Pyotr Khamukov

Petr Mukhamedovich Khamukov (Russian: Пётр Мухамедович Хамуков; born 15 July 1991) is a Russian amateur boxer of the light heavyweight class (formerly a middleweight). Member of the Russian Olympic Team for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro and the only active Russian boxer to hold two Olympic licenses in middleweight and light heavyweight.

Amateur career Source: 2010 vice-champion of Russia 2012 Russian Championship bronze medal winner of the Great Silk Road Tournament (Baku, AZ) 2013 Giraldo-Cordova Cardin Tournament Sala-Kid Chocolate tournament winner Gee-Bee International Tournament winner 2014 vice-champion of Russia 2015 EUBC Amateur Championship winner 2016 upweighted to 81 kg Canaria Gran Boxeo Open winner 2016 Aiba World Olympic Qualifying Tournament bronze medalist and olympic license winner 2016 Russian Championship gold medal

2016 Olympics In 2015, Petr Khamukov wins his first Olympic license in middleweight after a sequence of successful matches in AIBA's semi-professional World Series of Boxing events.

In 2016, Petr decides to upweight to light heavyweight division, since Russian Olympic Team didn't have a licensed olympian for this weight. To acquire the license, Petr enters the 2016 AIBA World Olympic Qualifying Tournament and wins three bouts against Sadiq Umar (NGR), Denis Lazar (SLO) and Sumit Sangwan (IND).

In July 2016, Petr Khamukov is officially announced as Russian Olympic Team member in light heavyweight-class boxing.