| Abilkhan Amankul | |
| Native Name: | Әбілxан Бекмұратұлы Аманқұл |
| Nationality: | Kazakh |
| Birth Date: | 29 July 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Taraz, Kazakhstan |
| Weight: | 75 kg |
| Sport: | Boxing |
| Club: | Astana Arlans[1] |
| Height: | 176 cm |
| Event: | Middleweight |
| Coach: | Myrzagali Aitzhanov (national) Nurlan Akurpekov (personal) |
| Updated: | 1 September 2018 |
Abilkhan Amankul (kk|Әбілxан Аманқұл, Äbılhan Amanqūl; born 29 July 1997) is a Kazakh middleweight amateur boxer.[2] [3] He competed in the middleweight event at the 2020 Summer Olympics.[4]
Amankul was a boxing bronze medallist in the men's middleweight category at the 2017 Asian Amateur Boxing Championships after being narrowly defeated by Israil Madrimov of Uzbekistan in the semi-finals.[5]
At the 2017 AIBA World Boxing Championships, he beat Campbell Somerville, Silvio Schierle, Olympic and World Champion Arlen López and Kamran Shakhsuvarly. Amankul losing to Oleksandr Khyzhniak of Ukraine in the gold medal match. [6]
Abilkhan started the 2018 Asian Games with 5-0 win over Aphisit Khankhokkhruea of the Thailand in the first round, and in quarterfinals Amankul wins 5-0 Kan Chia-wei of Taipei and semifinals he wins India's Vikas Yadav unfortunately has been forced to pull out of the semi-final bout as he has been declared medically unfit due to an injury. Vikas will settle for a bronze. Amankul advanced to the final. In the final, Abilkhan fight Israil Madrimov of Uzbekistan and he lost 3-2 and the silver medal. Amankul to compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo.
Amankul won Bronze in the Asian Championships at Middleweight. Results were:
Yinhang Wen: Won (5:0)
Abdul Mouen Azziz: Won (TKO)
Israil Madrimov: Lost (5:0)Amankul won Silver in the World Championships at Middleweight. Results were:
Campbell Somerville: Won (5:0)
Arlen López: Won (3:2)
Kamran Shakhsuvarly: Won (4:1)
Oleksandr Khyzhniak: Lost (5:0)Amankul won Silver in the Asian Games at Middleweight. Results were:
Aphisit Khankhokkhruea: Won (5:0)
Vikas Yadav: Won (WO) Israil Madrimov: Lost (3:2)
Devontae McDonald: Won by TKO (R3)