Vyacheslav Uzelkov passes away aged just 45
Ukrainian former WBA and EBU light heavyweight challenger Vyacheslav Uzelkov has passed away at the age of 45 due to heart problems, reports bokser.org.
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Baysangurov is Back in The Mix After IBO Title Win
With just two seconds left in the twelfth and final round referee Giustino di Giovanni jumped in between heavily wobbling Argentinean Guido Nicolas Pitto and his Ukraine-based Russian/Chechen counterpart Zaurbek Baysangurov to put a halt of a brutal contest for a vacant IBO light middleweight title. Unlike the infamous ending of the Julio Cesar Chavez vs. Meldrick Taylor extravaganza, this finish was well justified by the fight itself, but was very unfair for extremely brave Argentinean.
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Baysangurov, Uzelkov Are Back in Action in Brovary
Former WBO and IBO light middleweight champion Zaurbek Baysangurov (28-1, 20 KOs) will finally get back to the ring on April 12 after a lengthy injury-induced hiatus. Baysangurov, who was thrown out of all rankings following a year and a half out of the ring, fights dangerous Argentinean opponent Guido Nicolas Pitto (18-2, 7 KOs) for a now-vacant IBO crown.
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Photos: Usyk Makes Debut, Uzelkov Stops Codrington
Kiev, Ukraine - Jaidon Condrington (21-4, 17 KOs) was unable to take advantage of declining Ukrainian light heavyweight Vyacheslav Uzelkov (30-3, 19 KOs), and saw himself get stopped in round six. In the sixth, he caught Condrington several times - first with body shots and then going to the head. Condrington tried to retaliate and paid a dear price, missing with his left to eat a monster left hook to the chin. It's where he had stumbled back to the ropes, ate two more shots with a closing right hand to the body sending him to the canvas. He actually beat the count but referee Yuri Koptsev asked him several questions in close, and the waved the bout off. TKO 6 for Uzelkov, who acquired a vacant IBO I/C title.
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Usyk Beats Down Romero Over Five, Uzelkov Wins
Comebacking Azerbaijani light welterweight Agali Alyshev (20-5-1, 14 KOs) made a short work of kill-or-be-killed opponent in Belorussian import Anton Rusak (6-7, 6 KOs). Alyshev stopped Rusak in two. ---------------------- Light welterweight debutant Artiom Savenko (1-0) made his successful pro debut, scoring a unanimous decision over Alexey Kozlov (0-3) over four rounds. Scores were: 40-37 and 40-36 (twice) - for Savenko
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Photos/Weights: Usyk vs. Romero, Uzelkov-Condrington
The stage is set for tomorrow's big night of boxing in Kiev, Ukraine. Unlike the majority of the events, organized by K2 Ukraine, this one will not be filled in with numerous stay-busy fights of experienced, world-ranked contenders. Oppositely, there would be just two battle-tested boxers on the card, and, moreover, the real star of the show will be a professional debutant. The featured man is a former amateur star Olexander Usyk, a highly regarded Ukrainian boxer, who makes his debut as a professional cruiserweight. Usyk, a close friend of featherweight sensation Vasyl Lomachenko, trained by Vasyl’s father Anatoly, is a 2012 Olympic and 2011 World champion at the heavyweight division (201 lbs). Usyk was also 2008 Ukraine’s Olympian (lost to Clemente Russo in the second round) and 2009 Milano bronze medalist (lost to recent Top Rank signee and another 2012 gold medal winner Yegor Mekhontsev).
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Usyk-Romero, Uzelkov-Codrington Doubleheader on 11/9
Big boxing show will take place on November, 9th at the Palace of Sports (Kiev, Ukraine) promoted by K2 Promotions Ukraine . Local light-heavyweight star Vyacheslav "Steel Power" Uzelkov (29-3, 18 KOs) will dispute vacant IBO International light heavyweight title against American KO-artist Jaidon "The Don" Сodrington (21-3, 17 KOs). 34 years old Vyacheslav Uzelkov is the former World (WBA) and European (EBU) title challenger who has couple of decent victories in his record including 6th round KO win over Gabriel Campillo former WBA World champion and UD win over two-time WBO contender Alejandro Lakatos. Jaidon Codrington (29 years old) is known as a runner-up of reality boxing show «The Contender III», where he stopped previously unbeaten Texas broiler Brian Vera, overmatched Wayne Johnsen in semifinal and faced future WBC World champ Sakio «Scorpion» Bika. This clash definitely became the best «The Contender» fight ever and truly candidate of FOTY-2007.
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Bursak Struggles, While Uzelkov, Salamov Shine
Max Bursak’s “British Voyage” isn’t getting any easier with each fought contest. After scoring a relatively close win over Prince Arron in a voluntary defense of his EBU middleweight title in July, the 29-year old Ukrainian came just a couple of rounds short of his second career loss, while escaping narrowly with a unanimous decision over another unheralded Brit Nick Blackwell. The bout took place at the Locomotiv Arena in Kharkiv, Ukraine, this past Saturday under K2 Ukraine Promotions.
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Doudou N'Gumbu Shocks Vyacheslav Uzelkov To Win
In the opener, hard-hitting Ukrainian Oleg Nekrasov (6-2-1, 6 KOs) was once again upset by the better opponent with a worse record. This time, rugged Georgian Levan Shonia (14-5, 10 KOs) engaged into a clinchfest with Nekrasov before surprisingly knocking him down in the fifth (time was 1:17). Nehrasov got up and was ready to continue but the referee unexpectedly waved the fight off.
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Uzelkov Furious: Nerd Cleverly, Warren are Both Cowards!
With just a couple of days removed from the upcoming defense of his WBO I/C title against dangerous late replacement Doudou N’Gumbu (30-4, 11 KOs), the WBO/IBF #3 and WBA #4 ranked light heavyweight Vyacheslav Uzelkov (28-2, 17 KOs) is still in search of his mental equilibrium. The reason for Uzelkov’s anxiety however, lies in his past, not in his future. The one-time world title challenger (Uzelkov dropped a wide UD to then-reigning WBA champion Beibut Shimenov in 2010) is still very livid of his abortive title challenge of the WBO current titlist Nathan Cleverly. Cleverly was first scheduled to clash against the Ukrainian on October 27 (2012) in Wales. For five weeks Uzelkov had been literally dying to reach his tip-top shape only to know that his bout with Cleverly was re-scheduled for November 11 in the States. It wasn’t his final disappointment: two days after Cleverly officially withdrew from the bout and chose to defend against Shawn Hawk instead.
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