Aleksandr Alekseyev (boxer)

Aleksandr Alekseyev
Statistics
Real name Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Alekseyev
Weight(s) Cruiserweight
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Nationality Russian
Born (1981-04-30) 30 April 1981
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR
Stance Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights 28
Wins 24
Wins by KO 20
Losses 3
Draws 1
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Russia
World Amateur Championships
2005 MianyangHeavyweight
2003 BangkokHeavyweight
European Amateur Championships
2004 PulaHeavyweight

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

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 Cuba Yoan Pablo Hernández KO10 (12) 2013-11-23Germany Bamberg For IBF cruiserweight title
Win 24–2-1 United States Garrett Wilson UD12 (12) 2013-02-22Romania Galați IBF cruiserweight title eliminator
Draw 23–2-1 Turkey Firat Arslan MD12 (12) 2012-05-11Germany Göppingen Retained EBU (European) cruiserweight title
Win 23–2 Serbia Enad Licina UD12 (12) 2012-02-04Germany Frankfurt Won vacant EBU (European) cruiserweight title
Win 22–2 South Africa Daniel Bruwer TKO8 (12) 2011-11-18Germany Cuxhaven Won vacant WBC International cruiserweight title
Win 21–2 Cuba Damian Norris TKO2 (12) 2011-06-11Germany Hamburg Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title
Win 20–2 United States DeAndrey Abron TKO6 (8) 2011-04-09Germany Hamburg
Loss 19–2 Russia Denis Lebedev KO2 (12) 2010-07-17Germany Schwerin WBO cruiserweight title eliminator
Win 19–1 Australia Daniel Ammann KO2 (10) 2009-12-19Germany Schwerin
Win 18–1 United States Kendrick Releford RTD3 (10) 2009-07-04Germany Hamburg
Won 17–1 United States Max Alexander UD10 (10) 2009-05-02Germany Bremen
Loss 16–1 Argentina Victor Emilio Ramírez RTD9 (12) 2009-01-17Germany Düsseldorf For interim WBO cruiserweight title
Won 16–0 United States Rob Calloway TKO3 (12) 2008-09-27Germany Hamburg
Won 15–0 Dominican Republic Louis Azille TKO2 (10) 2008-05-31Germany Düsseldorf
Won 14–0 United States Talmadge Griffis RTD3 (12) 2008-02-23Germany Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
Won 13–0 Puerto Rico Francisco Alvarez TKO4 (8) 2007-10-31Puerto Rico San José
Won 12–0 United States Darrin Humphrey TKO4 (12) 2007-09-15Germany Rostock
Won 11–0 Argentina Hector Alfredo Avila TKO1 (12) 2007-06-16Hungary Budapest Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
Won 10–0 United Kingdom John Anthony TKO5 (8) 2007-03-17Germany Stuttgart
Won 9–0 Nicaragua Henry Saenz TKO1 (8) 2007-02-27Germany Cuxhaven
Won 8–0 United Kingdom Lee Swaby TKO5 (6) 2006-12-02Germany Berlin
Won 7–0 Argentina Luis Oscar Ricail UD6 (6) 2006-10-28Germany Stuttgart
Won 6–0 Hungary Adrian Rajkai TKO3 (6) 2006-08-22Germany Hamburg
Won 5–0 Hungary Zoltan Beres TKO4 (6) 2006-07-25Germany Hamburg
Won 4–0 Armenia Vage Kocharyan TKO2 (6) 2006-05-23Slovenia Ptuj
Won 3–0 Ukraine Oleksandr Subin TKO1 (4) 2006-04-08Germany Kiel
Won 2–0 Russia Andrey Zaitsev TKO2 (4) 2006-03-11Germany Hamburg
Won 1–0 Czech Republic Tomáš Mrázek TKO1 (4) 2006-01-07Germany Munich Professional debut

References

  1. 1 2 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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