Evgeny Tishchenko

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In this Eastern Slavic naming convention, the patronymic is Andreyevich and the family name is Tishchenko.
Evgeny Tishchenko
Evgeny Tishchenko 2016b.jpg
Tishchenko in 2016
Statistics
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 5 in (196 cm)
NationalityRussian
Born (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991 (age 30)
Kanevskaya, Krasnodar Krai, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record[1]
Total fights10
Wins9
Wins by KO6
Losses1
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Medal record
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Heavyweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Doha Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 2013 Almaty Heavyweight
Silver medal – second place 2017 Hamburg Heavyweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Samokov Heavyweight
Gold medal – first place 2017 Kharkiv Heavyweight
Summer Universiade
Gold medal – first place 2013 Kazan -91 kg

Evgeny Andreyevich Tishchenko (Russian: Евгений Андреевич Тищенко; born 15 July 1991) is a Russian professional boxer. As an amateur he won gold medals at the 2016 Olympics, 2015 World Championships, and the 2015 and 2017 European Championships and silver at the 2013 and 2017 World Championships.

Amateur career[]

Tishchenko was born in the village of Kanevskaya, Krasnodar Krai, but later moved to Belgorod. He took up boxing while studying in the 5th grade. He is trained under the sports school of Ivan Levichev. At the school level, he did not show significant results, the best achievement was a prize in the championship of the Southern Federal District.

Tishchenko became a member of the Russian national team in 2009. He won the light heavyweight weight category in the Russian youth championship, took the first prize at an international tournament in Croatia, and then won the Youth European Championships in Szczecin.

He began competing among seniors in 2010 and twice won bronze medals at the Russian championships, losing the semifinals to Egor Mekhontsev in 2010 and to Nikita Ivanov in 2011. In addition, he took gold in the Youth European Championships U23 in Kaliningrad. In 2012, Tishchenko became the Russian National champion in heavyweight category. A year later, he would win the gold medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade.[2] He won silver medal at the 2013 World Championships in Almaty, losing in the finals to twice Olympic silver medalist, Italian Clemente Russo.

In 2014, Tishchenko again won the Russian National championships, beating in finals; then European champion Aleksei Yegorov. He competed at the 2015 European Championships in Samokov, Bulgaria taking gold in heavyweight category. In October, he would repeat his success; winning the gold at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, Qatar, defeating Erislandy Savón of Cuba in the finals.[3]

In the 2016 Olympics he again won a gold medal after defeating Kazakhstan's Vasily Levit on a controversial unanimous decision in the final.[4] The final and medal ceremony saw angry crowd reactions.[5]

Personal life[]

Tishchenko has a degree in physical education from Belgorod State University. He has also studied at the Belgorod Technological University and Moscow State Mining University.[6] He works as a police officer in Saint Petersburg. He was awarded a medal by the government after the Olympics.[7]

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary hide
10 fights 9 wins 1 loss
By knockout 6 0
By decision 3 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
10 Win 9–1 Russia Dmitry Kudryashov UD 10 11 Sep 2021 Russia RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia Won vacant WBC International cruiserweight title
9 Loss 8–1 South Africa Thabiso Mchunu UD 12 27 Mar 2021 Russia RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia For WBC Silver cruiserweight title
8 Win 8–0 United Kingdom John McCallum KO 2 (10), 2:07 7 Nov 2020 Russia RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia Won vacant WBO European cruiserweight title
7 Win 7–0 Argentina Marcos Antonio Aumada KO 3 (10), 1:41 17 Mar 2020 Russia RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia
6 Win 6–0 Kazakhstan Issa Akberbayev RTD 6 (10), 3:00 2 Nov 2019 Russia RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia Retained WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
5 Win 5–0 Ghana Abraham Tabul TKO 1 (10), 2:49 16 Jun 2019 Russia KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title
4 Win 4–0 Argentina Jose Gregorio Ulrich UD 8 22 Feb 2019 Russia KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia
3 Win 3–0 Mexico Christian Mariscal TKO 2 (6), 1:38 24 Nov 2018 United States Hard Rock Live, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
2 Win 2–0 Russia Artush Sarkisyan UD 6 13 Oct 2018 Russia Yekaterinburg Expo, Yekaterinburg, Russia
1 Win 1–0 Venezuela Williams Ocando TKO 5 (6), 2:23 19 Aug 2018 Russia DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia

References[]

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Evgeny Tishchenko". BoxRec.
  2. ^ Kazan2013 profile
  3. ^ Евгений Тищенко: больше рад титулу чемпиона мира, чем олимпийской лицензии. Allsportinfo.ru. Retrieved on 8 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Rio Olympics: Russian wins unanimous decision heavyweight gold". Newsday. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Russian boxer Evgeny Tishchenko booed after winning Olympic gold". CNN. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
  6. ^ Evgeny Tishchenko Archived 10 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
  7. ^ Yekaterina Zapara (16 August 2016) МВД наградит боксера Тищенко за победу на Олимпиаде в Рио-де-Жанейро. izvestia.ru

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