Shamil Sabirov
Name: Shamil Sabirov
Birth Name: Шамиль Алтаевич Сабиров
Hometown: Krasnodar, Russia
Birthplace: Karpinsk, Russia
Referee: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record
Shamil Altaevich Sabirov (Russian: Шамиль Алтаевич Сабиров) (born April 4, 1959 in Karpinsk, Sverdlovsk Oblast) is a retired boxer, who won the gold medal for the USSR in the Light Flyweight division (-48 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. In the final he defeated Cuba's Hipólito Ramos on points (3-2).
A light-flyweight, Sabirov was one of the best amateur boxers in the world in the 1970s. He represented Trud Voluntary Sports Society at the national level. Sabirov won the gold medal at the European championships in 1979. Two years later, he captured the bronze medal. Sabirov is of Tatar origin.
Olympic Results
- 1st round bye
- Defeated João Manuel Miguel (Portugal) 5-0
- Defeated Dietmar Geilich (East Germany) 4-1
- Defeated Li Byong-Uk (North Korea) 5-0
- Defeated Hipolito Ramos (Cuba) 3-2
Source
This article borrows from Sabirov's article on Wikipedia: [1] (Accessed: November 6, 2006)