Zaurbek Baysangurov

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Zaurbek Baysangurov
Born
Заурбек Мусаевич Байсангуров

(1985-03-02) March 2, 1985 (age 39)
NationalityRussian
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 10+12 in (179 cm)
Reach70+12 in (179 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights30
Wins29
Wins by KO21
Losses1
Draws0
No contests0
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Russia
Junior World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Santiago de Cuba 63.5 kg
Cadet World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2001 Baku 63.5 kg
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2003 Warsaw 69 kg
Cadet European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2001 Liverpool 57 kg

Zaurbek Musaevich Baysangurov (born 2 March 1985) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2014. He is a former WBO and IBO light middleweight champion, having held the IBO title twice between 2010 and 2015 and the WBO title between 2011 and 2013. He held the European title between 2007 and 2008 and the WBA Inter-Continental title between 2009 and 2010. Zaurbek is an ethnic Chechen from the teip Terloy.

Amateur career[edit]

In 2001, Baysangurov won the gold medal at the 2001 Russian Cadet National Championships in Rostov in June,[1] he then won the gold medal at the 2001 Cadet European Championships in Liverpool, England in July,[2] and went on to win a bronze medal at the 2001 Cadet World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan in October.[3]

In 2002, Baysangurov won the gold medal at the 2002 Russian Junior National Championships in Tyumen in May,[4] and went on to win a bronze medal at the 2002 Junior World Championships in Santiago de Cuba in September.[5]

In 2003, Baysangurov won the gold medal at the 2003 Junior European Championships in Warsaw, Poland in August.[6]

Amateur highlights[edit]

  • 2002 Junior World Championships bronze medalist.
    • Defeated Aslan Bayramov (Azerbaijan)
    • Defeated Hwang Ryong (South Korea)
    • Defeated Juan de Dios Navarro (Mexico)
    • Lost to Vilier Quinones (Cuba)
  • 2003 Junior European Championships gold medalist.
    • Defeated Mindaugas Spakauskas (Lithuania)
    • Defeated Dian Petrov (Bulgaria)
    • Defeated Stefan Dragomir (Romania)
    • Defeated Sergiy Derevyanchenko (Ukraine)
    • Defeated Rakhib Beylarov (Azerbaijan)

Professional career[edit]

Zaurbek Baysangurov made his professional debut in 2004 at the age of 20. He won the IBF Youth middleweight title in 2005, and held the IBF Youth light middleweight title from 2005 to 2006, and amassed a record of 14 wins with all but two by stoppage.

On 23 September 2006, Baysangurov faced Marco Antonio Rubio for the vacant WBC International title in Kyiv, Ukraine. Baysangurov was dropped by Rubio in the first round but bounced back to win the fight by unanimous decision outboxing his opponent to win the remaining eleven rounds on the judges' scorecards.[7]

In May 2007, the EBU announced Baysangurov would face off against French boxer Hussein Bayram for the vacant European light middleweight title.[8] On 7 July, he won the competitive bout by unanimous decision in Cologne, Germany. Two judges awarded the fight 114-113 and another 115-113 for Baysangurov.[9]

In December 2008 he lost via an upset 5th-round KO to former The Contender star Cornelius Bundrage.

Professional boxing record[edit]

30 fights 29 wins 1 loss
By knockout 21 1
By decision 8 0
By disqualification 0 0
Draws 0
No contests 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
30 Win 29–1 Argentina Guido Nicolas Pitto TKO 12 (12), 2:58 2014-04-12 Ukraine Ice Palace Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine Won vacant IBO Super welterweight title.
29 Win 28–1 Czech Republic Lukas Konecny UD 12 2012-10-06 Ukraine Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Retained WBO Super welterweight title.
28 Win 27–1 France Michel Soro UD 12 2012-05-12 Ukraine Ice Palace Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine Retained IBO & WBO Super welterweight titles.
27 Win 26–1 Brazil Mike Miranda KO 1 (12), 0:51 2011-07-30 Ukraine Sportpalace, Odesa, Ukraine Won interim WBO Super welterweight title.
26 Win 25–1 Colombia Richard Gutierrez TKO 12 (12), 2:36 2010-12-04 Ukraine Ice Palace Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine Won vacant IBO Super welterweight title.
25 Win 24–1 Portugal Eugenio Monteiro RTD 3 (8), 3:00 2010-10-16 Germany O2 World Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
24 Win 23–1 Kosovo Frank Shabani RTD 5 (12), 3:00 2009-12-19 Ukraine Sport Palace Yunost, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine Retained WBA Inter-Continental Super welterweight title.
23 Win 22–1 Nigeria Eromosele Albert UD 12 2009-08-15 Russia Dynamo, Grozny, Russia Retained WBA Inter-Continental Super welterweight title.
22 Win 21–1 Italy Cristian De Martinis KO 1 (12), 2:36 2009-05-30 Ukraine Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Super welterweight title.
21 Win 20–1 Georgia (country) Mikheil Khutsishvili RTD 1 (8), 3:00 2009-04-22 Ukraine Sport Palace Lokomotiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine
20 Loss 19–1 United States Cornelius Bundrage TKO 5 (12), 2:35 2008-12-13 Germany SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany
19 Win 19–0 Moldova Ion Gonța RTD 7 (12), 3:00 2008-07-12 Germany Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany Retained EBU European Super welterweight title.
18 Win 18–0 Ukraine Roman Dzhuman TKO 8 (12), 1:24 2008-03-23 Ukraine Sportpalace Meteor, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Retained EBU European Super welterweight title.
17 Win 17–0 Romania Gheorghe Danut UD 10 2008-02-21 Ukraine Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
16 Win 16–0 France Hussein Bayram UD 12 2007-07-07 Germany Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany Won vacant EBU European Super welterweight title.
15 Win 15–0 Mexico Marco Antonio Rubio UD 12 2006-09-23 Ukraine Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Won vacant WBC International Super welterweight title.
14 Win 14–0 Hungary Laszlo Buranyi KO 3 (10), 2:43 2006-04-08 Ukraine AKKO International, Kyiv, Ukraine Retained IBF Youth Super welterweight title.
13 Win 13–0 Zambia John Chibuta TKO 9 (10), 2:23 2006-01-28 Germany Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany Retained IBF Youth Super welterweight title.
12 Win 12–0 Argentina Juan Manuel Alaggio TKO 9 (10), 1:02 2005-12-10 Germany Leipziger Arena, Leipzig, Germany Won IBF Youth Super welterweight title.
11 Win 11–0 Poland Daniel Urbanski RTD 8 (10), 3:00 2005-09-16 Ukraine Sportpalace Meteor, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Won IBF Youth Middleweight title.
10 Win 10–0 Belarus Aliaksandr Shnip TKO 5 (10) 2005-07-14 Ukraine Night Club Milenium, Lviv, Ukraine
9 Win 9–0 France Stephane Talliana TKO 1 (8), 1:33 2005-04-23 Germany Arena Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
8 Win 8–0 Russia Vladimir Zavgorodniy TKO 4 (6), 2:42 2005-02-24 Ukraine Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
7 Win 7–0 Turkey Adnan Oezcoban RTD 3 (6), 3:00 2005-02-12 Germany Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
6 Win 6–0 Argentina Pablo Martin Paoliello UD 6 2004-11-20 Germany BigBox, Kempten, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Ukraine Oleksandr Matviichuk UD 6 2004-09-24 Ukraine Sportpalace, Odesa, Ukraine
4 Win 4–0 Russia Andrey Tylilyuk TKO 2 (6), 2:48 2004-09-17 Russia Dynamo Bar, Saint Petersburg, Russia
3 Win 3–0 Belarus Dzmitri Kashkan TKO 2 (6) 2004-07-16 Belarus Entertainment Center Aurora, Vitebsk, Belarus
2 Win 2–0 Belarus Siarhei Navarka KO 2 (4), 1:59 2004-07-06 Russia Krylia Sovetov, Moscow, Russia
1 Win 1–0 Russia Andrey Gibalo TKO 3 (4), 0:57 2004-06-26 Ukraine Zviozdniy Hall, Feodosia, Crimea, Ukraine Professional debut

References[edit]

  1. ^ "2001 Russian Cadet National Championships in Rostov, Yaroslavl Oblast" (PDF).
  2. ^ "2001 Cadet European Boxing Championships in Liverpool, England".
  3. ^ "2001 Cadet World Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan".
  4. ^ "2002 Russian Cadet National Championships in Tyumen, Tyumen Oblast".
  5. ^ "2002 Junior World Boxing Championships in Santiago de Cuba, Cuba".
  6. ^ "2003 Junior European Boxing Championships in Warsaw, Poland".
  7. ^ "Россиянин Заур Байсангуров стал обладателем пояса чемпиона WBC". Regnum News Agency. 24 September 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  8. ^ "Право на бой Байсангуров – Байрам выиграла украинская сторона". BoxNews.com.ua. 22 May 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2018.
  9. ^ "Байсангуров – чемпион Европы!". BoxNews.com.ua. 7 July 2007. Retrieved 26 October 2018.

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Regional boxing titles
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Domenico Spada
IBF Youth middleweight champion
16 September 2005 – 2005
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IBF Youth light middleweight champion
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WBC International
light middleweight champion

30 May 2006 – 2007
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European light middleweight champion
7 July 2007 – 2008
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WBA Inter-Continental
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30 May 2009 – 2010
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Minor world boxing titles
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IBO light middleweight champion
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WBO light middleweight champion
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