Artur Akavov

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Artur Akavov
Statistics
Real nameArtur Akavov
Nickname(s)Wolverine
Weight(s)Middleweight
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
NationalityRussian
Born (1985-12-14) 14 December 1985 (age 36)
Novocherkassk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights24
Wins20
Wins by KO9
Losses4

Artur Akavov (born 14 December 1985) is a Russian professional boxer who has challenged twice for the WBO middleweight title in 2016 and 2019.[1]

Professional career[]

Akavov boxed at various European national championships as an amateur before turning professional. In May 2014, Akavov won the minor WBO European title and went on to defend it three times.

Akavov had a record of 16-1 by 2016 and obtained a top ten ranking by the WBO, which eventually led to his opportunity to fight for a world title. The WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders was under pressure to make the first defence of the title he'd won by defeating Andy Lee almost a year previously. A hand injury to Saunders and two cancelled defences earlier in the year lead to Akavov being offered the fight, with the fight originally scheduled to take place on 22 October at the Motorpoint Arena in Cardiff. A muscle injury to Saunders then meant the fight was rescheduled for 26 November, before visa issues for Akavov caused the fight to be put back a further week to 3 December and the venue changed to the Paisley Lagoon Centre near Glasgow, Scotland.[2]

The fight was fairly close for the first six rounds, with Saunders coming on strong for the next four rounds which seemed to tire him somewhat for the last two. Saunders claimed a unanimous decision after the full twelve rounds to retain his title, with the three judges scoring it 116-112, 116-113 and 115-113 in his favour. After the fight Saunders apologised to his fans, describing his performance as "flat" and "terrible".[3] Many observers felt the decision could have gone either way, with the CompuBox final punch stats stating that Saunders landed 82/579 of punches to Akavov's 81/624, with both fighters outlanding the other in six rounds each.[4]

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary
24 fights 20 wins 4 losses
By knockout 9 2
By decision 11 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
24 Loss 20–4 Brazil Esquiva Falcão RTD 4 (10), 3:00 Feb 20, 2021 United States MGM Grand, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S.
23 Win 20–3 Estonia Sergei Melis TKO 5 (8), 1:56 Oct 18, 2019 Estonia Olymp Maardu-Kalev, Maardu, Estonia
22 Loss 19–3 United States Demetrius Andrade TKO 12 (12), 2:36 Jan 18, 2019 United States Hulu Theater, New York City, New York, U.S. For WBO middleweight title
21 Win 19–2 Argentina Gonzalo Gaston Coria UD 10 May 12, 2018 Latvia Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia Won vacant WBO International middleweight title
20 Win 18–2 Venezuela Jean Carlos Prada KO 1 (8), 0:55 Mar 24, 2018 Estonia Sport Hall Energia, Narva, Estonia
19 Win 17–2 Mexico Josue Obando SD 8 Apr 22, 2017 United States Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S.
18 Loss 16–2 United Kingdom Billy Joe Saunders UD 12 Dec 3, 2016 United Kingdom Lagoon Leisure Centre, Paisley, Scotland For WBO middleweight title
17 Win 16–1 United States Todd Manuel TKO 6 (8), 0:37 Mar 30, 2016 United States BB King Blues Club & Grill, New York, U.S.
16 Win 15–1 Mexico Freddy Lopez TKO 2 (8), 2:04 Nov 20, 2015 United States Aviator Sports Complex, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.
15 Win 14–1 France Michel Mothmora UD 12 Jun 12, 2015 Estonia A Le Coq Sports Palace, Tartu, Estonia Won vacant WBF World middleweight title
14 Win 13–1 Georgia (country) David Makaradze TKO 7 (12), 0:20 Mar 21, 2015 Estonia Tondiraba Ice Hall, Tallinn, Estonia Retained WBO European middleweight title
13 Win 12–1 Poland Sebastian Skrzypczynski TKO 4 (12), 0:22 Feb 13, 2015 Russia Ice Palace, Pskov, Russia Retained WBO European middleweight title
12 Win 11–1 Hungary Sandor Micsko KO 4 (12), 2:47 Oct 31, 2014 Russia SuperClub, Pskov, Russia Retained WBO European middleweight title
11 Win 10–1 Croatia Ivan Jukic KO 2 (12), 1:23 May 15, 2014 Russia SuperClub, Pskov, Russia Won vacant WBO European middleweight title
10 Win 9–1 Russia Marat Khuzeev KO 1 (8), 1:15 Nov 30, 2013 Russia SuperClub, Pskov, Russia
9 Win 8–1 Uzbekistan Bekzod Yunusov UD 10 Apr 27, 2013 Russia Gigant Hall Parakhod, Pskov, Russia
8 Win 7–1 Russia Evgeny Meshkov UD 6 Nov 24, 2012 Russia SuperClub, Pskov, Russia
7 Win 6–1 Russia Dmitry Pankratov UD 6 Jul 14, 2012 Russia Gigant Hall Parakhod, Pskov, Russia
6 Loss 5–1 Russia Oleg Liseev UD 8 Apr 4, 2012 Russia Crocus City Hall, Krasnogorsk, Russia
5 Win 5–0 Russia Sergey Sergeev UD 6 Oct 8, 2011 Russia Typhoon Club, Saint Petersburg, Russia
4 Win 4–0 Russia Andrey Tylilyuk UD 6 Jul 26, 2011 Russia Circus, Sochi, Russia
3 Win 3–0 Russia Gevorg Akopyan UD 4 May 27, 2011 Russia Typhoon Club, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2 Win 2–0 Uzbekistan Sherkhomil Rakhimov UD 4 Apr 16, 2011 Russia Typhoon Club, Saint Petersburg, Russia
1 Win 1–0 Russia Andrey Korzhenevsky UD 4 Mar 4, 2011 Russia Typhoon Club, Saint Petersburg, Russia

References[]

  1. ^ "BoxRec: Artur Akavov". boxrec.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  2. ^ "Billy Joe Saunders vs Artur Akavov delayed until December 3". Sky Sports. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Saunders 'embarrassed' by win over Akavov". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
  4. ^ "Billy Joe Saunders vs. Artur Akavov - CompuBox Punch Stats - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 2017-10-24.

External links[]

Boxing record for Artur Akavov from BoxRec

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