Birzhan Zhakypov | ||||||||||||||||||
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Born | Біржан Жақыпов 7 July 1984 | |||||||||||||||||
Nationality | ![]() | |||||||||||||||||
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Weight(s) | Light flyweight | |||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.67 m (5 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||
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At the 2010 Asian Games he beat Shin Jong-Hun before losing in the final to Zou Shiming.
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