Yerkebulan Shynaliyev

Yerkebulan Shynaliyev (born October 7, 1987) is an amateur boxer from Kazakhstan best known for winning bronze medals at light heavyweight at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships and at the 2008 Summer Olympics.

Career
Shynaliyev won silver at the World Junior Championships in 2006.

At the seniors 2007, the short southpaw beat Asian Champ Jahon Qurbonov and Tony Jeffries 20:9 but lost to eventual winner Abbos Atoev 8:17 in the semifinal.

Olympic games results
2008 (as a Light heavyweight)
 * Defeated Daugirdas Semiotas (Lithuania) 11-3
 * Defeated Carlos Negrón (Puerto Rico) 9-3
 * Defeated Djakhon Kurbanov (Tajikistan) WDQ 3 (2:43)
 * Lost to Zhang Xiaoping (China) 4-4

Note: Shynaliyev was leading 12-6 when Kurbanov was disqualified for biting Shynaliyev on the shoulder.

World amateur championship results
2007 (as a Light heavyweight)
 * Defeated Evgeni Chernovol (Moldava) 28-10
 * Defeated Djakhon Kurbanov (Tajikistan) DQ 4
 * Defeated Zhang Xiaoping (China) 14-5
 * Defeated Tony Jeffries (England) 20-9
 * Lost to Abbos Atoev (Uzbekistan) 8-17