Alexander Besputin

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Alexander Besputin
Александр Беспутин
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Reach68 in (173 cm)
NationalityRussian
Born (1991-04-26) 26 April 1991 (age 30)
Kamensk-Uralsky, Russia
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights16
Wins15
Wins by KO11
Losses0
No contests1
Medal record
Representing  Russia
European Championships
Gold medal – first place Minsk 2013 Welterweight
European Games
Silver medal – second place Baku 2015 Welterweight

Alexander Alexandrovich Besputin (Russian: Александр Александрович Беспутин; born 26 April 1991) is a Russian professional boxer. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2013 European Championships and silver at the 2015 European Games.[1]

Professional career[]

Besputin turned professional in 2015 and compiled a record of 13–0 before getting an opportunity to fight for a world title against fellow Russian boxer Radzhab Butaev. In the fight Besputin would go on to win via unanimous decision to capture the WBA (Regular) and EBP welterweight titles.[2]

In January 2020 it was reported that Besputin had failed a post-fight drug test for the bout with Butaev, testing positive for the performance enhancing drug Ligandrol. Upon hearing the news, Butaev said, "Ahead of the fight my team insisted on VADA testing while he and his team were denying it all along, and even after I agreed to pay for both sides, including his costs, he was very reluctant. After finally enrolling he attempted to ignore the requests from VADA for two weeks for his whereabouts to be tested."[3] Besputin elected to have a secondary 'B sample' tested, which also came back positive for the same substance in June.[4] Following the second test result, the WBA stripped Besputin of his title and issued a six-month suspension on 4 July.[5]

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary
15 fights 14 wins 0 losses
By knockout 10 0
By decision 4 0
No contests 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
15 Win 14–0 (1) Russia Viktor Plotnikov RTD 2 (10), 3:00 20 Mar 2021 Russia Khodynka Ice Palace, Moscow, Russia
14 NC 13–0 (1) Russia Radzhab Butaev NC 12 30 Nov 2019 Monaco Casino Monte Carlo Salle Medicin, Monaco Originally a UD win for Besputin, later ruled an NC after Besputin failed a drug test;
Vacant WBA (Regular) and EBP welterweight titles were at stake
13 Win 13–0 Argentina Alfredo Rodolfo Blanco UD 10 12 Apr 2019 United States Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, US Retained IBF-USBA welterweight title
12 Win 12–0 Dominican Republic Juan Carlos Abreu UD 10 8 Dec 2018 United States Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, US Retained IBF-USBA welterweight title
11 Win 11–0 Mexico Alan Sanchez TKO 9 (10), 1:44 14 Sep 2018 United States Save Mart Center, Fresno, California, US Won vacant IBF-USBA welterweight title
10 Win 10–0 Mexico Saul Corral KO 3 (10), 1:34 26 May 2018 United States Save Mart Center, Fresno, California, US
9 Win 9–0 United States Wesley Tucker RTD 5 (8), 3:00 16 Feb 2018 United States Grand Sierra Resort and Casino, Reno, Nevada, US
8 Win 8–0 Venezuela Juan Ruiz KO 7 (8), 2:51 11 Nov 2017 United States Save Mart Center, Fresno, California, US
7 Win 7–0 Colombia Breidis Prescott UD 8 22 Apr 2017 United States Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, US
6 Win 6–0 Brazil Gilberto Pereira dos Santos UD 6 27 Jan 2017 United States Sportsmen's Lodge, Los Angeles, California, US
5 Win 5–0 Panama Azael Cosio RTD 6 (8), 3:00 5 Nov 2016 United States Thomas & Mack Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, US
4 Win 4–0 United States Kevin Womack Jr KO 1 (6), 2:08 6 Aug 2016 United States Casino Del Sol, Tucson, Arizona, US
3 Win 3–0 United States Christon Edwards RTD 4 (6), 3:00 2 Apr 2016 United States Oceanview Pavilion, Port Hueneme, California, US
2 Win 2–0 United States K'Lon Spencer TKO 3 (4), 0:50 16 Jan 2016 United States The Bomb Factory, Dallas, Texas, US
1 Win 1–0 Mexico Fernando Paliza KO 2 (6), 2:59 12 Dec 2015 United States Civic Auditorium, Glendale, California, US

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Alexander Besputin - Amateur career". boxrec.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Alexander Besputin Decisions Radzhab Butaev For WBA Title". Boxingscene. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  3. ^ Kim, Steve (15 January 2020). "Besputin notified of positive test for Ligandrol". ESPN.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  4. ^ L. Stumberg, Patrick (23 June 2020). "Alexander Besputin's "B" sample comes back positive, Razhab Butaev responds". www.badlefthook.com. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  5. ^ "The WBA made a decision on Championships and Qualifications: Figueroa will have an optional defense fight against Vazquez". World Boxing Association. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.

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