Biography Alexander Yagubkin

Oleg Korotaev. The trainers of the national team did not include Yagubkin in the team for the Olympic Games in Moscow for the year. Pyotr Zaev took his place in the national team. Alexander missed the main start of the four years. The incitement of hostilities led to the answer from the developed Western powers. For 3 years, Yagubkin won the years among the youth at the USSR championship, and in confirmed his renom at an adult level.

In May, Alexander won the European Championship in Finland Tamper. At the preliminary stage, he defeated rivals from Poland and Romania. In November, the Ukrainian took second place in the World Cup in Montreal Canada. He defeated William Devitt and Luis Castillo, but in a decisive battle he lost to Karl Williams, the future two -time contender for the championship title among professionals.

In May, Yagubkin won the main victory in his career. In a decisive battle, he was again opposed by Jurgen Frankenel. For the second time, Alexander broke the resistance of a fundamental opponent and became the winner of the tournament. Alexander "stuck" the first place in the national team despite the conflict with representatives of state sports. Sports officials with the negative attributed to the personality of Yagubkin, but they could not do anything with his boxing level.

The Ukrainian with the "iron hand" held leadership among Soviet fighters as part of a heavy weight category. In May, he repeated his success of two years ago. Alexander won a gold medal at the European Championship in Varna Bulgaria. He defeated rivals from the Netherlands, Romania and Hungarian Dewal Alvix in the final. In October, Yagubkin became the winner of the World Cup Rome, Italy.

In the decisive battle of the tournament, he upset Louis Castillo, an athlete from Ecuador for the second time. Alexander was invited to Ecuador for conducting sparring sessions with his ex-ropens Luis Castillo. The Ukrainian held several indicative fights. He received a fee in the amount of thousands of dollars. Yagubkin decided to give money to the fund for the help of the inhabitants of Ecuador, who suffered from flood.

The champion understood that upon arrival in Moscow, sports officials would take his fee. The USSR regime was greedy and despotistal. Alexander’s act led to an aggravation of his relationship with representatives of state sports. Alexander lost the opportunity to experience strength at the main start of the four years. And again, the policy of the USSR prevented the plans of the champion.

In June, Yagubkin became a three -time European champion. At the tournament in Budapest Hungary, he defeated rivals from Denmark, Bulgaria and again upset the Hungarian of Dühl Alvix in the final. In November, Alexander won the world Cup Seoul South Korea for the second time. He defeated his opponent from Korea, American Michael Bentt, as well as the New Zealand athlete in a decisive battle.

At the end of the year, Alexander took 1st place in the world ranking of the best lounges of amateur. In June, Yagubkin decided to test the forces as part of the super-treasure of more than 91 kilograms. The proposals for the transition to professionals and “freezing” being the best amateur heavyweight in the world, Alexander received several proposals for the transition to professionals: the promoter Bob Arum drew attention to Yagubkin.

Representatives of Top Rank were negotiating with the Soviet side. Arum planned to organize Alexander’s professional debut in the Andercard of Boxing, the main event of which was revenge between.