Aleksandr Vyacheslavovich Alekseyev (russian: Александр Вячеславович Алексеев, born 30 April 1981 in
Tashkent
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,
Uzbek SSR
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) is a professional
cruiserweight boxer from
Russia
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.
Amateur
Southpaw Alekseyev beat
Jaroslavas Jakšto in the final of the World Military championships 2003.
He won a silver medal at the
2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships at 201 lbs losing to his nemesis
Odlanier Solís.
Alekseyev won the gold medal in the same division at the
2004 European Amateur Boxing Championships in
Pula, Croatia.
The participated in the
2004 Summer Olympics. There he was narrowly defeated in the first round of the
heavyweight (91 kg) division by Cuba's eventual winner
Odlanier Solís.
He won a gold medal at the
2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The men's 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Mianyang, China, from November 13 to November 20. The competition was organised by the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.
Medal winners
Medal table
External li ...
after Solís moved up in weight.
Amateur highlights
* 2002, 2003, 2005 Russian heavyweight champion
*1999 won the Junior European Championship in Rijeka, Croatia, as a light heavyweight.
*2002 won the Military World Championship in Curragh (Ireland) as a heavyweight, beating
Dieter Roth
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(Germany) in the final by RSCO-2
*2003 won the Military World Championship in Catania (Italy), beating
Jaroslavas Jakšto (Lithuania) in the final (28–8)
*2003 2nd place at the World Championships in Bangkok, Thailand. Results were:
**Defeated Shamsidin Arbobov (Tajikistan) RSCO-2
**Defeated Raitis Ritenieks (Latvia) walkover
**Defeated
Steffen Kretschmann
Steffen Kretschmann (born 8 June 1980 in Köthen) is a German boxer best known for winning the bronze medal 1999 and 2003 at the amateur world championships in the 201 lbs/91 kg division.
Amateur
The southpaw won bronze 1999 in Houst ...
(Germany) RSCO-3
**Lost to
Odlanier Solís (Cuba) PTS (15–18)
*2004 won the European Championship in Pula (Croatia), beating Victor Zuyev (Belarus) in the final.
*2004 competed at the Athens Olympics. Result was:
**Lost to
Odlanier Solís (Cuba) PTS (21–24)
*2005 won the World Championships in Mianyang, China. Results were:
**Defeated
Brad Pitt (Australia) RSCO
**Defeated Zhenis Taumurinov (Kazakhstan) RSCO
**Defeated Jozsef Darmos (Hungary) AB
**Defeated
Alexander Povernov (Germany) PTS (36–33)
**Defeated
Elchin Alizade (Azerbaijan) walkover
Professional
He turned pro in Germany as a
cruiserweight in January 2006 and he defeated
Tomáš Mrázek with a first-round knockout in his first fight.
Alekseyev won his first 16 pro fights, winning 15 by
knockout, before suffering his first loss at the hands of
Victor Emilio Ramírez in his 17th pro bout in January 2009.
He was slated to fight
Garrett Wilson on 22 February 2013 in
Galaţi,
Romania
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, for the
IBF cruiserweight title eliminator. Alekseyev won via unanimous decision becoming the mandatory for the
IBF world title (currently held by
Yoan Pablo Hernández).
The bout with Hernández took place on 23 November 2013 in Germany with the
IBF cruiserweight title on the line.
Alekseyev lost via tenth-round knockout.
Professional record
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, Loss
, 24–3-1
, align=left,
Yoan Pablo Hernández
, KO , , 10
, 2013-11-23 , , align=left,
Bamberg
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 24–2-1
, align=left,
Garrett Wilson
, UD , , 12
, 2013-02-22 , , align=left,
Galați
, align=left,
, -align=center
, style="background:#abcdef;", Draw
, 23–2-1
, align=left,
Firat Arslan
Firat Arslan (born 28 September 1970) is a German professional boxer of Turkish descent who held the WBA cruiserweight title from 2007 to 2008. He also challenged twice for the WBO cruiserweight title in 2012 and 2014 and once for the IBF cr ...
, MD , , 12
, 2012-05-11 , , align=left,
Göppingen
Göppingen (Swabian: ''Geppenge'' or ''Gebbenga'') is a town in southern Germany, part of the Stuttgart Region of Baden-Württemberg. It is the capital of the district Göppingen. Göppingen is home to the toy company Märklin, and it is the bi ...
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, -align=center
, Win
, 23–2
, align=left,
Enad Licina
, UD , , 12
, 2012-02-04 , , align=left,
Frankfurt
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, Win
, 22–2
, align=left, Daniel Bruwer
, TKO , , 8
, 2011-11-18 , , align=left,
Cuxhaven
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Win
, 21–2
, align=left,
Damian Norris
, TKO , , 2
, 2011-06-11 , , align=left,
Hamburg
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
, timezone1 = Central (CET)
, utc_offset1 = +1
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, postal ...
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, Win
, 20–2
, align=left,
DeAndrey Abron
DeAndrey Abron (July 31, 1972 – March 7, 2020) was an American professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2011 and challenged for the WBO and lineal light heavyweight titles in 2008. He served in the United States Army and won gold in the Al ...
, TKO , , 6
, 2011-04-09 , , align=left,
Hamburg
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
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, utc_offset1 = +1
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, postal ...
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, Loss
, 19–2
, align=left,
Denis Lebedev
Denis Aleksandrovich Lebedev (russian: Денис Александрович Лебедев; born 14 August 1979) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed between 2001 and 2019. He is a former unified world cruiserweight champion, ...
, KO , , 2
, 2010-07-17 , , align=left,
Schwerin
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, Win
, 19–1
, align=left, Daniel Ammann
, KO , , 2
, 2009-12-19 , , align=left,
Schwerin
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, Win
, 18–1
, align=left, Kendrick Releford
, RTD , , 3
, 2009-07-04 , , align=left,
Hamburg
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
, timezone1 = Central (CET)
, utc_offset1 = +1
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, postal ...
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, Won
, 17–1
, align=left,
Max Alexander
, UD , , 10
, 2009-05-02 , , align=left,
Bremen
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Loss
, 16–1
, align=left,
Victor Emilio Ramírez
, RTD , , 9
, 2009-01-17 , , align=left,
Düsseldorf
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, Won
, 16–0
, align=left,
Rob Calloway
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, TKO , , 3
, 2008-09-27 , , align=left,
Hamburg
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
, timezone1 = Central (CET)
, utc_offset1 = +1
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, postal ...
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, Won
, 15–0
, align=left, Louis Azille
, TKO , , 2
, 2008-05-31 , , align=left,
Düsseldorf
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, Won
, 14–0
, align=left, Talmadge Griffis
, RTD , , 3
, 2008-02-23 , , align=left,
Halle, Saxony-Anhalt
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, Won
, 13–0
, align=left, Francisco Alvarez
, TKO , , 4
, 2007-10-31 , , align=left, San José
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Won
, 12–0
, align=left, Darrin Humphrey
, TKO , , 4
, 2007-09-15 , , align=left,
Rostock
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, -align=center
, Won
, 11–0
, align=left,
Hector Alfredo Avila
, TKO , , 1
, 2007-06-16 , , align=left,
Budapest
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, Won
, 10–0
, align=left, John Anthony
, TKO , , 5
, 2007-03-17 , , align=left,
Stuttgart
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Won
, 9–0
, align=left, Henry Saenz
, TKO , , 1
, 2007-02-27 , , align=left,
Cuxhaven
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Won
, 8–0
, align=left,
Lee Swaby
, TKO , , 5
, 2006-12-02 , , align=left,
Berlin
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, Won
, 7–0
, align=left, Luis Oscar Ricail
, UD , , 6
, 2006-10-28 , , align=left,
Stuttgart
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Won
, 6–0
, align=left, Adrian Rajkai
, TKO , , 3
, 2006-08-22 , , align=left,
Hamburg
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
, timezone1 = Central (CET)
, utc_offset1 = +1
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, postal ...
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, Won
, 5–0
, align=left,
Zoltán Béres
, TKO , , 4
, 2006-07-25 , , align=left,
Hamburg
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
, timezone1 = Central (CET)
, utc_offset1 = +1
, timezone1_DST = Central (CEST)
, utc_offset1_DST = +2
, postal ...
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Won
, 4–0
, align=left, Vage Kocharyan
, TKO , , 2
, 2006-05-23 , , align=left,
Ptuj
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Won
, 3–0
, align=left, Oleksandr Subin
, TKO , , 1
, 2006-04-08 , , align=left,
Kiel
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, align=left,
, -align=center
, Won
, 2–0
, align=left, Andrey Zaitsev
, TKO , , 2
, 2006-03-11 , , align=left,
Hamburg
(male), (female) en, Hamburger(s),
Hamburgian(s)
, timezone1 = Central (CET)
, utc_offset1 = +1
, timezone1_DST = Central (CEST)
, utc_offset1_DST = +2
, postal ...
, align=left,
, -align=center
, Won
, 1–0
, align=left,
Tomáš Mrázek
, TKO , , 1
, 2006-01-07 , , align=left,
Munich
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References
External links
*
Yahoo! SportsAlexander Alexeev on Fit-Equip Boxing Directory
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alekseyev, Aleksandr
1981 births
Living people
Heavyweight boxers
Boxers at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Olympic boxers of Russia
Sportspeople from Tashkent
Russian male boxers
AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists