Grigory Drozd
| Grigory Drozd | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) | Pretty Boy |
| Rated at | cruiserweight |
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) |
| Nationality |
 Russian |
| Born |
August 26, 1979 Prokopyevsk, USSR |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 40 |
| Wins | 39 |
| Wins by KO | 27 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
| No contests | 0 |
Grigory Drozd (Russian: Григорий Анатольевич Дрозд) (born August 26, 1979 Prokopyevsk, Soviet Union) is a Russian professional boxer. He is the current WBC Cruiserweight champion.
Boxing career
Drozd only fought three amateur fights, winning all of them. His manager is Dietmar Poszwa. Drozd faced Darnell Wilson on July 2, 2009 at the Krylatskoe Sport Palace in Moscow, winning the fight in the tenth round. 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.
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.
On October 5, 2013, Drozd won the EBU (European) Cruiserweight title in Moscow by defeating Mateusz Masternak via eleventh-round technical knockout.[1] Drozd retained the title against mandatory challenger Jeremy Ouanna on March 15, 2014,[2] before winning his first world title by defeating Krzysztof Włodarczyk on September 27, 2014, to win the WBC Cruiserweight title.[3]
Professional boxing record
| 39 Wins (27 knockouts, 12 decisions), 1 Loss (1 knockout)[4] | |||||||
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Rd., Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A | style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A |  Krzysztof Włodarczyk |
style="background: #ececec; color: grey; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-na" | N/A | - (12) | 22/05/2015 | Moscow |
Defending WBC Cruiserweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 39–1 | Krzysztof Włodarczyk |
UD | 12 | 27/09/2014 | Krylatskoe Sport Palace, Moscow |
Won WBC Cruiserweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 38–1 |  Jeremy Ouanna |
KO | 1 (12), 2:40 | 15/03/2014 | Krylatskoe Sport Palace, Moscow |
Retained EBU (European) Cruiserweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 37–1 | Mateusz Masternak |
TKO | 11 (12), 0:53 | 05/10/2013 | Olympic Indoor Arena, Moscow |
Won EBU (European) Cruiserweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 36–1 | Jean Marc Monrose |
UD | 12 | 17/12/2012 | Crocus City Hall, Moscow |
Won vacant WBA International Cruiserweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 35–1 |  Fabio Garrido |
TKO | 1 (10), 0:45 | 20/06/2012 | CSKA Moscow Stadium, Moscow |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 34–1 |  Richard Hall |
RTD | 8 (10), 3:00 | 08/02/2012 | Krylia Sovetov, Moscow |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 33–1 |  Remigijus Ziausys |
UD | 8 | 11/03/2011 | Arena, Kemerovo |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 32–1 |  Darnell Wilson |
RTD | 10 (12), 3:00 | 02/07/2009 | Krylatskoe Sport Palace, Moscow |
Retained WBO Asia Pacific and PABA Cruiserweight titles. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 31–1 | Rob Calloway |
TKO | 7 (12), 1:25 | 06/12/2008 | Circus, Nizhny Novgorod |
Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific, vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council and PABA Cruiserweight titles. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 30–1 |  Talgat Dosanov |
UD | 8 | 31/07/2008 | Pyramid, Kazan |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 29–1 | Michael Simms |
UD | 8 | 23/02/2008 | DIVS, Ekaterinburg |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 28–1 | Laudelino Barros |
KO | 8 (12), 2:22 | 17/11/2007 |  Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt |
Retained WBO Asia Pacific Cruiserweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 27–1 |  Jean Claude Bikoi |
UD | 12 | 28/07/2007 | Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific Cruiserweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 26–1 |  Mircea Telecan |
KO | 1 (8), 2:35 | 17/02/2007 | Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt |
|
| style="background: #ffdddd; color: black; vertical-align: middle; text-align: center; " class="table-no2" |Loss | 25–1 | Firat Arslan |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:28 | 28/10/2006 | Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg |
WBA World Cruiserweight title eliminator. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 25–0 |  Mauro Adrian Ordiales |
TKO | 3 (12), 2:15 | 29/07/2006 | König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Nordrhein-Westfalen |
Won vacant WBC International Cruiserweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 24–0 | Pavel Melkomyan |
KO | 5 (10), 0:44 | 07/01/2006 | Zenith - Die Kulturhalle, Munich, Bayern |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 23–0 | Shane Swartz |
TKO | 7 (10) | 25/10/2005 |  TV-Studio 44, Vienna |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 22–0 |  Asmir Vojnovic |
TKO | 8 (10) | 15/04/2005 | DIVS, Ekaterinburg |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 21–0 |  Denis Salomka |
KO | 2 (8) | 01/02/2005 | Casino Kapitalizm, Moscow |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 20–0 | Jason Robinson |
UD | 10 | 01/10/2004 | Basket-Hall Arena, Kazan |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 19–0 |  Saul Montana |
TKO | 9 (12), 2:02 | 30/03/2004 | Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California |
Won vacant IBO Intercontinental Cruiserweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 18–0 | Muslim Biarslanov |
TKO | 3 (10) | 03/12/2003 | DIVS, Ekaterinburg |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 17–0 | Yan Kulkov |
TKO | 5 (10) | 31/08/2003 | Prokopyevsk |
Won vacant Russian Cruiserweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 16–0 |  Oleksandr Garashchenko |
UD | 8 | 06/06/2003 | Express, Rostov-on-Don |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 15–0 | Oleksandr Subin |
UD | 8 | 08/04/2003 | Moscow |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 14–0 |  Akmal Aslanov |
TKO | 4 (8) | 30/01/2003 | Casino Vodoley, Ekaterinburg |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 13–0 | Pavel Kalabin |
TKO | 4 (10) | 25/12/2002 | Pyramide, Kazan |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 12–0 | Ihor Pylypenko |
DQ | 3 (6) | 15/11/2002 | Circus, Kaporozhye |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 11–0 |  Teymuraz Kekelidze |
UD | 10 | 25/08/2002 | Prokopyevsk |
Won vacant Ural & Siberia Cruiserweight title. |
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 10–0 |  Sedrak Agagulyan |
TKO | 4 (8) | 04/07/2002 | Casino Vodoley, Ekaterinburg |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 9–0 | Mikhail Balovnev |
TKO | 5 (8) | 23/05/2002 | Casino Vodoley, Ekaterinburg |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 8–0 | Siarhei Krupenich |
TKO | 5 (6) | 25/04/2002 | Perm |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 7–0 | Dmitry Gerasimov |
TKO | 4 (6) | 28/03/2002 | Perm |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 6–0 | Yuriy Bylynchuk |
TKO | 4 (6) | 28/02/2002 | Ekaterinburg |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 5–0 | Evgeny Galchenko |
TKO | 2 (6) | 21/12/2001 | Ekaterinburg |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 4–0 | Valery Makeev |
TKO | 5 (6) | 28/10/2001 | Culture & Sports Complex "Russia", Ekaterinburg |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 3–0 |  Cesar Ramos |
TKO | 3 (6) | 24/08/2001 | Prokopyevsk |
|
| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 2–0 | Timofey Maklakov |
TKO | 2 (6) | 24/07/2001 | KRC Arbat, Moscow |
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| style="background:#bfd; color:black; vertical-align:middle; text-align:center; " class="table-yes2" |Win | 1–0 |  Valeri Semiskur |
UD | 6 | 13/04/2001 | CSKA Moscow Stadium, Moscow |
Professional debut. |
References
- ↑ "Drozd Stops Masternak: Chagaev and Chakhkiev win". Boxingscene. 5 October 2013.
- ↑ "Drozd Demolishes Ouanna: Chakhkiev stops Haapoja". Boxingscene. 15 March 2014.
- ↑ "Drozd Dominates Wlodarczyk For Cruiserweight Title". Boxingscene. 27 September 2014.
- ↑ Professional boxing record for Grigory Drozd from BoxRec
External links
| Preceded by Krzysztof Włodarczyk |
WBC Cruiserweight Champion September 27, 2014 – present |
Incumbent |