Alexander Yagubkin
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Alexander Gennadiyevich Yagubkin (25 April 1961 – 7 August 2013) was a Soviet Olympic boxer, who competed between 1979 and 1988. The only Soviet boxer to become the World heavyweight champion (1982), he never turned pro due to political restrictions imposed by the Soviet government. He was ranked the world's #2 amateur heavyweight by the AIBA in 1984,[1] and #1 in 1986.[2]
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Birth name | Alexander Gennadiyevich Yagubkin | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Ukrainian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1961-04-25)25 April 1961 Stalino, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 7 August 2013(2013-08-07) (aged 52) Donetsk, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight class | Heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Club | Avangard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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