Denis Fuatovich Shafikov ( bashk. Shafikov Denis Fuat uly ; b. June 3, 1985 , Miass ) is a Russian boxer of light and medium welterweight.
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| Full name | Shafikov Denis Fuatovich |
| Nickname | "Genghis Khan" ( English "Djingis Khan" ) |
| Citizenship |  Russia |
| Date of Birth | June 3, 1985 (34 years) |
| Place of Birth | Miass , Chelyabinsk Region , RSFSR , USSR |
| Accommodation | Miass , Russia |
| Weight category | 2nd semi-light (up to 58.97 kg) , light (up to 61.23 kg) , 1st welterweight (up to 63.5 kg) |
| Rack | Lefty |
| Growth | 165 cm |
| Arm span | 174 cm |
| Ratings | |
| Position by BoxRec rating | 22 (102 points) |
| The best position rated by BoxRec | 3 (394 points) November 2015 |
| Professional career | |
| First fight | November 30, 2003 |
| The last battle | February 9, 2019 |
| Number of battles | 46 |
| Number of wins | 40 |
| Knockout wins | 20 |
| Defeats | four |
| Draws | 2 |
Intercontinental IBO Champion [1] [2] .
Bronze medalist of the Russian Championship in Ulyanovsk in 2003.
By nationality Bashkir , goes to the ring in the Bashkir national dress: fur hat and elana, for which he received the nickname Genghis Khan. [3]
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Professional career
Shafikov made his debut in the professional ring at the end of 2003. The first ten fights held in Russia and Belarus.
Since 2007, he has been performing under the auspices of the Finnish promotional company P3 Boxing [3] . In the 11th fight in the first fight under the auspices of the new promoter, he won on points more experienced Dominican, Christian Frias (20-1-2).
In 2009, he won the intercontinental IBO title. On October 29, 2010, a duel with unbeaten Italian Brunet Zamora (20-0) was brought to a draw.
In September 2011, Shafikov won the European Championship title in EBU lightweight, and in the second title defense, he again met Brunet Zamora. In the second battle, Shafikov confidently won on points.
Championship fight with Miguel Vázquez
February 22, 2014 in Macau ( China ), suffered a first defeat in the professional ring, in an attempt to win the IBF championship title, in a battle with the Mexican, Miguel Vásquez . Shafikov acted more actively, but Vazquez replayed the candidate for the distance, and in the melee he constantly entered the clinch, did not give the opponent the development of attacks, and this eventually led to a unanimous judicial decision [4] .
Fight with Rustam Nugayev
On August 15, 2014, after a series of victories, Nugaev got a chance at the IBF qualifying fight with Denis Shafikov , who had previously met in the battle for this title with Miguel Vásquez and lost. Shafikov seized the advantage from the start, his punches were faster and more powerful. Especially overwhelming superiority Shafikov was in round 3. From the 6th round Nugaev could not oppose anything to the precise work of the legs and the accuracy of his rival, he missed many precise shots. Nugayev’s left eye and left cheek are swollen. During the break after the 8th round, the coach suggested Rustam to stop the fight; Referee Jack Rhys also warned that with the next successful attack, Shafikov would stop the standoff. Nugaev decided to reach the 9th round, but after half of it was over, Rees still stopped the fight, when he saw that the more tired Nugaev could not do anything. Shafikov received the right to re-fight with Vazquez.
Championship Bout with Rances Barthelemy
On December 18, 2015, he met with the ex-world champion in the 2nd featherweight title without defeat Cuban Rances Barthelemy . At stake was the vacant world champion title in lightweight IBF . Denis was better in the first half of the fight. He was more active and accurate. However, the Cuban was able to equalize the battle, successfully acting in his second half. After 12 rounds, the referee gave Barthelemy victory [5] .
December 2, 2016 won the former contender for the world title in lightweight champion Richard Kommi . The fight lasted all 12 rounds. The judges' scores: 116–112, 115–113, 112–116. Denis has become an indispensable contender for the IBF lightweight title [6] .
Champion fight with Robert Easter
On June 30, 2017, he met with IBF World Lightweight Champion, US defeated Robert American , junior . Easter tried to work at a distance, taking advantage of the length of his arms. Shafikov boxed the first number, put pressure on and broke through to close range. The fight turned out to be close and competitive. The judges gave the victory to the current champion [7] [8] .
Descended in the 2nd semi-light weight. On December 9, 2017, he met with Nicaraguan René Alvarado. Lost on points [9] [10] .
Battle table
The table lists the results of all boxer fights. Each line shows the result of the fight. Additionally, the number of the fight is indicated by the color, which indicates the result of the fight. Decoding of symbols and colors is presented in the table below.
| Example | Decryption |
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| Victory | |
| Draw | |
| Defeat | |
| Planned bout | |
| Duel declared invalid | |
| KO | Knockout |
| TKO | TKO |
| UD, PTS | Unanimous decision of the judges |
| MD | The decision of the majority of judges |
| SD | Separate decision of the judges |
| RTD | Refusal to continue the fight |
| Dq | Disqualification |
| NC | Duel declared invalid |
| Result | Rival | Indicators rival | Type of | Round, Time | date | Battlefield | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40-4-2 | Gaibatulla Gadzhialiyev | 6-1 | MD | ten | February 9, 2019 | Galaktika Culture Center, Estosadok , Krasnodar Krai , Russia | Account: 94-97, 95-95, 96-96. |
| 40-4-1 | John gemino | 17-10-1 | UD | ten | July 21, 2018 | Olympic , Moscow , Russia | Account: 100-90, 98-92, 100-90. |
| 39-4-1 | Hector Ruben Ambriz Suarez | 12-6-1 | UD | eight | June 6, 2018 | The Avalon, Hollywood , California , USA | Account: 80-72, 79-73, 77-75. |
| 38-4-1 | Rene Alvarado | 27-8-0 | SD | ten | December 9, 2017 | Mandalay Bay Hotel & Casino, Events Center, Las Vegas , Nevada , USA | Account: 95-94, 94-96, 93-96. |
| 38-3-1 | Robert Easter Jr. | 19-0 | UD | 12 | June 30, 2017 | Toledo , Ohio , United States | Fight for IBF lightweight world champion title (2nd defense of Easter). Account: 112-116, 108-120, 108-120. |
| 38-2-1 | Richard Commi | 24-1 | SD | 12 | December 2, 2016 | Tough Fight Gym, Moscow , Russia | Eliminator IBF lightweight. The judges' account: 116-112, 115-113, 112-116. |
| 37-2-1 | Jamel Herring | 15-0 | Tko | 10 (10), 0:36 | July 2, 2016 | Santander Arena, Reading , Pennsylvania , United States | Herring knocked down in the 2nd round. |
| 36-2-1 | Rances Barthelemy | 23-0 | UD | 12 | December 18, 2015 | Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas , Nevada , USA | Vacant title of the world champion in lightweight according to IBF . Judges account: 109-119 and 112-116 (twice). |
| 36-1-1 | Roy muhlis | 27-4-3 | Tko | 3 (10), 1:14 | July 18, 2015 | Cotai Arena, Venetian Resort, Macau , China | |
| 35-1-1 | Miguel Angel Mendoza | 21-4-2 | UD | eight | December 13, 2014 | The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Las Vegas , NV , USA | Judges account: 79-73 (all). |
| 34-1-1 | Rustam Nugaev | 27-6-1 | Tko | 9 (12), 1:16 | August 15, 2014 | Santa Ynez , United States | IBF qualifier in light weight. Nugaev received a cut from a strike in round 3 and from collision heads in round 4. |
| 33-1-1 | Miguel Vazquez | 33-3 | UD | 12 | February 22, 2014 | Macau , China | 109-119, 112-116, 113-115. Fight for the IBF title at lightweight. |
| 33-0-1 | Santos Benavides | 23-3-2 | RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | August 17, 2013 | Laredo (Texas) , United States | |
| 32-0-1 | Alisher Rakhimov | 25-1 | Dq | 11 (12), 2:24 | March 16, 2013 | Noginsk , Russia | He defended his WBC Baltic title , won the vacant WBC CISBB title in lightweight. Rakhimov is disqualified for repeated deliberate low blows. |
| 31-0-1 | Albert mensa | 25-3-1 | UD | 12 | December 1, 2012 | Quintana Roo , Mexico | 117-107, 118-108, 118-108. Won the IBF International title and the vacant WBC Baltic title in lightweight. Qualifying battle for second place in the IBF ranking. |
| 30-0-1 | James Onyango | 9-4-1 | UD | eight | September 18, 2012 | Moscow , Russia | 80-72, 80-73, 80-73. |
| 29-0-1 | Brunet Zamora | 22-0-2 | UD | 12 | May 31, 2012 | Ufa , Russia | 117-111, 117-113, 117-112. He defended his EBU title in lightweight. |
| 28-0-1 | Lee McAllister | 34-2 | RTD | 8 (12), 0:01 | February 25, 2012 | Aberdeen , Scotland | He defended his EBU title in lightweight. McAllister refused to participate in the 8th round after the gong, citing a hand injury. |
| 27-0-1 | Giuseppe Lauri | 52-7 | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | September 23, 2011 | Helsinki , Finland | Won vacant EBU title at lightweight. Lauri refused to reach the 9th round. |
| 26-0-1 | Nugzar Margvelashvili | 18-9 | Tko | 5 (8), 1:53 | March 4, 2011 | Helsinki , Finland | Margvelashvili was knocked down in rounds 4 and 5. |
| 25-0-1 | Brunet Zamora | 20-0 | MD | 12 | October 29, 2010 | St. Petersburg , Russia | 114-114, 113-115, 114-114. Fight for the WBA Inter-Continental light welterweight title. |
| 25-0 | Peter Semo | 19-5 | UD | eight | September 4, 2010 | Helsinki , Finland | 79-73, 79-73, 80-72. |
| 24-0 | Leonardo Resendis | 23-24 | RTD | 6 (8), 3:00 | July 22, 2010 | Jurmala , Latvia | Resendis knocked down in round 6. |
| 23-0 | Bobir Normatov | 1-8-1 | KO | 1 (8), 1:05 | June 30, 2010 | St. Petersburg , Russia | |
| 22-0 | Fernando Trejo | 30-14-5 | UD | 12 | October 24, 2009 | Helsinki , Finland | 117-111, 116-112, 116-112. Won the IBO Inter-Continental Welterweight title. |
| 21-0 | Alexey Volchan | 17-8-2 | Tko | 2 (10), 1:26 | September 25, 2009 | St. Petersburg , Russia | Volchan in knockdowns in rounds 1 and 2. |
| 20-0 | John Cotterill Jr. | 23-7 | Tko | 1 (8), 2:00 | May 30, 2009 | Helsinki , Finland | |
| 19-0 | Juan Carlos Rodriguez | 57-22-2 | UD | eight | April 18, 2009 | Helsinki , Finland | 78-75, 79-73, 80-73. |
| 18-0 | Decho kokietjim | 30-11-2 | Tko | 2 (8), 1:00 | February 14, 2009 | Tampere , Finland | |
| 17-0 | Raul Horacio Balbi | 55-9-1 | Td | 6 (8), 0:28 | November 28, 2008 | Helsinki , Finland | 60-54, 60-54, 60-54. A clash of heads caused a cut from Balbi. |
| 16-0 | Andrzej Shark | 14-4 | Tko | 2 (8), 2:15 | August 30, 2008 | Tampere , Finland | |
| 15-0 | Sean Gallejos | 16-3 | UD | ten | April 18, 2008 | Helsinki , Finland | 99-91, 99-91, 98-93. |
| 14-0 | Sergey Savrinovich | 1-3-1 | RTD | 3 (8), 3:00 | February 1, 2008 | Helsinki , Finland | |
| 13-0 | Alexander Saltykov | 5-6-1 | Tko | 4 (10) | December 20, 2007 | Vyborg , Russia | |
| 12-0 | Nizar bubaker | 11-8 | Tko | 2 (8), 1:08 | October 22, 2007 | Helsinki , Finland | |
| 11-0 | Christian frias | 20-1-2 | UD | eight | May 18, 2007 | Helsinki , Finland | 80-72, 80-72, 80-73. |
| 10-0 | Vitaly Olkhovik | 1-2 | Tko | 2 (6), 1:08 | November 17, 2006 | St. Petersburg , Russia | |
| 9-0 | Alexander Saltykov | 0-3 | RTD | 7 (8), 3:00 | July 21, 2006 | Vyborg , Russia | |
| 8-0 | Leonty Vorontsuk | 21-25-1 | UD | four | December 18, 2005 | Vyborg , Russia | |
| 7-0 | Andrey Sherel | 1-2 | KO | 2 (6) | May 11, 2005 | Minsk , Belarus | |
| 6-0 | Pavel Melnikov | 16-7 | UD | eight | February 11, 2005 | St. Petersburg , Russia | |
| 5-0 | Vladimir Narushevich | 2-5 | Tko | 1 (6) | December 9, 2004 | Minsk , Belarus | |
| 4-0 | Philip Bystrikov | 12-8-1 | UD | 6 | June 16, 2004 | Minsk , Belarus | |
| 3-0 | Leonty Vorontsuk | 19-20-1 | UD | four | May 15, 2004 | St. Petersburg , Russia | |
| 2-0 | Vadim Astapuk | Debut | Tko | 4 (4) | February 25, 2004 | Minsk , Belarus | |
| 1-0 | Pavel Lyakhov | Debut | UD | four | November 30, 2003 | Vyborg , Russia |
Notes
- ↑ Boxing World Champions IBO.
- ↑ Miassky boxer Denis Shafikov became the IBO world champion. (inaccessible link)
- ↑ 1 2 Denis Shafikov: “I want to fight with good boxers in title fights” (Inaccessible link) . The appeal date was August 18, 2013. Archived April 24, 2009.
- ↑ Miguel Vasquez defeated Denis Shafikov . Sports.ru. The appeal date is February 24, 2014.
- ↑ Rances Barthelemy defeated Denis Shafikov by decision of the judges .
- ↑ Shafikov won Kommi and became a contender for the IBF belt .
- ↑ Easter Fends Off Shafikov, Wins Unanimous Decision to Keep Title .
- ↑ Robert Easter defeated Denis Shafikov by the decision of the judges .
- ↑ Rene Alvarado Stuns Denis Shafikov, Wins Split Decision .
- ↑ Denis Shafikov lost to Rene Alvarado .
Links
- Shafikov, Denis Fuatovich (English) - statistics of professional battles on the site BoxRec
- List of Shafikov fights
- Denis Shafikov broke rim eyebrow
- Denis Shafikov: “We are alike with Genghis Khan”
- Denis Shafikov vs. John Cotterill Jr.