Full name Қанат Ислам Name Kanat Islam Martial art Boxing Weight 72 kg | Sport Boxing Height 1.79 m Nationality Kazakhstan Role Boxer Division Welterweight | |
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Kanat Islam (Kazakh: قانات يسلام [Қанат Ислам or Qanat Ïsläm]; born September 13, 1984) is a Kazakh professional boxer who currently lives and trains in Miami as part of Nelsons promotion company and co-promoted by ZR Entertainment . Islam was a Chinese amateur boxer of Kazakh ancestry best known for winning bronze at welterweight at the 2008 Summer Olympics, the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships, and the 2006 Asian Games. He was captain of the "Astana Arlans" in the World Series of Boxing (WSB). In January 2011, after arriving in Kazakhstan at the request of Kazakh businessman and philanthropist Baurzhan Ospanov, Islam became a citizen of Kazakhstan.
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- KANAT ISLAM WORKING OUT WANTS ANY 154 CHAMP EsNews Boxing
- Amateur boxing
- Olympic Games results
- World Amateur Championships results
- Professional boxing
- References

KANAT ISLAM WORKING OUT WANTS ANY 154 CHAMP! EsNews Boxing
Amateur boxing

At the 2004 Olympics he lost his match to Ruslan Khairov. He qualified for the Athens Games by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA Asian 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Guangzhou, China. In the final he defeated Aliasker Bashirov of Turkmenistan.

At the Asian Games 2006 he beat Behzodek Yunusov in round one but lost to eventual southpaw winner Bakhyt Sarsekbayev in the semi-finals 30:37.

At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat Yusunov again, then upset old foes Ruslan Khairov and Bakhyt Sarsekbayev 20:14 but lost to Non Boonjumnong 20:23 in the semi-finals.
Islam beat Zambian boxer, Precious Makina, in the Men's Welterweight (69 kg) Round of 32 on the second day of the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Olympic Games results
2004 (as a welterweight)
2008 (as a welterweight)
World Amateur Championships results
2007 (as a welterweight)
Professional boxing
In 2012 Kanat turned pro and decided to train in the U.S. state of Florida. He holds WBA FedeCaribe WBA Fedelatin Titles.