Sergey Vasilevich Kuzmin (born 24 June 1987) is a Russian
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
WBA Intercontinental
heavyweight
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Boxing Professional
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title from 2018 to 2019.
As an
amateur
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he won a gold medal at the
2010 European Championships.
At the
2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex in Baku, Azerbaijan from September 22 to October 10, 2011.
The competition ran under the supervision of the world's governing body for amateur ...
he lost to unsung
Mohamed Arjaoui
Mohamed Al-Arjaoui ( ar, محمد العرجاوي, born 6 June 1987) is a Moroccan heavyweight amateur boxer who won the African Championships in 2015. He competed at the 2008, 2012 and 2016
File:2016 Events Collage.png, From top left, clock ...
Professional career
Kuzmin vs. Dawejko
On 9 March 2019, Kuzmin faced Joey Dawejko. Kuzmin won the fight via majority decision, 96–94, 96-94 and 95–95 on the scorecards.
Kuzmin vs. Hunter
In his next bout, Kuzmin faced
Michael Hunter. Hunter was ranked #9 by the WBA, #10 by the
IBF
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, #12 by the
WBO and #14 by the
WBC. Hunter won the fight convincingly on the scorecards, 117–110, 117-110 and 117–110.
Kuzmin vs. Bakole
In his next bout, Kuzmin fought Martin Bakole. Bakole managed to secure the victory via unanimous decision victory, 98–92, 97-93 and 96–94 on the scorecards.
Professional boxing record
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Martin Bakole
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Michael Hunter
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David Price
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Amir Mansour
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Malcolm Tann
Malcolm Earl Tann (born August 20, 1978) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2002 to 2017.
Amateur career
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, KO
, 4 (8),
, 23 Jun 2017
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, 10
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, Win
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, TKO
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, 23 Feb 2017
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, style="text-align:left;",
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, 8
, Win
, 8–0
, style="text-align:left;", Mike Sheppard
, TKO
, 1 (10),
, 29 Oct 2016
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,
, -
, 7
, Win
, 7–0
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Konstantin Airich
Konstantin Airich (born 4 November 1978) is a Kazakh-born German heavyweight boxer born in Astana, Kazakhstan and based in Hamburg, Germany.
Airich's first defeat was against Danny Williams in a controversial fight. In the sixth round, Willi ...
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, 8 Apr 2016
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, 6–0
, style="text-align:left;", Rodney Hernandez
, UD
, 10
, 18 Feb 2016
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, -
, 5
, Win
, 5–0
, style="text-align:left;", Irineu Beato Costa Junior
, KO
, 3 (10),
, 13 Nov 2015
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,
, -
, 4
, Win
, 4–0
, style="text-align:left;",
Darnell Wilson
Darnell Wilson (born September 22, 1974) is an American boxer. He challenged once for the WBA World Cruiserweight title in 2008. He is perhaps best remembered for his brutal left-hook knockouts of Emmanuel Nwodo and David Rodriguez.
Backgro ...
, TKO
, 4 (8),
, 27 Aug 2015
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 3
, Win
, 3–0
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Marcelo Luiz Nascimento
, UD
, 8
, 22 Jun 2015
, style="text-align:left;",
,
, -
, 2
, Win
, 2–0
, style="text-align:left;", Emilio Ezequiel Zarate
, UD
, 6
, 1 Mar 2015
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, -
, 1
, Win
, 1–0
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, KO
, 1 (6),
, 28 Nov 2014
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,
References
External links
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Sergey Kuzmin - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankingsa
Box.Live
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kuzmin, Sergei
1987 births
Living people
Heavyweight boxers
Russian male boxers
21st-century Russian people