Volodymyr Virchis

Volodymyr Virchis
Statistics
Real name	Володимир Вірчіс
Nickname(s)	The Hunter
Weight(s)	Heavyweight
Height	6 ft 4.5 in (1.94 m)
Reach	80 in (203 cm)
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	(1973-08-18) August 18, 1973 Kakhovka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	28
Wins	26
Wins by KO	21
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Volodymyr Virchis (Ukrainian: Володимир Вірчіс; born August 18, 1973 in Kakhovka, Kherson Oblast, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian boxer and is a touted prospect in the heavyweight division.

Virchis is known as "The Hunter", the large and powerful Virchis turned professional in 1999 and won his first 20 bouts with 17 knockouts, including victories over clubfighters Julius Francis, Cliff Couser, and Michael Sprott.

His career was sidetracked in 2006 when he faced undefeated amateur star Ruslan Chagaev and lost a controversial majority decision.

Later in the year he rebounded by knocking out European champion, Paolo Vidoz, once more with a big right hand.

In late 2008 Virchis lost a decision to Juan Carlos Gomez. Virchis had alcohol before the match, and he was drunk while fighting. After the loss a disappointed Virchis announced his retirement from the sport.

Professional boxing record

26 Wins (21 knockouts, 5 decisions) 2 Losses (2 decisions)
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Win	19-19	Edgars Kalnars	UD	6	24/10/2009	Kugelbake Halle, Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony	59-55, 59-55, 59-56.
Loss	43-1	Juan Carlos Gomez	UD	12	27/09/2008	Color Line Arena, Altona, Hamburg	WBC World Heavyweight Title Eliminator. 110-117, 109-117, 111-115.
Win	22-9	Robert "Big Philly" Hawkins	KO	5	17/11/2007	Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt	Hawkins knocked out at 0:40 of the fifth round.
Win	23-3	Paolo Vidoz	UD	12	19/05/2007	Color Line Arena, Altona, Hamburg	EBU Heavyweight Title. 119-109, 116-112, 117-111.
Win	14-10	Ihar Shukala	TKO	1	23/02/2007	Kyiv Palace of Sports, Kyiv
Win	16-11	Marcus McGee	KO	3	13/01/2007	Brandberge Arena, Halle an der Saale, Saxony-Anhalt	McGee knocked out at 2:52 of the third round.
Win	21-2	Paolo Vidoz	KO	6	15/07/2006	Color Line Arena, Altona, Hamburg	EBU Heavyweight Title. Vidoz knocked out at 2:17 of the sixth round.
Loss	19-0-1	Ruslan Chagaev	MD	12	11/03/2006	Color Line Arena, Altona, Hamburg	WBO/WBA Intercontinental Heavyweight Titles. 114-115, 112-116, 114-114.
Win	27-8	Michael Sprott	UD	12	13/12/2005	Freizeit Arena, Soelden	WBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. 115-113, 115-113, 116-113.
Win	12-5-1	Lisandro Ezequiel Diaz	TKO	1	10/09/2005	Dm-Arena, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg	WBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:00 of the first round.
Win	12-3	Adnan Serin	KO	1	10/05/2005	Pueblo Espanol, Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands	Serin knocked out at 2:03 of the first round.
Win	14-1	Taras Bidenko	TKO	12	29/03/2005	Sporthalle, Wandsbek, Hamburg	WBO Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 1:54 of the 12th round.
Win	24-9-2	Cliff Couser	TKO	5	26/06/2004	Zorianyi Hall, Feodosiya	IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title.
Win	17-1	Balu Sauer	KO	8	31/01/2004	Kyiv Palace of Sports, Kyiv	IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title.
Win	23-12-1	Julius Francis	UD	12	06/09/2003	Kyiv Palace of Sports, Kyiv	IBF Intercontinental Heavyweight Title. 118-110, 120-108, 118-110.
Win	--	Valeriy Klymenko	TKO	1	19/07/2003	Oasis Entertaining Complex, Kyiv
Win	4-3-1	Farhat Chaanoune	UD	8	31/05/2003	Brandenburg Halle, Frankfurt, Brandenburg
Win	9-10-1	Mihail Bekish	TKO	10	22/02/2003	Kharkiv Circus, Kharkiv	WBC CISBB Heavyweight Title.
Win	--	Igor Petrenco	TKO	2	28/09/2002	Mykolaiv
Win	27-11	Thomas "Top Dawg" Williams	KO	1	21/09/2002	Kyiv Circus, Kyiv	IBC Intercontinental Heavyweight Title.
Win	19-17-1	Yuriy Yelistratov	KO	1	23/03/2002	Kyiv Circus, Kyiv	Ukraine Heavyweight Title. Yuriy knocked out at 0:44 of the first round.
Win	--	Serhiy Ivanets	KO	2	15/06/2001	Casino Bingo, Kyiv
Win	--	Roman Kapytonenko	KO	1	30/04/2001	Kyiv Circus, Kyiv
Win	5-6	Stanislav Tovkachov	RTD	3	27/01/2001	Sport Palace Nadiya, Mykolaiv	Tovkachov did not come out for the fourth round.
Win	2-2	Oleksandr Myleiko	TKO	3	04/03/2000	Kherson
Win	0-1	Ruslan Qurbonov	TKO	2	16/01/2000	Poltava
Win	1-1	Oleksandr Myleiko	TKO	5	16/10/1999	Chernihiv
Win	--	Andriy Oliynyk	KO	2	24/08/1999	Sumy

External links

• Professional boxing record for Volodymyr Virchis from BoxRec