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Aleksandr Alekseyev
Born
Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Alekseyev

(1981-04-30) 30 April 1981 (age 42)
Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Statistics
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights28
Wins24
Wins by KO20
Losses3
Draws1
Medal record
Men's boxing
Representing  Russia
World Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Mianyang Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 2003 Bangkok Heavyweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold medal – first place 2004 Pula Heavyweight

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

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 KO 10 (12) 2013-11-23 Bamberg For IBF cruiserweight title Win 24–2-1 Garrett Wilson UD 12 (12) 2013-02-22 Galați IBF cruiserweight title eliminator Draw 23–2-1 Firat Arslan MD 12 (12) 2012-05-11 Göppingen Retained EBU (European) cruiserweight title Win 23–2 Enad Licina UD 12 (12) 2012-02-04 Frankfurt Won vacant EBU (European) cruiserweight title Win 22–2 Daniel Bruwer TKO 8 (12) 2011-11-18 Cuxhaven Won vacant WBC International cruiserweight title Win 21–2 Damian Norris TKO 2 (12) 2011-06-11 Hamburg Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title Win 20–2 DeAndrey Abron TKO 6 (8) 2011-04-09 Hamburg Loss 19–2 Denis Lebedev KO 2 (12) 2010-07-17 Schwerin WBO cruiserweight title eliminator Win 19–1 Daniel Ammann KO 2 (10) 2009-12-19 Schwerin Win 18–1 Kendrick Releford RTD 3 (10) 2009-07-04 Hamburg Won 17–1 Max Alexander UD 10 (10) 2009-05-02 Bremen Loss 16–1 Victor Emilio Ramírez RTD 9 (12) 2009-01-17 Düsseldorf For interim WBO cruiserweight title Won 16–0 Rob Calloway TKO 3 (12) 2008-09-27 Hamburg Won 15–0 Louis Azille TKO 2 (10) 2008-05-31 Düsseldorf Won 14–0 Talmadge Griffis RTD 3 (12) 2008-02-23 Halle, Saxony-Anhalt Won 13–0 Francisco Alvarez TKO 4 (8) 2007-10-31 San José Won 12–0 Darrin Humphrey TKO 4 (12) 2007-09-15 Rostock Won 11–0 Hector Alfredo Avila TKO 1 (12) 2007-06-16 Budapest Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title Won 10–0 John Anthony TKO 5 (8) 2007-03-17 Stuttgart Won 9–0 Henry Saenz TKO 1 (8) 2007-02-27 Cuxhaven Won 8–0 Lee Swaby TKO 5 (6) 2006-12-02 Berlin Won 7–0 Luis Oscar Ricail UD 6 (6) 2006-10-28 Stuttgart Won 6–0 Adrian Rajkai TKO 3 (6) 2006-08-22 Hamburg Won 5–0 Zoltán Béres TKO 4 (6) 2006-07-25 Hamburg Won 4–0 Vage Kocharyan TKO 2 (6) 2006-05-23 Ptuj Won 3–0 Oleksandr Subin TKO 1 (4) 2006-04-08 Kiel Won 2–0 Andrey Zaitsev TKO 2 (4) 2006-03-11 Hamburg Won 1–0 Tomáš Mrázek TKO 1 (4) 2006-01-07 Munich Professional debut

References

  1. ^ a b Boxrec. "Alexander Alexeev". Boxrec Fighter Page. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
  2. ^ "Alekseev Beats Wilson, Charr KO's Saglam, Hammer Wins - Boxing News". 22 February 2013.
  3. ^ "Yoan Pablo Hernandez vs. Alekseev Clash in The Fall - Boxing News". 9 August 2013.

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World amateur boxing champions – men's heavyweight
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