Jaroslavas Jakšto
Encyclopedia
Jaroslavas Jakšto is a male amateur boxer
from Lithuania
best known for winning super heavyweight bronze at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships
in Pula, Croatia. He was a 2004 Olympian and has qualified for the Olympics 2008.
in Pula, Croatia.
He also participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics
. He beat there Victor Bisbal
27-16 but was defeated in the second round of the Super heavyweight (+91 kg)
division by Egypt's eventual runner-up Mohamed Aly
.
He won the Chemiepokal Cup in Germany 2005 by beating Michel López Núñez
17:12 and the Military world championships in 2006.
At the World Championships 2007 he lost to Vyacheslav Glazkov
inside the distance.
At the first Olympic qualifier he lost to Kubrat Pulev
, at the second qualifier he beat Robert Helenius
and Yousef Abdelghani to qualify.
In Beijing he lost to David Price
when he had to quit with a leg injury after the first round, he was trailing 1:3.
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...
from Lithuania
Lithuania
Lithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
best known for winning super heavyweight bronze at 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. He was a 2004 Olympian and has qualified for the Olympics 2008.
Career
Jakšto won a bronze medal in the same division at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships2004 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.
He also participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics took place in the Peristeri Olympic Boxing Hall. The event was only open to men and bouts were contested over four rounds of two minutes each...
. He beat there Victor Bisbal
Victor Bisbal
Victor José Bisbal Melero Victor José Bisbal Melero Victor José Bisbal Melero (born 2 July 1980 in Ponce, Puerto Rico is a heavyweight boxer from Puerto Rico, best known to won gold medal in 2002 Central American Games in heavyweight division, won bronze medal in 2003 Pan American Games also to...
27-16 but was defeated in the second round of the Super heavyweight (+91 kg)
Boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics - Super Heavyweight
The Super Heavyweight class in the boxing at the 2004 Summer Olympics competition was the heaviest class. Super Heavyweights were limited to those boxers weighing more than 91 kilograms.-Medalists:-Schedule:-Results:-References:*...
division by Egypt's eventual runner-up Mohamed Aly
Mohamed Aly
Mohammed Aly Reda is an Egyptian boxer who competed in the Super Heavyweight class at the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the silver medal....
.
He won the Chemiepokal Cup in Germany 2005 by beating Michel López Núñez
Michel Lopez Nuñez
Michel López Núñez is a Cuban boxer who won the Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics.-Career:Olympic Results were:*Defeated Rustam Saidov...
17:12 and the Military world championships in 2006.
At the World Championships 2007 he lost to Vyacheslav Glazkov
Vyacheslav Glazkov
Vyacheslav Glazkov is a Ukrainian professional boxer best known for winning the silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and Olympic bronze in the super heavyweight division as an amateur.-Amateur:...
inside the distance.
At the first Olympic qualifier he 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...
, at the second qualifier he beat Robert Helenius
Robert Helenius
Robert "The Nordic Nightmare" Helenius is a Finnish professional Heavyweight boxer. As an amateur he won Silver at the European Championships 2006 at super heavyweight...
and Yousef Abdelghani to qualify.
In Beijing he lost to David Price
David Price (boxer)
David Price is a professional British heavyweight boxer from Liverpool.-Amateur career:The 6 ' 8 Price boxed out of Salisbury ABC and in 2003 became the youngest ever A.B.A champion in the Super-Heavyweight division, he was 19 years and 272 days old...
when he had to quit with a leg injury after the first round, he was trailing 1:3.