Egor Mekhontsev

Egor Leonidovich Mekhontsev (Егор Леонидович Мехонцев, transliteration Egor Leonidovich Mechoncev; born on 14 November 1984 in Asbest, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR) is an Russian professional boxer, who among other achievements won gold at 2012 London Olympics at light heavyweight division.[1]

Egor Mekhontsev
Egor Leonidovich Mekhontsev
Statistics
Real nameЕгор Леонидович Мехонцев
Weight(s)Light Heavyweight
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
NationalityRussian
Born (1984-11-14) November 14, 1984
Asbest, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights14
Wins13
Wins by KO8
Losses0
Draws1

Career

Light-Heavyweight

Southpaw Mekhontsev won a silver medal in the 2004 Light-heavyweight Russian senior national championships losing to Mikhail Gala in the final and won another silver in 2005 again losing to Gala in the semi-final by 39:26.

The following year in 2006 he won bronze losing to Artur Beterbiyev 41:30 in the semi-final and in 2007 another bronze losing to Evgeni Makarenko.

Change to Heavyweight

Mekhontsev then moved up to the heavyweight 201 lbs limit division and won the 2008 Russian national championships beating Evgeniy Romanov in the final by a score of 19-5.[2]

At the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Liverpool he defeated Nasi Hani (Macedonia) INJ RND 4, Stephen Simmons (boxer) (Scotland) 14-1, Petrisor Gananau (Romania) 5-2 and won Gold after defeating Armenia's Tsolak Ananikyan 9-2 in the final.[3] [4]

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Heavyweight he upset Clemente Russo and beat fellow southpaws Oleksandr Usyk in the semifinal and Osmay Acosta in the final.

Mekhontsev successfully defended his title at the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships against Denis Poyatsika and Tervel Pulev.[5]

Change to Light-Heavyweight

For the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he traded weightclasses with Beterbiyev and dropped to light heavy. He beat Marcus Browne and Oleksandr Hvozdyk but was upset by young Cuban Julio César la Cruz and won Bronze.

At the 2012 Olympics, being 28 years of age, he beat Damien Hooper, Elshod Rasulov, Yamaguchi Falcao in the semifinals and won Gold by defeating Adilbek Niyazymbetov.

Turning professional

Mekhontsev turned professional in October 2013, signing with boxing promotion company Top Rank, which has also signed up a number of other 2012 olympic medallists.[6]

Mekhontsev made his professional debut on December 7, 2013, dominating and knocking down opponent PJ Cajagas three times before the referee stopped the contest in the third round.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
14 fights 13 wins 0 losses
By knockout 8 0
By decision 5 0
Draws 1
Res. Record Opponent Type Round Date Location Notes
Win 13-0-1 Gusmyr Perdomo MD 8 2017-07-22 Moscow, Russia
Draw 12-0-1 Alexander Johnson MD 8 2016-08-06 Tucson, Arizona
Win 12-0-0 Victor Barragan KO 5 (8) 2:53 2016-04-02 Port Hueneme, California
Win 11-0-0 Felipe Romero UD 8 2016-01-30 Burbank, California
Win 10-0-0 Jackson Junior UD 8 2015-09-11 Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 9-0-0 Hakim Zoulikha UD 8 2015-05-01 Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 8-0-0 Marcelo Leandro Da Silva TKO1 (8) 0:31 2015-03-14 Glendale, United States
Win 7-0-0 Joey Vegas UD 8 2014-11-28 Moscow, Russia
Win 6-0-0 Jinner Guerrero TKO2 (8) 2014-11-08 Pharr, Texas
Win 5-0-0 Samuel Miller TKO3 (8) 2014-09-06 Laredo, Texas
Win 4-0-0 Mike Mirafuente RTD3 (6) 2014-07-19 The Venetian Macao, Macau, SAR
Win 3-0-0 Dwayne Williams TKO3 (6) 2014-04-11 Las Vegas, Nevada
Win 2-0-0 Atthaporn Jaritram TKO2 (6) 2014-02-22 The Venetian Macao, Macau, SAR
Win 1–0-0 PJ Cajigas TKO3 (4) 2013-12-07 Atlantic City, New Jersey Professional debut

References

  1. "Mekhontsev at AIBA". Archived from the original on 2012-10-04.
  2. "Russian National Championships". STRAFA. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  3. "2008 European Boxing Championships Results Service". Amateur Boxing Association of England. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  4. "Medallists by weight category" (PDF). International Boxing Association. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 September 2009. Retrieved 16 November 2008.
  5. Euro 2010
  6. Dan Rafael (November 3, 2013). "Egor Mekhontsev turns professional". ESPN.
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