Alexei Lezin
Alexei Vladimirovich Lesin (Russian Алексей Владимирович Лезин; born February 27, 1973 in energetics, Orenburg Oblast ) is a Russian boxer.
Career
National
Lesin began in 1984 with the boxes and was throughout his career a five-time Russian champion. At the Russian Championships 2001 he lost the final Alexander Povetkin, it could in 2003 but beat.
European Championships
He was also a multiple European champion:
World Championships
In his first World Championships in 1993 in Tampere he failed a heavyweight (up to 91 kg) in the quarterfinals of Félix Savón, Cuba ( 13:7 ). He then won but the 1995 World Championships in Berlin in the super heavyweight class. His opponent in the final was there Vitali Klitschko.
At the World Championships in Budapest in 1997 he was defeated in the quarterfinals prematurely against Cuban Alexis Rubalcaba.
Olympic games
With two Olympic Games, in which he participated, he was one of the favorites in the tournament, but could not meet the expectations. In 1996 he took part in the Olympic Games in Atlanta for Russia. There he defeated in the quarterfinals again René Monse, but was defeated in the semifinals to the eventual champion Wladimir Klitschko on points and thus secured a bronze medal.
The 2000 Olympic Games ended for Lesin in the first fight when he defeated prematurely against the eventual gold medalist Audley Harrison. He had to just before the end located on points forward.
Other successes
In 1994, he won that take place in Saint Petersburg Goodwill Games. He sat by, among others, against Nikolai Valuev and Lance Whitaker.
Four times took Lesin to the military world championships, where he in 1994 and 1999 won the gold medal in 1995 in the final lost against Vitali Klitschko and 2002 semi-final against Roberto Cammarelle, Italy, retired.
1982: Tyrell Biggs | 1986: Teófilo Stevenson | 1989: Roberto Balado | 1991: Roberto Balado | 1993: Roberto Balado | 1995: Alexei Lesin | 1997: Giorgi Kandelaki | 1999: Sinan Samil Sam | 2001: Ruslan Tschagajew | 2003: Alexander Povetkin | 2005: Odlanier Solís | 2007: Roberto Cammarelle | 2009: Roberto Cammarelle | 2011: Magomedrasul Medschidow
- World Champion (boxes)
- European Champion (boxes)
- Olympian (Russia)
- Boxer ( Russia)
- Born in 1973
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