Kairat Yeraliyev
Kairat Yeraliyev (Kazakh: Қайрат Ерәлиев, Qairat Eräliev; born 8 November 1990) is a Kazakh boxer who competes in the bantamweight division. He won bronze medals at the 2013 World Championships and 2014 Asian Games, but was eliminated in the second round of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3]
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| Native name | Қайрат Ерәлиев | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kazakh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 8 November 1990 Shymkent, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 56 kg (123 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Bantamweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Myrzagali Aitzhanov[3] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
At the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Almaty, he beat Ravzan Andreiana, Omurbek Malabekov, and Olympic Champion Robeisy Ramírez. In the semifinals he lost to Javid Chalabiyev of Azerbaijan.
At the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, he beat Othman Arbabi and Mohammad Al-Wadi before losing in the semifinals to Ham Sang-myeong of South Korea.
He won the bronze medal at the men's bantamweight event at the 2015 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships.
In the 2016 Summer Olympics he fought in the men's bantamweight class, winning his first bout against Javid Chalabiyev. In the second round he lost to Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan.
He won the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight event at the 2017 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships.
Kairat started the 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships with a 5-0 win over Christopher Florez of the Mexico in the first round, and a 4-1 over Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan in the second round. In quarterfinals Yeraliyev beat Omar El-Hag of Germany with a 5-0 score and in the semifinals he defeats Peter McGrail of England to advance to the finals. In the finals, Yeraliyev fought Duke Ragan of the United States, winning 3-2 and bringing home the gold medal.
In 2018 he won both the Presidents Cup and the Kazakh National Championship at bantamweight.
In 2021 he made his professional debut, winning a four round unanimous decision over Uzbekistan's Bakhit Abdurahimov at the Sapiyev Boxing Center in Karaganda.
Professional boxing record
| 1 fight | 1 win | 0 losses |
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| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Bakhit Abdurahimov | UD | 4 | 22 Aug 2021 | Boxing Centre Sapiyev, Karaganda, Kazakhstan |
References
- Yeraliyev Kairat. confederation.kz
- Kairat Yeraliyev Archived 2016-10-27 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
- Kairat Yeraliyev. nbcolympics.com
External links
- Kairat Yeraliyev at AIBA.org (archived)
- Kairat Yeraliyev at the International Olympic Committee
- Kairat Yeraliyev at Olympics.com
- Kayrat Yeraliyev at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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