Alexander Yagubkin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetAlexander Yagubkin
Soviet boxer
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Donetsk, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine
About Alexander Yagubkin
- Alexander Gennadiyevich Yagubkin (ya-GOOB-kin, 25 April 1961 in Stalino, Ukrainian SSR – 7 August 2013, Donetsk, Ukraine) was a Soviet Ukrainian Olympic boxer, who competed between 1979 and 1988.
- The only Soviet boxer to become the World heavyweight champion (1982,) never turned pro for political restrictions imposed by the Soviet government.
- He was ranked the world's #2 amateur heavyweight by the AIBA in 1984, and #1 in 1986.
Read more at Wikipedia