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| Born | 1953or1954(age 70–71) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality |  Soviet Union  Russia [1] [lower-alpha 1] | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Valery Lvov (born 1953/1954) [2] [3] [lower-alpha 2] is a Soviet-Russian boxer. He competed at the 1975 European Amateur Boxing Championships, winning the silver medal in the lightweight event. [4] He also competed at the 1978 World Amateur Boxing Championships, winning the gold medal in the light welterweight event. [5]
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