Oleksiy Mazikin (born 16 February 1975) is a Ukrainian boxer best known to win the silver medal at the 2001 World Championships in the Men's Super Heavyweight division.
Amateur
Mazikin was a successful amateur but kept losing to
southpaws.
At the Olympics 2000 he lost to southpaw
Audley Harrison
Audley Hugh Harrison, (born 26 October 1971) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2013. As an amateur, he represented Great Britain at the 2000 Olympics, winning a gold medal in the super-heavyweight division and ...
, at the World Championships 2001 where he achieved his best result beating
Alexander Povetkin
Alexander Vladimirovich Povetkin (; born 2 September 1979) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2021. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) ( Regular version) heavyweight title from 2011 to 2013; the World Boxing ...
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Pedro Carrión he lost the final to southpaw
Ruslan Chagaev.
At the Olympics 2004 he beat
Aliaksandr Apanasionak and was defeated by southpaw
Roberto Cammarelle
Roberto Cammarelle (born 30 July 1980) is an Italian amateur boxer, best known for winning the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2007 (Chicago) and 2009 (Milan) as a super heavyweight and a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing ...
.
Amateur Highlights
*2000 competed as a Super Heavyweight at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney.
**Defeated
Angus Shelford
Angus Whare Shelford (born 2 October 1976 in Otahuhu, New Zealand) is a boxer from New Zealand, who competed at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. There he was defeated in the first round of the Super Heavyweight (+ 91 kg) division by O ...
(New Zealand) PTS (19-5)
**Lost to
Audley Harrison
Audley Hugh Harrison, (born 26 October 1971) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2013. As an amateur, he represented Great Britain at the 2000 Olympics, winning a gold medal in the super-heavyweight division and ...
(Great Britain) PTS (9-19)
*2001 2nd place at the World Championships in Belfast
**Defeated
Pedro Carrion (Cuba) PTS (26-20)
**Lost to
Ruslan Chagaev (Uzbekistan) RTD-2
*2001 4th place at the Goodwill Games 2001 in Brisbane.
**Lost to
Alexander Povetkin
Alexander Vladimirovich Povetkin (; born 2 September 1979) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2021. He held the World Boxing Association (WBA) ( Regular version) heavyweight title from 2011 to 2013; the World Boxing ...
(Russia) PTS (6-15) (Semifinals)
**Lost to
Pedro Carrion (Cuba) PTS (10-14) (Third place Bout)
*2004 competed at the 2004 Olympics in Athens. Results were:
**Defeated
Aliaksandr Apanasionak (Belarus) PTS (23-5)
**Lost to
Roberto Cammarelle
Roberto Cammarelle (born 30 July 1980) is an Italian amateur boxer, best known for winning the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2007 (Chicago) and 2009 (Milan) as a super heavyweight and a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing ...
(Italy) PTS (21-23)
Pro
He turned pro in 2005. He lost to compatriot
Taras Bidenko
Taras Bidenko (born February 8, 1980, in Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a German-based professional boxer who fights in the heavyweight division.
Professional career
Bidenko boxed as an amateur before turning professional in June 2000, w ...
on points and was KOd in the first round by amateur superstar
Odlanier Solis.
Professional boxing record
External links
2001 world championships*
Heavyweight boxers
Boxers at the 2000 Summer Olympics
Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers for Ukraine
1975 births
Living people
National University of Kharkiv alumni
Ukrainian male boxers
AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
Competitors at the 2001 Goodwill Games
Boxers from Kharkiv
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