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; 20 July 1964 – 8 November 1995) was a Russian boxer, who challenged for the WBC Cruiserweight title in 1995. He is also known as a first boxer to defeat
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. He proved to be a tough slugger, but his career ended early after he was killed by the Russian mafia. Kobozev was the Cruiserweight Champion of the
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. After moving to the United States, he continued his undefeated career and became the
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Cruiserweight Champion in July 1994. He was scheduled to fight
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on March 12, 1995, for the WBA World Cruiserweight title, but the fight didn't happen. In a bout for the WBC Cruiserweight title on October 24, 1995, he lost his title shot via a split decision. Shortly thereafter he was given another title shot opportunity at a rematch scheduled for December 13 for which he was training, he also had three big matches coming up, but on November 8, 1995, Kobozev was reported missing by his girlfriend Lina Cherskikh.Immigrant boxer's tale rewritten as a mystery
by Ira Berkow, Detroit Free Press, November 27, 1995, Page 7D.
Later surfaced that Kobozev was murdered by
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after a bar scuffle at Brooklyn's Paradise Club the weekend of November 3, 1995.No trace of boxer. But cops eye link to scuffle
by Molly Cordy, Daily News from New York, November 26, 1995, p. 26.


Early life

Kobozev had been a captain in the
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and held a degree in chemistry from the Institute of Moscow, before he made his name as a cruiserweight on the
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national boxing team.


Amateur career

As an amateur, Kobozev held wins over Ali Al-Baluchi,
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.


Highlights

Army Championships of the Friendly Armies of the Socialist Countries (heavyweight),
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, June 1984: * (no data available) Tammer Tournament (light heavyweight),
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, October 1984: *Finals: Defeated Milan Picka (Czechoslovakia) by decision President's Cup (heavyweight),
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, February 1985: *Finals: Defeated Ali Al-Baluchi (Kuwait) RSC 2 Summer Spartakiad of Peoples of the USSR, boxing (light heavyweight),
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, September 1986: *1/2: Defeated Petro Mischenko (Ukrainian SSR) *Finals: Lost to Yuriy Vaulin (Latvian SSR) Tammer Tournament (light heavyweight),
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, October 1986: *1/2: Lost to Wolf Preiss (East Germany) Army Championships of the Friendly Armies of the Socialist Countries (light heavyweight),
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, June 1987: *Finals: Lost to Khakim Matchanov (Uzbek SSR) by split decision, 2–3 Giraldo Córdova Cardín Tournament (light heavyweight), Las Tunas, Cuba, June–July 1988: *1/8: Defeated Benjamin Luperon (Cuba) by unanimous decision, 5–0 *1/4: Defeated Julio Quintana (Cuba) by majority decision, 4–1 *1/2: Lost to
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(Cuba) by majority decision, 1–4 Strandzha Memorial (light heavyweight),
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, February 1988: *1/4: Lost to
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(Poland) by split decision, 2–3 USA–Soviet Union Middle & Heavy Duals (light heavyweight),
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, March 1989: *1/4: Defeated Yaha Kosar (Syria) by decision *1/2: Lost to ? European Championships (light heavyweight),
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, May–June 1989: *1/4: Defeated Alen Kozhukharov (Bulgaria) by unanimous decision, 5–0 *1/2: Lost to Sven Lange (East Germany) by unanimous decision, 0–5 Army Championships of the Friendly Armies of the Socialist Countries (light heavyweight),
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, June 1989: *1/2: Defeated
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(Poland) by walkover *Finals: Lost to
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(Cuba) by split decision, 2–3 Tammer Tournament (light heavyweight),
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, October 1989: *Finals: Defeated
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(England) by decision USA–Soviet Middle & Heavy Duals (light heavyweight),
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, November 1989: *Defeated Eugene Gill (United States) RSC


Professional career

In 1990 Kobozev went to the United States, he lived fourth-floor apartment on 16th Street in a working-class section of
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with his live-in companion Yelena Cherskikh, and her 7-year-old son, Vitaly. He was managed by Thomas Gallagher and trained by Peter Kahn. He received a shot at the WBC title vacated by recently retired
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, for which Kobozev fought Marcelo Fabian Dominguez in Paris and lost via a controversial decision. Early in November 1995 Kobozev started training for a December 13 rematch versus Marcelo Fabian Dominguez to whom he lost a split decision, but soon he disappeared.Boxer's car is found
by Alice McQuillan, Daily News from New York, November 14, 1995.
Kobozev's ring record was 22 wins and 1 loss in 23 professional outings.


Disappearance

Kobozev disappeared in November 1995, just 2 weeks after losing a close split decision for the WBC Cruiserweight title, his very first career loss.


Murder

The mystery surrounding his death was solved when his bones were found by the FBI in March 1999 in the backyard of the Russian Mafia's #2: Alexander Spitchenko in
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, United States where his body was buried in a shallow grav

Kobozev was allegedly murdered by two reputed Russian mobsters, Alexander Nosov and Vasiliy Ermichine

Natan Gozman, a third defendant charged in the murder, remained a fugitive until February 2005, when he was arrested in
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and extradited to New York, where he awaits trial. Prosecutors said that the Russian mob allegedly turned against Kobozev because he worked as a part-time security guard at a
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restaurant from which Nosov was ejected after a fight with a musician. Several days after the fight, the defendants and a third member of the gang unexpectedly encountered Kobozev at a car repair shop, where they confronted him about the fight before Nosov shot him, authorities said. Still alive, Kobozev was put in a jeep and driven to the Livingston, N.J., home of a high-ranking member of the crime group, where his neck was broken by Ermichine after Kobozev asked to be taken to a hospital, prosecutors said.


Professional boxing record

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Village Voice article about Sergei Kobozev
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