Vassiliy Levit

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

Vassiliy Levit
Levit on a 2016 stamp of Kazakhstan
Statistics
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
NationalityKazakhstani
Born (1988-02-24) 24 February 1988
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 place2016 Rio de JaneiroHeavyweight
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2017 HamburgHeavyweight
Bronze medal – third place2019 YekaterinburgHeavyweight
Asian Championships
Gold medal – first place2009 ZhuhaiHeavyweight
Gold medal – first place2015 BangkokHeavyweight
Gold medal – first place2017 TashkentHeavyweight
Silver medal – second place2021 DubaiHeavyweight
Bronze medal – third place2019 BangkokHeavyweight

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.

Coaching career

September 28, 2022 — appointed Head of the Department of Physical Training of Personnel Anti-Corruption Agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[8]

References
  1. "Boxing record for Vassiliy Levit". BoxRec.
  2. AIBA profile
  3. "Vasily Levit". Rio2016.com. Rio 2016 Organising Committee for the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 15 August 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
  4. "Russian boxer Evgeny Tishchenko booed after winning Olympic gold". CNN. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. "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.
  8. "Василий Левит получил неожиданную должность после ухода из сборной Казахстана". www.sports.kz. 28 September 2022.
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