Siarhei Liakhovich
Siarhei Liakhovich Сяргей Ляховіч | |
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| Born | Siarhiej Piatrovič Liachovič May 29, 1976 |
| Nationality | Belarusian |
| Other names | White Wolf |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 33 |
| Wins | 26 |
| Wins by KO | 16 |
| Losses | 7 |
| Draws | 0 |
| Medal record | ||
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Representing  Belarus
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| Men's Boxing | ||
| World Amateur Championships | ||
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Budapest 1997 | Super Heavyweight |
Siarhei "White Wolf" Liakhovich (Template:Lang-be, also Lyakhovich; born May 29, 1976) is a Belarusian boxer and a former WBO heavyweight champion.
Amateur career
Liakhovich was born in Vitebsk, in the former Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (now Belarus), and represented Belarus at the 1996 Olympic Games. He was a long-time amateur who won a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships. He amassed a 145–15 record before turning pro in 1998.[1]
Professional career
His first defeat occurred on June 1, 2002, when he was knocked out by Maurice Harris in the 9th round.
Liakhovich won the WBO title from Lamon Brewster on April 1, 2006. Liakhovich was knocked down in the 7th round, but went on to win on points via unanimous decision.[2] He lost the title to Shannon Briggs by technical knockout in the 12th round on November 4, 2006, after being knocked down twice.[3]
On February 16, 2008, Liakhovich lost to Nikolai Valuev by unanimous decision following a one-sided contest.[4] He won his next two fights a first round TKO of Jeremy Bates on November 7, 2009 in Nuremberg, Germany and a 9th round KO of Evans Quinn in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany on May 22, 2010 on the undercard of Chagaev-Meehan.
On August 9, 2013, Liakhovich fought American heavyweight Deontay Wilder. Wilder won the fight with a first round knockout.[5]
His manager is Tony Cardinale who engineered his release from Don King Productions and signed him to Main Events.
In February 2014 Liakhovich achieved his first win in four years with a unanimous decision over journeyman Chad Davis.
Professional boxing record
References
- ^ [1] Archived 2006-04-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Liakhovich beats Brewster in entertaining heavyweight fight". Yahoo Sports.
- ^ "Briggs takes WBO crown from Liakhovich - USATODAY.com".
- ^ "Home - Live Scores & Latest News - Fox Sports". Fox Sports. 25 February 2016.
- ^ "Deontay Wilder gained another first round stoppage victory on Friday night". Sky Sports. 2013-08-10. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
External links
- Siarhei Liakhovich Fight-by-Fight Career Record
- Biography
- Boxing record for Siarhei Liakhovich from BoxRec (registration required)