Coordinates	39°44′21″N104°59′5″N
name	Kubrat
title	Khan of Bulgaria
reign	632–665
predecessor	Gostun
successor	Batbayan
issue	Batbayan Kotrag Asparukh Altsek Kuber (possibly)
royal house	Dulo

Kubrat or Kurt (; ; , Mari: Чумбылат, meaning "Wolf" in Old Turkic) was a Bulgar ruler credited with establishing the confederation of Old Great Bulgaria in 632. He is said to have achieved this by conquering the Avars and uniting all the Bulgar tribes under one rule.

Historical data

The name Kubrat is first mentioned by Patriarch Nikephoros I of Constantinople, in his ''Short History'' in the 9th century. However the word first appears in the Orkhon inscriptions of the Gökturks and literally means "founding". According to the nomadic tradition almost every king was given a title which summarized his accomplishments or stressed a major one, such as ''Ilterish Khagan'' (İl "state", Terish "organized", Khagan or Khan "king" ) for the king who united the Gökturks for a second time. The title for the founding king would be ''Kubrat Khagan'', which would mean "The Founding King", which he was.

In the ''Nominalia of the Bulgarian khans'' Kubrat is mentioned as Kurt of the Dulo clan. A later legend would describe him as a descendant of Attila the Hun. Some historians conclude that his maternal line was of the Ermy clan, because his maternal uncle Organa was possibly of that clan.

Kubrat spent time at the Byzantine court, either as a hostage or for protection from the dynastic war within the Turkic Khaganate. As the 7th-century Byzantine historian John of Nikiu narrates:

Whether he was a child or an adult during his time in Constantinople is unclear, as the year of his birth is unknown. The exact time of this event is also unknown but probably coincided with the reign of Emperor Heraclius (r. 610–641). If the above text really applies to Kubrat then it becomes clear that during his stay in Constantinople he was educated and baptized. Probably at the same time he was given the title ''patrikios'', which was inscribed on his ring.

Upon his return, Kubrat took power over his tribe, the Utigur Bulgars, from Organa, who had acted as regent until then. At some point, as Patriarch Nikephoros records, Kubrat expelled the Avar troops from his lands and ruled alone over the united Bulgars, thus creating "Great Bulgaria", as it was known to its contemporaries. Under his rule, Old Great Bulgaria grew to stretch from the Danube delta to the Volga river, and was recognized by a treaty signed with Byzantium in 635. Kubrat ruled in peace with the Byzantine Empire, a result of his close friendship with the Byzantine emperor and, conceivably, of his appreciation of Byzantine culture.

According to legend the 3rd, 4th, and 5th of the many sons of Kubrat with their hordes originally inhabited the Avar Khaganate.

== Gravesite ==

In 1912 Ukrainian peasants in the vicinity of Poltava literally stumbled over a gravesite replete with magnificent gold and silver objects of total weight of 75 kg, including a ring which eventually allowed identification of the grave as that belonging to Khan Kubrat. The ring was inscribed in Greek ''"Chouvr(á)tou patr(i)k(íou)"'', indicating the dignity of ''patrikios'' that he had achieved in the Byzantine world.

Modern uses

Kubrat Knoll on Livingston Island in the South Shetland Islands, Antarctica is named after Kubrat of Great Bulgaria.

See also

List of Ukrainian rulers

Eurasian Avars

References

External links

Khan Kubrat

Khan Kubrat and the Birth of Bulgaria

Khan Kubrat's treasure

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Coordinates	39°44′21″N104°59′5″N
Name	Kubrat Pulev
Realname	Кубрат Венков Пулев
Nickname	The Cobra
Weight	Heavyweight
Height
Nationality	Bulgaria
Birth date	May 04, 1981
Birth place	Sofia, Bulgaria
Style	Orthodox
Total	13
Wins	13
Ko	6
Losses	0
Draws	0 }}

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Kubrat Venkov Pulev (Bulgarian: Кубрат Венков Пулев, born 4 May 1981) is a Bulgarian professional heavyweight boxer best known to medal repeatedly at international tournaments as an amateur, winning the gold medal in the super heavyweight division at the 2008 European Championships.

Amateur career

Heavyweight with 201lbs/ 91kg limit

At the 2001 world championships he lost to Sultan Ibragimov.

In February 2002 Pulev won the "Strandja cup", the oldest international boxing tournament in Europe, in his native Bulgaria. Pulev, who is nicknamed "The Cobra", beat Cuban 201 lbs world champion Odlanier Solis in the process, one month later, however, he lost the rematch to the Cuban at the Semifinal of the "Chemiepokal cup". He could not participate at the Euros 2002 in Perm after breaking his arm in sparring.

At the World Championships 2003 he lost in the first round to old foe Solís 7:12.

At the European boxing championships 2004 in Pula he defeated world class Alexander Povernov (World Championships Bronze medalist 2005). Pulev did not qualify for the Olympics despite the fact that he won the last qualifying tournament in Gothenburg, had to settle for the first reserve place, because the heavyweight division has only 16 fighters participating in Olympic Games (other weight divisions has 48-81)

Super Heavyweight

He beat Islam Timurziev at super heavyweight at the Strandja Cup 2005. At the so-called EU Championships he lost the final 18:24 to Italian southpaw Roberto Cammarelle, at the 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships he also won bronze again losing for the third time to Solis 11:25.

2006 at the Chemiepokal he beat Vyacheslav Glazkov‎ and Magomed Abdusalamov. He finished at third place at the European Championships in Plovdiv. After defeating Glazkov again he was easily beaten (RSCO) by former victim and eventual winner Islam Timurziev of Russia.

In 2007 he won the Chemiepokal tournament and was regarded as one of the favorites at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships but had a bad draw and lost early to southpaw Olympic bronze medalist and eventual winner Roberto Cammarelle.

In 2008 he won the Strandja Cup once again beating PanAm Champion Robert Alfonso 19:9.

He beat Jaroslavas Jakšto and ‎ to qualify for the Olympics 2008. There he was upset in his first bout by young Colombian Oscar Rivas.

In November in absence of Cammarelle he beat Marko Tomasovic, Roman Kapitanenko and Dennis Sergeev to claim the European Championship.

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he lost again early to Roberto Cammarelle.

Professional boxing record

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|13 Wins, 0 Losses, 0 Draws |- |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round, Time |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Win |13-0 |align=left| Maksym Pediura |Decision ||8 , 3:00 |2011-07-16 || align=left| Munich, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |12-0 |align=left| Derric Rossy |TKO|||5 , 3:00 |2011-05-07 || align=left| Copenhagen, Denmark |align=left| |-align=center |Win |11-0 |align=left| Yaroslav Zavorotnyi |Decision ||8 , 3:00 |2011-02-12 || align=left| Herning, Denmark |align=left| |-align=center |Win |10-0 |align=left| Paolo Vidoz |Decision ||8 , 3:00 |2010-12-18 || align=left| Berlin, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |9-0 |align=left| Dominick Guinn |Decision ||8 , 3:00 |2010-10-30 || align=left| Rostock, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |8-0 |align=left| Evgeny Orlov |DQ||7 , 0:16 |2010-05-01 || align=left| Oldenburg, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |7-0 |align=left| Danny Batchelder |TKO|| 2 , 0:45 |2010-03-13 || align=left| Berlin, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |6-0 |align=left| Isossa Mondo |RTD|| 3 , 3:00 |2010-02-20 || align=left| Liege, Belgium |align=left| |-align=center |Win |5-0 |align=left| Matt Skelton |KO|| 4 , 2:14 |2010-01-30 || align=left| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |4-0 |align=left| Zack Page |Decision || 6 , 3:00 |2009-12-05 || align=left| Baden-Württemberg, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |3-0 |align=left| Gbenga Oloukun |Decision || 6 , 3:00 |2009-11-07 || align=left| Bayern, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |2-0 |align=left| Serdar Uysal |TKO|| 4 , 0:56 |2009-10-17 || align=left| Berlin, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |1-0 |align=left| Florian Benke |TKO|| 2 , 2:05 |2009-09-19 || align=left| Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany |align=left| Pulev's professional debut.

Personal life

He has been dating popular Bulgarian pop-folk singer Andrea Teodora since 2006. They are planning to get married in 2011 in Las Vegas, exactly 5 years after the start of their relationship. He has a brother, Tervel Pulev, who fights as amateur heavyweight.

External links

Professional record

References

Category:1981 births Category:Bulgarian boxers Category:Boxers at the 2008 Summer Olympics Category:Living people Category:People from Sofia Category:Super-heavyweight boxers Category:Olympic boxers of Bulgaria

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Travis Walker, born June 22, 1979 in Tallahassee, Florida, is an American boxer who was an amateur star and is currently a heavyweight prospect.

Amateur

He became the 2003 National Golden Gloves Super Heavyweight Champion beating among others a 17 year old Travis Kauffman but was in the shadow of the nationally dominant Jason Estrada who beat him three times in the amateurs. His record was 26-8.

Professional

Known as "Freight Train", Walker turned pro for Goossen in 2004. At the start he fought lackluster competition. In 2005 he had his first decent (record 8-1, well-known sparring partner) opponent in Jason Gavern on ESPN which ended in a draw. In late 2006, he scored his biggest win, a close majority decision over undefeated amateur nemesis Jason Estrada. In April 2007, Walker fought George Garcia, another undefeated amateur star who had beaten him as an amateur, and won the lightly regarded vacant IBA Americas Heavyweight title by a narrow split decision.

In October 2007, Walker was involved in a controversial fight against another former amateur star in T.J. Wilson when the referee stopped the fight a mere fifteen seconds into the bout. Walker was never knocked down but the referee deemed he was out on his feet. He won the rematch by KO2.

In 2008 he was the first man to knock down undefeated fringe contender Chris Arreola before getting knocked out himself.

After his fight with Chris Arreola he won two more fights before being blitzed by Manuel Quezada (KO by 1).

In November 2010 he lost to former WBA champion Ruslan Chagaev, in May 2011 he edged out Alonzo Butler (28-1-1).

As of May 2011 his professional record stands at won 36 (KO 28), lost 6 (KO 5), drawn 1.

External links

Interview before the Estrada fight

Estrada fight

Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:American boxers Category:Heavyweight boxers Category:National Golden Gloves champions

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Coordinates	39°44′21″N104°59′5″N
name	Matt Skelton
birth name	Matthew Skelton
other names	The Bedford BangerThe Bedford Bear
nationality	English
birth date	January 23, 1967
birth place	Bedford, England
residence	Bedford, England
height
weight
weight class	Heavyweight
style	Boxing, Kickboxing
stance	orthodox
trainer	Kevin Sanders
box win	25
box kowin	20
box loss	6
box koloss	3
kickbox win	63
kickbox kowin	57
kickbox loss	8
kickbox koloss	3
mma win	0
mma loss	1
mma subloss	1
boxrec	141021
sherdog	3156
updated	September 16, 2009 }}

Matt Skelton (born 23 January 1967 in Bedford) is an English boxer who changed sports from kickboxing. He is a former English, British, Commonwealth and European Heavyweight champion. He has also held the lightly regarded WBU "World" Heavyweight title.

Biography

Skelton did not become a professional boxer until fairly late in life, his first fight being at the age of 35. Prior to this he had been a professional kickboxer.

Kickboxing

Skelton has a kickboxing/muay thai record of 63-8/57. He won an International Kickboxing Federation IKF World Title when he stopped Jeff Ford (USA) at 1:51 of the second round in Northampton, England on 26 November 2000.

In his first defense of the IKF World Title on 18 November 2001, in Northampton, England, he defeated Peter Varga (Hungary) by TKO at 53 seconds of round 3.

Skelton, in a K-1 primary tournament ''K-1 WORLD GP 2001 in Melbourne'' in Australia, 16 June 2001, knocked out Paris Vasilikos (Greece) at 2:05 of the first round in the quarter final match. And he also beat Michael McDonald (Canada) by third round decision (3-0) in the semi-final match. He was beaten, however, by Ernesto Hoost of the Netherlands by a third round decision (2-0) in the tournament final.

Skelton's record in K-1 is ten wins and seven losses.

During his time as kickboxer and muay thai fighter, Skelton trained with the well known Eagles Gym under the highly regarded and respected Nigel Howlett.

Professional wrestling

Skelton has competed in one shoot-style pro-wrestling bout - a loss to Kazuo Yamazaki for Akira Maeda's Universal Wrestling Federation on 10 January 1989 at Budokan Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Mixed martial arts

Matt Skleton has had one Mixed martial arts fight. On 3 November 2001, at a Pride FC event named PRIDE 17, he lost via choke to wrestler Tom Erikson at 1:11 of the first round.

Boxing

As a professional boxer, he was initially dismissed by purists as an unrefined slugger lacking the required skill to achieve at the very top, but his powerful style has proved extremely successful under the tutelage of renowned trainer Frank Maloney.

He turned pro aged 35 in September 2002 with a two round KO of Gifford Shillingford. From this point he was moved along quickly, in 2003 scoring stoppages of respected veterans Jacklord Jacobs, Antoine Palatis, and ex-British champ Michael Holden, among others.

In 2004, he took his first serious step up, at 11-0 taking on ex-British and Commonwealth champion Julius Francis, who he outpointed over 10 rounds. He won the British and Commonwealth titles in his next fight, stopping Michael Sprott in 12 rounds, and defending the titles against the durable Keith Long, who he stopped in 11.

In 2005, Skelton won the lowly regarded WBU belt with a 6th round knockout of Fabio Moli. Skelton soon vacated the belt, and began to enjoy a higher profile when his promoter Frank Warren took all his fighters to ITV for exposure on terrestrial free-to-air television.

Skelton was due to defend his British title against his main rival Danny Williams in July 2005, but Williams pulled out at the last minute citing a case of the flu, a decision that prompted scorn from Williams' promoter Frank Warren. Skelton stopped late sub Mark Krence in 7 rounds, and scored a 1st round knockout of John McDermott to finish the year, whereupon he vacated his British title, having defended it three times.

In February 2006, Skelton finally fought Williams, and lost on split decision handing him his first pro defeat.

In July 2006, he regained his Commonwealth title by easily outboxing Williams.

Skelton was due to defend his title against Audley Harrison in December 2006, but the fight didn't take place.

Instead, the fight against Michael Sprott for the second time was rescheduled for 14 July 2007, in which Skelton defended his title in a 12 round battle.

Matt Skelton faced WBA Heavyweight Champion Ruslan Chagaev on 19 January 2008 in Düsseldorf. Skelton fought bravely, but the superior boxing skills of his opponent were too much, and he succumbed to a unanimous points decision after 12 rounds.

Skelton fought Paolo Vidoz for the vacant European Heavyweight Title on 19 December 2008. Vidoz, exhausted, stopped fighting in round nine, but his corner refused to throw the towel. Skelton, recognizing this fact, refused to knock out the tormented Vidoz and even asked for the referee to quit the match.

Skelton chose to defend the Commonwealth title rather than the European title against undefeated brawler Martin Rogan, who had been completely unknown before upsetting Audley Harrison in his previous fight. On 28 February 2009, Rogan scored another upset by defeating Skelton by TKO11.

On 19 September 2009, Skelton challenged for the so-called EU title (not the European title) against undefeated Italian southpaw Francesco Pianeta. Skelton lost the fight after failing to come out for the 9th due to a hand injury suffered earlier in the fight. In January 2010, he lost to Bulgarian top prospect Kubrat Pulev.

In July 2010, Skelton ended his run of defeats when he knocked out journeyman Lee Swaby in round 5. Later in the year he competed in the Prizefighter series where he outpointed novice Ali Adams and Mike Tyson conqueror Kevin McBride before a split decision loss to Michael Sprott, Sprott avenging his losses to Skelton in their two previous encounters.

Professional boxing record

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|25 Wins (20 knockouts, 5 decisions), 6 Losses, 0 Draws |- |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res. |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponnent |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Lose |25-6 |align=left| Michael Sprott |SD |3 |2010-10-09 |align=left| York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England |align=left| |-align=center |-align=center |Win |25-5 |align=left| Kevin McBride |UD |3 |2010-10-09 |align=left| York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England |align=left| |-align=center |-align=center |Win |24-5 |align=left| Ali Adams |UD |3 |2010-10-09 |align=left| York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England |align=left| |-align=center |-align=center |Win |23-5 |align=left| Lee Swaby |TKO |5 1:00 |2010-07-09 |align=left| York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England |align=left| |-align=center |Lose |22-5 |align=left| Kubrat Pulev |KO |4 2:14 |2010-01-30 |align=left| Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Lose |22-4 |align=left| Francesco Pianeta |RTD |8 3:00 |2009-09-19 |align=left| Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Lose |22-3 |align=left| Martin Rogan |TKO |11 1:21 |2009-02-28 |align=left| National Indoor Arena, Birmingham, West Midlands, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |22-2 |align=left| Paolo Vidoz |RTD |9 3:00 |2008-12-19 |align=left| PalaLido, Milan, Lombardia, Italy |align=left| |-align=center |Lose |21-2 |align=left| Ruslan Chagaev |UD |12 |2008-01-19 |align=left| Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |21-1 |align=left| Michael Sprott |MD |12 |2007-07-14 |align=left| O2 Arena, Greenwich, London, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |20-1 |align=left| Danny Williams |UD |12 |2006-07-08 |align=left| Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, Wales |align=left| |-align=center |Win |19-1 |align=left| Suren Kalachyan |KO |4 0:38 |2006-04-01 |align=left| York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England |align=left| |-align=center |Lose |18-1 |align=left| Danny Williams |SD |12 |2006-02-25 |align=left| ExCel Arena, Dockland, London, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |18-0 |align=left| John McDermott |TKO |1 1:19 |2005-12-10 |align=left| ExCel Arena, Dockland, London, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |17-0 |align=left| Mark Krence |TKO |7 3:00 |2005-07-16 |align=left| Bolton Arena, Bolton, Greater Manchester, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |16-0 |align=left| Fabio Eduardo Moli |TKO |6 2:14 |2005-02-25 |align=left| Conference Centre, Wembley, London, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |15-0 |align=left| Keith Long |TKO |11 2:45 |2004-11-19 |align=left| York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |14-0 |align=left| Bob Mirovic |TKO |4 |2004-06-05 |align=left| York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |13-0 |align=left| Michael Sprott |KO |12 |2004-04-24 |align=left| Rivermead Leisure Centre, Reading, Berkshire, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |12-0 |align=left| Julius Francis |Points |10 |2004-02-07 |align=left| York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |11-0 |align=left| Patriche Costel |KO |1 |2003-11-15 |align=left| Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Bayern, Germany |align=left| |-align=center |Win |10-0 |align=left| Ratko Draskovic |TKO |3 |2003-10-25 |align=left| Meadowbank Sports Centre, Edinburgh, Scotland |align=left| |-align=center |Win |9-0 |align=left| Costi Marin |TKO |1 |2003-10-11 |align=left| Mountbatten Centre, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |8-0 |align=left| Mike Holden |TKO |6 0:32 |2003-09-18 |align=left| Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |7-0 |align=left| Antoine Palatis |TKO |4 |2003-07-17 |align=left| Goresbrook Leisure Centre, Dagenham, Essex, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |6-0 |align=left| Dave Clarke |TKO |1 |2003-05-15 |align=left| Marriott Hotel, Mayfair, London, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |5-0 |align=left| Alexey Varakin |KO |2 |2003-04-08 |align=left| York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |4-0 |align=left| Jacklord Jacobs |TKO |4 |2003-02-18 |align=left| York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |3-0 |align=left| Neil Kirkwood |TKO |1 |2002-12-08 |align=left| York Hall, Bethnal Green, London, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |2-0 |align=left| Alvin Miller |TKO |1 |2002-10-27 |align=left| Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark, London, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |1-0 |align=left| Gifford Shillingford |KO |2 |2002-09-22 |align=left| Elephant & Castle Centre, Southwark, London, England |align=left| |-align=center

Professional kickboxing record

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|63 Wins (57 knockouts, 0 submission, 6 decisions), 8 Losses, 0 Draws |- |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res. |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponnent |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Win |63-8 |align=left| George Arias |Decision |3 |2002-08-10 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |62-8 |align=left| Peter Varga |TKO |3 0:53 |2001-11-18 |align=left| Northampton, England |align=left| |-align=center |Lose |61-8 |align=left| Lloyd Van Dams |Decision |1 |2001-08-08 |align=left| Marine Messe, Fukuoka, Japan |align=left| |-align=center |Lose |61-7 |align=left| Ernesto Hoost |Decision |3 |2001-06-16 |align=left| Vodafone Arena, Melbourne, Australia |align=left| |-align=center |Win |61-6 |align=left| Michael McDonald |Decision |3 |2001-06-16 |align=left| Vodafone Arena, Melbourne, Australia |align=left| |-align=center |Win |60-6 |align=left| Paris Vasilikos |KO |2 1:51 |2001-06-16 |align=left| Vodafone Arena, Melbourne, Australia |align=left| |-align=center |Win |59-6 |align=left| Jeff Ford |KO |2 1:51 |2000-11-26 |align=left| Northampton, England |align=left| |-align=center |Lose |58-6 |align=left| Francisco Filho |KO |2 2:36 |2000-08-20 |align=left| Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan |align=left| |-align=center |Win |58-5 |align=left| Alexey Ignashov |Decision |3 |2000-08-20 |align=left| Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan |align=left| |-align=center |Win |57-5 |align=left| Ricky Nicklson |KO |3 1:10 |2000-04-16 |align=left| Aston Villa Leisure Center, Birmingham, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |56-5 |align=left| Mark Russell |Decision |3 |2000-04-16 |align=left| Aston Villa Leisure Center, Birmingham, England |align=left| |-align=center |Win |55-5 |align=left| Gary Turner |Decision |3 |2000-04-16 |align=left| Aston Villa Leisure Center, Birmingham, England |align=left| |-align=center |Lose |54-5 |align=left| Jérôme Le Banner |KO |1 1:59 |1999-08-05 |align=left| Osaka Dome, Osaka, Japan |align=left| |-align=center |Lose |54-4 |align=left| Loyd Van Dams |Decision |3 |1999-06-20 |align=left| Osaka Dome, Osaka, Japan |align=left| |-align=center |Win |54-3 |align=left| Jan Nortje |Decision |3 |1999-06-20 |align=left| Osaka Dome, Osaka, Japan |align=left| |-align=center |Lose |53-3 |align=left| Peter Aerts |KO |4 3:00 |1999-04-25 |align=left| Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan |align=left| |-align=center |Lose |53-2 |align=left| Sam Greco |Decision |5 |1998-09-27 |align=left| Osaka Dome, Osaka, Japan |align=left| |-align=center |Win |53-1 |align=left| Masaaki Satake |TKO |1 2:06 |1998-07-18 |align=left| Nagoya Dome, Nagoya, Japan |align=left| |-align=center |Win |52-1 |align=left| Ray Sefo |TKO |2 3:00 |1998-05-24 |align=left| Marine Messe, Fukuoka, Japan |align=left| |-align=center |Win |51-1 |align=left| Jan Nortje |TKO |3 0:47 |1998-04-09 |align=left| Yokohama Arena, Yokohama, Japan |align=left| |-align=center

Professional MMA record

| style="text-align:center;" colspan="8"|0 Wins (0 knockouts, 0 submission, 0 decisions), 1 Losses, 0 Draws |- |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Res. |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponnent |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Rd., Time |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location |align=center style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center |Lose |0-1 |align=left| Tom Erikson |Submission |1 1:51 |2001-11-03 |align=left| Tokyo Dome, Tokyo, Japan |align=left| |-align=center

Career

Kickboxing

*IAMTF World championship Super Heavyweight winner

*IKF-PRO World Super Heavyweight Champion

*WKO Muay Thai World Super Heavyweight Champion

*IKO World Heavyweight Champion

*2000 K-1 UK Battle of Britain winner

*2001 K-1 World Grand Prix in Melbourne runner up

Boxing

*British Heavyweight champion

*Commonwealth (British Empire) Heavyweight champion

References

External links

Matt Skelton's K-1 Record

Matt Skelton's MMA Record

International Kickboxing Federation Official Site

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Coordinates	39°44′21″N104°59′5″N
Name	Alexander Dimitrenko
Realname	Aлександр Дмитренко
Nickname	Sascha, Baby Face
Weight	Heavyweight
Height
Nationality
Birth date	July 05, 1982
Birth place	Krim, Ukraine
Style	Orthodox
Total	32
Wins	31
Losses	1
Draws	0
No contests	0
Ko	21

Alexander Dimitrenko is a German professional heavyweight boxer. He was born on July 5, 1982 in Crimea, Ukraine. He began boxing at the age of 14 and at the age of 18 won the (2000) world junior boxing championship in the Unlimited weight division. He was immediately offered a deal by German promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl after his victory. Dimitrenko signed with Kohl's Universum promotion company and emigrated to Hamburg, Germany to begin his professional career. At 6 ft 7 with solid footwork and impressive power, he is widely regarded as one of the top contenders for the future world title.

He began his career on December 8, 2001 by scoring a 4th-round TKO against Marcus Johnson at the Arena Oberhausen in Oberhausen, Germany. On November 6, 2004, Dimitrenko faced the man who gave Wladimir Klitschko his first professional loss, Ross Puritty. By winning a 10 round decision over Puritty, Dimitrenko passed what was seen as his first real test.

On May 3, 2008, Dimitrenko won in five rounds over Derric Rossy. The fight was stopped in the fifth round, giving Dimitrenko his fourth consecutive victory by T.K.O. and was the sixth title defense of his WBO Inter-Continental Heavyweight belt.

He fought Luan Krasniqi on November 15, 2008 and won the fight by knockout in the third round.

His most recent fight was against Eddie Chambers on July 4, 2009 which he lost by majority decision. He received a standing 8 count in the seventh round, and was knocked down in the tenth.

Dimitrenko resides in Hamburg, Germany and is trained by Klitschko-brother trainer Fritz Sdunek. Current rankings list Dimitrenko as the number two contender for the WBO World Heavyweight title, which is held by Wladimir Klitschko.

He gained German citizenship by naturalisation in November 2010.

Professional boxing record

|- |align="center" colspan=8|31 Wins (21 knockouts, 10 decisions), 1 Loss (0 knockouts, 1 decision), 0 Draws |- | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Result | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Record | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Opponent | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Type | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Round | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Date | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Location | align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|Notes |-align=center | | |align=left| Michael Sprott | | |24/09/2011 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |31–1 |align=left| Albert Sosnowski |KO |12 |26/03/2011 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |30–1 |align=left| Yaroslav Zavorotnyi |TKO |5 |31/07/2010 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Loss |29–1 |align=left| Eddie Chambers |MD |12 |04/07/2009 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |29–0 |align=left| Luan Krasniqi |KO |3 |15/11/2008 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |28–0 |align=left| Derric Rossy |TKO |5 |03/05/2008 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |27–0 |align=left| Timo Hoffmann |TKO |12 |17/11/2007 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |26–0 |align=left| Malcolm Tann |TKO |5 |14/07/2007 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |25–0 |align=left| Danny Batchelder |TKO |7 |17/03/2007 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |24–0 |align=left| Billy Zumbrun |UD |12 |18/11/2006 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |23–0 |align=left| Gonzalo Omar Basile |KO |1 |28/10/2006 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |22–0 |align=left| Chad Van Sickle |TKO |2 |29/07/2006 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |21–0 |align=left| Fernely Feliz |UD |12 |08/04/2006 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |20–0 |align=left| Vaughn Bean |UD |10 |28/09/2005 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |19–0 |align=left| Andreas Sidon |KO |2 |02/07/2005 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |18–0 |align=left| Chris Koval |UD |10 |05/03/2005 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |17–0 |align=left| Ross Puritty |UD |8 |06/11/2004 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |16–0 |align=left| Andy Sample |TKO |2 |18/09/2004 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |15–0 |align=left| Julius Francis |UD |8 |31/07/2004 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |14–0 |align=left| Ramon Hayes |TKO |2 |08/05/2004 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |13–0 |align=left| Sam Ubokane |TKO |5 |14/02/2004 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |12–0 |align=left| Jeff Pegues |KO |1 |20/12/2003 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |11–0 |align=left| Ivan Aparecido Rosa |TKO |1 |15/11/2003 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |10–0 |align=left| Kendrick Releford |PTS |6 |30/08/2003 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |9–0 |align=left| Nino Fiumana |TKO |1 |12/07/2003 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |8–0 |align=left| |UD |6 |10/05/2003 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |7–0 |align=left| Mark Bradley |KO |2 |29/03/2003 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |6–0 |align=left| Jeff Ford |UD |4 |07/12/2002 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |5–0 |align=left| Alphonzo Davis |KO |1 |12/10/2002 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |4–0 |align=left| James Lester |PTS |4 |17/08/2002 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |3–0 |align=left| Tim Martin |KO |1 |16/03/2002 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |2–0 |align=left| Elvert Gill |KO |1 |08/02/2002 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center |Win |1–0 |align=left| Marcus Johnson |TKO |4 |08/12/2001 |align=left| |align=left| |-align=center

References

External links

News and Pictures of Alexander Dimitrenko

Category:Heavyweight boxers Category:German boxers Category:1982 births Category:Living people

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