Alexander Dimitrenko
Alexander Dimitrenko Олександр Димитренко | |
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Statistics | |
Nickname(s) | Baby Face |
Rated at | Heavyweight |
Height | 2.01 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Reach | 211 cm (83 in) |
Nationality | German |
Born |
Yevpatoria, Crimea, Ukraine | 5 July 1982
Stance | Orthodox |
Boxing record | |
Total fights | 41 |
Wins | 38 |
Wins by KO | 24 |
Losses | 3 |
Alexander "Sascha" Dimitrenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Димитренко; born 5 July 1982) is a German professional boxer who held the European heavyweight title from 2010 to 2011.[1]
Early life and amateur career
Dimitrenko was born in Crimea, Ukraine. He began boxing at the age of fourteen. He won the 2000 World Junior Championships in the super-heavyweight division at the age of eighteen,[2] with German promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl offering him a deal immediately afterwards. Dimitrenko signed with Kohl's Universum promotion company and emigrated to Hamburg to begin his professional career. He became a German citizen in 2010.[3] Standing at an imposing 2.01 metres (6 ft 7 in),[1] he was widely regarded as one of the top contenders for a future world title opportunity.[4][5][6]
Professional career
Dimitrenko made his professional debut on 8 December 2001, stopping Marcus Johnson in four rounds.[1] On 6 November 2004, he faced rugged journeyman Ross Puritty, who had been the first to defeat future world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in 1998. Winning a ten-round unanimous decision (UD), Dimitrenko passed what was seen as his first real test. In his next outing, on 5 March 2005, he won his first regional championship—the IBF Youth heavyweight title—in a ten-round UD over Chris Koval. This was bettered on 2 July 2005, when Dimitrenko picked up two vacant regional championships—the IBF and WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight titles—after a second-round knockout of Andreas Sidon.
After two further reigns as WBO Inter-Continental champion, Dimitrenko suffered his first professional loss on 7 July 2009, in a majority decision against Eddie Chambers.[7] During the fight, Dimitrenko received a standing eight count after a body a punch in round seven, and was knocked down in the tenth. He bounced back a year later, on 31 July 2010, scoring a fifth-round stoppage over Yaroslav Zavorotnyi to win the vacant European heavyweight title.[8] Two successful defences were made in 2011, but a late-rounds knockout loss to Kubrat Pulev on 5 May 2012 appeared to have derailed Dimitrenko's career.[9] Dimitrenko would spend more than two years out of the sport, from March 2013 to May 2015. In May 2016, he was slated to face former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs, but this fell through.[10]
Professional boxing record
Professional record summary | ||
41 fights | 38 wins | 3 losses |
By knockout | 24 | 2 |
By decision | 14 | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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41 | Loss | 38–3 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (12), 1:38 | 1 Oct 2016 | ![]() |
For WBO Oriental heavyweight title |
40 | Win | 38–2 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 16 Jan 2016 | ![]() |
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39 | Win | 37–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (10), 1:17 | 24 Oct 2015 | ![]() |
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38 | Win | 36–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (8), 2:50 | 11 Jul 2015 | ![]() |
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37 | Win | 35–2 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6), 2:20 | 30 May 2015 | ![]() |
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36 | Win | 34–2 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 9 Mar 2013 | ![]() |
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35 | Win | 33–2 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 21 Dec 2012 | ![]() |
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34 | Loss | 32–2 | ![]() |
KO | 11 (12), 2:59 | 5 May 2012 | ![]() |
For IBF International and vacant European heavyweight title |
33 | Win | 32–1 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 24 Sep 2011 | ![]() |
Retained European heavyweight title |
32 | Win | 31–1 | ![]() |
KO | 12 (12), 1:38 | 26 Mar 2011 | ![]() |
Retained European heavyweight title |
31 | Win | 30–1 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12), 1:25 | 31 Jul 2010 | ![]() |
Won vacant European heavyweight title |
30 | Loss | 29–1 | ![]() |
MD | 12 | 4 Jul 2009 | ![]() |
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29 | Win | 29–0 | ![]() |
KO | 3 (12), 2:54 | 15 Nov 2008 | ![]() |
Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
28 | Win | 28–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:58 | 3 May 2008 | ![]() |
Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
27 | Win | 27–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 12 (12), 2:24 | 17 Nov 2007 | ![]() |
Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
26 | Win | 26–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (12), 2:23 | 14 Jul 2007 | ![]() |
Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
25 | Win | 25–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 7 (10), 2:41 | 17 Mar 2007 | ![]() |
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24 | Win | 24–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 18 Nov 2006 | ![]() |
Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
23 | Win | 23–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (12), 0:54 | 28 Oct 2006 | ![]() |
Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
22 | Win | 22–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (12), 2:21 | 29 Jul 2006 | ![]() |
Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
21 | Win | 21–0 | ![]() |
UD | 12 | 8 Apr 2006 | ![]() |
Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 28 Sep 2005 | ![]() |
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19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 (12), 1:00 | 2 Jul 2005 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental and WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight titles |
18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() |
UD | 10 | 5 Mar 2005 | ![]() |
Won vacant IBF Youth heavyweight title |
17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 6 Nov 2004 | ![]() |
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16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (8), 1:49 | 18 Sep 2004 | ![]() |
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15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() |
UD | 8 | 31 Jul 2004 | ![]() |
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14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 2 (8), 2:30 | 8 May 2004 | ![]() |
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13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 5 (6) | 14 Feb 2004 | ![]() |
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12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (8), 1:42 | 20 Dec 2003 | ![]() |
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11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (8) | 15 Nov 2003 | ![]() |
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10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 6 | 30 Aug 2003 | ![]() |
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9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 1 (6) | 12 Jul 2003 | ![]() |
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8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() |
UD | 6 | 10 May 2003 | ![]() |
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7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() |
KO | 2 | 29 Mar 2003 | ![]() |
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6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() |
UD | 4 | 7 Dec 2002 | ![]() |
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5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | 12 Oct 2002 | ![]() |
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4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() |
PTS | 4 | 17 Aug 2002 | ![]() |
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3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | 16 Mar 2002 | ![]() |
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2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() |
KO | 1 (4) | 8 Feb 2002 | ![]() |
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1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() |
TKO | 4 | 8 Dec 2001 | ![]() |
Professional debut |
Titles in boxing
Regional titles | ||
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New title | IBF Youth heavyweight champion 5 March 2005 – 2 July 2005 Won Inter-Continental title |
Title discontinued |
Vacant Title last held by Paolo Vidoz |
IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight champion 2 July 2005 – September 2005 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Henry Akinwande |
Vacant Title last held by Volodymyr Virchis |
WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight champion 2 July 2005 – September 2005 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Volodymyr Virchis |
Vacant Title last held by Ruslan Chagaev |
WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight champion 8 April 2006 – March 2007 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Luan Krasniqi |
Vacant Title last held by Tony Thompson |
WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight champion 14 July 2007 – July 2009 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Robert Helenius |
Vacant Title last held by Audley Harrison |
European heavyweight champion 31 July 2010 – December 2011 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Robert Helenius |
References
- 1 2 3 Professional boxing record for Alexander Dimitrenko from BoxRec. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "11.World Junior Championships - Budapest, Hungary - November 5-12 2000". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "All you need to know about Joseph Parker's next opponent". Stuff. 26 July 2016. Retrieved 1 October 2016.
- ↑ "Bidenko and Dimitrenko victirious! [sic]". boxnews.com.ua. 29 September 2005. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "10 Heavyweights On The Rise... Or Maybe Not". HBO. 28 June 2007. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ "Dimitrenko crushes Krasniqi!". boxnews.com.ua. 16 November 2008. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ Vester, Mark (4 July 2009). "Chambers Decisions Dimitrenko To Land Klitschko Shot". BoxingScene. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ Sukachev, Alexey (31 July 2010). "Dimitrenko Stops Zavorotnyi in Five, Audley Harrison Next?". BoxingScene. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ Christ, Scott (5 May 2012). "Dimitrenko vs Pulev Results: Kubrat Pulev Knocks Out Exhausted Dimitrenko in 11". Bad Left Hook. SB Nation. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ↑ Persson, Per Ake (12 May 2016). "Dimtrenko's Legal Rep Denies Client is Facing Shannon Briggs". BoxingScene. Retrieved 17 August 2016.