Yevgeny Frolov (boxer)

Yevgeny Vasilyevich Frolov (Russian: Евгений Васильевич Фролов; born 14 June 1941) is a retired Russian boxer. He competed at the 1964 and 1968 Olympics in the light welterweight division and finished in second and fifth place, respectively.[1] Frolov was left-handed and his favorite strike was left jab. He retired with a record of 197 wins out of 212. He graduated from the Moscow State Forest University and then the All-Russian Academy of Foreign Trade and later worked at the Ministry of Foreign Trade.[2]

Yevgeny Frolov
Frolov (left) at the 1964 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1941-06-14) 14 June 1941 (age 83)
Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Weight63 kg (139 lb)
Sport
SportBoxing
ClubSpartak Moscow
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing the  Soviet Union
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1964 Tokyo Light welterweight

1964 Olympic results

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Below is the record of Yevgeny Frolov, a light welterweight boxer from the Soviet Union who competed at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics:

  • Round of 64: bye
  • Round of 32: defeated Brian Maunsell (New Zealand) referee stopped contest
  • Round of 16: defeated Charley Ellis (United States) by decision, 3-2
  • Quarterfinal: defeated Vladimir Kucera (Czechoslovakia) by walkover
  • Semifinal: defeated Habib Galhia (Tunisia) by decision, 5-0
  • Final: lost to Jerzy Kulej (Poland) by decision, 0-5 (was awarded silver medal)

References

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  1. ^ Yevgeny Frolov. Sports-reference
  2. ^ ФРОЛОВ Евгений Васильевич in Boxing Encyclopedia.