Kairat Yeraliyev (, ''Qairat Eräliev''; born 8 November 1990) is a Kazakh

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who competes in the

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division. He won bronze medals at the 2013 World Championships and

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, but was eliminated in the second round of the

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Career

At the

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, he beat Ravzan Andreiana, Omurbek Malabekov, and Olympic Champion

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. In the semifinals, he lost to Javid Chalabiyev of Azerbaijan. At the

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, he beat Othman Arbabi and Mohammad Al-Wadi before losing in the semifinals to

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. He won the bronze medal at the men's

event at the 2015 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships. In the

he fought in the men's bantamweight class, winning his first bout against Javid Chalabiyev. In the second round he lost to

Murodjon Akhmadaliev Murodjon Kakharovich Akhmadaliev (; born 2 November 1994), also known as MJ, is an Uzbekistani professional boxer. He is a former unified super-bantamweight champion, having held the WBA (Super), and IBF titles between 2020 and 2023. As an ...

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. He won the bronze medal in the men's

event at the 2017 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships. Kairat started the

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with a 5-0 win over Christopher Florez of

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in the first round, and a 4-1 over

in the second round. In quarterfinals Yeraliyev beat Omar El-Hag of

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with a 5-0 score and in the semifinals he defeats Peter McGrail of

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to advance to the finals. In the finals, Yeraliyev fought Duke Ragan of the

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, 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

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Professional boxing record

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