Vassiliy Levit (Russian: Васи́лий Алексе́евич Леви́т; born 24 February 1988) is a Kazakh heavyweight amateur boxer who won a silver medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[2][3][4]
Vassiliy Levit | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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![]() Levit on a 2016 stamp of Kazakhstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Kazakhstani | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1988-02-24) 24 February 1988 (age 34) Fyodorvka, Fyodorov District, Kostanay Region, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Boxing record[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Total fights | 96 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 78 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Draws | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No contests | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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In the 2016 Olympic final Levit was controversially defeated by Russia's Evgeny Tishchenko via a unanimous judge's decision.[4][5][6] The crowd reacted with shock and anger to the result,[4][5] and several boxing professionals criticised the decision, with some suggesting Levit should have been awarded all three rounds.[7] At the medal ceremony, Levit put his fingers to his lips to discourage the crowd from booing Tischenko.[4] Afterwards, Levit said that he felt that he had won the fight, but declined to criticise the judges and said that Tischenko deserved respect.[4]
He won the bronze medal at the 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships in the Heavyweight category.
September 28, 2022 — appointed Head of the Department of Physical Training of Personnel Anti-Corruption Agencies of the Republic of Kazakhstan.[8]