Ivan Vladimirovich Kirpa ( March 6, 1978 , Roslavl , Smolensk region , RSFSR , USSR ) is a Russian professional boxer who performed in the welterweight and first welterweight categories . In the period 1999 - 2009 he spent 25 fights in the professional ring, having suffered only one defeat (on points). He owned the title of champion of Russia among professionals, the champion of the CIS and Slavic countries according to the WBC . Also known as boxing trainer, personal trainer of Alexander Povetkin .
 Ivan Kirpa | |
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| general information | |
| Full name | Ivan Vladimirovich Kirpa |
| Nickname | Ivan the Terrible |
| Citizenship |  Russia |
| Date of Birth | March 6, 1978 ( 41) |
| Place of Birth | Roslavl , Smolensk region , RSFSR , USSR |
| Weight category | welterweight (66.7 kg) |
| Rack | left-handed |
| Growth | 170 cm |
| Trainer | Igor Lebedev Freddy roach |
| Promoter | Don king |
| Professional career | |
| First fight | February 23, 1999 |
| The last battle | July 11, 2009 |
| Number of battles | 25 |
| Number of wins | 24 |
| KOs | 15 |
| Defeat | one |
| Amateur career | |
| Number of battles | 296 |
| Number of lesions | 14 |
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Biography
Ivan Kirpa was born on March 6, 1978 in the city of Roslavl, Smolensk region .
Amateur career
He began to actively engage in boxing in early childhood with coach Vladimir Nikonov, trained under the guidance of the honored trainer of the RSFSR Igor Lebedev . In 1996 and 1997, he became the champion of Russia among youth, won the Olympic Hopes winter tournament, and fulfilled the standard of a master of sports . In total, in amateur boxing he spent 296 fights, losing only 14 of them [1] .
Professional career
At a professional level, he made his debut in February 1999, in a debut match by a unanimous decision of the judges defeated compatriot Eugene Sopitko. In the following months, he had several more successful fights and in March 2000 he won the right to go on the fight for the Russian welterweight champion, as well as for the vacant CIS and Slavic champion title according to the World Boxing Council - he ultimately won by TKO in tenth round [2] .
In subsequent years, Kirpa often boxed in the UK, in particular in May 2003, suffered the first and only loss in his career - from the British Bradley Price . A year later, he spent several more fights in Russia with less competitive rivals, after which he took a break and did not enter the ring for a long time. In 2007, he returned to boxing, in Poland he knocked out the Mexican Jose Leonardo Corona, then traveled to the United States, where he ahead of schedule defeated the Puerto Rican Frankie Santos.
Challenger battle with Miguel Angel Rodriguez
Having a contract with the famous promoter Don King , in July he went out to battle with the Mexican Miguel Angel Rodriguez - the right to challenge the WBC welterweight world title was won in the battle, and Kirpa gained this right by winning by unanimous decision [3] .
Retirement
Having become the winner of the elimination battle, in 2010 he was supposed to fight with the American champion Andre Berto , but shortly before that he accidentally became a participant in a street fight in Roslavl, received serious injuries and was forced to end his sports career. In total, he spent 25 fights on a professional level, won 24 victories (including 15 ahead of schedule), suffered one defeat.
Coaching
Since 2012, Ivan Kirpa has been working as a boxing trainer at the “Martial Arts Club No. 1” in Moscow , trained many talented athletes, for example, under his leadership, a mixed-style fighter Eduard Vartanyan and kickboxer Enrico Gogohia trained . In early 2014, he received an invitation to become the personal trainer of the famous Russian heavyweight Alexander Povetkin , subsequently preparing him for the battles against Manuel Charr , Carlos Takam , Mike Perez and Mariusz Wach [4] [5] .
Notes
- ↑ Ivan the Terrible Ivan Kirpa: “A boxer can be a romantic!” . Sport Review (October 27, 2014). Date of treatment November 29, 2014.
- ↑ Andrey Petukhov, Sergey Yakimov. Ivan Kirpa: “Living in America, he was not happy for a day” . Work Path (September 29, 2014). Date of treatment November 29, 2014.
- ↑ Robert Vardanyan. Russian boxer Ivan Kirpa began his coaching career . RT (May 10, 2013). Date of treatment November 29, 2014.
- ↑ Vitaliy Sirotinin. Ivan Kirpa: “No super coach can make a champion in three months” . Izvestia (February 26, 2014). Date of treatment November 29, 2014.
- ↑ Dmitry Golubovich. Interview with coach Povetkin - Ivan Kirpa . Championship.com (October 30, 2014). Date of treatment November 29, 2014.
Links
- Ivan Kirpa (Eng.) - Professional Fight Statistics on BoxRec