Yerkebulan Shynaliyev

Yerkebulan Shynaliyev is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan best known for winning bronze medals at light heavyweight at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Career

Shynaliyev won silver at the World Junior Championships in 2006.
At the seniors 2007, the short southpaw beat Asian Champ Jahon Qurbonov and Tony Jeffries 20:9 but lost to eventual winner Abbos Atoev 8:17 in the semifinal.

Olympic games results

2008

Defeated Daugirdas Semiotas 11-3
Defeated Carlos Negrón 9-3
Defeated Djakhon Kurbanov WDQ 3
Lost to Zhang Xiaoping 4-4

Note: Shynaliyev was leading 12-6 when Kurbanov was disqualified for biting Shynaliyev on the shoulder.

World amateur championship results

2007

Defeated Evgeni Chernovol 28-10
Defeated Djakhon Kurbanov DQ 4
Defeated Zhang Xiaoping 14-5
Defeated Tony Jeffries 20-9
Lost to Abbos Atoev 8-17