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Recent times Russian boxers began to show good results, winning one after another. The high level of preparation is noted not only by our commentators, but also by foreign sports analysts.

Top 7 Russian boxers of different weight categories

Ruslan Provodnikov. Weight category - first welterweight. Born in the Khanty-Mansiysk Okrug. He started boxing at the age of 10. Evgeny Vakuev and Stanislav Berezin acted as the boy's coaches. At the age of 16, he won the Eurocadet Junior Championship in Greece. Since 2006, he has been performing as a professional boxer. The victory in 2013 over the American boxer Mike Alvarado brought him the title of world champion.

boxing champion Denis Shafikov. Weight category - light and first welterweight. Born in the Chelyabinsk region, Bashkir by origin. A string of amateur matches led him to the professional league. Victories in 2011 helped him get the title of European champion. A distinctive feature of the boxer was that he enters the ring in the national Bashkir costume. Therefore, later he was nicknamed Genghis Khan.

in number best boxers also includes Artur Beterbiev. Weight category - light heavy. This boxer is from Chechnya. He was declared World Champion in 2009. Twice became the Champion of Europe, as well as the owner of the World Cup. In 2015, Beterbiev scored a decent victory over Gabriel Campillo. For his intimidating behavior in the ring, he was nicknamed the White Puncher and the Wolf.

Russian boxer Denis Lebedev. Weight category - the first heavy. Born in the city of Stary Oskol. For the first time at the age of 18 he won the competition among juniors. In the Goodwill Games in 1998 he took a bronze medal. 13 times in a row won from 2001 to 2004. Retired from boxing. However, having returned to the presented type of martial arts, he fought such boxers as Sean Cox, Guillermo Jones, Roy Johnson. In appropriate circles, he is called the White Swan.

Russian boxer Grigory Drozd. Born in the Kemerovo region. Actively began to get involved in sports at the age of 12. In addition to boxing, he is engaged in Thai boxing and kickboxing. Occasionally acts as a sportscaster. He entered the ring in 2001 and after 2 years he received the title of "Champion of Russia". For 2001-2006 never lost to his opponents. The last fight was in 2015. In the press, he is known by the nickname Handsome.

famous boxer Alexander Povetkin. The weight category is heavy. Born in Kursk. As an amateur boxer, he showed himself in 133 fights, of which he lost only 7. At the age of 16 he won the first major victory in the Russian Championship, at 18 he earned the title of winner of the national championship. In 2004 he took part in the Summer Olympics. Note that Povetkin is the winner of kickboxing competitions. In his circles he bears the title of Russian Knight.

The best boxer in Russia Sergei Kovalev. Weight category - light heavy. Born in Kopeysk. From the age of 14 he began to get involved in amateur boxing. In 2004 he participated in the championship of the Russian Federation, was able to reach the final. In 2005, the athlete received the title of Champion of Russia. Then he took the title of World Champion among the military. Since 2008, he has become a member of professional boxing. 2009-2016 - during this time, Kovalev defeated 32 opponents. Currently lives in the USA, because he prefers the American ring. Rivals gave him the nickname "Destroyer".

The best boxers in the world

Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson is known to the world for having won many boxing victories. This is the youngest fighter who became the undisputed heavyweight champion of the world. Note that he was only 20 years old when he received this title and was proclaimed the youngest boxer, according to the IBF, WBC, WBA versions. Mike Tyson is also popular in boxing due to his incredible speed in the ring.

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad Ali is not just, but also a great person. He is distinguished not only by his physical data, but also by his strength of mind. The athlete was only 12 years old when he began to engage in martial arts. At the age of 18, he won his first gold medal, which later became a truly legendary achievement. In 1960, Muhammad Ali defeated Tunni Hunsaker. Thus began his journey in the world of professional boxing. Ali stood out because he used brutal attacks, relying on cold-blooded calculation to defeat his opponent. In addition, Ali is the author of many aphorisms about life, boxing, in general, the destiny of man.

George Foreman

AT boxer rating also includes George Foreman, also known as "Big George". This athlete twice received the world heavyweight title. He also became the main medalist at the Olympics in Mexico City. In real life, Jones is a preaching pastor and entrepreneur.

Roy Jones

Among famous boxers Roy Jones started his career with the basics of boxing. And in the end, he received the title of heavyweight champion. The main achievement of the athlete was that he was able to make the transition from medium to heavy weight. In 2003, Jones was declared the best boxer of the year. An interesting fact is that Roy, in addition to American, also has Russian citizenship.

How are great boxers chosen?

When choosing the best boxers, of course, the number of fights held is taken into account. An analysis is made of victories in relation to defeats, as well as fights won ahead of schedule. In addition, it is not so much the style that is important, but the manner of fighting, the average score. Despite this, there are boxers - world champions who are not included in this list or those who have been stripped of their titles (Muhammad Ali).

The strongest punch in boxing

In the process of striking, not only muscle strength is taken into account, but also the knockout component. For this reason, it is quite difficult to make specific calculations. At the same time, sharp and jerky blows can be completely identical in strength, but their knockout part is completely different.

Note that the impact force of an average man is in the range of 200-1000 kg. The latter indicator is quite good for an athlete weighing 60 kg, the first for a heavyweight.

The strongest punches in the world

Of course, Mike Tyson's right cross is recognized as the strongest blow. But there are other boxers whose punch is not weaker than the punch of the last one. Among them:

1. George Foreman - right uppercut;
2. Joe Frazier - left hook
3. Max Baer, ​​who knocked out a real bull;
4. Ernie Shavers - right cross

photo by Joe Frazier

photo Max Baer

photo Ernie Shavers

Strength - the main component of victory in boxing?

All rivals are different, respectively, each has a certain style of fighting. Even the fighter who has a crushing punch will not win in the ring without his own unique tactical strategy. Therefore, it is necessary to understand the tactics of conducting the battle of your opponent. As a rule, boxers become famous because of their good physical condition. Also important here is the ability to mentally tune in before the fight.

Modern boxing

Despite the fact that the best boxers in the world have been announced for the entire existence of this sport, modern boxing is guided by its own rules. If we talk about the achievements of a boxer, regardless of his weight category, then today Floyd Mayweather should be noted. He received the World Boxing Council welterweight title. It was this American boxer who got into the rating of famous fighters. He is followed by Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko. Further, the ranking of outstanding modern boxers, regardless of weight indicators, is as follows:

• Saul Alvarez;
• Carl Froch;
• Manny Pacquiao;
• Russian boxers Gennady Golovkin and Sergey Kovalev;
• Juan Manuel Marquez;
• Danny Garcia;
• Adonis Stevenson

A sport such as boxing is considered a rather difficult martial art. Therefore, in order to win, it is important to fight, applying a lot of courage and patience to the process itself. Deliver brutal blows against an opponent while maintaining the utmost composure. This is a very difficult task, however, if you follow the presented rule, you can come out of the battle as a real winner.

Gassiev and 20 world boxing champions from Russia

In the light of Murat Gassiev winning the world boxing title, we recall all the champions from Russia.

On December 3, a duel took place in Moscow between the WBA (Super) and IBF world heavyweight champion 37-year-old (24-0-0, 17 KOs). At stake was the world title of the IBF organization, of which Gassiev was the official contender. Gassiev won by a split decision of the judges and became the new champion according to the International Boxing Federation.

Yuri Arbachakov. WBC Flyweight Champion 1992-1997

In the late 80s, Yuri Arbachakov (23-1-0, 16 KOs) was an amateur boxing star in the flyweight division, the champion of the USSR, Europe and the world. Just then, the first sprouts of professional boxing began to appear in the “new Russia”, and Yuri was one of the first Russian (then still Soviet) boxers who turned professional. In Russia, professional boxing, unfortunately, was still a novelty, so he had to emigrate to Japan. His career began in 1990 after signing a contract with the Japanese club "Kioei Boxing". In a little more than two years, from February 1990 to April 1992, the Russian had 12 successful fights, and only one of them went the whole distance, and he completed the rest by knockout or technical knockout. His opponents at that time were mainly local fighters from Japan or Southeast Asia. In June 1996, Arbachakov met Thai Muangchai Kittikeyzem (20-1-0), the reigning WBC champion and generally recognized best boxer in the flyweight division. In the eighth round of a tense duel, Yuri achieved a convincing victory by knockout. Thus, Arbachakov became the new WBC champion and at the same time the first Russian champion among professionals. Arbachakov held the won title for five years, until November 1997, when he also lost it to the Thai Chatchai Sasakul (30-1-0), after which he decided to retire.

. Welterweight champion according to IBF 1995-1997 and 2001-2005, WBC 1998-2004, WBA 2001-2004

Konstantin "Kostya" Tszyu (31-2-0, 25 KOs) is by far the most titled Russian pro and one of the most recognizable Russian athletes abroad. It is hard to disagree with this: he is a 4-time world champion (WBC, WBA and IBF - twice), and from 2001 to 2004 - the absolute champion. Kostya was remembered by fans and boxing experts for his uncompromising fighting qualities and terrible punches, especially for his weight. Konstantin began his professional development in 1992 in Australia. Three years later, in January 1995, in a fight against Puerto Rican Jake Rodriguez (26-2-2), Tszyu won the first IBF title, effectively achieving a technical knockout at the end of the sixth round. However, in 1997, the Russian lost this title, unexpectedly losing by technical knockout to American Vince Philips (35-3-0). Tszyu quickly rehabilitated by knocking out the Cuban Diosbelis Hurtado (28-1-0) in 1998, and the Mexican Miguel Angel Gonzalez (43-1-1) in 1999, as a result of which he became first interim and then full-fledged WBC champion . In February 2001, Kostya had a unification fight with WBA champion Sharmba Mitchell (47-2-0). The fight turned out to be difficult for both fighters, but after the seventh three-minute period, the American refused to continue it due to a knee injury, and his title automatically passed to the Russian. Kostya fought his most famous fight in November of the same 2001 against the American star Zab Judah (27-0-0), who then owned the IBF title. Judah started the fight very actively and confidently led on points due to his better technique and speed of punches. Unexpectedly, 10 seconds before the end of the second round, Kostya landed two clear right blows in a row exactly on the opponent’s chin, after which he collapsed onto the canvas. The American was able to get up, but immediately fell again, and the judge recorded a technical knockout. After this fight, Tszyu regained the IBF title and became the undisputed champion; in addition, he was awarded the vacant champion title by The Ring magazine. For another four years, no one could throw Tszyu off Olympus. Only in 2005, after a memorable defeat from Briton Ricky Hatton (38-0-0), Konstantin ended his career.

Ahmed Kotiev. WBO Welterweight Champion 1998-2000

Akhmed Kotiev (27-2-0, 15 KOs) had his first professional fight in Moscow in 1991, but his talent was truly revealed only after he moved permanently to Germany in 1993. Having won 20 victories in 21 consecutive fights (one fight was declared invalid), by 1998 Ahmed took the first line in the WBO rankings and was able to meet the "ruling" champion. It was the American Leonard Townsend (29-0-0). At the end of 12 rounds, the victory was unanimously awarded to the Russian with an impressive difference in points: 116-109, 119-106, 117-110. As the reigning champion, Kotiev managed to defend his belt in four fights, but in 2000, in a rematch with Puerto Rican Daniel Santos (21-2-1), he unexpectedly lost by knockout in the fifth round. This fight was the last for our middleweight in the professional ring.

Nikolai Valuev. WBA heavyweight champion 2005-2007 and 2008-2009

Nikolai Valuev (50-2-0, 34 KOs) is perhaps the most colorful of Russian boxers. Due to his striking anthropometric data (height 213 cm, arm span 216 cm, maximum combat weight 146 kg), as well as his severe appearance, he received many nicknames, including the Russian Giant and the Beast from the East. His professional debut took place in 1993, but until 2005 he did not go to any title fight in the main versions. In December 2005, Nikolai, as a contender, met with Mexican-American John Ruiz (41-5-1) and, having defeated him on points by a split decision, won the WBA championship belt. Alas, his championship did not last long - in April 2007, Valuev lost a split decision to Uzbek Ruslan Chagaev (22-0-1). The Russian managed to regain the title once again - and again in the battle against Ruiz in August 2008. But, unfortunately, the championship again did not last long - in November 2009, Valuev lost on points to Briton David Haye (22-1-0) and no longer returned to the professional ring.

Roman Karmazin. IBF junior middleweight champion 2005-2006

Russian Roman Karmazin (40-5-2, 26 KOs) came into his IBF title fight with just one loss and one draw under his belt. Having defeated the American Keith Holmes (39-3-0) in the eliminator on points, in July 2005 Roman met the champion Kassim Ouma (21-1-1) from Uganda and won by unanimous decision after 12 rounds. Alas, the Russian failed to defend the title, and already in the next fight he lost to the experienced American fighter Corey Spinks (34-3-0) also on points. After losing to Daniel Gil in 2010, Karmazin was diagnosed with internal bleeding in the brain. A year later, he decided to try his luck in the next qualifying match against Osuman Adamu from Ghana, but also lost ahead of schedule (TKO 9), after which he decided to end his career.

Oleg Maskaev. WBC heavyweight champion 2006-2008

The championship of Oleg Maskaev (38-7-0, 28 KOs) was short but bright. From 1993 to 2006, Big O's career was nothing out of the ordinary. He was a strong middle peasant and did not claim serious titles. However, in 2006, having won the WBC eliminator, Maskaev received the right to fight the current champion American Hasim Rahman (41-5-2). It is noteworthy that the fighters had already met before, in 1999, in a regular rating fight, and then Oleg won by knockout in the 8th round. But now, already in the rank of champion, the American looked like a favorite. However, contrary to expectations, the fight turned out to be equal. Equality remained until the last 12th round, at the beginning of which the Russian had an excellent deuce in the head of the enemy and knocked him over the ropes. After the resumption of the fight, the champion had already clearly lost his bearings and almost immediately found himself knocked down again. The experienced Rahman had only to reach the end of the round, and then he could count on winning on points, but Oleg managed to put the squeeze on his opponent, and the judge was forced to intervene, counting the knockout. So Maskaev won and won his first championship belt. Regrettably, Maskaev was able to defend the title only once and in the next fight he gave it to the Nigerian Samuel Peter.

Dmitry Kirillov. IBF Super Flyweight Champion 2007-2008

Another Russian Dmitry Kirillov (31-4-1, 10 KOs) stayed in the champions for less than a year. The first time he entered the championship fight in May 2006 against the Nicaraguan Luis Alberto Perez (23-1-0), but could not achieve victory. But the next chance, which presented itself in October 2007, Dmitry realized by defeating American Jose Navarro (26-2-0) by unanimous decision. Soon, in August 2008, as part of the defense of the title, Kirillov met with the Armenian Vic Darchinyan (29-1-1) and suffered a resounding defeat by knockout in the fifth round.

Sultan Ibragimov. WBO heavyweight champion 2007-2008

Another short-term Russian champion was Sultan-Ahmed Ibragimov (22-1-1, 17 KOs). His track record is interesting in that Sultan approached his first championship fight for the main version without a single defeat with one draw and with 85% of knockouts. His opponent was the most experienced 35-year-old American Shannon Briggs (48-4-1). The fight took place in June 2007 in Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA. Briggs' weight in this fight was 123.83 kg, which is 23.5 kg more than Ibragimov's weight. At the same time, our athlete successfully used his advantage in speed and regularly delivered accurate blows to a larger opponent. The judges appreciated the work of the Sultan and gave him the victory by unanimous decision. But the newly-minted champion was not destined to enjoy the fruits of his victory for long. Just 8 months later, in February 2008, the belt passed to the famous Ukrainian Wladimir Klitschko (49-3-0). Shortly after this defeat, Ibragimov officially confirmed the rumors of his retirement.

Denis Inkin. WBO super middleweight champion 2008-2009

The shortest time (just over three months) among the Russians was Denis Inkin (34-1-0, 24 KOs). In September 2008, Denis won the vacant WBO title by confidently outboxing Colombian Fulgencio Zuniga (21-2-1). And already in January 2009, Inkin lost to the then undefeated Hungarian Karol Balzai (19-0-0) by unanimous decision. After that, Inkin left boxing.

. WBO middleweight champion 2010-2012

Few people in the boxing world outside of Russia knew Dmitry Pirog (20-0-0, 15 KOs) before 2010. By this time, he had been a professional for five years, had 16 fights without a single draw or defeat, and also won four intermediate WBO and WBC belts. As of June 2010, Dmitry was ranked second in the WBO middleweight rankings, and since the title was vacant at that time, he had to fight the number one in the same ranking - unbeaten American Daniel Jacobs (20-0- 0). The rivals were approximately equal in class during the first rounds, and it was difficult to imagine how the fight would end if it came to scoring. And all the more shocking was the sudden knockout of the American, which followed in the first minute of the fifth round after the most accurate cross performed by Pirog. After this victory, the Russian defended his title three times and was preparing to make a fourth defense in 2012 against Gennady Golovkin (27-0-0) from Kazakhstan, but was forced to withdraw from the fight due to a back injury. As a result, the WBO decided to deprive the Russian of the title.

Zaurbek Baysangurov. WBO light middleweight champion 2011-2013

Like many of our compatriots, Zaurbek Baysangurov (28-1-0, 20 KOs) started his professional career in Germany under the auspices of the Sauerland promotion company. From 2004 to 2010, Zaurbek won 25 victories in 26 fights, having risen to the fourth line of the WBO rating by June 2010. Having knocked out the number five Brazilian Mike Miranda (34-3-0) in the first round, Baysangurov received the title of interim WBO champion. And soon in October of the same year, after the current champion Ukrainian Sergey Dzinziruk (37-1-0) was stripped of the title for a long refusal to defend, the Russian became a full-fledged champion. In 2012, Zaurbek defended his title twice, but in June 2013, the WBO stripped him of his belt, because of an injury he did not enter the ring for a long time.

. WBA heavyweight champion 2011-2013

If you have to choose the most popular Russian boxer of late, then, of course, he will be (26-1-0, 18 KOs). A two-time European champion, world champion and Olympic champion in amateurs, the Russian heavyweight turned professional in 2005. Interestingly, during his career, Alexander never sought to win intermediate titles, but only held rating fights based on the main belts. This opportunity first appeared in August 2011. Then Povetkin met with world number 2 Uzbek Ruslan Chagaev (27-1-1) and contested the vacant WBA regular title, which was vacated after Wladimir Klitschko became a super champion. The duel with Chagaev took place in a stubborn competitive struggle, with varying success of the rivals. None of them could finish the fight ahead of schedule. According to the results of 12 rounds, the Russian won by unanimous decision of the judges and thus won his first championship belt.

. WBA cruiserweight champion 2011-present

Cruiserweight (25-1-0, 19 KOs) is a close friend of Alexander Povetkin. From 2001 to 2009, Denis won several intermediate belts in light heavyweight and first heavyweight. And in 2010, having won the eliminator for the WBA title, he went into battle with the reigning champion Marco Hook (30-1-0), but could not win, losing on points. In November 2011, the Russian met with American veteran James Toney (73-6-3) and, having defeated him by unanimous decision, won the title of "interim" champion according to the same WBA. The current champion then was Panamanian Guillermo Jones (38-3-2, 30 KOs), and it was with him that the Russian boxer was supposed to meet in the next fight. Contrary to expectations, this fight did not take place then due to Guillermo's injury, as a result of which Lebedev became no longer a temporary, but a full-fledged champion. In May 2013, the Russian again met with the persistent Panamanian. The duel became a real sensation, because. then already 41-year-old Jones was not only not inferior in endurance, but seemed not to notice the hail of blows that the Russian champion brought down on him. Moreover, Guillermo's blows were also strong and accurate, and already in the first round a noticeable hematoma formed over Denis's right eye, which acquired terrifying proportions over the course of the fight. In the 11th round, after another missed blow, Denis knelt down and could not get up until the end of the referee's count. The referee stopped the fight and counted Lebedev an early defeat by technical knockout. So Denis lost his title. However, just the other day, news came that the second doping test of the Panamanian gave a positive result. On this basis, the result of the last fight was annulled, and the championship belt was returned to Denis. On September 27, Lebedev made the first full defense of his title in a fight against the Pole Pavel Kolodzey, and after that he successfully defended it three more times (Kalenga, Kayode, Ramirez).

Khabib Allahverdiev. WBA junior welterweight champion 2012-2014

One of the latest acquisitions in the “piggy bank” of the Russian world champions is Khabib Allahverdiev (19-0-0, 9 KOs). So far, Khabib cannot boast of a rich track record or meetings with eminent rivals. In 2010 and 2012, he won the interim - Asian - WBC title and IBO title. His most important fight to date was in November 2012 for the vacant WBA regular title against No. 1 ranked Dominican Joan Guzmán (33-0-1). In the fight, both opponents showed an equal will to win, but in the eighth round Guzman injured his knee as a result of the unintentional action of the Russian and could not continue the fight. According to the rules, in this case, the decision was left to the judges, and they gave the victory to Allahverdiev by a split decision with a minimum advantage on points.

Evgeny Gradovich. IBF Featherweight Champion 2013-2015.

Evgeny Gradovich (17-0-0, 8 KOs) is the youngest of the current Russian champions, he is only 27 years old. In the first 15 battles, Evgeny did not meet with truly serious opposition. And in the 16th fight in March 2013, his opponent was the rather successful Australian Billy Deeb (35-1-0), the reigning IBF champion. For Billy, who had not lost by that time for five years, it was just another voluntary title defense, and he did not consider the Russian, who at that time only occupied the 11th line in the ranking, as a serious opponent. Despite this, the Russian managed to win on points by a split decision.

Ruslan Provodnikov. WBO junior welterweight champion 2013-2014

Russian Ruslan Provodnikov (23-2-0, 16 KOs) has recently been training and fighting in the USA under the guidance of the famous trainer Freddie Roach. For almost seven years spent in the professional ring, Provodnikov showed good results: only two defeats with a high percentage of wins by knockout. At the same time, it must be admitted that until recently, of the serious rivals, the Russian met only with the American Timothy Bradley (29-0-0) in an attempt to take the WBO welterweight title from him, but lost on points. However, Ruslan looked great in this fight and fought with the reigning champion on an equal footing, as evidenced by the minimum difference in referee cards: 115-112 and twice 114-113. It is clear that after such an unfortunate defeat, Ruslan was eager to rehabilitate himself as soon as possible and win the champion title. For this, he had to go back one weight category and meet with the interim WBO light welterweight champion American Mike Alvarado (34-1-0). This fight took place on October 19, 2013. In a spectacular open showdown, Siberian Rocky achieved a landslide TKO victory after the champion's corner kept him out of the 11th round.

Sergei Kovalev. WBO light heavyweight champion 2013-2016.

Undefeated Sergey Kovalev (22-0-1, 20 KOs) is famous for his extremely strong punches and, accordingly, a very high percentage of knockouts - more than 90%. He made his debut and fought most of his fights in the USA. As a result of a series of victories in rating fights, by August 2013, Sergey had risen to the second line of the WBO rating and set his sights on a fight with the champion - unbeaten Briton Nathan Cleverley (26-0-0). The champion started the meeting with the first number, however, after a few minutes he felt the power of Kovalev's blows and slowed down, focusing more on defense. In general, the first two rounds were equal, and then Sergey revealed his full potential: at the end of the third segment, the Briton found himself on the floor twice, and at the beginning of the fourth it became clear that he was no longer able to resist, and the judge stopped the fight. The Russian won by technical knockout and took the championship belt ...

Grigory Drozd. WBC cruiserweight champion 2014-2016.

Grigory Drozd is one of the oldest Russian boxers, having reached the highest step of the podium at the respectable age of 35 for professional boxing. After winning the EBU European title last October against the undefeated Pole Mateusz Masternak, and making a quick title defense against France's Jeremy Wanna, Drozd qualified for the WBC title held by the uncompromising Krzysztof Wlodarczyk, nicknamed the Devil. A year earlier, Wlodarczyk inflicted a crushing defeat on another contender from Russia - Beijing Olympic champion Rakhim Chakhkiev. Drozd was an underdog before the title fight, but what he showed in the ring disproved the predictions of many skeptics. Drozd won almost all rounds of the championship fight cleanly and became the new world champion in one of the most prestigious versions.

Edward Troyanovsky. IBF/IBO junior welterweight champion 2015-2016.

On November 4, 2015 in Kazan, Russian boxer Eduard Troyanovsky defeated Argentinean Cesar René Cuenca by technical knockout in the 6th round and added to his world title in the IBO secondary version the championship belt in one of the four main versions - IBF. For most of the fight, Troyanovsky, who was considered a small favorite of the confrontation, had a tangible advantage, constantly delivering accurate blows to the target both to the head and to the body. And by the 6th three-minute period, the Russian had already developed his advantage so much that the early defeat of the Argentine seemed to be a matter of the next couple of rounds. Cuenca's face was generously covered with cuts and hematomas. But the outcome of the battle came out somewhat scandalous.

. WBA super middleweight champion 2015-2016.

The 27-year-old undefeated Russian super middleweight claimed the WBA (vacant) full-length world title with a split decision victory over former four-time world middleweight champion Felix Sturm (born Adnan Catic) of Bosnian origin, 36-year-old. Prior to that, Chudinov held the interim WBA world title, which he won last December by knocking out Australian Ben McCulloch in the 2nd round. For a long time it was not clear whether the fight against Sturm would be Fedor's first defense of the title of interim world champion or whether the opponents would have to play for the more status belt of the regular world champion. And on the eve of the fight, the WBA clarified the situation with its multiple titles. The organization has allowed Andre Ward, who holds the title of super champion, to have a non-title fight against Briton Paul Smith, scheduled for June 20 in Auckland. But before that, Briton Carl Froch, who had the regular championship title, was deprived of this status due to the lack of his defenses. After that, a verdict was issued that the fight between Chudinov and Sturm would be at stake with the vacant title of regular WBA champion. Froch, in turn, received the status of a mandatory challenger for Ward and should meet with the American after his fight with Smith. The overall advantage during the battle of Chudinov did not raise any doubts and disputes. Nevertheless, domestic boxing fans still experienced some excitement before the announcement of the judge's verdict. Indeed, one of the three side judges gave the victory to Sturm with a score of 116-112. Two of his other colleagues still did not show blatant bias, assessing more or less objectively what was happening in the ring. On their cards with a score of 118-110 and 116-112, Chudinov was declared the winner.

. IBF Cruiserweight Champion 2016-present

On December 3, in Moscow, the official contender for the IBF title met with its owner, an experienced Russian "cruiser" Denis Lebedev. The younger contender Gassiev worked as the first number for most of the fight, persistently pursuing the experienced champion, while Lebedev acted mainly as the second number on the counterattacks. Although in the starting three-minute period, it was Denis who pressed the opponent more, and Gassiev retreated. The round was held in mutual reconnaissance, but Denis looked more active in it, who now and then disturbed Murat, who was closing with a high block, with probing blows. The 5th three-minute period remained entirely for Gassiev. At the beginning, he knocked down Lebedev with a hard blow to the liver, and then, when Denis got up, he pursued him, constantly aiming at the torso, and sometimes hitting the head. Denis, on the other hand, was forced to basically withdraw from the fight. In the 6th segment of the fight, Gassiev was pressing, and Lebedev was constantly moving, throwing much more punches. But it was even audible by the sound how heavy Murat's blows were, who threw them out less often, but beat with a greater accent than his opponent.

The first half of the 10th round was left to Lebedev. Denis managed to shake the opponent with a left cross towards him. But in the second half, Gassiev already made several good blows both to the head and to the body. In the 11th three-minute period, Lebedev rested, and Gassiev began to miss more hits than before. It seemed that Murat was tired. But in the final segment of the battle, the rivals gathered all their strength and gave it their all, showering each other with heavy blows. The long pause that followed after the final gong was interrupted by the announcement of the verdict by Michael Buffer, according to which Gassiev was declared the winner with a score of 116-112, 116-111 and 113-114.

One of the most valuable attributes of the inheritance did not remain ownerless for long. The scandalous British boxer voluntarily gave up his WBA, WBO and IBO championship belts in October due to the inability to defend them in a rematch with the Ukrainian Volodymyr due to severe depression and drug problems. Even earlier, in September, Fury was caught using cocaine and probably still would have lost his regalia, but "by force."

As a result, the title of the World Boxing Organization (WBO) declared vacant, it was decided to put up a fight between the official contenders - the first number of the linear rating, 24-year-old New Zealander Joseph om and 27-year-old Mexican.

This fighter occupied only the third line in the list, however, Klitschko, who is in second position, is now officially injured and not so long ago refused the IBF championship fight with the Briton.

Interest in the confrontation of not yet the most promoted boxers was fueled by their clean records. Before the face-to-face meeting, both Parker and Ruiz had not yet known defeats in the pros. The chances of the parties seemed to be approximately equal. Yes, the New Zealander performed at home, but the Mexican brought with him powerful support in the person of the authoritative promoter Bob a, who recently celebrated his 85th birthday, and coach Abel Sanchez. Last week, the specialist led to victories in Moscow and clearly intended to build on the success.

Parker, even though he was born in Auckland, New Zealand, is of Samoan origin with a small admixture of English and German blood. Actually, he entered the ring under the flag of Samoa, and in his entourage was a middle-aged man in an aboriginal outfit (or rather, without an outfit above the waist). In the recent past, a native of this island nation has already thundered in the heavyweight division - puncher David Tua, who represented Australia at competitions.

When announcing the championship fight, Arum stated that the winner would dominate the category for a long time. The powerful old man, of course, was cunning. So far, both look damp and are unlikely to be able to pass Joshua, Fury or, for example,.

At the weigh-in, Parker showed the biggest result of his career - 111.9 kg (with an increase of 193 kg). For comparison, before the previous fight against the German Ukrainian Alexander Dmitrenko in October, he pulled 109 kg, and in the summer - 106.4.

Under the 188-centimeter Ruiz, the scales showed 116 kg, which, in principle, is normal for him: it happened that the mass of the Mexican exceeded 120. This boxer is frankly fat, but such is the constitution of his body.

In the debut, Ruiz acted clearly as the first number, went forward. As subsequent events showed, this challenger was betting on the beginning of the meeting, trying to stun the enemy with an unexpected blow. Parker, on the contrary, did not force and worked extremely carefully. He had nowhere to hurry. And as it seemed, he did not particularly count on a knockout.

In the second round, the owner of the ring hit the body well for the first time. The Mexican looked at the head for a long time and predatorily, then decently punched him in the chin from below. He is slow, walking - but with reactive arms, very confident and knows what to do. Ruiz then took out Parker one more time. Not that he was shocked, but he felt these blows.

In the third round, Ruiz finally figured out the weak spot of the New Zealander and began to aim only there, sometimes diverting attention with routine work on the body. After each lunge to the head, Parker somehow staggered strangely.

Ruiz tested Parker's jaw one more time in the fourth round. Walked forward like a tank. You can’t move someone like a Mexican, and you shouldn’t even think about dropping him.

In general, the middle of the battle proceeded very spectacularly. In the fifth round, Parker finally felt that boxing at close range was out of his hands - both literally and figuratively. He went to the far - and immediately began to hit with a jab. And Ruiz, on the contrary, stopped getting an opponent.

In the sixth round, Parker finally realized his superiority in anthropometric data. And when Ruiz broke through to him, he used the “petty foul tactics”, that is, he clinched, to which the American referee Tony Wicks completely turned a blind eye. By the way, he and Parker are neighbors in Las Vegas.

In the next three minutes, Ruiz hit Parker on the ears.

In the eighth round, the Mexican occupied the center of the ring more and more, and the New Zealander preferred to move around the perimeter. Once the boxers went to the exchange, struck six blows and stopped there.

Thereafter, the intensity dropped noticeably. Tired rivals or took a wait-and-see position.

In the tenth, the action completely calmed down, although it is in the championship rounds that it is customary to work as actively as possible. Side judges often add up a picture of the battle for themselves precisely in the ending. Alas, the endgame as a whole disappointed. Ruiz's hands are already heavy, and his movements are very slow. In this segment, the opponents waited more for the final gong than thought about attacks. But the beginning of the "game" was so promising...

In this more or less equal fight, the victory was awarded to a local athlete. Filipino Salven Lagumbay recorded a draw, while Argentinean Ramon Cerdan and German Ingo Barrabas spotted Parker's minimal advantage. He won for the 22nd time in a row, and Ruiz lost after a series of 29 successful fights.

At the same time, the boxing community once again disagreed with the referee's decision. According to the majority, a draw or even a victory for the Mexican would have reflected more objectively what was happening in the ring.

Experts in hot pursuit have not yet found arguments in favor of Parker. Well, if so, Ruiz can be called another victim of "home refereeing", which this fall was more than ever.

The WBO heavyweight championship belt, which has been played since 1989 and at various times belonged to such world boxing superstars as Michael Moorer, Riddick Bowie, Klitschko Jr. and Fury, went to a boxer whose most dangerous opponent in his career until today was Cameroonian Carlos Takam …

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it reigning world boxing champions among men according to the versions of the four major professional boxing associations and The Ring magazine. Each champion is presented with a record of the results of his fights in the format: wins-losses-draws-undefined (wins by knockout). If the number of draw fights and fights with an indeterminate result is equal to zero, then it is allowed not to indicate them in the record.

World Boxing Association (WBA, WBA) founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA, NBA) - the national association of the United States. On August 23, 1962, the NBA (NBA) was transformed into the WBA (WBA), and the headquarters moved to Venezuela. in accordance with the rules of the WBA (WBA), a boxer who holds the title of champion according to the WBA (WBA) and one of three other associations receives a special title:

• "super champion" (English super champion) for boxers who have the right to defend their title in battles with applicants from other versions;

After that, the regular WBA title becomes vacant and is played among the contenders.

• The WBA also practices "spraying" its belts. each of the weight categories the WBA has:
  • "super champion" - who is obliged to defend his title every two years with applicants not necessarily from his version, and who does not have to be a champion in one of the other versions.
  • "regular champion" - a regular champion who is required to defend the title against a mandatory challenger according to the WBA
  • "interim champion" - in fact the first number of the rating, but not having the rights of a mandatory contender, but also having the "title" of the champion.

World Boxing Council (WBC, WBC) established in Mexico City, Mexico on February 14, 1963 as an international boxing organization. The WBS has introduced many modern safety requirements in boxing. So, for example, she set a limit of 12 rounds instead of 15 previously in force and expanded the set of weight categories.

International Boxing Federation (IBF, IBF) founded in September 1976 as the United States Boxing Association (BASS, English United States Boxing Association, USBA). In April 1983, an international division (BASSh-M, USBA-I) was created in the organization. In May 1984, the New Jersey-based BASSh-M was renamed MBF.

World Boxing Organization (WBO, WBO) was established in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 1988. The motto of the organization was the slogan "Dignity, Democracy, Honesty". Some media outlets recognize WBO and include it in their lists of boxing champions, others do not.

Boxing magazine The Ring founded in 1922. In 2002, The Ring magazine created its own system for determining the world champion in boxing, which is "intended to reward fighters who, by satisfying rigid criteria, can justify a claim as the true and only world champion in a given weight class." There are three ways to get a Ring magazine title: defeat the reigning champion, unify the WBA (WBA), WBC (WBC) and IBF (IBF) titles, or win in a match that is held between the first and second numbers in the Ring ranking (in some cases - between the first and third numbers). Also, in only three cases, the champion loses the title: losing the fight for the title, moving to another weight category or ending his career. (Ring has abandoned the practice of stripping the championship title as a sanction for violating any conditions.)

• 1 Explanation of the table
• 2 Current champions
  • 2.1 Heavyweight (over 90.7 kg; +200 lbs)
  • 2.2 First heavyweight (up to 90.7 kg; 200 lbs)
  • 2.3 Light heavyweight (up to 79.4 kg; 175 lbs)
  • 2.4 Second middleweight (up to 76.2 kg; 168 lb)
  • 2.5 Middleweight (up to 72.6 kg; 160 lb)
  • 2.6 First Intermediate (up to 69.9 kg; 154 lb)
  • 2.7 Welterweight (up to 66.7 kg; 147 lb)
  • 2.8 Welterweight (up to 63.5 kg; 140 lb)
  • 2.9 Lightweight (up to 61.2 kg; 135 lb)
  • 2.10 Second Featherweight (up to 59 kg; 130 lb)
  • 2.11 Featherweight (up to 57.2 kg; 126 lb)
  • 2.12 Super Bantamweight (under 55.3 kg; 122 lb)
  • 2.13 Bantamweight (up to 53.5 kg; 118 lb)
  • 2.14 Super Flyweight (up to 52.2 kg; 115 lb)
  • 2.15 Flyweight (up to 50.8 kg; 112 lb)
  • 2.16 Flyweight (under 49 kg; 108 lb)
  • 2.17 Minimum weight (up to 47.6 kg; 105 lbs)
• 3 See also
• 4 Sources

Explanation of the table

Current champions

Heavyweight (over 90.7 kg; +200 lbs)

First heavyweight (up to 90.7 kg; 200 pounds)

Light heavyweight (up to 79.4 kg; 175 lbs)

Second middleweight (up to 76.2 kg; 168 lb)

Middleweight (up to 72.6 kg; 160 lbs)

First Medium (up to 69.9 kg; 154 lbs)

Welterweight (up to 66.7 kg; 147 lb)

Welterweight (up to 63.5 kg; 140 lb)

Lightweight (up to 61.2 kg; 135 lbs)

Second featherweight (up to 59 kg; 130 lbs)

Featherweight (up to 57.2 kg; 126 lbs)

Super Bantamweight (up to 55.3 kg; 122 lb)

Bantamweight (up to 53.5 kg; 118 lb)

Second flyweight (up to 52.2 kg; 115 lb)

Flyweight (up to 50.8 kg; 112 lb)

Flyweight (up to 49 kg; 108 lb)

Minimum weight (up to 47.6 kg; 105 lbs)

See also

• Professional boxing
• Weight categories in boxing

Sources

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Alexey Frolov

In the sports news feed, we all the time come across the phrases “WBC World Champion”, “IBF Championship Belt Holder”, however, for people who are not connected with boxing, these foreign language abbreviations say little. How is the WBO Champion different from the WBA Champion? And those for whom this has not been a secret for a long time can learn something new from the history of their favorite federation.

IBF

IBF- an abbreviation for "International Boxing Federation", which translated into Russian means "International Boxing Federation". The youngest of the currently existing federations. It was formed in 1983 in order to bring together boxers from different parts of the world in one ring, who, for one reason or another, could not find a place in other organizations.

To date, over 90 IBF Champions are officially recognized by veteran federations. The IBF is known as the most cohesive and formalized organization, it maintains clear ratings and has a well-thought-out tournament system. Mandatory defenses of championship titles are held annually (which is not true for all federations).

Today, the most famous IBF boxers are the undefeated heavyweight champion from Britain. Anthony Joshua and Kazakh professional Gennady Golovkin, who also holds champion titles from three other federations. It is also fair to note the current champion of the first heavy division, the Russian Murata Gassiev, and welterweight champions - Sergey Lipinets (Ukraine) and Errol Spence Jr. (USA).

WBO

WBO- an abbreviation for World Boxing Organization, which translates to "World Boxing Organization". It originated in the 1980s in Puerto Rico, in the 90s it began to be quoted in Europe, but it still remained secondary on the world stage. It was only between 2004 and 2007 that the WBA, WBC, and IBF consistently recognized the WBO as an international federation.

Manny Pacquiao and Wladimir Klitschko brought real fame and weight to the WBO on the world stage. The organization has unique titles, for example, "super champion" (now it's Tyson Fury), "new champion" (Oleksandr Usyk), "boxer of the decade" (Manny Pacquiao).

Among the most rated WBO fighters are New Zealander Joseph Parker (heavyweight champion), Ukrainian Oleksandr Usyk (first heavyweight), Puerto Rican Miguel Cotto (light middleweight) and Australian Jeff Horn (welterweight).

WBC

WBC- an abbreviation for World Boxing Council, which translates as "World Boxing Council". The second oldest world boxing organization, founded by representatives of eleven countries in 1963. At different times, the champions of the federation were such legendary athletes as Mike Tyson, Muhammad Ali, Roy Jones Jr., Konstantin Dzyu, Bermain Stivern.

The organization also has its own unique belts. For example, a “special belt” was made for the Mayweather-McGregor fight, the belt was called the “WBC Money Belt”. There are also silver (nominal) belts and diamond championship belts. The current WBC diamond belt holders are Floyd Mayweather Jr., Alexander Kovalev, Saul Alvarez and other eminent boxers.

The brightest names among the current WBC champions are Deontay Wilder(heavyweight), Alexander Usik (first heavyweight), Adonis Stevenson (light heavyweight), Gennady Golovkin (welterweight).

WBA

WBA- an abbreviation for World Boxing Association, which translated into Russian means "World Boxing Association". The oldest professional boxing organization. Founded in 1921 as the American National Boxing Association. It acquired its current "name" in 1962.

Officially, WBA Champions are the strongest athletes on the planet, represented by 17 weight divisions. Among the four boxing federations of paramount importance, the WBA traditionally occupies a leading position as a true veteran who laid the foundations of the modern competitive system.

In addition to the title of "regular champion" (analogous to "champion" in other organizations), the WBA awards super champion and undisputed champion belts. For example, in the first heavy weight, the Russian is now the super champion Denis Lebedev, and the regular champion - Yunier Dorticos.

Famous Russian boxer Dmitry Bivol is the holder of the regular light heavyweight title, the title of the undisputed champion in this division is now vacant. The current super middleweight champion is Gennady Golovkin.

Secondary level boxing organizations are IBO (International Boxing Organization) and IBA (International Boxing Association). Also included is the edition The Ring, which issues its own championship title under special conditions.

The Ring has a unique belt, it is given to the best fighter regardless of the weight divisions. This belt currently belongs to Gennady Golovkin.