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Birzhan Zhakypov

1984 - Today

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Birzhan Zhakypov (born July 7, 1984) is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan, best known for winning the light flyweight gold medal at the 2013 World Amateur Boxing Championship. He qualified for the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, where he beat Pál Bedák and Hovhannes Danielyan before losing to top favorite from China Zou Shiming (4:9). At the 2010 Asian Games he beat Shin Jong-Hun before losing in the final to Zou Shiming. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost his first fight to a Cuban. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia. Birzhan Zhakypov is the 517th most popular boxer (down from 439th in 2024), the 189th most popular biography from Kazakhstan (down from 167th in 2019) and the 13th most popular Kazakhstani Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Birzhan Zhakypov ranks 514 out of 496. Before him are Hrachik Javakhyan, Emilio Correa, and Frank Tate. After him are Kenneth Gould, Ren Cancan, Adriana Araújo, Kamshybek Kunkabayev, Beatriz Ferreira, Fazliddin Gaibnazarov, Muslim Gadzhimagomedov, Nouchka Fontijn, and Joshua Clottey.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Birzhan Zhakypov ranks 1,297. Before him are Kathrin Hölzl, Rob Brown, Sho Naruoka, Olga Kovalkova, Aleksandar Rašić, and Diana Rasimovičiūtė. After him are David Alegre, Adam Morrison, Arnold Kruiswijk, Masaki Yoshida, Nasima Razmyar, and Daigo Watanabe.

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In Kazakhstan

Among people born in Kazakhstan, Birzhan Zhakypov ranks 189 out of 193. Before him are Sergei Ostapenko (1986), Zhanar Dugalova (1987), Artyom Zakharov (1991), Dimitrij Nazarov (1990), Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (1981), and Yelena Polenova (1983). After him are Regina Kulikova (1989), Anton Khudobin (1986), Arman Chilmanov (1984), Darkhan Assadilov (1987), Kamran Shakhsuvarly (1992), and Volha Mazuronak (1989).

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Among BOXERS In Kazakhstan

Among boxers born in Kazakhstan, Birzhan Zhakypov ranks 13. Before him are Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (1981), Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov (1976), Bulat Zhumadilov (1973), Daniyar Yeleussinov (1991), Beibut Shumenov (1983), and Ivan Dychko (1990). After him are Kamran Shakhsuvarly (1992), Yerkebulan Shynaliyev (1987), Saken Bibossinov (1997), Vassiliy Levit (1988), Nurbek Oralbay (2000), and Ablaikhan Zhussupov (1997).

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