Alexander Gurov (russian: Александр Гуров, uk, Олександр Гуров) is a Ukrainian

professional boxer Professional boxing, or prizefighting, is regulated, sanctioned boxing. Professional boxing bouts are fought for a purse that is divided between the boxers as determined by contract. Most professional bouts are supervised by a regulatory autho ...

and former WBO Asia-Pacific cruiserweight champion. He formerly held the

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cruiserweight

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title. Gurov was defeated in December 2005 by

David Haye David Deron Haye (born 13 October 1980) is a British former professional boxer who competed between 2002 and 2018. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, and was the first British boxer to reach the final of the World Amate ...

losing the

European title in just 45 seconds.

Professional boxing record

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Yenakiyevo Yenakiieve ( uk, Єна́кієве, ''Yenákiieve'', ; russian: Ена́киево, ''Yenákiyevo'') is a city in the Donetsk Oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine. It is incorporated as a city of oblast significance (a special status within t ...

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Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: Names of European cities in different languages (C–D), cities' alternat ...

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Chernihiv Chernihiv ( uk, Черні́гів, , russian: Черни́гов, ; pl, Czernihów, ; la, Czernihovia), is a city and municipality in northern Ukraine, which serves as the administrative center of Chernihiv Oblast and Chernihiv Raion within ...

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Ivan Dubin Ivan () is a Slavic male given name, connected with the variant of the Greek name (English: John) from Hebrew meaning 'God is gracious'. It is associated worldwide with Slavic countries. The earliest person known to bear the name was Bulgari ...

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Mariupol Mariupol (, ; uk, Маріу́поль ; russian: Мариу́поль) is a city in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. It is situated on the northern coast (Pryazovia) of the Sea of Azov, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Prior to the 2022 Russian i ...

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Jean-Marc Mormeck Jean-Marc Gilbert Mormeck (born 3 June 1972) is a French former professional boxer who competed from 1995 to 2014. He is a two-time unified world cruiserweight champion, having held the WBA, WBC and ''The Ring'' world titles twice between 20 ...

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Torsten May Torsten May (born September 10, 1969 in Glauchau, Saxony) is a former German boxer, who won the Light Heavyweight Gold medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He challenged once for the IBF cruiserweight championship in 2006. Amateur career ...

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Mykolaiv Mykolaiv ( uk, Миколаїв, ) is a List of cities in Ukraine, city and List of hromadas of Ukraine, municipality in Southern Ukraine, the Administrative centre, administrative center of the Mykolaiv Oblast. Mykolaiv city, which provides U ...

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, France , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Mykola Bairak , KO , 3 , 23/06/1999 , align=left,

Zhytomyr Zhytomyr ( uk, Жито́мир, translit=Zhytomyr ; russian: Жито́мир, Zhitomir ; pl, Żytomierz ; yi, זשיטאָמיר, Zhitomir; german: Schytomyr ) is a city in the north of the western half of Ukraine. It is the Capital city, a ...

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Kirovohrad Kropyvnytskyi ( uk, Кропивницький, Kropyvnytskyi ) is a city in central Ukraine on the Inhul river with a population of . It is an administrative center of the Kirovohrad Oblast. Over its history, Kropyvnytskyi has changed its name ...

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Dniprodzerzhynsk Kamianske ( uk, Кам'янське, ), formerly Dniprodzerzhynsk, is an industrial city in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast of Ukraine and a port on the Dnieper. Administratively, it serves as the administrative center of Kamianske Raion. Kamianske hosts ...

, Ukraine , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Viktor Sidorenko , KO , 2 , 26/06/1998 , align=left,

Dnipropetrovsk Dnipro, previously called Dnipropetrovsk from 1926 until May 2016, is Ukraine's fourth-largest city, with about one million inhabitants. It is located in the eastern part of Ukraine, southeast of the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on the Dnieper Rive ...

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Terry Dunstan Terry Dunstan (born 28 October 1968) is a British former boxer who was British and European cruiserweight champion and fought for the IBF world title. Career Born in Vauxhall, London in 1968, Dunstan initially excelled at basketball and repre ...

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, England , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Trevor Small , KO , 6 , 25/10/1997 , align=left, Queensferry, Wales , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Parshin , KO , 2 , 03/05/1997 , align=left,

, Ukraine , align=left, , - , Loss , , align=left, Nate Miller , TKO , 2 , 22/02/1997 , align=left,

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, Germany , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Pedro Daniel Franco , TKO , 3 , 20/04/1996 , align=left, Levallois-Perret, France , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Patrice Aouissi , KO , 5 , 24/10/1995 , align=left, Levallois-Perret, France , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Krishna Wainwright , TKO , 3 , 27/06/1995 , align=left, Levallois-Perret, France , align=left, , - , Loss , , align=left, Patrice Aouissi , KO , 3 , 14/03/1995 , align=left, Levallois-Perret, France , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Norbert Ekassi , TKO , 1 , 17/01/1995 , align=left,

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Torez Chystiakove ( uk, Чистякове, ), formerly Torez ( uk, Торез), is a city of regional significance in the Donetsk Oblast in Ukraine. The city is a center of the regional coal industry and much of its economy relies on mining industr ...

, Ukraine , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Ivan Honcharov , KO , 6 , 28/08/1994 , align=left,

Rubizhne Rubizhne ( uk, Рубі́жне, Rubížne, ; rus, Рубе́жное, Rubéžnoye, links=1, rʊˈbʲeʐnəjə) is a city located in Luhansk Oblast in eastern Ukraine. Situated on the left bank of the Donets river near the cities of Sieviero ...

, Ukraine , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Eugene Taima , KO , 1 , 07/05/1994 , align=left,

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, Belgium , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Andrey Rudenko , KO , 2 , 30/01/1994 , align=left, Makiyivka, Ukraine , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Valery Denisenko , PTS , 8 , 25/12/1993 , align=left,

, Ukraine , align=left, , - , Draw , , align=left, Valeriy Vykhor , PTS , 8 , 24/10/1993 , align=left,

Sevastopol Sevastopol (; uk, Севасто́поль, Sevastópolʹ, ; gkm, Σεβαστούπολις, Sevastoúpolis, ; crh, Акъя́р, Aqyár, ), sometimes written Sebastopol, is the largest city in Crimea, and a major port on the Black Sea ...

, Ukraine , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Volodymyr Vovk , KO , 5 , 03/10/1993 , align=left,

Oleksandriya Oleksandriia () is a city located in Oleksandriia Raion, Kirovohrad Oblast (region) in central Ukraine. Administratively, Oleksandriia serves as the administrative center of Oleksandriia Raion (district). Oleksandriia also hosts the administrat ...

, Ukraine , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Vitaly Yarovoy , KO , 8 , 18/07/1993 , align=left,

Kryvyi Rih Kryvyi Rih ( uk, Криви́й Ріг , lit. "Curved Bend" or "Crooked Horn"), also known as Krivoy Rog (Russian: Кривой Рог) is the largest city in central Ukraine, the 7th most populous city in Ukraine and the 2nd largest by area. Kr ...

, Ukraine , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Mykola Dobretskyi , KO , 3 , 08/05/1993 , align=left,

Yalta Yalta (: Я́лта) is a resort city on the south coast of the Crimean Peninsula surrounded by the Black Sea. It serves as the administrative center of Yalta Municipality, one of the regions within Crimea. Yalta, along with the rest of Crimea ...

, Ukraine , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Ihor Haluza , PTS , 8 , 17/04/1993 , align=left,

, Ukraine , align=left, , - , Win , , align=left, Serhiy Kryvonis , KO , 4 , 27/03/1993 , align=left,

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External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gurov, Alexander 1971 births Living people Ukrainian male boxers Cruiserweight boxers Sportspeople from Mariupol