Abilkhan Amankul

Abilkhan Amankul (Kazakh: Әбілxан Аманқұл, Äbılhan Amanqūl; born 29 July 1997) is a Kazakh middleweight amateur boxer.[2] [3] He competed in the middleweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]

Abilkhan Amankul
Personal information
Native nameӘбілxан Бекмұратұлы Аманқұл
NationalityKazakh
Born (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997
Taraz, Kazakhstan
Height176 cm (5 ft 9 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportBoxing
Event(s)Middleweight
ClubAstana Arlans[1]
Coached byMyrzagali Aitzhanov (national)
Nurlan Akurpekov (personal)
Medal record
Men’s boxing
Representing  Kazakhstan
World Championships
Silver medal – second place2017 HamburgMiddleweight
Asian Championships
Silver medal – second place2021 DubaiMiddleweight
Bronze medal – third place2017 TashkentMiddleweight
Asian Games
Silver medal – second place 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Middleweight
Updated on 1 September 2018.

Career

Amankul was a boxing bronze medallist in the men's middleweight category at the 2017 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships after being narrowly defeated by Israil Madrimov of Uzbekistan in the semi-finals.[5]

At the 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships, he beat Campbell Somerville, Silvio Schierle, Olympic and World Champion Arlen López and Kamran Shakhsuvarly. Amankul losing to Oleksandr Khyzhniak of Ukraine in the gold medal match. [6]

Abilkhan started the 2018 Asian Games with 5-0 win over Aphisit Khankhokkhruea of the Thailand in the first round, and in quarterfinals Amankul wins 5-0 Kan Chia-wei of Taipei and semifinals he wins India’s Vikas Yadav unfortunately has been forced to pull out of the semi-final bout as he has been declared medically unfit due to an injury. Vikas will settle for a bronze. Amankul advanced to the final. In the final, Abilkhan fight Israil Madrimov of Uzbekistan and he lost 3-2 and the silver medal. Amankul to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.

2017 Asian Championships

Amankul won Bronze in the Asian Championships at Middleweight. Results were:

  • China Yinhang Wen: Won (5:0)
  • Syria Abdul Mouen Azziz: Won (TKO)
  • Uzbekistan Israil Madrimov: Lost (5:0)

2017 World Championships

Amankul won Silver in the World Championships at Middleweight. Results were:

2018 Asian Games

Amankul won Silver in the Asian Games at Middleweight. Results were:

Debut Pro Fight
  • United States Devontae McDonald: Won by TKO (R3)

References
  1. Astana Arlans
  2. "Abilkhan AMANKUL - World Series Boxing". Archived from the original on 2017-10-04. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
  3. Бокстан Қазақстан Ұлттық Құрамы командасы
  4. "Boxing: Men's Middle (69-75kg)" (PDF). Tokyo 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
  5. boxing team member wins gold at Asian Championships
  6. boxers win gold, bronze and silver medals at world boxing championships in Hamburg
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