Boris Kuznetsov

Who was Boris Kuznetsov?

Boris Georgievich Kuznetsov, 23 February 1947 – 3 May 2006) was a Russian boxer, who won the gold medal in the men's featherweight division at the 1972 Summer Olympics for the USSR.

He was born in Astrakhan.

Kuznetsov trained at Trudovye Rezervy in Astrakhan. He was the USSR Champion in 1972 and 1974. During his career he won 237 fights out of 249. He became the Honoured Master of Sports of the USSR in 1972 and was awarded the Order of the Badge of Honor in the same year. He graduated from Astrakhan State Pedagogical Institute in 1971.