Serhiy Demchenko (born 27 September 1979) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He held the European Union light-heavyweight title twice between 2016 and 2018, and has challenged twice for the European light-heavyweight title.
Serhiy Demchenko | |
|---|---|
| Born | 27 September 1979 |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | |
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 37 |
| Wins | 22 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 14 |
| Draws | 1 |
Professional career
editBased in Rome throughout his career, Demchenko made his professional debut on 1 October 2005, scoring a first-round knockout against Karoly Gyorfi. On 10 May 2008, Demchenko won his first regional championship—the IBF Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title—by stopping Drago Janjusevic in four rounds. In his first attempt at winning the European Union light-heavyweight title, Demchenko lost a unanimous decision to Mehdi Amar on 17 October 2015.[1] He found better success in his second attempt, on 12 March 2016, when he stopped Mirco Ricci in ten rounds to win the title.[2]
Professional boxing record
edit| 31 fights | 18 wins | 12 losses |
|---|---|---|
| By knockout | 12 | 1 |
| By decision | 6 | 11 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Loss | 18–12–1 | Dominic Bösel | UD | 12 | 3 Mar 2018 | Stadthalle, Weißenfels, Germany | For vacant European light-heavyweight title |
| 30 | Win | 18–11–1 | Hakim Zoulikha | TD | 5 (12) | 18 May 2017 | Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France | Won European Union light-heavyweight title; Split TD after Demchenko was cut from an accidental head clash |
| 29 | Win | 17–11–1 | Bojan Radovic | UD | 6 | 28 Jan 2017 | Polideportivo Fernando Martín, Fuenlabrada, Spain | |
| 28 | Loss | 16–11–1 | Mickael Diallo | PTS | 10 | 17 Dec 2016 | Stade de l'Est, Saint-Denis, France | |
| 27 | Loss | 16–10–1 | Mehdi Amar | UD | 12 | 27 May 2016 | Cirque d'hiver, Paris, France | For vacant European light-heavyweight title |
| 26 | Win | 16–9–1 | Mirco Ricci | TKO | 10 (12) | 12 Mar 2016 | PalaVespucci, Rome, Italy | Won vacant European Union light-heavyweight title |
| 25 | Loss | 15–9–1 | Enrico Kölling | UD | 8 | 5 Dec 2015 | Inselparkhalle Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 24 | Loss | 15–8–1 | Mehdi Amar | UD | 12 | 17 Oct 2015 | Salle Polyvalente de Mon Idée, Auvillers-les-Forges, France | For European Union light-heavyweight title |
| 23 | Draw | 15–7–1 | Juho Haapoja | SD | 10 | 23 May 2015 | PowerPark, Kauhava, Finland | |
| 22 | Win | 15–7 | Juho Haapoja | TKO | 2 (10), 2:10 | 31 Jan 2015 | PowerPark, Kauhava, Finland | |
| 21 | Loss | 14–7 | Dariusz Sęk | UD | 8 | 10 May 2014 | Hala sportowa OSIR, Brodnica, Poland | |
| 20 | Loss | 14–6 | Oscar Ahlin | UD | 8 | 19 Oct 2013 | Koldinghallerne, Kolding, Denmark | |
| 19 | Loss | 14–5 | Patrick Bois | UD | 10 | 23 Feb 2013 | Mazagan Beach Resort, El Jadida, Morocco | For WBF (Federation) International light-heavyweight title |
| 18 | Loss | 14–4 | Robert Woge | TKO | 5 (8), 2:42 | 3 Nov 2012 | Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany | |
| 17 | Win | 14–3 | Gyorgy Cselovszky | PTS | 4 | 11 Nov 2011 | Lauri Gym, Békéscsaba, Hungary | |
| 16 | Loss | 13–3 | Karo Murat | UD | 12 | 29 Aug 2009 | Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany | For vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 13–2 | Josip Jalušić | PTS | 6 | 27 Feb 2009 | Fontana dell'Acqua Acetosa, Rome, Italy | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Nuno Lagarto | PTS | 6 | 13 Dec 2008 | Teatro Tendastrisce, Rome, Italy | |
| 13 | Win | 11–2 | Drago Janjušević | TKO | 4 (12) | 10 May 2008 | Belgrade, Serbia | Won IBF Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Istvan Petroczki | TKO | 3 (6) | 25 Apr 2008 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Pontinia, Italy | |
| 11 | Win | 9–2 | Achille Omang Boya | TKO | 6 (6) | 8 Mar 2008 | Teatro Tendastrisce, Rome, Italy | |
| 10 | Win | 8–2 | Titusz Szabo | TKO | 2 (6) | 16 Sep 2007 | Pomezia, Italy | |
| 9 | Win | 7–2 | Bernard Donfack | KO | 2 (6) | 26 Jun 2007 | Ponte Milvio, Rome, Italy | |
| 8 | Loss | 6–2 | Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye | SD | 10 | 10 Nov 2006 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Pontedera, Italy | For vacant IBF Youth super-middleweight title |
| 7 | Win | 6–1 | Josip Jalušić | PTS | 6 | 25 Mar 2006 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy | |
| 6 | Loss | 5–1 | Jose Tavares | PTS | 6 | 20 Oct 2005 | Palais de la Méditerranée, Nice, France | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Marius Mihai Dumitru | KO | 1 (6) | 25 Mar 2006 | Stadio del tennis Foro Italico, Rome, Italy | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Mihai Iorgu | KO | 4 (6) | 19 Mar 2005 | PalaLuiss, Rome, Italy | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Mihaly Kratki | TKO | 4 (6) | 26 Dec 2004 | Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Roman Vanicky | KO | 1 (6) | 26 Nov 2004 | Pala Parioli, Rome, Italy | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Karoly Gyorfi | KO | 1 (6) | 23 Oct 2004 | PalaLuiss, Rome, Italy | Professional debut |
References
edit- ^ Armit, Eric; Gigney, George (21 October 2015). "Weekly boxing results round up: October 21". Boxing News. Newsquest. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
- ^ Armit, Eric; Boxing News staff (17 March 2016). "Weekly boxing results – March 17". Boxing News. Newsquest. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Serhiy Demchenko from BoxRec (registration required)