Sergey Lipinets

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Sergey Lipinets
Сергей Липинец
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Statistics
Nickname(s)Samurai
Weight(s)
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Reach170 cm (67 in)
NationalityKazakhstani Russian
Born (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989 (age 32)
Martuk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights19
Wins16
Wins by KO12
Losses2
Draws1

Sergey Alekseyevich Lipinets (Russian: Сергей Алексеевич Липинец; born 23 March 1989) is a professional boxer and former kickboxer[1]from Kazakhstan who held the IBF light-welterweight title from 2017 to 2018. As of August 2020, he is ranked as the world's ninth best active welterweight by The Ring magazine[2] and tenth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.[3]

Early life and kickboxing career[]

Lipinets was born on Martuk, Kazakhstan, but moved to Russia at the age of 9.[4] Lipinets originally competed as a kickboxer, medaling in competitions like the 2012 W.A.K.O. European Championships and the 2013 World Combat Games.

Professional boxing career[]

After a brief amateur boxing career in which he went 35–5, Lipinets turned pro in 2014.[5] After winning 10 pro bouts, Lipinets faced Lenny Zappavigna in an IBF eliminator. The winner would become the mandatory challenger to the IBF champion, the winner of an April 2017 bout between Ricky Burns and Julius Indongo. Lipinets proved to be too much for Zappavigna, as the latter went down during round 5 before being counted out following a right straight from Lipinets in round 8. Both fighters suffered several cuts during the fight.[6]

Following Indongo's win over Burns, Lipinets tried to start negotiations with the IBF champion.[7] However, the IBF granted Indongo an exception to allow him to unify all the major light welterweight titles against Terence Crawford. After Crawford's win over Indongo, the IBF ordered Crawford to defend his title against Lipinets.[8] Lipinets stated that the IBF title was "stolen from him".[9] As Crawford didn't plan to return to the ring before the IBF's deadline, he vacated the IBF title just 11 days after defeating Indongo.[10]

The IBF ordered Lipinets to face Akihiro Kondo for their vacant title.[11] The fight was finalized for 4 November on the undercard of a Deontay Wilder bout. The event was televised on Showtime.[12] Lipinets became the IBF champion, winning by unanimous decision (118–110, 117–111, 117–111). The decision was booed upon being announced but several media outlets scored it for Lipinets, albeit on closer cards. Lipinets connected to Kondo's body often throughout the fight, but Kondo remained unfazed by the body shots. Kondo kept coming forward and rocked Lipinets in round 5. Lipinets was cut by an accidental head clash midway through the fight.[13][14][15]

Titles and accomplishments[]

Kickboxing[]

Professional

  • WAKO-Pro Full Contact World -64.5kg Champion

Amateur

  • World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
    • 2011 WAKO World Championships in Dublin Full Contact -63.5kg Silver
    • 2012 WAKO European Championships in Bucharest Full Contact -63.5kg Gold
    • 2013 WAKO World Championships in Antalya Full Contact -63.5kg Gold

Professional boxing record[]

Professional record summary
19 fights 16 wins 2 losses
By knockout 12 1
By decision 4 1
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
19 Loss 16–2–1 United States Jaron Ennis KO 6 (12), 2:11 10 Apr 2021 United States Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, US
18 Draw 16–1–1 Canada Custio Clayton MD 12 24 Oct 2020 United States Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, US For IBF interim welterweight title
17 Win 16–1 Philippines Jayar Inson TKO 2 (10), 0:57 20 Jul 2019 United States MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US
16 Win 15–1 United States Lamont Peterson TKO 10 (12), 2:59 24 Mar 2019 United States MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, US
15 Win 14–1 Ecuador Erick Bone MD 10 4 Aug 2018 United States Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, US
14 Loss 13–1 United States Mikey Garcia UD 12 10 Mar 2018 United States Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, US Lost IBF light-welterweight title
13 Win 13–0 Japan Akihiro Kondo UD 12 4 Nov 2017 United States Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, US Won vacant IBF light-welterweight title
12 Win 12–0 United States Clarence Booth TKO 7 (8), 1:33 4 Mar 2017 United States Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, US
11 Win 11–0 Australia Leonardo Zappavigna KO 8 (12), 1:23 10 Dec 2016 United States Galen Center, Los Angeles, California, US
10 Win 10–0 Nicaragua Walter Castillo TKO 7 (10), 2:45 15 Jul 2016 United States Horseshoe Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, US
9 Win 9–0 Georgia (country) Levan Ghvamichava KO 5 (10), 1:40 15 Mar 2016 United States Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino, Nice, California, US
8 Win 8–0 United States Haskell Rhodes UD 10 30 Oct 2015 United States The Venue at UCF, Orlando, Florida, US
7 Win 7–0 Dominican Republic Kendal Mena TKO 3 (8), 1:40 8 Jul 2015 United States B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, New York, New York, US
6 Win 6–0 Mexico Cosme Rivera TKO 9 (10), 2:59 13 Mar 2015 United States A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, US Won vacant WBC Latino light-welterweight title
5 Win 5–0 Philippines Ernie Sanchez KO 8 (10), 0:48 28 Nov 2014 Russia Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia Won vacant WBC Silver International light-welterweight title
4 Win 4–0 Mexico Daniel Lomeli TKO 7 (8), 1:45 27 Sep 2014 Russia Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia
3 Win 3–0 United States Rynell Griffin KO 3 (6), 2:36 18 Jul 2014 United States Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, US
2 Win 2–0 Serbia Dzemil Cosovic KO 4 (6), 1:52 30 May 2014 Russia Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia
1 Win 1–0 Venezuela Franklin Varela UD 6 25 Apr 2014 Russia Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia

Kickboxing record[]

Professional Kickboxing record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2012-10-20 Win Russia Rasul Kachakaev Grand Prix Russia Open Moscow, Russia KO (Left Hook) 1
2012-08- Win Ukraine Maxim Kolpak Russia Decision 3 3:00
2012-03-03 Win France Mickael Lacombe Full Contact International Gala Montceau-les-Mines, France KO 4
Wins the vacant WAKO-Pro Full Contact World -64.5kg title.
2011-12-21 Win Russia Sergey Popa Moscow, Russia TKO 1
2011-05-28 Win Russia Vitaly Lisnyak Grand Prix Russia Open Moscow, Russia Decision 3 3:00
2010-11-27 Win Russia Alexey Radik Moscow, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
2009-05-21 Loss Ukraine Serhiy Adamchuk BARS: Russia vs Ukraine Russia, Moscow KO 2
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes
Amateur Kickboxing record
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2013-12-08 Win Azerbaijan Elnur Daryagir 2013 WAKO World Championships, Final Antalya, Turkey Decision 3 2:00
Wins the 2013 WAKO World Championships Full Contact -63.5kg Gold Medal.
2013-12-07 Win Kyrgyzstan Aibek Duishembiev 2013 WAKO World Championships, Semi Final Antalya, Turkey Decision 3 2:00
2013-12-05 Win Norway Milton Galarreta 2013 WAKO World Championships, Quarter Final Antalya, Turkey TKO 2
2013-12-04 Win Spain Andoni Iglesias 2013 WAKO World Championships, 1/8 Final Antalya, Turkey Decision 3 2:00
2013-10-25 Loss Hungary Gabor Gorbics 2013 World Combat Games, Final Saint Petersburg, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
Wins the 2013 World COmbat Games Full Contact -63.5kg Silver Medal.
2013-10-23 Win France William Saidi 2013 World Combat Games, Semi Final Saint Petersburg, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
2013-10-21 Win Ukraine Konstyantyn Demoretsky 2013 World Combat Games, Quarter Final Saint Petersburg, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
2012-12-01 Win Hungary Gabor Garbics 2012 WAKO European Championships, Final Bucharest, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
Wins the 2012 WAKO World European Full Contact -63.5kg Gold Medal.
2012-11-30 Win 2012 WAKO European Championships, Semi Final Bucharest, Romania Decision (Unanimous) 3 2:00
2011-11- Loss Ukraine Konstyantyn Demoretsky 2011 WAKO World Championships, Final Dublin, Ireland Decision (Majority) 3 2:00
Wins the 2011 WAKO World Championships Full Contact -63.5kg Silver Medal.
2011-11- Win 2011 WAKO World Championships, Semi Final Dublin, Ireland Decision (Majority) 3 2:00
Legend:   Win   Loss   Draw/No contest   Notes

See also[]

  • List of light-welterweight boxing champions

References[]

  1. ^ "A former kickboxing champion, Sergey Lipinets is now speeding down boxing's fast track".
  2. ^ "Welterweight ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. ^ "RANKINGS | Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". TBRB. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. ^ "New Faces: Sergey Lipinets - The Ring". ringtv.com. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  5. ^ "Lipinets moves from chess, to street brawls, to kickboxing, and now boxing main events". FOX SPORTS. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. ^ "Sergey Lipinets Stops Lenny Z in Grueling IBF Eliminator - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Indongo Must Face Lipinets Next or Vacate IBF Title - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Crawford facing tough, quick decision on future". ESPN. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  9. ^ "Lipinets Rips Indongo, Says IBF Title Was 'Stolen' From Him - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Terence Crawford vacates IBF title". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  11. ^ "IBF orders Lipinets-Kondo bout for vacant title". ESPN.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  12. ^ "Lipinets-Kondo IBF 140-Pound Title Fight on Wilder-Ortiz Card - Boxing News". www.BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  13. ^ "Sergey Lipinets Decisions Akihiro Kondo, Wins IBF World Title - Boxing News". www.BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  14. ^ Gray, James (6 November 2017). "Wilder vs Stiverne AS IT HAPPENED: Deontay WIlder WINS inside the first round". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  15. ^ "Wilder vs Stiverne II results: Sergey Lipinets claims IBF title with win over Akihiro Kondo". BadLeftHook.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.

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Sporting positions
World boxing titles
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Title last held by
Terence Crawford 		IBF light-welterweight champion
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