Merey Akshalov ( kk, Мерей Төлегенұлы Ақшалов; born May 8, 1988) is an

amateur boxer Amateur boxing is a variant of boxing practiced at the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games, as well as many associations. Amateur boxing bouts are short in duration, comprising three rounds of three ...

from

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country located mainly in Central Asia and partly in Eastern Europe. It borders Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental coun ...

. He competed at Beijing's 2008 Summer Olympics in the lightweight division. He defeated Hungarian Miklos Varga (12:3), but lost to local Hu Qing (7:11).

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1988 births Living people Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Kazakhstan World boxing champions Kazakhstani male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Light-welterweight boxers 21st-century Kazakhstani people Sportspeople from Astana {{Kazakhstan-boxing-bio-stub