Serhiy Demchenko

Serhiy Demchenko
Statistics
Rated at Super-middleweight
Light-heavyweight
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Nationality Ukrainian
Born (1979-09-27) 27 September 1979
Sumy, Ukrainian SSR
(now Ukraine)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights 26
Wins 16
Wins by KO 12
Losses 9
Draws 1

Serhiy Demchenko (born 27 September 1979) is a Ukrainian professional boxer and the current European Union light-heavyweight champion.[1]

Professional career

Based in Rome throughout his career, Demchenko made his professional debut on 1 October 2005, scoring a first-round knockout against Karoly Gyorfi.[1] On 10 May 2008, Demchenko won his first regional championship—the IBF Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title—by stopping Drago Janjusevic in four rounds. In his first attempt at winning the European Union light-heavyweight title, Demchenko lost a unanimous decision to Mehdi Amar on 17 October 2015.[2] He found better success in his second attempt, on 12 March 2016, when he stopped Mirco Ricci in ten rounds to win the title.[3]

Professional boxing record

26 fights, 16 wins (12 knockouts), 9 losses (1 knockout), 1 draw[1]
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
27 N/A N/A Mehdi Amar N/A – (12) 27 May 2016 Paris, France For vacant European light-heavyweight title
26 Win 16–9–1 Mirco Ricci TKO 10 (12) 12 Mar 2016 PalaVespucci, Rome, Italy Won vacant European Union light-heavyweight title
25 Loss 15–9–1 Enrico Kölling UD 8 5 Dec 2015 Inselparkhalle Wilhelmsburg, Hamburg, Germany
24 Loss 15–8–1 Mehdi Amar UD 12 17 Oct 2015 Salle Polyvalente de Mon Idée, Auvillers-les-Forges, France For European Union light-heavyweight title
23 Draw 15–7–1 Juho Haapoja SD 10 23 May 2015 PowerPark, Kauhava, Finland
22 Win 15–7 Juho Haapoja TKO 2 (10), 2:10 31 Jan 2015 PowerPark, Kauhava, Finland
21 Loss 14–7 Dariusz Sęk UD 8 10 May 2014 Hala sportowa OSIR, Brodnica, Poland
20 Loss 14–6 Oscar Ahlin UD 8 19 Oct 2013 Koldinghallerne, Kolding, Denmark
19 Loss 14–5 Patrick Bois UD 10 23 Feb 2013 Mazagan Beach Resort, El Jadida, Morocco For WBF International light-heavyweight title
18 Loss 14–4 Robert Woge TKO 5 (8), 2:42 3 Nov 2012 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany
17 Win 14–3 Gyorgy Cselovszky PTS 4 11 Nov 2011 Lauri Gym, Békéscsaba, Hungary
16 Loss 13–3 Karo Murat UD 12 29 Aug 2009 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany For vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
15 Win 13–2 Josip Jalušić PTS 6 27 Feb 2009 Fontana dell'Acqua Acetosa, Rome, Italy
14 Win 13–1 Nuno Lagarto PTS 6 13 Dec 2008 Teatro Tendastrisce, Rome, Italy
13 Win 11–2 Drago Janjušević TKO 4 (12) 10 May 2008 Belgrade, Serbia Won IBF Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
12 Win 12–0 Istvan Petroczki TKO 3 (6) 25 Apr 2008 Palazzetto dello Sport, Pontinia, Italy
11 Win 9–2 Achille Omang Boya TKO 6 (6) 8 Mar 2008 Teatro Tendastrisce, Rome, Italy
10 Win 8–2 Titusz Szabo TKO 2 (6) 16 Sep 2007 Pomezia, Italy
9 Win 7–2 Bernard Donfack KO 2 (6) 26 Jun 2007 Ponte Milvio, Rome, Italy
8 Loss 6–2 Mouhamed Ali Ndiaye SD 10 10 Nov 2006 Palazzetto dello Sport, Pontedera, Italy For vacant IBF Youth super-middleweight title
7 Win 6–1 Josip Jalušić PTS 6 25 Mar 2006 Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy
6 Loss 5–1 Jose Tavares PTS 6 20 Oct 2005 Palais de la Méditerranée, Nice, France
5 Win 5–0 Marius Mihai Dumitru KO 1 (6) 25 Mar 2006 Stadio del tennis Foro Italico, Rome, Italy
4 Win 4–0 Mihai Iorgu KO 4 (6) 19 Mar 2005 PalaLuiss, Rome, Italy
3 Win 3–0 Mihaly Kratki TKO 4 (6) 26 Dec 2004 Palazzetto dello Sport, Rome, Italy
2 Win 2–0 Roman Vanicky KO 1 (6) 26 Nov 2004 Pala Parioli, Rome, Italy
1 Win 1–0 Karoly Gyorfi KO 1 (6) 23 Oct 2004 PalaLuiss, Rome, Italy Professional debut

Titles in boxing

Achievements
Preceded by
Drago Janjušević
IBF Inter-Continental light-heavyweight champion
10 May 2008 – 2011
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Karo Murat
Vacant
Title last held by
Mehdi Amar
European Union light-heavyweight champion
12 March 2016 – present
Incumbent

References

  1. 1 2 3 Professional boxing record for Serhiy Demchenko from BoxRec. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  2. Armit, Eric; Gigney, George (21 October 2015). "Weekly boxing results round up: October 21". Boxing News. Newsquest. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  3. Armit, Eric; Boxing News staff (17 March 2016). "Weekly boxing results – March 17". Boxing News. Newsquest. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
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