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In this name that follows Eastern Slavic naming customs, the patronymic is Andreyevich and the family name is Tishchenko.
Evgeny Tishchenko
Tishchenko in 2016
Born (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 33)
Kanevskaya, Krasnodar Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
NationalityRussian
Statistics
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights10
Wins9
Wins by KO6
Losses1
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Heavyweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 2013 Almaty Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hamburg Heavyweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Samokov Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kharkiv Heavyweight
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan -91 kg

Evgeny Andreyevich Tishchenko (Russian: Евгений Андреевич Тищенко; born 15 July 1991) is a Russian professional boxer. As an amateur he won gold medals at the 2016 Olympics, 2015 World Championships, and the 2015 and 2017 European Championships and silver at the 2013 and 2017 World Championships.

Amateur career

Tishchenko was born in the village of Kanevskaya, Krasnodar Krai, but later moved to Belgorod. He is trained under the sports school of Ivan Levichev. At the school level, he did not show significant results.[citation needed] Tishchenko became a member of the Russian national team in 2009.[citation needed]

He began competing among seniors in 2010 and twice won bronze medals at the Russian championships, losing the semifinals to Egor Mekhontsev in 2010 and to Nikita Ivanov in 2011. In addition, he took gold in the Youth European Championships U23 in Kaliningrad. In 2012, Tishchenko became the Russian National champion in heavyweight category. A year later, he would win the gold medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade.[2] He won silver medal at the 2013 World Championships in Almaty, losing in the finals to twice Olympic silver medalist, Italian Clemente Russo.[citation needed]

In 2014, Tishchenko again won the Russian National championships, beating in finals; then European champion Aleksei Yegorov. He competed at the 2015 European Championships in Samokov, Bulgaria taking gold in heavyweight category. In October, he would repeat his success; winning the gold at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, Qatar, defeating Erislandy Savón of Cuba in the finals.[3]

In the 2016 Olympics he again won a gold medal after defeating Kazakhstan's Vasily Levit on a controversial unanimous decision in the final.[4] The final and medal ceremony saw angry crowd reactions.[5]

Professional boxing career

Tischenko made his professional debut against Williams Ocando on 19 August 2018. He won the fight by a fifth-round technical knockout.[6] Tischenko next faced Artush Sarkisyan on 13 October 2018.[7] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 60–54 in his favor.[8] A month and a half later, on 24 November 2018, Tischenko faced Christian Mariscal. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout, stopping Mariscal at the midway point of the round.[9] Tischenko faced Jose Gregorio Ulrich in his fourth professional bout, which was scheduled for 22 February 2019.[10] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 80–72 for him.[11]

Tischenko was booked to face the 16–1–1 Abraham Tabul for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title on 16 June 2019. The fight was scheduled for the undercard of the Dmitry Kudryashov and Ilunga Makabu cruiserweight bout, and was broadcast by Match TV. Tischenko made quick work of his opponent, as he won the fight by a first-round knockout.[12] Tischenko made his first WBO Inter-Continental title defense against Issa Akberbayev on 2 November 2019. Akberbayev retired from the bout at the end of the sixth round.[13]

Tischenko faced John McCallum for the vacant WBO European cruiserweight title on 7 November 2020, on the undercard of the Magomed Kurbanov and Dmitry Mikhaylenko super welterweight bout. He won the fight by a second-round knockout, stopping McCallum with a left hook to he body.[14] Tischenko next challenged the WBC Silver cruiserweight champion Thabiso Mchunu on 27 March 2021, in a bout which was both for the title and a WBC cruiserweight title eliminator. He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 117-111, 117-111 and 119-109.[15]

Tischenko was scheduled to challenge the reigning WBA (Regular) cruiserweight champion Ryad Merhy on 26 March 2022, at the RCC Boxing Academy in Yekaterinburg, Russia.[16] The WBA withdrew its sanctioning of the fight, and does not recognize Tishchenko in its current ranking.[17]

Personal life

Tishchenko has a degree in physical education from Belgorod State University. He has also studied at the Belgorod Technological University and Moscow State Mining University.[18] He works as a police officer in Saint Petersburg. He was awarded a medal by the government after the Olympics.[19]

Professional boxing record

10 fights 9 wins 1 loss
By knockout 6 0
By decision 3 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
10 Win 9–1 Russia Dmitry Kudryashov UD 10 11 Sep 2021 Russia RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia Won vacant WBC International cruiserweight title
9 Loss 8–1 South Africa Thabiso Mchunu UD 12 27 Mar 2021 Russia RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia For WBC Silver cruiserweight title
8 Win 8–0 United Kingdom John McCallum KO 2 (10), 2:07 7 Nov 2020 Russia RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia Won vacant WBO European cruiserweight title
7 Win 7–0 Argentina Marcos Antonio Aumada KO 3 (10), 1:41 17 Mar 2020 Russia RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia
6 Win 6–0 Kazakhstan Issa Akberbayev RTD 6 (10), 3:00 2 Nov 2019 Russia RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia Retained WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
5 Win 5–0 Ghana Abraham Tabul TKO 1 (10), 2:49 16 Jun 2019 Russia KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
4 Win 4–0 Argentina Jose Gregorio Ulrich UD 8 22 Feb 2019 Russia KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia
3 Win 3–0 Mexico Christian Mariscal TKO 2 (6), 1:38 24 Nov 2018 United States Hard Rock Live, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
2 Win 2–0 Russia Artush Sarkisyan UD 6 13 Oct 2018 Russia Yekaterinburg Expo, Yekaterinburg, Russia
1 Win 1–0 Venezuela Williams Ocando TKO 5 (6), 2:23 19 Aug 2018 Russia DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia

References

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Evgeny Tishchenko". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "Info System: Athletes / TISHCHENKO Evgeny". Archived from the original on 26 October 2013.
  3. ^ Евгений Тищенко: больше рад титулу чемпиона мира, чем олимпийской лицензии. Allsportinfo.ru. Retrieved on 8 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Rio Olympics: Russian wins unanimous decision heavyweight gold". Newsday. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Russian boxer Evgeny Tishchenko booed after winning Olympic gold". CNN. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  6. ^ Zalboksa (20 August 2018). "Первая победа Евгения Тищенко на профессиональном ринге". xn--80aacwrewz.xn. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. ^ Palivoda, Danil (12 October 2018). "Евгений Тищенко: "Были предложения из США и Англии, но выбрал Екатеринбург"". oblgazeta.ru. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  8. ^ "Евгений Тищенко выиграл второй профессиональный бой в карьере". belpressa.ru. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  9. ^ БОКС (25 November 2018). "Олимпийский чемпион Тищенко выиграл третий бой в профессиональном боксе". iz.ru. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Евгений Тищенко: Шоу в России на уровень выше, чем в США". allboxing.ru. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  11. ^ "В Екатеринбурге прошёл первый в этом году международный турнир по профессиональному боксу". e1.ru. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  12. ^ Ofosuhene, Samuel (17 June 2019). "Abraham Tabul blown out in round 1 by Evgeny Tishchenko in Russia". boxinghana.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Одолел непобежденного: российский боксер Евгений Тищенко защитил чемпионский титул в Екатеринбурге". e1.ru. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  14. ^ McPartlin, Patrick (7 November 2020). "Edinburgh boxer John McCallum knocked out in second round of WBO European title fight with Evgeny Tishchenko". scotsman.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  15. ^ Sukachev, Alexey (27 March 2021). "Thabiso Mchunu Outclasses Evgeny Tishchenko In WBC Cruiserweight Title Eliminator". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  16. ^ Persson, Per Ake (3 February 2022). "Ryad Merhy vs. Evgeny Tischchenko: WBA Title Clash on March 26 in Ekaterinburg". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  17. ^ Donovan, Jake. "Kurbanov-Teixeira March 26 Show In Ekaterinburg Canceled". BoxingScene.com.
  18. ^ Evgeny Tishchenko Archived 10 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  19. ^ Yekaterina Zapara (16 August 2016) МВД наградит боксера Тищенко за победу на Олимпиаде в Рио-де-Жанейро. izvestia.ru
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