title: Alexander Maletin
text: # Alexander Maletin
  
  Alexandr Ivanovich Maletin (Russian: Александр Иванович Малетин; born February 6, 1975) is a boxer from Russia best known to win the lightweight world championships 1997.
  
  ## Career
  
  Maletin won the bronze medal in the lightweight division (– 57 kg) at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. He beat Makhach Nuridinov (Azerbaijan) 14–5, Patrick Lopez (Venezuela) RSC 3 and Selim Palyani (Turkey) RSC 4. In the semifinals, he was defeated by eventual gold medalist southpaw Mario Kindelán from Cuba 15–27. In 2002, he became European champion by besting Boris Georgiev.
  
  ### Light Welterweight
  
  He beat Manus Boonjumnong 34:16 in 2003 but controversially lost the World championships final 2003 against French southpaw Willy Blain. Maletin also represented his native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, where he defeated Saleh Khoulef (Egypt) RSC 3 (0:10) and lost again to Willy Blain (France) 20–28.
  
  ## Olympic results
  
  2000
  
  * Defeated Makhach Nuridinov (Azerbaijan) 14-5
  * Defeated Patrick Lopez (Venezuela) RSC 3
  * Defeated Selim Palyani (Turkey) RSC 4
  * Lost to Mario Kindelán (Cuba) 15-27
  
  2004
  
  * Defeated Saleh Khoulef (Egypt) RSC 3 (0:10)
  * Lost to Willy Blain (France) 20-28
  