BOXER

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 different languages on Wikipedia. Birzhan Zhakypov is the 438th most popular boxer (down from 436th in 2019), the 165th most popular biography from Kazakhstan (up from 167th in 2019) and the 12th most popular Kazakhstani Boxer.

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Among BOXERS

Among boxers, Birzhan Zhakypov ranks 438 out of 496Before him are David Lemieux, Sofiane Oumiha, Esquiva Falcão, Tugstsogt Nyambayar, Hrachik Javakhyan, and Emilio Correa. After him are Ren Cancan, Kamshybek Kunkabayev, Beatriz Ferreira, Fazliddin Gaibnazarov, Muslim Gadzhimagomedov, and Nouchka Fontijn.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1984, Birzhan Zhakypov ranks 1,190Before him are Jonathan Ericsson, Kenny Dehaes, Kathrin Hölzl, Rob Brown, Sho Naruoka, and Olga Kovalkova. After him are David Alegre, Adam Morrison, Arnold Kruiswijk, Masaki Yoshida, Daigo Watanabe, and Ahmed El-Ahmar.

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In Kazakhstan

Among people born in Kazakhstan, Birzhan Zhakypov ranks 165 out of 193Before him are Ivan Dychko (1990), Sergei Ostapenko (1986), Zhanar Dugalova (1987), Artyom Zakharov (1991), Dimitrij Nazarov (1990), and Nurbol Zhumaskaliyev (1981). After him are Regina Kulikova (1989), Arman Chilmanov (1984), Darkhan Assadilov (1987), Kamran Shakhsuvarly (1992), Volha Mazuronak (1989), and Elmira Syzdykova (1992).

Among BOXERS In Kazakhstan

Among boxers born in Kazakhstan, Birzhan Zhakypov ranks 12Before him are Serik Sapiyev (1983), Bakhyt Sarsekbayev (1981), Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov (1976), 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).