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Nikita Ababiy

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Nikita Ababiy
Born (1998-10-20) October 20, 1998 (age 26)
NationalityAmerican
Other namesWhite Chocolate
Statistics
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Reach70 in (178 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights12
Wins12
Wins by KO6

Nikita Ababiy (born October 20, 1998) is an American professional boxer of Russian descent. As an amateur he was a Jr. Golden Gloves National Champion as well as two-time World Ring Side Champion.[2] Ababiy was also in the USA Youth Team in 2016.[2]

Professional career

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Ababiy made his professional debut under Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing USA[3] banner on October 6, 2018, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. The fight was streamed live, exclusively on DAZN in the U.S. as part of the undercard of Jessie Vargas vs. Thomas Dulorme.[4] Ababiy won the fight via first round knockout (KO).[5] Ababiy's second professional fight was against American welterweight Javier Rodriquez at the Kansas Star Arena in Kansas on November 17, 2018. The bout was stopped in the first round and the referee declared Ababiy the winner by TKO.[6] Ababiy's third professional fight was on the undercard of Dmitry Bivol vs. Joe Smith Jr. against American Cory Dulaney on March 9, 2018. Ababiy got a TKO victory in the first round, achieving his third first-round knockout victory in a row.[7]

In April 2019, Ababiy made his first appearance outside the United States at The O2 Arena in London. He secured a second-round TKO victory over Dimitri Faltin to take his record to 4-0 and make it 4 consecutive knockout victories.[8] Two months later, Ababiy defeated Juan Francisco Lopez Barajas of Mexico with a first-round knockout, in Madison Square Garden, New York City.[9] In July 2019, Ababiy won by unanimous decision against Cuban Yunier Calzada after 6 rounds.[10] In Ababiy's seventh professional fight, on November 5, 2019, he defeated Isiah Seldon via first-round knockout, bringing his knockout total to 6 out of 7 fights.[11] In his eighth professional fight, he won by disqualification against Jonathan Batista on the KSI vs. Logan Paul II undercard after Batista continued to fight after the round ending bell had been sounded. This brought Ababiy's record to 8–0 with 6 first-round victories.[12]

Professional boxing record

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12 fights 12 wins 0 losses
By knockout 6 0
By decision 5 0
By disqualification 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
12 Win 12–0 United States Noe Larios Jr UD 8 Jun 25, 2022 United States Tech Port Arena, San Antonio, Texas, U.S.
11 Win 11–0 United States Sanny Duversonne UD 8 Oct 16, 2021 United States Chukchansi Park, Fresno, California, U.S.
10 Win 10–0 United States Brandon Maddox UD 6 Nov 27, 2020 United States Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
9 Win 9–0 United States Jarvis Williams UD 6 Aug 15, 2020 United States Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
8 Win 8–0 Dominican Republic Jonathan Batista DQ 1 (4), 3:00 Nov 9, 2019 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S. Batista disqualified for punching after the bell
7 Win 7–0 United States Isiah Seldon KO 1 (6), 1:45 Oct 5, 2019 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
6 Win 6–0 Cuba Yunier Calzada UD 6 Jul 27, 2019 United States College Park Center, Arlington, Texas, U.S.
5 Win 5–0 Mexico Juan Francisco Lopez Barajas KO 1 (4), 0:41 Jun 8, 2019 United States Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
4 Win 4–0 Finland Dimitri Faltin TKO 2 (4), 0:26 Apr 20, 2019 United Kingdom The O2 Arena, London, England
3 Win 3–0 United States Cory Dulaney TKO 1 (4), 3:00 Mar 9, 2019 United States Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
2 Win 2–0 United States Javier Rodriguez TKO 1 (4), 1:48 Nov 17, 2018 United States Kansas Star Arena, Mulvane, Kansas, U.S.
1 Win 1–0 United States Jake Henriksen KO 1 (4), 0:28 Oct 6, 2018 United States Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.

References

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  1. ^ "Boxing record for Nikita Ababiy". BoxRec.
  2. ^ a b Nikita Ababiy Team USA
  3. ^ "Nikita Ababiy turns pro in Chicago on October 6". Matchroom Boxing. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  4. ^ RINGSIDE. "Team USA middleweight Nikita Ababiy makes pro debut Oct 6 on DAZN". Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  5. ^ "DAZN in Chicago - LIVE Results From Wintrust Arena". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  6. ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  7. ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  8. ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  9. ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  10. ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  11. ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.
  12. ^ "BoxRec: Bout". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2019-11-15.