Boxers from the Republic of Kazakhstan, home to nearly 18 million people, have fared well in international amateur competitions. In 1996, future cruiserweight champion Vassiliy Jirov was named the outstanding boxer at the Olympic Summer Games, the…
Vassiliy Jirov won his first fight since July 2007 as he hops on the comeback trail in the cruiserweight division. Jirov is a 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist from Kazakhstan and former cruiserweight world champion. After making an ill-fated campaign at…