Egor Mekhontsev
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Light Heavyweight | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Egor Leonidovich Mekhontsev (Егор Леонидович Мехонцев, transliteration Egor Leonidovich Mechoncev; born 14 November 1984), is a Russian professional boxer, who among other achievements, won gold at 2012 London Olympics in the light heavyweight division.[2]
Career
Light-Heavyweight
Southpaw Mekhontsev won a silver medal in the 2004
The following year in 2006 he won bronze losing to
Change to Heavyweight
Mekhontsev then moved up to the heavyweight 201 lbs limit division and won the 2008 Russian national championships beating Evgeniy Romanov in the final by a score of 19–5.[3]
At the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Liverpool he defeated Nasi Hani (Macedonia) INJ RND 4, Stephen Simmons (boxer) (Scotland) 14–1, Petrisor Gananau (Romania) 5–2 and won Gold after defeating Armenia's Tsolak Ananikyan 9–2 in the final.[4] [5]
At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Heavyweight he upset Clemente Russo and beat fellow southpaws Oleksandr Usyk in the semifinal and Osmay Acosta in the final.
Mekhontsev successfully defended his title at the
Change to Light-Heavyweight
For the
Turning professional
Mekhontsev turned professional in October 2013, signing with boxing promotion company Top Rank, which has also signed up a number of other 2012 olympic medallists.[7]
Mekhontsev made his professional debut on December 7, 2013, dominating and knocking down opponent PJ Cajagas three times before the referee stopped the contest in the third round.
Professional boxing record
| 14 fights | 13 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 8 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
References
- ^ "Boxing record for Egor Mekhontsev". BoxRec.
- ^ "Mekhontsev at AIBA". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04.
- ^ "Russian National Championships". STRAFA. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- Amateur Boxing Association of England. Archived from the originalon 5 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
- International Boxing Association. Archived from the original(PDF) on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
- ^ Euro 2010
- ^ Dan Rafael (November 3, 2013). "Egor Mekhontsev turns professional". ESPN.
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