Career

Sapiyev has signed up for the new AIBA professional league, called AIBA Pro Boxing (APB), which will launch in autumn 2013. Light Welterweight

The fleetfooted southpaw counterpuncher defeated Dilshod Mahmudov at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships. Welterweight

This time he defeated Andrey Zamkovoy in the semis and beat Fred Evans (boxer) in the final.

World Amateur championship results

2005

Defeated Pavol Hlavacka (Slovakia) 37-13

Defeated Karl Dargan (United States) 37-26

Defeated Mykola Semenyaga (Ukraine) 27-15

Defeated Emil Magerramov (Azerbaijan) 41-23

Defeated Dilshod Mahmudov (Uzbekistan) 39-21

2007

Defeated Milan Piperski (Serbia) 22-6

Defeated Eduardo Mendoza (boxer) (Nicaragua) RSCO 2

Defeated Kevin Bizier (Canada) RSCO 3

Defeated Morteza Sepahvandi (Iran) Bachelor of Arts 4

Defeated Masatsugu Kawachi (Japan) RSCO 3

Defeated Gennady Kovalev (Russia) 20-5.

Achievements

• He also won bronze at the 2006 Asian Games after losing to Thailand"s Olympic Gold medallist Manus Boonjumnong whom he knocked down in the fight but still lost 18-22. At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he reached the final by beating Manus conqueror Masatsugu Kawachi where he won against Russian fellow southpaw Gennady Kovalev 20:5. At the 2008 Olympics (results) he once again lost to defending champion Manus Boonjumnong 5:7 and moved up in weight. At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he was upset in the semis by Russian southpaw Andrey Zamkovoy and won Bronze. At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he won Silver, losing to Ukrainian Taras Shelestyuk. Serik Sapiyev won Olympic gold (Results) and the Val Barker Trophy for best boxer at London 2012.