Shamil Sabirov
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4 April 1959 (age 57) Karpinsk, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Trud | ||||||||||||||||||
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Shamil Altaevich Sabirov (Russian: Шамиль Алтаевич Сабиров, born 4 April 1959) is a retired Russian light-flyweight boxer. He won gold medals at the 1979 European Championships and 1980 Olympics, becoming the only boxing champion from the Soviet Union at the Moscow Olympics.[1]
Sabirov took up boxing in 1973 and retired in 1985 with a record of 160 wins in 180 bouts. He graduated from an institute of physical education and holds a PhD in pedagogy. After retiring from competitions he mostly worked as a boxing coach and referee. In 2006 he started a career in politics as a member of the Russian party Rodina.[1]
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