Grigory Drozd

Grigory Drozd
Григорий Анатольевич Дрозд
Born
Grigory Anatolyevich Drozd

(1979-08-26) 26 August 1979 (age 45)
Prokopyevsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
NationalityRussian
Other namesPretty Boy
Statistics
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach76 in (193 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights41
Wins40
Wins by KO28
Losses1

Grigory Anatolyevich Drozd (Russian: Григорий Анатольевич Дрозд; born 26 August 1979) is a Russian former professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Council (WBC) cruiserweight title from 2014 to 2016,[1] and the European cruiserweight title from 2013 to 2014.

Boxing career

Drozd only fought three amateur fights, winning all of them. His manager is Dietmar Poszwa.

Drozd vs. Wilson

Drozd faced Darnell Wilson on July 2, 2009 at the Krylatskoye Sports Palace in Moscow, winning the fight in the tenth round.

Drozd vs. Simms

He fought Michael Simms on February 23, 2008, at the DIVS in Ekaterinburg with an attendance of 25,000 at the stadium. The fight went eight rounds and Drozd won the fight via unanimous decision.

Drozd vs. Calloway

On 6 December 2008, Drozd Fought Rob Calloway for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific Cruiserweight title, vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council Cruiserweight title and the vacant PABA Cruiserweight title at the circus in Nizhny Novgorod. It was voted Asian Super Fight of the year, with Drozd winning by seventh-round technical knockout.

Drozd vs. Masternak

On October 5, 2013, Drozd won the EBU (European) Cruiserweight title in Moscow by defeating Mateusz Masternak via eleventh-round technical knockout.[2]

Drozd vs. Quanna

Drozd retained the title against mandatory challenger Jeremy Ouanna on March 15, 2014.[3]

Drozd vs. Wlodarczyk

In his next bout, Drozd won his first world title by defeating Krzysztof Włodarczyk on September 27, 2014, to win the WBC Cruiserweight title.[4] Drozd won the fight convincingly, with the judges scoring it 119-108, 119-108 and 118-109 in favor of Drozd.[5]

Drozd vs. Janik

In his next bout, Drozd fought Lukasz Janik, which was his first title defence. Drozd beat Lukasz Janik by technical knockout in the 9th round.[6]

Drozd lost the WBC cruiserweight title at the end of May 2016 when he was unable to defend it due to injury, and Tony Bellew defeated Ilunga Makabu in three rounds to win it.[1] Instead he was made champion in recess, but was removed from that position due to inactivity in December 2016.[7] He has not fought since.

Professional boxing record

41 fights 40 wins 1 loss
By knockout 28 1
By decision 11 0
By disqualification 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
41 Win 40–1 Łukasz Janik TKO 9 (12), 0:50 2015-05-22 Olympic Indoor Arena, Moscow, Russia Retained WBC cruiserweight title
40 Win 39–1 Krzysztof Włodarczyk UD 12 2014-09-27 Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia Won WBC cruiserweight title
39 Win 38–1 Jeremy Ouanna KO 1 (12), 2:40 2014-03-15 Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia Retained European cruiserweight title
38 Win 37–1 Mateusz Masternak TKO 11 (12), 0:53 2013-10-05 Olympic Indoor Arena, Moscow, Russia Won European cruiserweight title
37 Win 36–1 Jean Marc Monrose UD 12 2012-12-17 Crocus City Hall, Moscow, Russia Won vacant WBA International cruiserweight title
36 Win 35–1 Fabio Garrido TKO 1 (10), 0:45 2012-06-20 CSKA, Moscow, Russia
35 Win 34–1 Richard Hall RTD 8 (10), 3:00 2012-02-08 USC Soviet Wings, Moscow, Russia
34 Win 33–1 Remigijus Ziausys UD 8 2011-03-11 Arena, Kemerovo, Russia
33 Win 32–1 Darnell Wilson RTD 10 (12), 3:00 2009-07-02 Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia Retained WBO Asia Pacific and PABA cruiserweight titles
32 Win 31–1 Rob Calloway TKO 7 (12), 1:25 2008-12-06 Circus, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Won vacant WBO, WBC Asian and PABA cruiserweight titles
31 Win 30–1 Talgat Dosanov UD 8 2008-07-31 Pyramid, Kazan, Russia
30 Win 29–1 Michael Simms UD 8 2008-02-23 DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
29 Win 28–1 Laudelino Barros KO 8 (12), 2:22 2007-11-17 Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany Retained WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title
28 Win 27–1 Jean Claude Bikoi UD 12 2007-07-28 Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title
27 Win 26–1 Mircea Telecan KO 1 (8), 2:35 2007-02-17 Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany
26 Loss 25–1 Firat Arslan TKO 5 (12), 2:28 2006-10-28 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
25 Win 25–0 Mauro Adrian Ordiales TKO 3 (12), 2:15 2006-07-29 König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany Won vacant WBC International cruiserweight title
24 Win 24–0 Pavel Melkomyan KO 5 (10), 0:44 2006-01-07 Zenith, Munich, Munich, Germany
23 Win 23–0 Shane Swartz TKO 7 (10) 2005-10-25 TV-Studio 44, Vienna, Austria
22 Win 22–0 Asmir Vojnovic TKO 8 (10) 2005-04-15 DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
21 Win 21–0 Denis Salomka KO 2 (8) 2005-02-01 Casino Kapitalizm, Moscow, Russia
20 Win 20–0 Jason Robinson UD 10 2004-10-01 Basket-Hall Arena, Kazan, Russia
19 Win 19–0 Saúl Montana TKO 9 (12), 2:02 2004-03-30 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. Won vacant IBO Intercontinental cruiserweight title
18 Win 18–0 Muslim Biarslanov TKO 3 (10) 2003-12-03 DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
17 Win 17–0 Yan Kulkov TKO 5 (10) 2003-08-31 Prokopyevsk, Russia Won vacant Russian cruiserweight title
16 Win 16–0 Oleksandr Garashchenko UD 8 2003-06-06 Express, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
15 Win 15–0 Oleksandr Subin UD 8 2003-04-08 Moscow, Russia
14 Win 14–0 Akmal Aslanov TKO 4 (8) 2003-01-30 Casino Vodoley, Ekaterinburg, Russia
13 Win 13–0 Pavel Kalabin TKO 4 (10) 2002-12-25 Pyramide, Kazan, Russia
12 Win 12–0 Ihor Pylypenko DQ 3 (6) 2002-11-15 Circus, Zaporizhia, Ukraine
11 Win 11–0 Teymuraz Kekelidze UD 10 2002-08-25 Prokopyevsk, Russia Won vacant Ural & Siberia cruiserweight title
10 Win 10–0 Sedrak Agagulyan TKO 4 (8) 2002-07-04 Casino Vodoley, Ekaterinburg, Russia
9 Win 9–0 Mikhail Balovnev TKO 5 (8) 2002-05-23 Casino Vodoley, Ekaterinburg, Russia
8 Win 8–0 Siarhei Krupenich TKO 5 (6) 2002-04-25 Perm, Russia
7 Win 7–0 Dmitry Gerasimov TKO 4 (6) 2002-03-28 Perm, Russia
6 Win 6–0 Yuriy Bylynchuk TKO 4 (6) 2002-02-28 Ekaterinburg, Russia
5 Win 5–0 Evgeny Galchenko TKO 2 (6) 2001-12-21 Ekaterinburg, Russia
4 Win 4–0 Valery Makeev TKO 5 (6) 2001-10-28 Culture & Sports Complex, Ekaterinburg, Russia
3 Win 3–0 Cesar Ramos TKO 3 (6) 2001-08-24 Prokopyevsk, Russia
2 Win 2–0 Timofey Maklakov TKO 2 (6) 2001-07-24 KRC Arbat, Moscow, Russia
1 Win 1–0 Valeri Semiskur UD 6 2001-04-13 CSKA Universal Sports Hall, Moscow, Russia

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Grigory Drozd will exercise right to face Tony Bellew later this year. World Boxing News, June 2, 2016 Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Drozd Stops Masternak: Chagaev and Chakhkiev win". Boxingscene. 5 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Drozd Demolishes Ouanna: Chakhkiev stops Haapoja". Boxingscene. 15 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Drozd Dominates Wlodarczyk For Cruiserweight Title". Boxingscene. 27 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Wlodarczyk vs Drozd - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  6. ^ "Drozd vs Janik - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  7. ^ "WBC announces list of mandatory challengers - The Ring". 14 December 2016.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by EBU cruiserweight champion
October 5, 2013 – 2014
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Rakhim Chakhkiev
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBC cruiserweight champion
September 27, 2014 – March 16, 2016
Status changed 		Vacant
Title next held by
Tony Bellew
Honorary boxing titles
New title WBC cruiserweight champion
In recess
March 16, 2016 – December, 2016
Stripped 		Vacant