Oleksandr Gvozdyk

Oleksandr Gvozdyk Олександр Гвоздик
Gvozdyk in 2012
Statistics
Nickname(s)	The Nail
Weight(s)	Light heavyweight
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Reach	192 cm (76 in)
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	(1987-04-15) 15 April 1987 Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	13
Wins	13
Wins by KO	11
Losses	0
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Ukraine Olympic Games 2012 London Light heavyweight Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan Light heavyweight

Oleksandr Gvozdyk (Ukrainian: Олександр Гвоздик; born 15 April 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer who has held the regional NABF light heavyweight title since 2016. As an amateur he won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics in the light heavyweight division.

Career

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat two opponents before being edged out by Rene Krause.

At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat three fighters before falling to star Egor Mekhontsev of Russia. He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

At the 2012 Summer Olympics he won against Belarusian Mikhail Dauhaliavets 18–10, Nicaraguan Osmar Bravo 18–6, Algerian Abdelhafid Benchabla 19–17 and lost to Kazakh Adilbek Niyazymbetov countback. He won the bronze medal.

Professional career

After his amateur success, Gvozdyk turned professional and won his debut, defeating Mike Montoya via a first-round KO on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley II.

Gvozdyk vs. Mohammedi

After winning his first nine professional bouts, Gvozdyk would challenge for his first professional title on April 9, 2016, the NABF light-heavyweight title against Nadjib Mohammedi, who just been defeated by WBA (Undisputed), IBF and WBO world champion Sergey Kovalev. Gvozdyk dropped Mohammedi in the second round with a right hook and Mohammedi failed to beat the count, giving Gvozdyk his tenth straight win and his first professional title.

Gvozdyk vs. Karpency and Chilemba

Gvozdyk made his title defence against three time world-title challenger Tommy Karpency on July 23, 2016. After Karpency dropped Gvozdyk in the first round, Gvozdyk rallied and knocked Karpency out in the sixth round with a hook to the body. Gvozdyk then faced off against Isaac Chilemba on the November 19, 2016 undercard of Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward. Chilemba. like Mohammedi, had just been coming off a defeat to unified light-heavyweight champion Kovalev. Gvozdyk started strong after Chilemba suffered an injury to his right hand. Chilemba started to increase the pace, but decided to retire at the end of the eight round due to his hand injury, giving Gvozdyk his twelfth straight win and second title defense and Chilemba his first knockout loss.

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
14	N/A	N/A	Craig Baker	N/A	– (10)	19 Aug 2017	Pinnacle Bank Arena, Lincoln, Nebraska, US
13	Win	13–0	Yunieski Gonzalez	TKO	3 (10), 2:55	8 Apr 2017	MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, US	Retained NABF light heavyweight title; Won vacant WBO–NABO light heavyweight title
12	Win	12–0	Isaac Chilemba	RTD	8 (10), 3:00	19 Nov 2016	T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US	Retained NABF light heavyweight title
11	Win	11–0	Tommy Karpency	KO	6 (10), 2:21	23 Jul 2016	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US	Retained NABF light heavyweight title
10	Win	10–0	Nadjib Mohammedi	KO	2 (10), 2:06	9 Apr 2016	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US	Won vacant NABF light heavyweight title
9	Win	9–0	Mike Snider	KO	1 (8), 2:58	13 Feb 2016	Sportsmen's Lodge, Studio City, California, US
8	Win	8–0	Cleiton Conceição	TKO	3 (8), 0:50	20 Nov 2015	Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, US
7	Win	7–0	Francisco Sierra	RTD	5 (8), 3:00	19 Sep 2015	Sportsmen's Lodge, Studio City, California, US
6	Win	6–0	Michael Gbenga	UD	6	13 Jun 2015	Florentine Gardens, Los Angeles, California, US
5	Win	5–0	Cory Cummings	KO	2 (8), 1:10	24 Jan 2015	1stBank Center, Broomfield, Colorado, US
4	Win	4–0	Otis Griffin	TKO	6 (8), 1:51	15 Nov 2014	Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, US
3	Win	3–0	Lamont Williams	KO	5 (6), 1:38	20 Sep 2014	Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona, US
2	Win	2–0	Michael Gbenga	UD	6	17 May 2014	Selland Arena, Fresno, California, US
1	Win	1–0	Mike Montoya	KO	1 (6), 2:55	12 Apr 2014	MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US	Professional debut

References

• Professional boxing record for Oleksandr Gvozdyk from BoxRec
• Oleksandr Gvozdyk at Sports Reference