2. I’d like to tell you
about Yuri
Arbachakov.
He was born on the
22nd of October in
1966. His
motherland is the
villiage of UstKezes near
Tashtagol in
Kemerovo region.
3. He started boxing when he was 13 years old.
He was trained by a talented coach Yuri
Ailarov
4. * In 1989 Yuri won a
championship of the
USSR.
* Then he became a
European and world
champion.
* It’s unbelievable but
he won 165 fights.
* In 1990 he began
training as a
professional in Japan.
5. After finishing his career Yuri returned
to Russia. In 2011 he became the
President of the Professional Boxers
Association.
6. * All the residents
of our region are proud of our
famous sportsman.
* Every year a boxing tournament is held in
Kemerovo. It’s named after Yuri Yakovlevich
Arbachakov.
