David Surov, Muslim Gadzimagomedov, Sharabutdin Atayev, Dzhambulat Bizhamov, Ismail Mutsolgov, Ilya Popov, and Vsevolod Shumkov became world boxing champions. Five more Russians won silver medals.
Russian boxers triumphed at the IBA World Championships in Dubai. 7 Russian athletes won gold medals.
David Surov, Muslim Gadzimagomedov, Sharabutdin Atayev, Dzhambulat Bizhamov, Ismail Mutsolgov, Ilya Popov, and Vsevolod Shumkov became world champions.
5 more Russians won silver medals to the national team: Edmond Khudoyan, Bair Batlaev, Vyacheslav Rogozin, Evgeny Kool, and Sergei Koldenkov.