Denys Berintschyk

Denys Berintschyk 2012

Denys Berinchyk ( Ukrainian Денис Берінчик ., English transcription Denys Berinchyk * 5. May 1988 in Krasnodon , Luhansk Oblast ) is a Ukrainian boxer in the Light Welterweight . Berintschyk was a silver medalist at the 2011 World Championships and a silver medalist at the 2012 Olympic Games .

In 2008 Berintschyk took part for the first time in an international championship, the student world championships in Kazan . Here he retired in the lightweight (up to 60 kg) starting in the first fight against Tair Ismanov, Kyrgyzstan (10: 7). The following year he also started for the first time in the Ukrainian men's championships, but lost in the quarter-finals against eventual champions Dmytro Bulenkov (8: 2). Also in 2009 Berintschyk won the bronze medal at the European Student Championships.

At the national championships in 2010 Berintschyk failed again in the quarter-finals, but became student world champion in Ulaanbaatar with a final victory over Ghani Schajlauow , Kazakhstan (4-0).

In 2011 Berintschyk switched to light welterweight (up to 64 kg) and failed again in the quarter-finals at the Ukrainian championships. However, he prevailed in the internal eliminations and was therefore nominated for the 2011 World Championships . In these championships, after winning over the defending champion Rosniel Iglesias , Cuba (+19: 19), Anderson Rojas , Ecuador (26:13), Jonathan Alonso , Spain (27:19), Heybatulla Hajialiyev , Azerbaijan (33:19) and in the semifinals against Tom Stalker , England (31:18), surprisingly the semifinals. He lost this against the Brazilian Éverton Lopes (26:23) and thus won the silver medal in the light welterweight division and a starting place at the 2012 Olympic Games in London .

At the Olympic Games, he narrowly beat Anthony Yigit , Sweden (24:23) in the round of 16 , Jeff Horne , Australia (21:13) in the quarterfinals , and Urantschimegiin Mönch-Erdene , Mongolia (29:21) in the semifinals . In the final he met the Cuban Roniel Iglesias , but had to admit defeat to him (22:15). Berintschyk won the Olympic silver medal in the light welterweight division .

Web links

• Denys Berinchyk in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )