Yurii Zakharieiev

Yurii Zakharieiev is a Ukrainian amateur boxer. In 2021, he became the first person to win both the Youth and Elite World Championships in the same year,[1] and is the youngest Ukrainian to have won an amateur world championship.[2][3]

Yurii Zakharieiev
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2021 BelgradeLight-middleweight
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 YerevanLight middleweight
European U22 Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 PorečLight middleweight

Zakharieiev won a bronze medal at the 2022 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Yerevan though the result of his semifinal bout against Harris Akbar from England caused a controversy. Ukrainian training staff did not agree with the result by which Akbar was announced by 3-2 as the winner and they protested against that decision. As claimed by the vice-president of the Boxing Federation of Ukraine, the bout was reviewed by an independent board and Zakharieiev was admitted to be the actual winner and some judges were removed indefintively from the sport of boxing but this decision would have no effect on the tournament results.[4]

References
  1. "Ukraine's teenage sensation Yuriy Zakharieiev won the youth and elite world titles in the same year". European Boxing Confederation. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  2. "19-year-old Zakhareev is the youngest world boxing champion in the history of Ukraine". Ukrinform (in Ukrainian). 7 November 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  3. Lewis, Mike (25 March 2022). "Croatia silvers leave Croft twins hungry for further glory". Tivyside Advertiser. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  4. Controversial result of Ukrainian Zakharieiev in the semifinal of the 2022 European Championships was reviewed after a complaint, Suspilne, 1 June 2022 (in Ukrainian).
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