Valery Belov (born January 28, 1947 , Kazan , Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic , USSR ) - Soviet boxer , Soviet and Russian boxing trainer, Honored Trainer of the USSR (1989).
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 A group of young boxers trained by V.I.Belov in the Labor Reserves, Kazan, USSR. 1977-03-11. | |
| Date of Birth | January 28, 1947 (72 years) |
| Place of Birth | Kazan , Tatar ASSR |
| Citizenship |  USSR →  Russia |
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Biography
Valery Ivanovich Belov was born on January 28, 1947 in Kazan , Tatar Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic. He started boxing in the Kazan Society "Labor Reserves". He finished his boxing career in 1974 at the All-Russian tournament in Chelyabinsk, where he finished second. In 1974 he switched to coaching at the Labor Reserves, and after a few years he became a senior coach. In the early 1980s he moved to Penza. He becomes an assistant to Konstantin Nikolaevich Koptsev , head coach of the junior team of the USSR. Later he returned to Kazan. Then he moved to Naberezhnye Chelny. [1] .
In 1988 he became an assistant to the head coach of the Russian national team Nikolai Khromov . In 1989 he received the title of Honored Coach of the USSR. The title was awarded for participation in the preparation of the USSR national team for the V World Championship in Moscow in 1989.
In the late 1990s, he coached the national team of Guatemala. In 1998, the team Belova won the championship of Central America.
Over 40 years of coaching work, dozens of famous boxers have passed through the hands of V. I. Belov. At various times he coached the champion of Europe (1989) and the world (1991) Kostyu Tszyu , as well as the champion of the 2004 Olympic Games, world and European champion Alexander Povetkin .
From 2005 to 2009, he trained A. Povetkin and then D. Lebedev for fights in the professional ring. He currently lives in Chekhov, Moscow Region, works in the Vityaz sports club with young boxers.
He was awarded the medal "For Valiant Labor", the Order "Star of the Fatherland" (2005), the insignia "For merits before the Moscow Region" (2004), the Medal "For merits in the development of physical culture and sports in the Moscow Region" (2004), the Honorary sign "Peter the Great". [2] .