Yuri Zakhareev, 19, from Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi, Ukraine, in the final of the World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia, in the 71 kg weight category has won the unanimous decision of the judges (5:0) over the representative of Russian Boxing Federation Vadim Musaev and became the 2021 World Champion.
Zakhareev's medal became the only one in the Ukrainian team. The first team place at the championship was obtained by the national team of Cuba which has 3 gold medals and 2 bronze ones.
For the first time in the history of AIBA Championships prize winners were awarded: champions earned $100 000, silver medalists $50 000 and bronze medalists $25 000. The total prize fund amounted to $2.6 million.
