Aleksandr Alekseyev (boxer)

Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Alekseyev (Russian: Александр Вячеславович Алексеев, born 30 April 1981 in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR) is a professional cruiserweight boxer from Russia.

Aleksandr Alekseyev
Statistics
Real nameAleksandr Vyacheslavovich Alekseyev
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
NationalityRussian
Born (1981-04-30) 30 April 1981
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights28
Wins24
Wins by KO20
Losses3
Draws1
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Russia
World Amateur Championships
2005 MianyangHeavyweight
2003 BangkokHeavyweight
European Amateur Championships
2004 PulaHeavyweight

Amateur

Southpaw Alekseyev beat Jaroslavas Jakšto in the final of the World Military championships 2003. He won a silver medal at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships at 201 lbs losing to his nemesis Odlanier Solís.

Alekseyev won the gold medal in the same division at the 2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Pula, Croatia.

The participated in the 2004 Summer Olympics. There he was narrowly defeated in the first round of the heavyweight (91 kg) division by Cuba's eventual winner Odlanier Solís.

He won a gold medal at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships after Solís moved up in weight.

Amateur highlights
  • 2002, 2003, 2005 Russian heavyweight champion
  • 1999 won the Junior European Championship in Rijeka, Croatia, as a light heavyweight.
  • 2002 won the Military World Championship in Curragh (Ireland) as a heavyweight, beating Dieter Roth (Germany) in the final by RSCO-2
  • 2003 won the Military World Championship in Catania (Italy), beating Jaroslavas Jakšto (Lithuania) in the final (28–8)
  • 2003 2nd place at the World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. Results were:
    • Defeated Shamsidin Arbobov (Tajikistan) RSCO-2
    • Defeated Raitis Ritenieks (Latvia) walkover
    • Defeated Steffen Kretschmann (Germany) RSCO-3
    • Lost to Odlanier Solís (Cuba) PTS (15–18)
  • 2004 won the European Championship in Pula (Croatia), beating Victor Zuyev (Belarus) in the final.
  • 2004 competed at the Athens Olympics. Result was:
  • 2005 won the World Championships in Mianyang, China. Results were:
    • Defeated Brad Pitt (Australia) RSCO
    • Defeated Zhenis Taumurinov (Kazakhstan) RSCO
    • Defeated Jozsef Darmos (Hungary) AB
    • Defeated Alexander Povernov (Germany) PTS (36–33)
    • Defeated Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) walkover

Professional

He turned pro in Germany as a cruiserweight in January 2006 and he defeated Tomáš Mrázek with a first-round knockout in his first fight.[1]

Alekseyev won his first 16 pro fights, winning 15 by knockout, before suffering his first loss at the hands of Victor Emilio Ramírez in his 17th pro bout in January 2009.[1]

He was slated to fight Garrett Wilson on 22 February 2013 in Galaţi, Romania, for the IBF cruiserweight title eliminator. Alekseyev won via unanimous decision becoming the mandatory for the IBF world title (currently held by Yoan Pablo Hernández).[2]

The bout with Hernández took place on 23 November 2013 in Germany with the IBF cruiserweight title on the line.[3] Alekseyev lost via tenth-round knockout.

Professional record
24 wins (20 knockouts), 3 losses, 1 draw
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Loss 24–3-1 Yoan Pablo Hernández KO10 (12) 2013-11-23 Bamberg For IBF cruiserweight title
Win 24–2-1 Garrett Wilson UD12 (12) 2013-02-22 Galați IBF cruiserweight title eliminator
Draw 23–2-1 Firat Arslan MD12 (12) 2012-05-11 Göppingen Retained EBU (European) cruiserweight title
Win 23–2 Enad Licina UD12 (12) 2012-02-04 Frankfurt Won vacant EBU (European) cruiserweight title
Win 22–2 Daniel Bruwer TKO8 (12) 2011-11-18 Cuxhaven Won vacant WBC International cruiserweight title
Win 21–2 Damian Norris TKO2 (12) 2011-06-11 Hamburg Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title
Win 20–2 DeAndrey Abron TKO6 (8) 2011-04-09 Hamburg
Loss 19–2 Denis Lebedev KO2 (12) 2010-07-17 Schwerin WBO cruiserweight title eliminator
Win 19–1 Daniel Ammann KO2 (10) 2009-12-19 Schwerin
Win 18–1 Kendrick Releford RTD3 (10) 2009-07-04 Hamburg
Won 17–1 Max Alexander UD10 (10) 2009-05-02 Bremen
Loss 16–1 Victor Emilio Ramírez RTD9 (12) 2009-01-17 Düsseldorf For interim WBO cruiserweight title
Won 16–0 Rob Calloway TKO3 (12) 2008-09-27 Hamburg
Won 15–0 Louis Azille TKO2 (10) 2008-05-31 Düsseldorf
Won 14–0 Talmadge Griffis RTD3 (12) 2008-02-23 Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Won 13–0 Francisco Alvarez TKO4 (8) 2007-10-31 San José
Won 12–0 Darrin Humphrey TKO4 (12) 2007-09-15 Rostock
Won 11–0 Hector Alfredo Avila TKO1 (12) 2007-06-16 Budapest Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
Won 10–0 John Anthony TKO5 (8) 2007-03-17 Stuttgart
Won 9–0 Henry Saenz TKO1 (8) 2007-02-27 Cuxhaven
Won 8–0 Lee Swaby TKO5 (6) 2006-12-02 Berlin
Won 7–0 Luis Oscar Ricail UD6 (6) 2006-10-28 Stuttgart
Won 6–0 Adrian Rajkai TKO3 (6) 2006-08-22 Hamburg
Won 5–0 Zoltán Béres TKO4 (6) 2006-07-25 Hamburg
Won 4–0 Vage Kocharyan TKO2 (6) 2006-05-23 Ptuj
Won 3–0 Oleksandr Subin TKO1 (4) 2006-04-08 Kiel
Won 2–0 Andrey Zaitsev TKO2 (4) 2006-03-11 Hamburg
Won 1–0 Tomáš Mrázek TKO1 (4) 2006-01-07 Munich Professional debut
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References
  1. Boxrec. "Alexander Alexeev". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
  2. "Alekseev Beats Wilson, Charr KO's Saglam, Hammer Wins - Boxing News".
  3. "Yoan Pablo Hernandez vs. Alekseev Clash in The Fall - Boxing News".


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