Oleg Korotaev

Oleg Korotaev was a Soviet-Russian boxer.

Life and career

Korotaev was born in Sverdlovsk. He was a boxing instructor.
Korotaev competed at the 1973 European Amateur Boxing Championships, winning the bronze medal in the light heavyweight event. He also competed at the 1974 World Amateur Boxing Championships, winning the silver medal in the same event.
Later, Korotaev was involved in criminal activities and had two convictions. In 1992 he emigrated to the USA.
Korotaev was murdered on 12 January 1994 in New York, at the age of 44.