For the first time, the capital of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) hosts Russia 's Boxing Championship.
This event is real present to Yakutian boxing fans. Majority says the region deserved to be the champ host. Yakutia is the homeland of Georgy Balakshin ( 51 kg ) who is three-fold European champion, fivefold Russian champion, and, certainly, the hero of Yakutian boys. Fights actually will start on May 1. 242 boxers are expected to appear on the boxing ring.
Organizers plan to broadcast fights live and project to the huge screen installed on Yakutsk 's central square.
Note: this national championship is the last prior to Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing. So winners are to join Russia 's national team.
The Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) was represented by:
51 kg – Georgy Balakshin, Alexey Popov.
54 kg – Nikolay Dmitriev, Vasily Syrovatsky, Oleg Mynta, Nikolay Alexeev.
57 kg – Afanasy Poskachin, Vladimir Budaev, Gavriil Savvin.
60 kg – Viktor Prushenov, Ruslan Balanov, Alexander Zaitsev.
64 kg – Michael Tarasov, Ivan Erygin, Rasul Magomedov.
69 kg – Adnrey Sleptsov, Vasily Lisiza.
75 kg – Petr Egorov.
81 kg – Tengis Gougounava.
91 kg – Vadim Lihman.
WINNERS & MEDALLISTS
48 kg
1. Sergei Kazakov (Ulyanovsky Oblast)
2. David Ayrapetian (Chelyabinsky Oblast)
3. Pavel Petrov (the Khabarovsk Territory)
3. Dmitry Vinokourov (Republic of Sakha)
51 kg
1. Georgy Balakshin (Republic of Sakha – Moscow)
2. Magomed Abdoulhamidov (Daghestan)
3. Semen Stepanov (Republic of Sakha)
3. Vyacheslav Eremeev (Bashkortostan)
54 kg
1. Sergei Vodopianov (Moscow)
2. Zinat Zhandybaev (Omsky Oblast)
3. Nikolay Dmitriev (Republic of Sakha)
3. Evgeny Volkov (Chuvashia)
57 kg
1. Albert Selimov (Dagestan)
2. Alexei Shaidulin (Kaliningrad)
3. Vladimir Saroukhanian (Samarsky Oblast)
3. Afanasy Poskachin (Republic of Sakha)
60 kg
1. Alexei Tishenko (Omsky Oblast)
2. Maxim Ignatiev (Novosibirsk – Moscow)
3. Semen Grivachev (Moscow)
3. Vladimir Magzumov (Sverdlovsky Oblast)
64 kg
1. Gennady Kovalev (Chelyabinsk Oblast)
2. Alexander Maletin (the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area)
3. Nikita Zhdanov (Chita)
3. Alexander Ivanov (Moscow)
69 kg
1. Andrey Balanov (Moscow Oblast)
2. Dmitry Ivanov (Vologodsky Oblast)
3. Alexander Rakislav (Irkutsk Oblast)
3. Maxim Koptyakov (the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area)
75 kg
1. Matvey Korobov (Moscow Oblast)
2. Dmitry Chudinov (Moscow)
3. Alexey Kadochnikov (Saint Petersburg)
3. Dmitry Bashkatov (Irkutsk Oblast)
81 kg
1. Arthur Beterbiev (Chechnya – Chelyabinsk Oblast)
2. Evgeny Makarenko (the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Area)
3. Sergey Kovalev (Chelyabinsk Oblast)
3. Egor Mekhonzev (Sverdlovsk Oblast)
91 kg
1. Rahim Chahkiev (Ingushetia)
2. Roman Romanchuk (Moscow Oblast)
3. Vadim Lihman (Republic of Sakha)
3. Musalchi Magometov (Dagestan)
Over 91 kg
1. Denis Sergeev (Vladimirsky Oblast)
2. Islam Timurziev (Chelyabinsk Oblast - Ingushetia)
3. Shamil Gadzhiev (Dagestan)
3. David Arshba (Moscow)
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