Alexander Yagubkin

Alexander Yagubkin
Personal information
Birth nameAlexander Gennadiyevich Yagubkin
NationalityUkrainian
Born(1961-04-25)25 April 1961
Stalino, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Died7 August 2013(2013-08-07) (aged 52)
Donetsk, Ukraine
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classHeavyweight
ClubAvangard
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Soviet Union
Friendship Games
Bronze medal – third place 1984 Havana Heavyweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1982 Munich Heavyweight
World Cup
Silver medal – second place 1981 Montreal Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1983 Rome Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1985 Seoul Heavyweight
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1979 Yokohama Heavyweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1981 Tampere Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1983 Varna Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 1985 Budapest Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 1987 Turin Super heavyweight

Alexander Gennadiyevich Yagubkin (25 April 1961 – 7 August 2013) was a Soviet Olympic boxer, who competed between 1979 and 1988. The only Soviet boxer to become the World heavyweight champion (1982), he never turned pro due to political restrictions imposed by the Soviet government. He was ranked the world's #2 amateur heavyweight by the AIBA in 1984,[1] and #1 in 1986.[2]

  1. ^ From Canada, a New Image For Boxing in Willie deWit.
  2. ^ 2 Protests Filed; Bent Scores Upset by Earl Gustkey, The Los Angeles Times, May 15, 1986, p. 6.