Pyotr Ivanovich Sajew
Pyotr Ivanovich Sajew ( Russian Пётр Иванович Заев ; born July 26, 1953 in Ssjolki, Lipetsk Oblast , † November 29, 2014 in Lipetsk ) was a Soviet boxer . He won at the Olympic Games 1980 in Moscow a silver medal in the heavyweight division .
Career
Piotr Sajew started boxing as a teenager in the Dynamo sports community. At that time he belonged to the Dynamo Lipetsk sports club . He later joined the Red Army, where he rose to the rank of officer and became a member of the central sports club of the army, CSKA Moscow . As an adult he was relatively small and light for a heavyweight with a height of "only" 1.79 meters and a weight of about 87 kg.
In 1973, at the age of 20, he took part in the Soviet senior championship for the first time and was able to defeat such good and successful boxers as Igor Vysotsky and Viktor Ulyanich in the quarter-finals and semi-finals . In the final of this championship he was unlucky because he had to be taken out of the fight against Yevgeny Gorstkow in the second round due to an injury. In 1975 he defeated in the semi-finals of the Soviet championship again Viktor Ulyanich and was defeated in the final again Yevgeny Gorstkow, this time on points. In those years the so-called "Absolute Master" was also determined in the Soviet Union. In this championship, the best pugilists of the three heaviest weight classes (medium, light and heavyweight) took part. In 1975 Piotr Sajew managed to win this championship with a points victory in the final over Mikhail Subbotin.
In 1976 and 1977, as well as in the determination of the absolute champion in 1977, he took second place at the Soviet championships. In the final battles he was defeated by Viktor Ivanov (1976) and twice by Yevgeny Gorstkow (1977). In the semi-finals he had previously beaten Yevgeny Gorstkow (1976), Igor Vysotsky (1977) and Gennady Kokurin (1977). In 1978 and 1979 he was absent from the Soviet championship, but in 1980 he managed to become Soviet champion. He defeated it in the second round Vyacheslav Yakovlev , in the semi-finals Yevgeny Gorstkow and in the final Alexander Jagubkin on points.
In international championships (World and European Championships, Olympic Games) Pyotr Sajew was not used in the years up to 1979. He won the 1978 14th championship of the Warsaw Pact countries (SKDA championship) in Lwow and beat Ion Cernat from Romania in the semifinals and Roberto Gomez from Cuba in the final with 5-0 judges' votes on points.
Piotr Zajew celebrated the greatest success of his career at the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow . He beat there in the heavyweight Aziz Salihu from Yugoslavia (5-0), Francesco Damiani , Italy (5-0) and Jürgen Fanghänel from the GDR (5-0) each on points and faced the Cuban Teófilo Stevenson in the final battle , who had him towered over the top almost by a head. Zajew delivered a courageous fight to Stevenson and only just lost on points (1: 4) but still won the silver medal.
International success
| year | space | competition | Weight class | Result |
| 1974 | 2. | Giraldo Cordova Cardin-Turnament in Camagüey / Cuba | Heavy | after losing in the final to Teófilo Stevenson , Cuba |
| 1974 | 2. | 15th police championship of the Eastern Bloc countries in Miskolc / Hungary | Heavy | after losing a point in the final against Istvan Edöcs, Hungary |
| 1975 | 2. | 5. Intern. Tournament in Minsk | Heavy | after losing a point in the final against Nikolai Malich, USSR |
| 1975 | 1. | Intern. Tournament in Moscow | Heavy | after a techn. KO victory in the 2nd round in the final over Roberto Taylor, Cuba |
| 1977 | 2. | Golden Gloves of Belgrade | Heavy | after an abandonment defeat in the first round due to injury against Jürgen Fanghänel , GDR |
| 1978 | 1. | 14th SKDA championship in Lvov | Heavy | after winning points over Ion Cernat, Romania and Roberto Gomez, Cuba |
| 1978 | 1. | Belgrade's Liberation Turnament | Heavy | |
| 1979 | 2. | Intern. Tournament in Alma Ata | Heavy | after winning points over I. Arakelow and Viktor Tereschtschenko and one point defeat against Yevgeny Gorstkow, all of the USSR |
| 1980 | 1. | Kings Cup in Bangkok | Heavy | after winning points in the final over James Omodi, Kenya |
| 1980 | silver | OS in Moscow | Heavy | after winning points over Aziz Salihu , Yugoslavia (5: 0), Francesco Damiani , Italy (5: 0) and Jürgen Fanghänel (5: 0) and a point defeat by Teofilo Stevenson (1: 4) |
International battles
| year | place | encounter | Weight class | Result |
| 1974 | Moscow | USSR versus USA | Heavy | Point defeat to Emory Chapman |
| 1976 | Tashkent | USSR versus USA | Heavy | Points victory over Marvin Stinson |
| 1976 | Las Vegas | USA versus USSR | Heavy | Points victory over Marvin Stinson |
| 1976 | new York | USA versus USSR | Heavy | Third round demolition victory over Reggie Milton |
| 1977 | Shreveport | USA versus USSR | Heavy | Point loss to Greg Page |
| 1977 | Milwaukee | USA versus USSR | Heavy | Losing points to Tony Tubbs |
| 1977 | Las Vegas | USA versus USSR | Heavy | Demolition victory in the 2nd round over Woody Clark |
| 1977 | New Orleans | USA versus USSR | Heavy | Points win over Ed Greg |
| 1979 | Lafayette | USA versus USSR | Heavy | Points victory over Phillip Brown |
USSR championships
| year | space | Weight class | Result |
| 1973 | 2. | Heavy | after winning points in the quarter u. Semi-final over Igor Vysotsky and Viktor Petrowitsch Uljanitsch u. tech. Knockout defeat in the 2nd round (injury) against Evgeny Nikolajewitsch Gorstkow |
| 1975 | 2. | Heavy | after winning points in the semifinals over Viktor Ulyanitsch and losing points in the final against Evgeni Gorstkow |
| 1975 | 1. | Heavy | Determination of the "absolute champion": points victory in the final over Michail Subbotin |
| 1976 | 2. | Heavy | after winning points in the semi-finals over Evgeny Gorstkow and losing points in the final against Viktor Vladimirovich Ivanov |
| 1977 | 2. | Heavy | after winning points in the semifinals over Igor Wisozki and losing the game in the 2nd round against Evgeni Gorstkow |
| 1977 | 2. | Heavy | Determination of the "absolute champion": after winning points in the semifinals over Gennadi Kokurin and losing points in the final against Evgeni Gorstkow |
| 1980 | 1. | Heavy | after winning points in the semifinals over Yevgeny Gorstkow and winning points in the final over Alexander Gennadjewitsch Jagubkin |
Explanations
- OS = Olympic Games
- Heavyweight, then weight class over 81 kg body weight
swell
- Box Sport magazine
- Website "www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl"
- Website "www.sports-reference.com"
Individual evidence
Web links
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Sajew, Pyotr Ivanovich |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Заев, Пётр Иванович (Russian); Zaev, Pyotr Iwanowich (English) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | soviet boxer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 26, 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Syolki, Lipetsk Oblast |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 29, 2014 |
| Place of death | Lipetsk |