Maxim Volodymyrovych Prodan (; born 13 February 1993) 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 ...

who held the

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International

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title from 2019 to September 2021.

Early life

Prodan was born in Rynhach,

Novoselytsia Raion Novoselytsia Raion ( uk, Новоселицький район, ro, Raionul Noua Suliță ) was a raion (administrative district) in Chernivtsi Oblast, (oblast, province) in the west of Ukraine. The western part of its territory lied in the histo ...

Chernivtsi region Chernivtsi Oblast ( uk, Черніве́цька о́бласть, Chernivetska oblast), also referred to as Chernivechchyna ( uk, Чернівеччина) is an oblast (province) in Western Ukraine, consisting of the northern parts of the regio ...

Ukraine Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian inv ...

. He was born to Ukrainian parents. His mother was born in Rynhach (Chernivtsi region) and his father comes from

Hrozyntsi Hrozyntsi ( uk, Грозинці; ro, Grozinți) is a village in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast, Ukraine. It belongs to Toporyvtsi rural hromada, one of the hromadas of Ukraine. Until 18 July 2020, Hrozyntsi belonged to Khotyn Raion. The ...

. Prodan started practicing boxing as a child. He attended high school in Novoselytsia (graduating in 2008) and in 2010 graduated from

Kamianets-Podilskyi Kamianets-Podilskyi ( uk, Ка́м'яне́ць-Поді́льський, russian: Каменец-Подольский, Kamenets-Podolskiy, pl, Kamieniec Podolski, ro, Camenița, yi, קאַמענעץ־פּאָדאָלסק / קאַמעניץ, ...

Lyceum with enhanced military and physical training. In 2014 he received his bachelor's degree in physical education at

Chernivtsi University Chernivtsi National University (full name Yuriy Fedkovych Chernivtsi National University, uk, Чернівецький національний університет імені Юрія Федьковича) is a public university in the City o ...

. In 2011 he became Candidate for Master of Sport. In 2014 he moved to

Bovisio Masciago Bovisio-Masciago ( lmo, label= Brianzoeu, Bovis-Masciagh ), is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Province of Monza and Brianza in the Italian region Lombardy, located about north of Milan. Geography Bovisio Masciago is located in the Po Valley ...

, in

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical re ...

, where he currently lives.

Career

At the age of 12 he moved to his aunt in

Novoselytsia Novoselytsia ( ; ro, Noua Suliță ; yi, נאוואסעליץ, Novoselitz) is a city in Chernivtsi Raion, Chernivtsi Oblast (province) of Ukraine. It stands at the northern tip of Bessarabia region, on its border with Bukovina. It hosts the adm ...

, where he began boxing. From his home base in Ukraine, he boxed at regional, national, and later international tournaments. At the age of 18, he became a Candidate in Masters of Sports in boxing. He studied at the sporting club "Boyan-Kolos" from 2007 to 2012. Prodan fought 60 times as an amateur, recording 50 victories. At the age of 22, he debuted as a professional, defeating Hungarian Krisztian Duka by knockout. As of September 2021, Prodan won 19 out of 20 fights (15 by knockout), recording one draw due to an arm injury. On 8 March 2019, he won the

International belt, defeating Belgian Steve Jamoye. On 25 September 2021, he lost his

International Belt against

Florian Marku Florian Marku is an Albanian professional boxer and former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. He has held the IBF International welterweight title since September 2021, and the WBC welterweight title since August 2022. Professional boxing car ...

. This was his first and only defeat in international career.

Professional boxing record

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