Vladislav Petrovich Zasypko was born on January 22, 1953, in Stalino, Ukrainian SSR, USSR. Zasypko began boxing in 1965, joining DSO Spartak Donetsk in 1971 and joining SKA Donetsk in 1975. Following his victory in the 1975 European Amateur Boxing Championship, he was honored as a
Master of Sports of the USSR. After retiring from boxing in 1978, Zasypko worked as a boxing coach at SDYuShOR Donetsk from 1981 to 1983. == Amateur boxing record ==