Vasily Mikhailovich Egorov (; born 16 September 1993 in

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) is a Russian boxer of Yakut descent in Light flyweight category. He won silver at the 2015 World Championships and gold at the 2015 European Championships.

Biography

Egorov was born in the village of Hara in

on September 16, 1993. In 2016 he graduated with honors from the Churapchinsky Institute of Physical Education and Sports. Father is Mikhail Nikolayevich Egorov, mother is Lyudmila Innokentyevna. Older brothers Mikhail and Nikolai, older sister Alyona. In November 2019 he married Angelica.

Career

He started boxing after his elder brother, Nikolai took up boxing. At the 2013 Russian Championships. Egorov began competing in the category up to 49 kg. He reached the finals but lost to Balik Galanov. Thus, Egorov won a silver medal in the senior level at the Russian Nationals. At the 2014 Russian Championships up to 49 kg. In the 1/8 finals he defeated Gore Hakobyan. In the quarterfinals, he defeated Ivan Varlamov. In the semifinals, he defeated 2012 Olympic bronze medalist David Ayrapetyan and in the final, he defeated Alexander Samoilov, becoming the Russian National champion. In 2015, he won gold at the 2015 European Championships and in October, Egorov competed in his first Worlds at the

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, Qatar but lost in the finals to

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. In 2016 he participated in the

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in Rio de Janeiro. In 2024 he announced his retirement.

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at The-Sports.org {{DEFAULTSORT:Egorov, Viasilii 1993 births Living people Russian male boxers Light-flyweight boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Olympic boxers for Russia Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics World boxing champions Yakut people Sportspeople from Yakutsk 21st-century Russian sportsmen