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Kairat Yeraliyev

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Kairat Yeraliyev
Yeraliyev at the 2016 Olympics
Personal information
Native nameҚайрат Ерәлиев
NationalityKazakh
Born (1990-11-08) 8 November 1990 (age 33)
Shymkent, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union[1]
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)[2]
Weight56 kg (123 lb)
Sport
Country Kazakhstan
SportBoxing
EventBantamweight
Coached byMyrzagali Aitzhanov[3]
Medal record
Representing  Kazakhstan
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Hamburg Bantamweight
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Almaty Bantamweight
Asian Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Bangkok Bantamweight
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Tashkent Bantamweight
Asian Games
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Incheon Bantamweight
Updated on 2 September 2017

Kairat Yeraliyev (Kazakh: Қайрат Ерәлиев, Qairat Eräliev; born 8 November 1990) is a Kazakh boxer who competes in the bantamweight division. He won bronze medals at the 2013 World Championships and 2014 Asian Games, but was eliminated in the second round of the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3]

Career

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At the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships in Almaty, he beat Ravzan Andreiana, Omurbek Malabekov, and Olympic Champion Robeisy Ramírez. In the semifinals, he lost to Javid Chalabiyev of Azerbaijan.

At the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon, he beat Othman Arbabi and Mohammad Al-Wadi before losing in the semifinals to Ham Sang-myeong of South Korea.

He won the bronze medal at the men's bantamweight event at the 2015 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships.

In the 2016 Summer Olympics he fought in the men's bantamweight class, winning his first bout against Javid Chalabiyev. In the second round he lost to Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan.

He won the bronze medal in the men's bantamweight event at the 2017 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships.

Kairat started the 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships with a 5-0 win over Christopher Florez of Mexico in the first round, and a 4-1 over Murodjon Akhmadaliev of Uzbekistan in the second round. In quarterfinals Yeraliyev beat Omar El-Hag of Germany with a 5-0 score and in the semifinals he defeats Peter McGrail of England to advance to the finals. In the finals, Yeraliyev fought Duke Ragan of the United States, winning 3-2 and bringing home the gold medal.

In 2018 he won both the Presidents Cup and the Kazakh National Championship at bantamweight.

In 2021 he made his professional debut, winning a four round unanimous decision over Uzbekistan's Bakhit Abdurahimov at the Sapiyev Boxing Center in Karaganda.

Professional boxing record

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1 fight 1 win 0 losses
By decision 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
1 Win 1–0 Bakhit Abdurahimov UD 4 22 Aug 2021 Boxing Centre Sapiyev, Karaganda, Kazakhstan

References

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  1. ^ Yeraliyev Kairat. confederation.kz
  2. ^ a b Kairat Yeraliyev Archived 2016-10-27 at the Wayback Machine. rio2016.com
  3. ^ a b Kairat Yeraliyev. nbcolympics.com
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