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Nikoloz Sekhniashvili (born December 9, 1993) is a Georgian professional boxer currently fighting at Middleweight. As an amateur, Sekhniashvili represented Georgia at the 2015 European Games as a heavyweight.

Professional career
Sekhniashvili made his professional debut on April 29 2018 at the age of 24. Currently he lives in South Florida and trains with Javiel Centeno at the Sweatbox Boxing Gym. Prior to joining Centeno’s gym, the orthodox-fighting Sekhniashvili had been living and training in Athens, Greece with his original coach Greg Mallios.

In 2019, Sekhniashvili signed a promotional contract with Top Rank. Promoter Bob Arum told BoxingScene.com. that he is certain Sekhniashvili can be his first world champion from the country of Georgia (country).

On November 2019, Sekhniashvili made his debut fight under the Top Rank banner against Eddie Gates at the Addition Financial Arena in Orlando, Florida, winning via technical knockout (TKO). His next fight took place The Bubble, MGM Grand Las Vegas where he fought against  Detroit native Isiah Jones (8-1, 3 KOs) in a six-rounder at super middleweight. Sekhniashvili consistently landed the harder punches and was the aggressor throughout a bout ESPN televised from MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas.

On June 2, 2021 – Triller Fight Club has announced a stacked undercard for Teófimo López vs. George Kambosos Jr. set for Saturday, June 19 at Miami’s loanDepot Park, home of the Miami Marlins, where Sekhniashvili was scheduled to hit the ring following a four-round knockout of Alexis Gaytan on September 4, 2020. The bout was rescheduled for August 14, due to López testing positive for COVID-19.

Sekhniashvili is scheduled to step back into the ring on August 3, 2021 in the legendary venue Madison Square Garden. The live event will start at 6:00 p.m. ET and will be broadcast live internationally on FITE TV and TRILLER.co.