Petr Petrov (russian: Пётр Петров, born 28 March 1983) is a Russian professional boxer. He has challenged twice for a world title, at

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in 2011 and at

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in 2017.

Early life

At the age of sixteen Petrov moved to

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, Spain, as his parents worked there on business. He resides and trains there to this day, and speaks fluent Spanish as well as some English.

Professional career

Petrov made his professional debut on 10 November 2000, winning a four-round

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against Gabriel Pedro Silva Guerra. Fighting almost exclusively in Spain for the next decade, Petrov received his first world championship opportunity on 23 September 2011, when he faced WBA (Regular)

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champion

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. In front of Maidana's native Argentine crowd, Petrov suffered two knockdowns and was

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in four rounds. Throughout 2014, Petrov fought in the United States for the first time and participated in

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's Boxcino

tournament, as part of their ''

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'' series. He won his quarter- and semi-final matches against Fedor Papazov (six-round

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on 21 February) and Chris Rudd (fourth-round stoppage on 28 March), and the tournament final on 23 May by stopping Fernando Carcamo in eight rounds. During this time he also won the regional WBA– NABA and

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– NABO titles. On 30 September 2016, Petrov dominated Michael Pérez in bloody fashion to force a

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in the sixth round, which earned him a mandatory opportunity for both the WBA and WBO lightweight world titles. On 23 January 2017, promoter Frank Warren confirmed that Petrov would face WBO lightweight champion Terry Flanagan on 8 April, in

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.Kim, Steve (23 January 2017)
"Terry Flanagan vs. Petr Petrov Will Have U.S. TV, Says Pelullo"
BoxingScene. Retrieved 24 January 2017.

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Petrov, Petr 1983 births Living people Russian male boxers Super-featherweight boxers Lightweight boxers Light-welterweight boxers Sportspeople from Ryazan Russian expatriate sportspeople in Spain