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Alexander Gurov (boxer)

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Alexander Gurov
Born (1971-04-07) 7 April 1971 (age 53)
Mariupol, Ukraine
NationalityUkrainian
Statistics
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
Reach199 cm (78 in)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights49
Wins42
Wins by KO33
Losses6
Draws1
No contests0

Alexander Gurov (Ukrainian: Олександр Гуров) is a Ukrainian professional boxer and former WBO Asia-Pacific cruiserweight champion. He formerly held the EBU cruiserweight boxing title.

Gurov was defeated in December 2005 by David Haye losing the EBU European title in just 45 seconds.

Professional boxing record

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42 Wins (36 knockouts, 6 decisions), 6 Losses (5 knockouts, 1 decision), 1 Draw [1]
Result Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win -- Ukraine Volodymyr Afanasiev TKO 2 18/03/2011 Ukraine Yenakiyevo, Ukraine
Win 14-13 Belgium Vitali Shkraba TKO 4 21/08/2007 Ukraine Donetsk, Ukraine
Loss 32-4-1 Italy Vincenzo Cantatore MD 12 22/06/2007 Italy Rome, Italy For vacant European cruiserweight title.
Win 13-1-2 United States Shaun George UD 12 23/02/2007 Russia Ekaterinburg, Russia Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title.
Loss -- United Kingdom David Haye KO 1 16/12/2005 United Kingdom Bracknell, Berkshire, England Lost European cruiserweight title. Gurov knocked out at 0:45 of the first round.
Win 6-8-1 Brazil Marcelo Ferreira dos Santos TKO 2 14/05/2005 Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
Win 10-3 Finland Allan "Macho Man" Gronfors KO 1 24/02/2005 Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental cruiserweight title.
Win -- Ukraine Volodymyr Savkov KO 2 13/02/2005 Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine Won vacant Ukraine cruiserweight title.
Win 28-2-2 Italy Vincenzo Rossitto TKO 2 27/11/2004 Italy Genoa, Italy Won vacant European cruiserweight title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:45 of the second round.
Win 9-8-1 Ukraine Konstiantyn Pryziuk TKO 4 24/10/2004 Ukraine Chernihiv, Ukraine
Win -- Ukraine Ivan Dubin KO 6 29/05/2003 Ukraine Mariupol, Ukraine
Loss 28-2 France Jean-Marc Mormeck TKO 8 01/03/2003 United States Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. For WBA cruiserweight title
Win 5-10-1 South Africa Patrick Madzinga TKO 1 23/03/2002 Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine
Win 32-1 Germany Ruediger May TKO 4 01/12/2001 Germany Dortmund, Germany Retained European cruiserweight title.
Win 22-2 Germany Torsten May TKO 8 21/04/2001 Germany Erfurt, Germany European/IBF Intercontinental/WBA Inter-Continental cruiserweight titles.
Win 19-13-1 Ukraine Yuriy Yelistratov KO 7 27/01/2001 Ukraine Mykolaiv, Ukraine Ukraine cruiserweight title'.
Win 19-14 United States Larry Prather TKO 5 17/06/2000 Ukraine Mariupol, Ukraine WBA Inter-Continental cruiserweight title.
Win 17-21-2 Ukraine Kostiantyn Okhrey TKO 6 21/01/2000 Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine Won Ukraine cruiserweight title.
Win 6-2 Senegal Badara "Black Thunder" M'baye TKO 8 26/11/1999 France Marseille, France
Win -- Ukraine Mykola Bairak KO 3 23/06/1999 Ukraine Zhytomyr, Ukraine
Win 9-5-2 South Africa Isaac Mahlangu KO 4 21/05/1999 Ukraine Kyiv, Ukraine Won WBA Inter-Continental cruiserweight title.
Win 0-1 Ukraine Oleh Mishchenko KO 2 23/02/1999 Ukraine Kirovohrad, Ukraine
Win 0-1-1 Russia Vadim Anikeev KO 2 30/01/1999 Ukraine Dniprodzerzhynsk, Ukraine Won vacant WBC CISBB cruiserweight title.
Win -- Ukraine Viktor Sidorenko KO 2 26/06/1998 Ukraine Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Loss 16-0 United Kingdom Terry Dunstan KO 1 14/02/1998 United Kingdom London, England For European cruiserweight title.
Win 6-4-2 United Kingdom Trevor Small KO 6 25/10/1997 United Kingdom Queensferry, Wales
Win 0-1 Ukraine Parshin KO 2 03/05/1997 Ukraine Mariupol, Ukraine
Loss 29-4 United States Nate Miller TKO 2 22/02/1997 United States Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. For WBA cruiserweight title
Win 14-23 United States Willie Lee Kemp PTS 6 10/08/1996 Germany St. Pauli, Germany
Win 12-1 Argentina Pedro Daniel Franco TKO 3 20/04/1996 France Levallois-Perret, France
Win 15-0 France Patrice Aouissi KO 5 24/10/1995 France Levallois-Perret, France Won European cruiserweight title.
Win 5-11-1 United States Krishna Wainwright TKO 3 27/06/1995 France Levallois-Perret, France
Loss 13-0 France Patrice Aouissi KO 3 14/03/1995 France Levallois-Perret, France Lost European cruiserweight title.
Win 22-4-1 France Norbert Ekassi TKO 1 17/01/1995 France Levallois-Perret, France Won vacant European cruiserweight title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:18 of the first round.
Win -- Ukraine Serhiy Dotsenko KO 5 09/12/1994 Ukraine Mariupol, Ukraine
Win -- Ukraine Oleksiy Hovorov PTS 8 09/10/1994 Ukraine Artemivsk, Ukraine
Win 0-2 Bulgaria Tzvetan Tzvetkov KO 3 10/09/1994 Ukraine Torez, Ukraine
Win -- Ukraine Ivan Honcharov KO 6 28/08/1994 Ukraine Rubizhne, Ukraine Ukraine Cruiserweight Title.
Win 6-2-1 France Eugene Taima KO 1 07/05/1994 Ukraine Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Win 11-20-2 United States Sylvester White PTS 8 26/02/1994 Belgium Vilvoorde, Belgium
Win 7-3-1 Russia Andrey Rudenko KO 2 30/01/1994 Ukraine Makiyivka, Ukraine
Win 1-2 Russia Valery Denisenko PTS 8 25/12/1993 Ukraine Mykolaiv, Ukraine
Draw 17-4-2 Ukraine Valeriy Vykhor PTS 8 24/10/1993 Ukraine Sevastopol, Ukraine
Win -- Ukraine Volodymyr Vovk KO 5 03/10/1993 Ukraine Oleksandriya, Ukraine
Win -- Russia Vitaly Yarovoy KO 8 18/07/1993 Ukraine Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine
Win -- Ukraine Mykola Dobretskyi KO 3 08/05/1993 Ukraine Yalta, Ukraine
Win -- Ukraine Ihor Haluza PTS 8 17/04/1993 Ukraine Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine
Win -- Ukraine Serhiy Kryvonis KO 4 27/03/1993 Ukraine Mariupol, Ukraine
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