Vasily Levit
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Vasily Levit (born 24 February 1988) is a Kazakh boxer. He is an Olympic silver medallist in the men's heavyweight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1][2]
Career
In the Olympic final he was controversially beaten by Russia's Evgeny Tishchenko on a unanimous judge's decision.[2][3][4] The crowd reacted with shock and anger to the result,[2][3] and several boxing professionals criticised the decision, with some suggesting Levit should have been awarded all three rounds.[5] At the medal ceremony, Levit put his fingers to his lips to discourage the crowd from booing Tischenko.[2] Afterwards, Levit said that he felt that he had won the fight, but declined to criticise the judges and said that Tischenko deserved respect.[2]
References
- ↑ "Vasily Levit". Rio 2016. Retrieved 13 August 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Russian boxer Evgeny Tishchenko booed after winning Olympic gold". CNN. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- 1 2 "Boxing: Russia's Tishchenko wins heavyweight gold to boos". Reuters. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ "Rio 2016: Tishchenko wins controversial boxing heavyweight gold". Times of India. AFP. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ↑ Robinson, Isaac (16 August 2016). "Shane McGuigan and BJ Flores among those to condemn Olympic boxing judging". Sky Sports. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
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