| Sergey Gulyakevich | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Sergey Gulyakevich |
| Rated at | Super featherweight |
| Nationality | Belarusian |
| Born | 1 June 1981 Minsk |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 33 |
| Wins | 31 |
| Wins by KO | 13 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 0 |
Sergey Gulyakevich (born 1 June 1981) is a Belarusian professional boxer who competes in the super featherweight division. He is a former European champion for the weight division and world title challenger.
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Gulyakevich made his professional debut in Minsk on 25 April 2003. He compiled a record of 15-0 fighting mainly in countries such as Belarus, Estonia and Russia before travelling to Monaco to defeat Tonto Tontchev for the WBA Inter-continental title on 20 July 2005. Two fights and two more victories followed the win over Tontchev to set Gulyakevich up for a shot at the full European title held by Scotsman Alex Arthur.[1]
The fight with Arthur in April 2006 saw Gulyakevich travel to Edinburgh only to suffer his first defeat as a professional when the fight was stopped in the 7th round due to a cut on his left eye. Following the defeat Gulyakevich returned to Belarus and scored a further five wins in his home country. On 22 December 2007 he travelled to Italy in order to challenge the new European champion Leva Kirakosyan. This time the result was a more positive one and he won the fight via a unanimous decision.[2] He has since made one defence travelling to Germany in December 2008 to defeat German fighter Vitali Tajbert over 12 rounds.[3] Gulyakevich relinquished the title in July 2009 when the opportunity arose to fight for the WBC Interim World featherweight title. This followed the confirmation of current champion Humberto Soto's intention to move up in weight after his next defence. The decision meant that Gulyakevich and Mexican boxer Humberto Mauro Gutierrez would meet for the interim belt in Mexico on 22 August 2009.[4] The fight itself saw the Mexican win the belt via a majority decision when after 12 rounds of boxing one of the judges scored a draw with two others handing victory to Gutierrez.
Following the defeat to Gutierrez, Gulyakevich returned to Minsk and marked time by scoring a victory in his home town. On 19 February 2010 he then returned to the United Kingdom to fight on the undercard of a Ricky Hatton promotion in Stoke. He defeated Georgian fighter Nikoloz Berkatsashvili in the 2nd round of their fight which was one of the supporting bouts to the European title bout between Scott Lawton and former victim Leva Kirakosyan.[5] On 16 April 2010 he returned to the UK once again to meet Nugzar Margvelashvili, another Georgian at the Robin Park Centre in Wigan winning on points over six rounds. Two more fights in 2010 resulted in two further victories against George Mchedlishvili and Araik Sachbazjan with both fights taking place in Minsk.[1]
Professional boxing record for Sergey Gulyakevich from BoxRec