Vasilii Egorov: World Silver and European Boxing Titles
Vasilii Egorov won the European light-flyweight championship and World Championships silver in 2015. He represented Russia at Rio 2016 before winning another European title at 49 kg in 2017.
Vasilii Egorov’s rise from Yakutia
Egorov was born on 16 September 1993 in the Sakha region of Russia. A southpaw associated with the Dinamo club, he began boxing in 2005. His national results included Russian championship gold in 2014 and 2016, supporting his emergence as an international light-flyweight contender.
At the 2015 World Championships in Doha, he defeated Harvey Horn, Gankhuyag Ganerdene and Rogen Ladon to reach the final. Cuba’s Joahnys Argilagos won the championship match, leaving Egorov with silver. The result followed Egorov’s European gold earlier that year.
Rio 2016 and a second European title
At the Rio Olympics, American Nico Hernandez defeated Egorov by a 3–0 decision. That Olympic contest was separate from the World Championships medal campaign that had preceded it.
Egorov returned to the top of the European podium in Kharkiv in 2017. He beat Galal Yafai by a 3–2 decision in the final after earlier wins over Nazar Kurotchyn and Yauheni Karmilchyk. His results across those years therefore included two European championships, a world silver medal and Olympic participation.
The embedded video shows a later World Championships contest against Turkey’s Samet Gümüş in 2023. It illustrates the continuation of his international career beyond the 49 kg achievements described here.
The International Boxing Association’s athlete profile records his 2015 world silver and 2017 European title; the tournament organizers also list his 2015 European gold. Sources: Olympic bout record; Career overview and references; [1] [2]
Sources
Career records and reporting: iba.sport.
Tags
Boxing, Boxing History
