Oleksandr Gvozdyk

Oleksandr Gvozdyk Олександр Гвоздик
Gvozdyk in 2012
Born	(1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Ukrainian
Other names	The Nail
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light heavyweight
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Reach	192 cm (76 in)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	15
Wins	15
Wins by KO	12
Losses	0
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing Ukraine Olympic Games 2012 London Light heavyweight Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan Light heavyweight

Oleksandr Gvozdyk (Ukrainian: Олександр Гвоздик; born 15 April 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer who has held the WBC interim light heavyweight title since March 2018. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics in the light heavyweight division.

Amateur career

Gvozdyk was a three-time national Ukrainian amateur champion, winning the title for the first time in 2009, beating Vyacheslav Shabranskyy in the final. He went on to win back-to-back national titles in 2010 and 2011.

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat two opponents before being edged out by Rene Krause.

At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat three fighters before falling to star Egor Mekhontsev of Russia. He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics by finishing in the top 8.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics he won against Belarusian Mikhail Dauhaliavets 18–10, Nicaraguan Osmar Bravo 18–6, Algerian Abdelhafid Benchabla 19–17 and lost to Kazakh Adilbek Niyazymbetov on countback on the semifinals. He won the bronze medal.

Gvozdyk participated in the World Series of Boxing between 2011 and 2013, winning 9 bouts and losing none.

Professional career

Gvozdyk turned professional on 2014, signing with Top Rank. He won his debut, defeating Mike Montoya via a first-round KO on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley II.

After winning his first nine professional bouts, Gvozdyk challenged for the NABF light-heavyweight title against former world title challenger Nadjib Mohammedi. Gvozdyk dropped Mohammedi in the second round with a right hook and Mohammedi failed to beat the count, giving Gvozdyk his tenth straight win and his first professional title.

Gvozdyk made his first title defence against three time world-title challenger Tommy Karpency on July 23, 2016. After Karpency dropped Gvozdyk in the first round with an inside shot, Gvozdyk rallied and knocked Karpency out in the sixth round with a hook to the body. Gvozdyk then faced off against Isaac Chilemba on the November 19, 2016 undercard of Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward. Gvozdyk started strong after Chilemba suffered an injury to his right hand. Chilemba started to increase the pace, but decided to retire at the end of the eight round due to his hand injury, giving Gvozdyk the win.

On April 8, 2017, Gvozdyk won a second regional title, claiming the NABO title with a round 3 TKO win over Yunieski Gonzalez. Later that year, the WBC ordered a world title eliminator between Gvozdyk and Marcus Browne, but Browne declined the fight.

Professional boxing record

15 fights	15 wins	0 losses
By knockout	12	0
By decision	3	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
16	—	—	Adonis Stevenson	—	– (12)	1 Dec 2018	Montreal, Quebec, Canada	For WBC and lineal light heavyweight titles
15	Win	15–0	Mehdi Amar	UD	12	17 Mar 2018	Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, US	Won vacant WBC interim light heavyweight title
14	Win	14–0	Craig Baker	TKO	6 (10), 2:04	19 Aug 2017	Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska, US	Retained NABF and WBO–NABO light heavyweight titles
13	Win	13–0	Yunieski Gonzalez	TKO	3 (10), 2:55	8 Apr 2017	MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, US	Retained NABF light heavyweight title; Won vacant WBO–NABO light heavyweight title
12	Win	12–0	Isaac Chilemba	RTD	8 (10), 3:00	19 Nov 2016	T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US	Retained NABF light heavyweight title
11	Win	11–0	Tommy Karpency	KO	6 (10), 2:21	23 Jul 2016	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US	Retained NABF light heavyweight title
10	Win	10–0	Nadjib Mohammedi	KO	2 (10), 2:06	9 Apr 2016	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US	Won vacant NABF light heavyweight title
9	Win	9–0	Mike Snider	KO	1 (8), 2:58	13 Feb 2016	Sportsmen's Lodge, Studio City, California, US
8	Win	8–0	Cleiton Conceição	TKO	3 (8), 0:50	20 Nov 2015	Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, US
7	Win	7–0	Francisco Sierra	RTD	5 (8), 3:00	19 Sep 2015	Sportsmen's Lodge, Studio City, California, US
6	Win	6–0	Michael Gbenga	UD	6	13 Jun 2015	Florentine Gardens, Los Angeles, California, US
5	Win	5–0	Cory Cummings	KO	2 (8), 1:10	24 Jan 2015	1stBank Center, Broomfield, Colorado, US
4	Win	4–0	Otis Griffin	TKO	6 (8), 1:51	15 Nov 2014	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, US
3	Win	3–0	Lamont Williams	KO	5 (6), 1:38	20 Sep 2014	Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona, US
2	Win	2–0	Michael Gbenga	UD	6	17 May 2014	Selland Arena, Fresno, California, US
1	Win	1–0	Mike Montoya	KO	1 (6), 2:55	12 Apr 2014	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US

External links

• Boxing record for Oleksandr Gvozdyk from BoxRec (registration required)
• Oleksandr Gvozdyk at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
• Oleksandr Gvozdyk profile at Top Rank