Egor Mekhontsev

Egor Mekhontsev
Egor Mekhontsev
	Egor Leonidovich Mekhontsev
Statistics
Real name	Егор Леонидович Мехонцев
Weight(s)	Light Heavyweight
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Nationality	Russian
Born	November 14, 1984; Asbest, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Stance	Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights	14
Wins	13
Wins by KO	8
Losses	0
Draws	1
Men's Boxing
Representing Russia
Men's Boxing
Summer Olympics
World Amateur Championships
European Amateur Championships

Egor Leonidovich Mekhontsev (Егор Леонидович Мехонцев, transliteration Egor Leonidovich Mechoncev; born on 14 November 1984 in Asbest, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR) is an Russian professional boxer, who among other achievements won gold at 2012 London Olympics at light heavyweight division.[1]

Career

Light-Heavyweight

Southpaw Mekhontsev won a silver medal in the 2004 Light-heavyweight Russian senior national championships losing to Mikhail Gala in the final and won another silver in 2005 again losing to Gala in the semi-final by 39:26.

The following year in 2006 he won bronze losing to Artur Beterbiyev 41:30 in the semi-final and in 2007 another bronze losing to Evgeni Makarenko.

Change to Heavyweight

Mekhontsev then moved up to the heavyweight 201 lbs limit division and won the 2008 Russian national championships beating Evgeniy Romanov in the final by a score of 19-5.[2]

At the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Liverpool he defeated Nasi Hani (Macedonia) INJ RND 4, Stephen Simmons (boxer) (Scotland) 14-1, Petrisor Gananau (Romania) 5-2 and won Gold after defeating Armenia's Tsolak Ananikyan 9-2 in the final.[3] [4]

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Heavyweight he upset Clemente Russo and beat fellow southpaws Oleksandr Usyk in the semifinal and Osmay Acosta in the final.

Mekhontsev successfully defended his title at the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships against Denis Poyatsika and Tervel Pulev.[5]

Change to Light-Heavyweight

For the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he traded weightclasses with Beterbiyev and dropped to light heavy. He beat Marcus Browne and Oleksandr Hvozdyk but was upset by young Cuban Julio César la Cruz and won Bronze.

At the 2012 Olympics, being 28 years of age, he beat Damien Hooper, Elshod Rasulov, Yamaguchi Falcao in the semifinals and won Gold by defeating Adilbek Niyazymbetov.

Turning professional

Mekhontsev turned professional in October 2013, signing with boxing promotion company Top Rank, which has also signed up a number of other 2012 olympic medallists.[6]

Mekhontsev made his professional debut on December 7, 2013, dominating and knocking down opponent PJ Cajagas three times before the referee stopped the contest in the third round.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
14 fights	13 wins	0 losses
By knockout	8	0
By decision	5	0
Draws	1

Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	13-0-1	Gusmyr Perdomo	MD	8	2017-07-22	Moscow, Russia
Draw	12-0-1	Alexander Johnson	MD	8	2016-08-06	Tucson, Arizona
Win	12-0-0	Victor Barragan	KO	5 (8) 2:53	2016-04-02	Port Hueneme, California
Win	11-0-0	Felipe Romero	UD	8	2016-01-30	Burbank, California
Win	10-0-0	Jackson Junior	UD	8	2015-09-11	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	9-0-0	Hakim Zoulikha	UD	8	2015-05-01	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	8-0-0	Marcelo Leandro Da Silva	TKO	1 (8) 0:31	2015-03-14	Glendale, United States
Win	7-0-0	Joey Vegas	UD	8	2014-11-28	Moscow, Russia
Win	6-0-0	Jinner Guerrero	TKO	2 (8)	2014-11-08	Pharr, Texas
Win	5-0-0	Samuel Miller	TKO	3 (8)	2014-09-06	Laredo, Texas
Win	4-0-0	Mike Mirafuente	RTD	3 (6)	2014-07-19	The Venetian Macao, Macau, SAR
Win	3-0-0	Dwayne Williams	TKO	3 (6)	2014-04-11	Las Vegas, Nevada
Win	2-0-0	Atthaporn Jaritram	TKO	2 (6)	2014-02-22	The Venetian Macao, Macau, SAR
Win	1–0-0	PJ Cajigas	TKO	3 (4)	2013-12-07	Atlantic City, New Jersey	Professional debut

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References

"Mekhontsev at AIBA". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04.
"Russian National Championships". STRAFA. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
"2008 European Boxing Championships Results Service". Amateur Boxing Association of England. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
"Medallists by weight category" (PDF). International Boxing Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
Euro 2010
Dan Rafael (November 3, 2013). "Egor Mekhontsev turns professional". ESPN.

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[1] "Mekhontsev at AIBA". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04.

[Russia-2] "Russian National Championships". STRAFA. Retrieved 16 December 2008.

[Liverpool-3] "2008 European Boxing Championships Results Service". Amateur Boxing Association of England. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.

[Euro_results_2008-4] "Medallists by weight category" (PDF). International Boxing Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2008.

[5] Euro 2010

[6] Dan Rafael (November 3, 2013). "Egor Mekhontsev turns professional". ESPN.