Vitali Tajbert

Vitali Tajbert (born 25 May 1982) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2013. He held the WBC super-featherweight title in 2010 (having held the interim title from 2009 to 2010) and the European Union title in 2008. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships, a gold medal at the 2004 European Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, all in the featherweight division.

Vitali Tajbert
Statistics
Weight(s)Super-featherweight
Height5 ft 5.5 in (166 cm)
NationalityGerman
Born (1982-05-25) 25 May 1982
Mikhaylovka, Kazakhstan
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights24
Wins22
Wins by KO6
Losses2

Amateur results

  • 1999 won a bronze medal at the Junior European Championships in Rijeka, Croatia at Bantamweight.
  • 2000 won the gold medal at the Junior World Championships in Budapest at Batamweight.
    • Defeated Yuguang Zhang (China) RSC-2
    • Defeated Yusni Barzaga (Cuba) PTS (27-13)
    • Defeated Yevgeni Kybalyuk (Ukraine) PTS (19-8)
    • Defeated Haruyton Tovmasyan (Armenia) PTS (15-6)
    • Defeated Murat Chrachev (Russia) PTS (23-3)
  • 2001 represented Germany at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Belfast at Bantamweight.
    • Lost to Afansy Poskachine (Russia) PTS (9-10)
  • 2002 represented Germany at the European Championships in Perm, Russia. Result was:
    • Lost to Waldemar Cucereanu (Romania) PTS (15-29)
  • 2003 won the silver medal at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok at Featherweight.
    • Defeated Cheng Tong Shou (China) RSCI
    • Defeated Bekzod Chidrov (Uzbekistan) PTS (26-14)
    • Defeated Oleg Jefimovich (Ukraine) PTS (35-19)
    • Defeated Abdusalom Khasanov (Tajikistan) PTS (19-17)
    • Lost to Galib Jafarov (Kazachstan) PTS (35-43)
  • 2004 won the gold medal at the European Championships 2004 in Pula, Croatia at Featherweight.
    • Defeated Sedat Tasci (Turkey) PTS (48-13)
    • Defeated Viorel Simion (Romania) PTS (65-41)
    • Defeated Mikhail Bernadski (Belarus) PTS (45-24)
    • Defeated Khedafi Djelkhir (France) RSCO-3
  • 2004 won a bronze medal representing Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens at Featherweight.
  • 2005 won the gold medal at the Military World Championships in Pretoria at Featherweight.
    • Defeated V. Anghel (Romania) PTS (24-5)
    • Defeated Y. Uruzbayev (Kazachstan) PTS (24-12)
    • Defeated Thongtheang Khlongchan (Thailand) PTS (30-28)
    • Defeated Sergej Ignatyev (Russia) PTS (25-14)

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
26 fights 24 wins 2 losses
By knockout 6 0
By decision 18 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
26 Win 24–2 Mikheil Avakyan UD 6 24 August 2013 Warsteiner HockeyPark, Mönchengladbach, Germany
25 Win 23–2 Michael Dufek UD 6 12 October 2012 Sporthalle Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
24 Win 22–2 Jose Luis Graterol UD 8 28 January 2012 Grand Elysée, Hamburg, Germany
23 Win 21–2 Andrey Kostin UD 6 24 September 2011 Dima-Sportcenter, Hamburg, Germany
22 Loss 20–2 Takahiro Aoh UD 12 26 November 2010 Nihon Gaishi Hall, Nagoya, Japan Lost WBC super-featherweight title
21 Win 20–1 Héctor Velázquez TD 9 (12), 1:35 22 May 2010 StadtHalle, Rostock, Germany Retained WBC super-featherweight title;
Unanimous TD after Tajbert was cut from an accidental head clash
20 Win 19–1 Humberto Mauro Gutiérrez UD 12 21 November 2009 Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Germany Won WBC interim super-featherweight title
19 Win 18–1 Rudy Encarnacion UD 6 6 June 2009 König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
18 Loss 17–1 Sergey Gulyakevich UD 12 5 December 2008 Sporthalle Brandberge, Halle, Germany For European super-featherweight title
17 Win 17–0 Ermano Fegatilli UD 8 29 August 2008 Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany
16 Win 16–0 Antonio Joao Bento UD 12 5 July 2008 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany Retained European Union super-featherweight title
15 Win 15–0 Jesus Garcia Escalona UD 12 29 February 2008 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany Won European Union super-featherweight title
14 Win 14–0 Youssouf Djibaba TKO 10 (10), 2:51 7 December 2007 Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
13 Win 13–0 Petr Petrov UD 8 20 October 2007 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany
12 Win 12–0 Younes Amrani TKO 7 (8), 1:00 28 July 2007 Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany
11 Win 11–0 Jairo Moura dos Santos UD 8 30 March 2007 Kolnarena, Cologne, Germany
10 Win 10–0 Alessandro Di Meco TKO 1 (6), 2:00 16 February 2007 Fight Night Arena, Cologne, Germany
9 Win 9–0 Kirkor Kirkorov UD 6 5 December 2006 Freizeit Arena, Sölden, Austria
8 Win 8–0 Fabian Valentin Martinez UD 6 21 November 2006 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
7 Win 7–0 Wladimir Borov UD 6 19 September 2006 Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
6 Win 6–0 Adolphe Avadja UD 4 29 July 2006 König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Pablo Ernesto Oliveto UD 6 27 May 2006 Zenith - Die Kulturhalle, Munich, Germany
4 Win 4–0 Dzmitri Rabikau KO 1 {4), 1:11 29 April 2006 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Alain Rakow UD 4 28 February 2006 Alte Reithalle, Stuttgart, Germany
2 Win 2–0 Julio Borges KO 1 (4), 2:15 7 January 2006 Zenith - Die Kulturhalle, Munich, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Robert Zsemberi KO 1 (4), 2:25 3 December 2005 Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany

Personal life

Tajbert and his family migrated from Kazakhstan as ethnic Germans to Stuttgart in 1992.

gollark: They have stars on them.
gollark: Solar eclipse = Sticking things in front of a nebula.
gollark: Astronomy = Staring at groups of nebula dragons.
gollark: "Makes no sense" hōw?
gollark: It would, if nothing else, help NDers.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Jesus Garcia Escalona
EBU super-featherweight champion
29 February 2008 – October 2008
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Devis Boschiero
World boxing titles
Preceded by
Humberto Mauro Gutiérrez
WBC super-featherweight champion
Interim title

21 November 2009 – 18 March 2010
Promoted
Title discontinued
Preceded by
Humberto Soto
vacated
WBC super-featherweight champion
18 March 2010 – 26 November 2010
Succeeded by
Takahiro Aoh
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.