Vassiliy Levit

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Vassiliy Levit
Vasiliy Levit 2016 stamp of Kazakhstan.jpg
Levit on a 2016 stamp of Kazakhstan
Statistics
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
NationalityKazakhstani
Born (1988-02-24) 24 February 1988 (age 33)
Fyodorvka, Fyodorov District, Kostanay Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Boxing record[1]
Total fights96
Wins78
Wins by KO10
Losses18
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Heavyweight
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Hamburg Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Yekaterinburg Heavyweight
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place 2009 Zhuhai Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2015 Bangkok Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tashkent Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 2021 Dubai Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Bangkok Heavyweight

Vassiliy Levit (Russian: Васи́лий Алексе́евич Леви́т; born 24 February 1988) is a Kazakh heavyweight boxer who won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]

Career[]

In the 2016 Olympic final Levit was controversially defeated by Russia's Evgeny Tishchenko via a unanimous judge's decision.[4][5][6] The crowd reacted with shock and anger to the result,[4][5] and several boxing professionals criticised the decision, with some suggesting Levit should have been awarded all three rounds.[7] At the medal ceremony, Levit put his fingers to his lips to discourage the crowd from booing Tischenko.[4] Afterwards, Levit said that he felt that he had won the fight, but declined to criticise the judges and said that Tischenko deserved respect.[4]

He won the bronze medal at the 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships in the Heavyweight category.

References[]

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Vassiliy Levit". BoxRec.
  2. ^ AIBA profile
  3. ^ "Vasily Levit". Rio2016.com. Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Rio 2016. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Russian boxer Evgeny Tishchenko booed after winning Olympic gold". CNN. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Boxing: Russia's Tishchenko wins heavyweight gold to boos". Reuters. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  6. ^ "Rio 2016: Tishchenko wins controversial boxing heavyweight gold". Times of India. AFP. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  7. ^ Robinson, Isaac (16 August 2016). "Shane McGuigan and BJ Flores among those to condemn Olympic boxing judging". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 August 2016.

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