Name Arthur Biyarslanov | Role Boxer | |
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Arthur Biyarslanov (born April 22, 1995) is an amateur boxer from Canada also known as the Chechen Wolf.
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- Arthur Biyarslanov Boxing Gear 101 CBC Sports
- Early life
- Career
- References
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Early life
Biyarslanov’s family left Chechnya when he was four years old due to ongoing violence. He migrated to Toronto from Azerbaijan at age 10 and started boxing in 2007 after his brother recommended the sport for self-defense.
Career
He won a gold medal in the men's light welterweight category at the 2015 Pan American Games. He defeated Argentinian Lucas Gimenez and Venezuelan Luis Arcon before upsetting Cuban Olympic Bronze medalist Yasniel Toledo from Cuba.
Before he had been named best Canadian fighter in his weight class (64 kg), and won 3 Nationals. He won the bronze in the Belgrade 52nd International Tournament (2014) and received gold at the Ontario Silver Gloves Tournament (2014)(2015) He represented Canada at the 2012 Brandenburg International Tournament (bronze), 2012 Youth World Championships (Top 10) and 2013 Odessa, Ukraine, International Tournament (gold).
In July 2016, he was officially named to Canada's Olympic team.