Zaurbek Baysangurov

Zaurbek Musaevich Baysangurov (born 2 March 1985) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2014. He is a former WBO and IBO light middleweight champion, having held the IBO title twice between 2010–2015 and the WBO title between 2011 and 2013. He held the European title between 2007–2008 and the WBA Inter-Continental title between 2009 and 2010.

Zaurbek Baysangurov
Statistics
Real nameЗаурбек Мусаевич Байсангуров
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 10 12 in (179 cm)
Reach70 12 in (179 cm)
NationalityRussian
Born (1985-03-02) March 2, 1985
Achkhoy-Martan, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights30
Wins29
Wins by KO21
Losses1
Draws0
No contests0

Amateur career

In 2001, Baysangurov won the gold medal at the 2001 Russian Cadet National Championships in Rostov in June,[1] he then won the gold medal at the 2001 Cadet European Championships in Liverpool, England in July,[2] and went on to win a bronze medal at the 2001 Cadet World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan in October.[3]

In 2002, Baysangurov won the gold medal at the 2002 Russian Junior National Championships in Tyumen in May,[4] and went on to win a bronze medal at the 2002 Junior World Championships in Santiago de Cuba in September.[5]

In 2003, Baysangurov won the gold medal at the 2003 Junior European Championships in Warsaw, Poland in August.[6]

Amateur highlights

  • 2002 Junior World Championships bronze medalist.
    • Defeated Aslan Bayramov (Azerbaijan)
    • Defeated Hwang Ryong (South Korea)
    • Defeated Juan de Dios Navarro (Mexico)
    • Lost to Vilier Quinones (Cuba)
  • 2003 Junior European Championships gold medalist.
    • Defeated Mindaugas Spakauskas (Lithuania)
    • Defeated Dian Petrov (Bulgaria)
    • Defeated Stefan Dragomir (Romania)
    • Defeated Sergiy Derevyanchenko (Ukraine)
    • Defeated Rakhib Beylarov (Azerbaijan)

Professional career

Zaurbek Baysangurov made his professional debut in 2004 at the age of 20. He won the IBF Youth middleweight title in 2005, and held the IBF Youth light middleweight title from 2005 to 2006, and amassed a record of 14 wins with all but two by stoppage.

On 23 September 2006, Baysangurov faced Marco Antonio Rubio for the vacant WBC International title in Kyiv, Ukraine. Baysangurov was dropped by Rubio in the first round but bounced back to win the fight by unanimous decision outboxing his opponent to win the remaining eleven rounds on the judges' scorecards.[7]

In May 2007, the EBU announced Baysangurov would face off against French boxer Hussein Bayram for the vacant European light middleweight title.[8] On 7 July, he won the competitive bout by unanimous decision in Cologne, Germany. Two judges awarded the fight 114-113 and another 115-113 for Baysangurov.[9]

In December 2008 he lost via an upset 5th-round KO to former The Contender star Cornelius Bundrage.

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary
30 fights 29 wins 1 loss
By knockout 21 1
By decision 8 0
By disqualification 0 0
Draws 0
No contests 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
30 Win 29–1 Guido Nicolas Pitto TKO 12 (12), 2:58 2014-04-12 Ice Palace Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine Won vacant IBO Super welterweight title.
29 Win 28–1 Lukas Konecny UD 12 2012-10-06 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Retained WBO Super welterweight title.
28 Win 27–1 Michel Soro UD 12 2012-05-12 Ice Palace Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine Retained IBO & WBO Super welterweight titles.
27 Win 26–1 Mike Miranda KO 1 (12), 0:51 2011-07-30 Sportpalace, Odessa, Ukraine Won interim WBO Super welterweight title.
26 Win 25–1 Richard Gutierrez TKO 12 (12), 2:36 2010-12-04 Ice Palace Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine Won vacant IBO Super welterweight title.
25 Win 24–1 Eugenio Monteiro RTD 3 (8), 3:00 2010-10-16 O2 World Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
24 Win 23–1 Frank Shabani RTD 5 (12), 3:00 2009-12-19 Sport Palace Yunost, Zaporozhye, Ukraine Retained WBA Inter-Continental Super welterweight title.
23 Win 22–1 Eromosele Albert UD 12 2009-08-15 Dynamo, Grozny, Russia Retained WBA Inter-Continental Super welterweight title.
22 Win 21–1 Cristian De Martinis KO 1 (12), 2:36 2009-05-30 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Super welterweight title.
21 Win 20–1 Mikheil Khutsishvili RTD 1 (8), 3:00 2009-04-22 Sport Palace Lokomotiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine
20 Loss 19–1 Cornelius Bundrage TKO 5 (12), 2:35 2008-12-13 SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany
19 Win 19–0 Ion Gonța RTD 7 (12), 3:00 2008-07-12 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany Retained EBU European Super welterweight title.
18 Win 18–0 Roman Dzhuman TKO 8 (12), 1:24 2008-03-23 Sportpalace Meteor, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Retained EBU European Super welterweight title.
17 Win 17–0 Gheorghe Danut UD 10 2008-02-21 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
16 Win 16–0 Hussein Bayram UD 12 2007-07-07 Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany Won vacant EBU European Super welterweight title.
15 Win 15–0 Marco Antonio Rubio UD 12 2006-09-23 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine Won vacant WBC International Super welterweight title.
14 Win 14–0 Laszlo Buranyi KO 3 (10), 2:43 2006-04-08 AKKO International, Kyiv, Ukraine Retained IBF Youth Super welterweight title.
13 Win 13–0 John Chibuta TKO 9 (10), 2:23 2006-01-28 Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany Retained IBF Youth Super welterweight title.
12 Win 12–0 Juan Manuel Alaggio TKO 9 (10), 1:02 2005-12-10 Leipziger Arena, Leipzig, Germany Won IBF Youth Super welterweight title.
11 Win 11–0 Daniel Urbanski RTD 8 (10), 3:00 2005-09-16 Sportpalace Meteor, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine Won IBF Youth Middleweight title.
10 Win 10–0 Aliaksandr Shnip TKO 5 (10) 2005-07-14 Night Club Milenium, Lviv, Ukraine
9 Win 9–0 Stephane Talliana TKO 1 (8), 1:33 2005-04-23 Arena Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
8 Win 8–0 Vladimir Zavgorodniy TKO 4 (6), 2:42 2005-02-24 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
7 Win 7–0 Adnan Oezcoban RTD 3 (6), 3:00 2005-02-12 Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
6 Win 6–0 Pablo Martin Paoliello UD 6 2004-11-20 BigBox, Kempten, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Oleksandr Matviichuk UD 6 2004-09-24 Sportpalace, Odessa, Ukraine
4 Win 4–0 Andrey Tylilyuk TKO 2 (6), 2:48 2004-09-17 Dynamo Bar, Saint Petersburg, Russia
3 Win 3–0 Dzmitri Kashkan TKO 2 (6) 2004-07-16 Entertainmnt Center Aurora, Vitebsk, Belarus
2 Win 2–0 Siarhei Navarka KO 2 (4), 1:59 2004-07-06 Krylia Sovetov, Moscow, Russia
1 Win 1–0 Andrey Gibalo TKO 3 (4), 0:57 2004-06-26 Zviozdniy Hall, Feodosia, Crimea, Ukranie Professional debut

References

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Domenico Spada
IBF Youth middleweight champion
16 September 2005 – 2005
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Grzegorz Proksa
Vacant
Title last held by
Reda Zam Zam
IBF Youth light middleweight champion
12 October 2005 – 2006
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Salvatore Annunziata
Vacant
Title last held by
Joachim Alcine
WBC International
light middleweight champion

30 May 2006 – 2007
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Vincent Vuma
Vacant
Title last held by
Michele Piccirillo
European light middleweight champion
7 July 2007 – 2008
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Jamie Moore
Vacant
Title last held by
Shane Mosley
WBA Inter-Continental
light middleweight champion

30 May 2009 – 2010
Vacated
Vacant
Title next held by
Siarhei Rabchanka
Minor world boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Attila Kovács
IBO light middleweight champion
4 December 2010 – 2012
Stripped
Vacant
Title next held by
Himself
Vacant
Title last held by
Himself
IBO light middleweight champion
12 April 2014 – 2015
Stripped
Vacant
Title next held by
Erislandy Lara
Major world boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Alfredo Angulo
WBO light middleweight champion
Interim title

30 July 2011 – 5 October 2011
Promoted
Vacant
Title next held by
Lukáš Konečný
Preceded by
Serhiy Dzyndzyruk
Stripped
WBO light middleweight champion
5 October 2011 – June 2013
Stripped
Vacant
Title next held by
Demetrius Andrade
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