Other names The Great By knockout 24 Height 2.03 m Draws 1 Wins 33 Role Boxer Division Heavyweight | Total 34 Name Alexander Ustinov Nationality Belarusian Losses 1 Weight 135 kg | |
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Alexander Ustinov (Russian: Александр Устинов; born 7 December 1976) is a Russian professional boxer, and former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. In boxing he has held the EBA heavyweight title, the IBO Inter-Continental title in 2012, and the WBA International title twice.
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- Kickboxing Career
- Professional boxing career
- Titles
- References
Ustinov currently resides in Minsk, Belarus, but remains a Russian citizen and competes under the Russian flag.
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Kickboxing Career
In 2003 after winning K-1 Moscow Grand Pix with three consecutive KO's Alexander Ustinov earned his spot at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris. In quarter finals he met Gregory Tony and won the fight by a second round TKO. In the semi-final he stepped into the ring against his own sparring partner Alexey Ignashov and after the hard fought battle the judges ruled the fight for Ignashov's favor.
In December 2003 he continued his strong performances at the tournaments winning the K-1 Spain GP in Barcelona.
On 7 August 2004 Alexander Ustinov was invited to participate at K-1 World GP 2004 Battle of Bellagio II. On his biggest tournament of his career, he was matched up against the towering South African fighter Jan "The Giant" Nortje. Alexander Ustinov won the battle but unfortunately was unable to continue due to a deep laceration on his shin and was replaced by the American Scott Lighty.
In 2005 he won two more K-1 tournaments in Milan, Italy and Lommel, Belgium as well as made his professional boxing debut.
Professional boxing career
On 26 February 2009, Alexander Ustinov stopped Maksym Pedyura in the fifth round to win the EBA heavyweight title. Later that year, Ustinov won the WBA International title from Monte Barrett. Ustinov retained his EBA title twice before vacating it in 2011.
On 26 April 2012, Alexander Ustinov won the vacant International Boxing Organization Inter-Continental heavyweight title against Jason Gavern.
After defeating Jason Gavern, Alexander Ustinov was set to fight Kubrat Pulev on 29 September 2012 for IBF No. 1 position. He was defeated by Pulev for the first time in his professional boxing career.
On Saturday 26 July 2014, he was to fight Tyson Fury as a late replacement for the injured Dereck Chisora. However, Tyson Fury pulled out of the fight due to the ill health of his uncle Peter Fury.