Evgeny Makarenko

Yevgeny Makarenko
Personal information
Full nameЕвгений Михайлович Макаренко
Nationality Russia
Born (1975-10-10) October 10, 1975
Height1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight81 kg (179 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
Light Heavyweight
ClubDynamo, Nizhnevartovsk
Medal record
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place2001 BelfastLight Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place2003 BangkokLight Heavyweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place2002 PermHeavyweight
Gold medal – first place2004 PulaLight Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place1998 MinskHeavyweight
World Cup
Gold medal – first place2005 MoscowLight Heavyweight

Yevgeny Mikhaylovich Makarenko (born 10 October 1975) is a boxer from Russia best known to win two world titles 2001 and 2003 at light heavyweight, and him being a part of the 2005 Russian team at the Boxing World Cup.

Career

Makarenko won a bronze in 1998 and dominated light heavyweight between 2001 and 2006.

In 2005 he was part of the Russian team that won the 2005 Boxing World Cup.[1]

He won gold medals at

He also participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics but was upset in the quarterfinals of the Light heavyweight (81 kg) division by USA's eventual winner Andre Ward.

2006 he beat highly touted newcomer Artur Beterbiev but lost to him in 2007 hindering from participating in the World Championships.

References

  1. ↑ "Россия отбила у Кубы Кубок мира Подопечные Александра Лебзяка одолели боксеров с Острова Свободы".