Sergey Lipinets

Sergey Alekseyevich Lipinets (Russian: Сергей Алексеевич Липинец; born 23 March 1989) is a professional boxer from Kazakhstan and former kickboxer[1] who held the IBF light-welterweight title from 2017 to 2018. As of August 2020, he is ranked as the world's ninth best active welterweight by The Ring magazine[2] and tenth by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board.[3]

Sergey Lipinets
Сергей Липинец
Statistics
Nickname(s)Samurai
Weight(s)
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Reach170 cm (67 in)
NationalityKazakhstani Russian
Born (1989-03-23) 23 March 1989
Martuk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights18
Wins16
Wins by KO12
Losses1
Draws1

Early life and kickboxing career

Lipinets was born on Martuk, Kazakhstan, but moved to Russia at the age of 9.[4] Lipinets originally competed as a kickboxer, medaling in competitions like the 2012 W.A.K.O. European Championships and the 2013 World Combat Games.

Professional boxing career

After a brief amateur boxing career in which he went 35–5, Lipinets turned pro in 2014.[5] After winning 10 pro bouts, Lipinets faced Lenny Zappavigna in an IBF eliminator. The winner would become the mandatory challenger to the IBF champion, the winner of an April 2017 bout between Ricky Burns and Julius Indongo. Lipinets proved to be too much for Zappavigna, as the latter went down during round 5 before being counted out following a right straight from Lipinets in round 8. Both fighters suffered several cuts during the fight.[6]

Following Indongo's win over Burns, Lipinets tried to start negotiations with the IBF champion.[7] However, the IBF granted Indongo an exception to allow him to unify all the major light welterweight titles against Terence Crawford. After Crawford's win over Indongo, the IBF ordered Crawford to defend his title against Lipinets.[8] Lipinets stated that the IBF title was "stolen from him".[9] As Crawford didn't plan to return to the ring before the IBF's deadline, he vacated the IBF title just 11 days after defeating Indongo.[10]

The IBF ordered Lipinets to face Akihiro Kondo for their vacant title.[11] The fight was finalized for 4 November on the undercard of a Deontay Wilder bout. The event was televised on Showtime.[12] Lipinets became the IBF champion, winning by unanimous decision (118–110, 117–111, 117–111). The decision was booed upon being announced but several media outlets scored it for Lipinets, albeit on closer cards. Lipinets connected to Kondo's body often throughout the fight, but Kondo remained unfazed by the body shots. Kondo kept coming forward and rocked Lipinets in round 5. Lipinets was cut by an accidental head clash midway through the fight.[13][14][15]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
18 fights 16 wins 1 loss
By knockout 12 0
By decision 4 1
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
18 Draw 16–1–1 Custio Clayton MD 12 24 Oct 2020 Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, US For IBF interim welterweight title
17 Win 16–1 Jayar Inson TKO 2 (10), 0:57 20 Jul 2019 MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US
16 Win 15–1 Lamont Peterson TKO 10 (12), 2:59 24 Mar 2019 MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, US
15 Win 14–1 Erick Bone MD 10 4 Aug 2018 Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, US
14 Loss 13–1 Mikey Garcia UD 12 10 Mar 2018 Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, US Lost IBF light-welterweight title
13 Win 13–0 Akihiro Kondo UD 12 4 Nov 2017 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, US Won vacant IBF light-welterweight title
12 Win 12–0 Clarence Booth TKO 7 (8), 1:33 4 Mar 2017 Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, US
11 Win 11–0 Leonardo Zappavigna KO 8 (12), 1:23 10 Dec 2016 Galen Center, Los Angeles, California, US
10 Win 10–0 Walter Castillo TKO 7 (10), 2:45 15 Jul 2016 Horseshoe Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, US
9 Win 9–0 Levan Ghvamichava KO 5 (10), 1:40 15 Mar 2016 Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino, Nice, California, US
8 Win 8–0 Haskell Rhodes UD 10 30 Oct 2015 The Venue at UCF, Orlando, Florida, US
7 Win 7–0 Kendal Mena TKO 3 (8), 1:40 8 Jul 2015 B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, New York, New York, US
6 Win 6–0 Cosme Rivera TKO 9 (10), 2:59 13 Mar 2015 A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, US Won vacant WBC Latino light-welterweight title
5 Win 5–0 Ernie Sanchez KO 8 (10), 0:48 28 Nov 2014 Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia Won vacant WBC Silver International light-welterweight title
4 Win 4–0 Daniel Lomeli TKO 7 (8), 1:45 27 Sep 2014 Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia
3 Win 3–0 Rynell Griffin KO 3 (6), 2:36 18 Jul 2014 Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, US
2 Win 2–0 Dzemil Cosovic KO 4 (6), 1:52 30 May 2014 Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia
1 Win 1–0 Franklin Varela UD 6 25 Apr 2014 Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia

See also
  • List of light-welterweight boxing champions

References
  1. "A former kickboxing champion, Sergey Lipinets is now speeding down boxing's fast track".
  2. "Welterweight ratings". The Ring. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  3. "RANKINGS | Transnational Boxing Rankings Board". TBRB. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  4. "New Faces: Sergey Lipinets - The Ring". ringtv.com. 6 December 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  5. "Lipinets moves from chess, to street brawls, to kickboxing, and now boxing main events". FOX SPORTS. 15 March 2016. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  6. "Sergey Lipinets Stops Lenny Z in Grueling IBF Eliminator - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  7. "Indongo Must Face Lipinets Next or Vacate IBF Title - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  8. "Crawford facing tough, quick decision on future". ESPN. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  9. "Lipinets Rips Indongo, Says IBF Title Was 'Stolen' From Him - Boxing News". www.boxingscene.com. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
  10. "Terence Crawford vacates IBF title". Bad Left Hook. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  11. "IBF orders Lipinets-Kondo bout for vacant title". ESPN.com. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
  12. "Lipinets-Kondo IBF 140-Pound Title Fight on Wilder-Ortiz Card - Boxing News". www.BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  13. "Sergey Lipinets Decisions Akihiro Kondo, Wins IBF World Title - Boxing News". www.BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  14. Gray, James (6 November 2017). "Wilder vs Stiverne AS IT HAPPENED: Deontay WIlder WINS inside the first round". Express.co.uk. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
  15. "Wilder vs Stiverne II results: Sergey Lipinets claims IBF title with win over Akihiro Kondo". BadLeftHook.com. Retrieved 7 November 2017.
Sporting positions
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Terence Crawford		 IBF light-welterweight champion
4 November 2017 – 10 March 2018		 Succeeded by
Mikey Garcia
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