About Zaurbek Baysangurov

Zaurbek Musaevich Baysangurov (born 2 March 1985) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2014. He is a former WBO and IBO light middleweight champion, having held the IBO title twice between 2010 and 2015 and the WBO title between 2011 and 2013. He held the European title between 2007 and 2008 and the WBA Inter-Continental title between 2009 and 2010. Zaurbek is an ethnic Chechen from the teip Terloy.

Amateur career
In 2001, Baysangurov won the gold medal at the 2001 Russian Cadet National Championships in Rostov in June, he then won the gold medal at the 2001 Cadet European Championships in Liverpool, England in July, and went on to win a bronze medal at the 2001 Cadet World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan in October.

In 2002, Baysangurov won the gold medal at the 2002 Russian Junior National Championships in Tyumen in May, and went on to win a bronze medal at the 2002 Junior World Championships in Santiago de Cuba in September.

In 2003, Baysangurov won the gold medal at the 2003 Junior European Championships in Warsaw, Poland in August.