Max Bursak
Max Bursak | |
|---|---|
| Born | Maksym Bursak Mad Max 3 July 1984 Kiev, Ukraine |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Other names | The Tiger |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Middleweight Super-middleweight |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Reach | 180 cm (71 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 38 |
| Wins | 33 |
| Wins by KO | 15 |
| Losses | 4 |
| Draws | 1 |
Maksym "Max" Bursak (born 3 July 1984) is a Ukrainian professional boxer.[1] He is a former European middleweight champion and has challenged once for the WBO interim middleweight title.
Professional career
Bursak made his professional debut on 16 June 2004 against Viacheslav Kusov, who also debuted. Their fight ended in a four-round points draw.[1] For the next eight years Bursak would remain undefeated, scoring wins over perennial middleweight contender Brian Vera[2] and future world champion Giovanni De Carolis. Bursak fought for his first major world championship—the vacant WBO interim title—against Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam on 4 May 2012, but lost via wide unanimous decision (UD).[3]
On 2 February 2013, Bursak stopped Julien Marie Sainte in three rounds to become the European middleweight champion.[4] He made one defence of the title on 13 July 2013, scoring a UD over Prince Arron.[5] After vacating the title, Bursak next fought Nick Blackwell on 21 September 2013. Despite being knocked down in round four, Bursak won a disputed twelve-round UD.[6]
2014 would be less successful for Bursak: on 1 February he lost a twelve-round UD to Jarrod Fletcher,[7] which was followed by another UD loss to Martin Murray on 21 June;[8] in the latter fight, the vacant WBC Silver middleweight title was on the line. A second opportunity for Bursak to win a world championship—the vacant IBO super-middleweight title–came on 27 June 2015, against Zac Dunn. Having travelled far away to Australia from his native Ukraine, Bursak lost via UD.[9]
Professional boxing record
Titles in boxing
References
- ^ a b c Boxing record for Max Bursak from BoxRec (registration required). Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Sukachev, Alexey; Mikhalchuk, Dmitry (5 September 2010). "Maksym Bursak Dominates Brian Vera in Ukraine". BoxingScene. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (4 May 2012). "Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam Tops Max Bursak, Wins Interim Title". BoxingScene. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Sukachev, Alexey (2 February 2013). "Bursak Stops Marie Sainte in Three, Wins The EBU Title". BoxingScene. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "Prince Arron is plotting more title success as he prepares for comeback". Sky Sports. Sky. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Beck, Neil (26 September 2013). "Spot the difference after boxer Nick Blackwell's defeat in Ukraine". The Bath Chronicle. Local World. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Erazo, Hilmar Rojas (3 February 2014). "Jarrod Fletcher won International title". WBA. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "Martin Murray beats Max Bursak on points to close on world title". Sky Sports. Sky. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ Reed, Ron (28 June 2015). "Melbourne boxer Zac Dunn claims vacant IBO super-middleweight world title". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 1 March 2016.