Alexei Lezin

Alexei Lezin
Personal information
Full name	Алексей Владимирович Лёзин
Nationality	Russia
Born	February 27, 1973; Energetik, Orenburg Oblast, Soviet Union
Height	1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	106 kg (234 lb)
Sport
Sport	Boxing
Weight class	Super Heavyweight
Club	Ministry of Defense Sports Club
Olympic Games
World Amateur Championships
European Amateur Championships

Alexei Vladimirovich Lezin (Russian: Алексей Владимирович Лeзин, born February 27, 1973) is a former Russian boxer, who won the Super Heavyweight bronze medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics. Lezin never turned pro.

Amateur accomplishments

1993 competed as a Heavyweight at the World Championships in Tampere, Finland. Lost to Félix Savón in the quarter-final.
1994 won the Military World Championships in Tunis, Tunisia as a Superheavyweight, defeating Vitali Klitschko in the final.
1994 won the Goodwill Games in St Petersburg, Russia, defeating Nikolay Valuev and Lance Whitaker.
1995 won the World Championship in Berlin, Germany, defeating Vitali Klitschko in the final.
1995 2nd place at Military World Championship in Ariccia, Italy. Lost to Vitali Klitschko in the final.
1996 won the European Championship in Vejle, Denmark, defeating Wladimir Klitschko in the final.
1997 competed at World Championship in Budapest, Hungary. Lost to Alexis Rubalcaba in the quarter-final.
1998 won the European Championship in Minsk, Belarus. Defeated Sinan Samil Sam in the Semifinal.
2000 won the European Championship in Tampere, Finland, defeated Paolo Vidoz in the final.

1996 won the bronze medal at the Atlanta Olympics representing Russia.
- Defeated Mikhail Yurchenko (Kazakhstan) RSC-1
- Defeated René Monse (Germany) PTS (9-5)
- Lost to Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine) PTS (1-4)
2000 competed at the Sydney Olympics representing Russia.
- Lost to Audley Harrison (Great Britain) RSC-4

Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Aleksey Lyozin". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

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