Ilya Popov
Ilya Popov Илья Попов | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Popov at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 19 June 2000 Morshansk, Russia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Weight(s) | Light-welterweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ilya Alekseyevich Popov (Russian: Илья Алексеевич Попов; born 19 June 2000) is a Russian amateur boxer who won gold medals at the 2018 Youth Olympics and 2018 European Youth Championships, and silver at the 2018 Youth World Championships, all in the light-welterweight division. In 2019 he joined the senior ranks and competed at the World Championships, losing in the quarter-finals to eventual gold medallist Andy Cruz of Cuba.