonov is a boxer from Uzbekistan, who participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics for his native Asian country. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Men's Middleweight division by Russia's eventual runner-up Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov...
(Uzbekistan) 33-19 - Defeated Hassan Ndam Njikam (Cameroon) 26-13
- Defeated Suriya PrasathinphimaiSuriya PrasathinphimaiSuriya Prasathinphimai is a Thai boxer who competed in the Middleweight at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal. He qualified for the 2004 Athens Games by ending up in second place in the 2nd AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Karachi, Pakistan...
(Thailand) 24-18 - Defeated Gennady Golovkin (Kazakhstan) 28-18