Makarenko won a bronze in
1998 and dominated light heavyweight between 2001 and 2006. In 2005 he was part of the Russian team that won the 2005
Boxing World Cup. He won gold medals at • the
2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships, • the
2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships • the
2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships where he beat
Rudolf Kraj. • the
2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in
Pula, Croatia. • and the
2005 Boxing World Cup. He also participated in the
2004 Summer Olympics but was upset in the quarterfinals of the
Light heavyweight (81 kg) division by USA's eventual winner
Andre Ward. 2006 he beat highly touted newcomer
Artur Beterbiev but lost to him in 2007 hindering from participating in the World Championships. ==References==