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Alexander Yagubkin (Alexander Gennadiyevich Yagubkin) was born on 25 April, 1961 in Stalino, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union, is a Soviet boxer. Discover Alexander Yagubkin's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 52 years old?

Popular As Alexander Gennadiyevich Yagubkin
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Age 52 years old
Zodiac Sign Taurus
Born 25 April 1961
Birthday 25 April
Birthplace Stalino, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Date of death 7 August, 2013
Died Place Donetsk, Ukraine
Nationality Ukrainian SSR

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1961

Alexander Gennadiyevich Yagubkin (25 April 1961 – 7 August 2013) was a Soviet Olympic boxer, who competed between 1979 and 1988.

1974

He took up boxing in 1974 at the age of thirteen with the Avangard Sports Society and won three consecutive Soviet Youth Championships in 1978, 1979 and 1980.

1979

Friendship Tournament, Yambol, Bulgaria, July 1979:

Feliks Stamm Memorial, Warsaw, Poland, November 1979:

Junior World Championships, Yokohama, Japan, December 1979:

1980

In December 1980, in Tomsk, he won the Soviet Championship in 91 kg. Yagubkin has excelled, and Soviet coach Artyom Lavrov said this is a boxer worthy of his success.

"In Russian, "amateur" and "like" are expressed by the same word lyubitel. He is a real amateur. He likes what he is doing."

"I hope to follow the tradition of the Russian heavyweights," Yagubkin said.

Apart from boxing, he was schooling as an aircraft technician, and later graduated from the Slavyansk Civil Aviation Vocational School.

Afterwards, Yagubkin graduated from the Kiev Athletics Institute.

Steve Sneddon of the Reno Gazette-Journal described Yagubkin as "a classic boxer with an educated left jab."

As Yagubkin described his style in his own words, "I prefer the technical boxing, rather than the bump boxing."

His style has been built around an effective jab.

Untypically for a southpaw outboxer, he never got himself prepared for any particular style of his next opponent.

"I'm never bothered not knowing an opponent. It's better not knowing him before going into the ring. If you prepare for one thing, it's difficult to change in the ring. A few seconds is enough to see what someone is doing."

At the age of 23, he has won 155 of his 168 bouts.

USSR–USA Duals, Moscow, Russia, January 1980:

Belgrade Open, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, February 1980:

1981

After he defeated Canadian Willie DeWitt, Novosti Press Agency praised him, "Yagubkin is known for his staunchness, courage, cold-bloodedness, flexible tactics and desire for victory. Always go with cold-bloodedness. Besides, Yagubkin won on points over deWitt, 21, at the World Cup in Montreal in 1981. DeWitt has a puncher's chance but Yagubkin rates a solid edge in international experience."

"He's got a very strong punch. I want to avoid getting hit," said Yagubkin of DeWitt.

After DeWitt won a decision a year-and-a-half later, Yagubkin did not complain about the result.

Yagubkin only said he had not been at his best.

After his two stand-offs versus American Michael Bentt, as Yagubkin beat Bent badly at the World Cup in Seoul, where Yagubkin was regarded as one of the sport's outstanding defensive stylists, Bentt got himself the poster of Yagubkin on a wall in his room.

USA–USSR Duals, Showboat Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada, January 1981:

USA–USSR Duals, Hirsch Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana, February 1981:

European Championships, Tampere, Finland, May 1981:

World Cup, Montreal, Canada, November 1981:

1982

The only Soviet boxer to become the World heavyweight champion (1982), he never turned pro due to political restrictions imposed by the Soviet government.

USSR–USA Duals, Lenin Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia, January 1982:

World Championships, Munich, West Germany, May 1982:

Belgrade Open, Belgrade, Yugoslavia, November 1982:

1983

USA–USSR Duals, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 1983:

1984

He was ranked the world's #2 amateur heavyweight by the AIBA in 1984, and #1 in 1986.

Yagubkin was born and grew up in the Petrovsky district of Stalino (now Donetsk).

The city had 11,000 registered boxers by 1984.

U.S. Team visited Yagubkin in the USSR in 1984.

As the American professional boxing promoters negotiated with the Soviet Boxing Federation sending Russian boxers to the U.S. to compete there professionally, they specifically requested for Yagubkin, Miroshnichenko, and Yakovlev.

Bob Arum negotiated with the Soviet Ministry of Sport, he wanted them to turn pro on the second Leonard vs. Hearns card.

1988

In the words of the Los Angeles Times sportswriter Earl Gustkey, "Yagubkin does have great movement, however, and is a brilliant defensive boxer. He's an accurate puncher, though not a banger. After Adams [Ken Adams, 1988 U.S. Olympic Coach] brings him up to speed on the pro game, it's not hard to imagine Yagubkin running U.S. pro heavyweights ragged and piling up a lot of early wins on decisions. In fact, all three Soviet heavyweights would figure to be in significantly better physical condition than many of the fat U.S. heavyweights on the scene."

1989

But that never happen as the Soviet government dismissed the idea early in 1989, and did not allow the three boxers neither to turn pro, nor to be employed as a sparring partners for the professionals.