Denis Boytsov is a Russia

Russia

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n heavyweight boxer

Boxing

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Amateur career

Boytsov has had a decorated amateur career, including the following accomplishments:

• 2001 won Cadet World Championship at Light Middleweight in Baku, Azerbaijan.
• 2002 won Cadet World Championship at Heavyweight in Kecskemet, Hungary.
• 2004 won Junior World Championship at Superheavyweight in Jeju, South Korea.

His record was 115-15.

As a teenager he suffered from heart and spine problems.

Professional career

Boytsov turned pro in 2004 in Germany and won his first 20 bouts with 18 KO's. Later his opponents included Vincent Maddalone

Vincent Maddalone

Vincent Maddalone is an American boxer and is a fringe contender in the heavyweight division.Maddalone, a hard-hitting brawler, turned pro in 1999 and is a popular fighter who is often featured on ESPN...

 and Israel Carlos Garcia. As of February 2009 Boytsov is undefeated.

He has drawn comparisons to Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson

Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson is a retired American boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles, he was 20 years, 4 months and 22 days old...

 in some circles with his aggressive crowd-pleasing style. He has exceptional punching power combined with fast hand speed.

Denis Boytsov is trained by famous German boxing trainer Fritz Sdunek

Fritz Sdunek

Fritz Sdunek is a German professional boxing trainer and previously an amateur boxer. Sdunek is one of the most successful and famous boxing trainers. He trained, among others, such world champions as Wladimir and Vitali Klitschko and Dariusz Michalczewski....

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Professional Record

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|align="center" colspan=8|29 Wins (24 knockouts, 5 decisions), 0 Losses, 0 Draws
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|Win
|29–0
|align=left|  Matthew Greer
| TKO || 6
|2011-09-24 || align=left|  Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

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|Win
|28–0
|align=left|  Mike Sheppard
| KO || 2 , 1:08
|2010-11-19 || align=left|  Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

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|Win
|27–0
|align=left|  Kevin Montiy
| KO || 2 , 1:56
|2010-01-09 || align=left|  Magdeburg, Germany

Magdeburg

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|26–0
|align=left|  Jason Gavern
| KO || 7 , 2:08
|2009-10-10 || align=left|  Rostock, Germany

Rostock

Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...

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|Win
|25–0
|align=left|  Taras Bydenko
| TKO || 6 , 2:00
|2009-06-06 || align=left|  Oberhausen, Germany

Oberhausen

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|24–0
|align=left|  Israel Carlos Garcia
| TKO || 2 , 2:17
|2009-02-07 || align=left|  Rostock, Germany

Rostock

Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...

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|23–0
|align=left|  Vinny Maddalone
| UD || 8
|2008-11-15 || align=left|  Düsseldorf, Germany

Düsseldorf

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|22–0
|align=left|  Fernely Feliz
| UD || 10
|2008-07-05 || align=left|  Halle, Germany

Halle, North Rhine-Westphalia

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|21–0
|align=left|  Robert Hawkins

Robert Hawkins (boxer)

Robert Hawkins is a journeyman heavyweight boxer who fought many contenders and champions in the 1990s and 2000s.-Early life:...

| UD || 8
|2008-04-26 || align=left|  Dresden, Germany

Dresden

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|Win
|20–0
|align=left|  Tommy Connelly
| TKO || 1 , 1:51
|2008-01-19 || align=left|  Düsseldorf, Germany

Düsseldorf

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|19–0
|align=left|  Ademar Leonardo Correa
| KO || 1 , 0:58
|2007-11-30 || align=left|  Karlsruhe, Germany

Karlsruhe

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|Win
|18–0
|align=left|  Juan Antonio Diaz
| UD || 6
|2007-07-14 || align=left|  Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

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|17–0
|align=left|  Sam Ubokane
| KO || 1 , 1:27
|2007-01-27 || align=left|  Düsseldorf, Germany

Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...

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|Win
|16–0
|align=left|  Ondrej Pala
| TKO || 5 , 1:16
|2006-09-09 || align=left|  Magdeburg, Germany

Magdeburg

Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....

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|Win
|15–0
|align=left|  Edson Cesar Antonio
| UD || 8
|2006-07-25 || align=left|  Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

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|14–0
|align=left|  Jucimar Francisco Hipolito
| KO || 1 , 1:56
|2006-05-27 || align=left|  Munich, Germany

Munich

Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...

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|13–0
|align=left| Radoslav Milutinovic
| KO || 2 , 2:55
|2006-03-07 || align=left|  Cuxhaven, Germany
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|12–0
|align=left|  Hein van Bosch
| TKO || 6 , 0:01
|2006-02-04 || align=left|  Düsseldorf, Germany

Düsseldorf

Düsseldorf is the capital city of the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia and centre of the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region.Düsseldorf is an important international business and financial centre and renowned for its fashion and trade fairs. Located centrally within the European Megalopolis, the...

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|Win
|11–0
|align=left|  Zoltan Petrany
| KO || 2 , 2:58
|2005-12-13 || align=left|  Sölden, Austria

Sölden

Sölden is a municipality in the Ötztal valley of Tyrol, Austria.-Geography:At c. 467 km² , it is the largest municipality in the country. The population of 3,449 is outnumbered by tourists, of which 15,000 can be accommodated...

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|10–0
|align=left|  Ihar Shukala
| KO || 1 , 1:25
|2005-10-25 || align=left|  Vienna, Austria

Vienna

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|9–0
|align=left|  Janos Somogyi
| TKO || 1 , 3:00
|2005-09-28 || align=left|  Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

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|8–0
|align=left|  Jerome Guennou
| KO || 1 , 1:36
|2005-07-02 || align=left|  Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

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|7–0
|align=left| O'Neil Murray
| TKO || 1 , 1:07
|2005-06-28 || align=left|  Cuxhaven, Germany
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|6–0
|align=left|  Vance Winn
| KO || 1 , 2:05
|2005-02-26 || align=left|  Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

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|5–0
|align=left|  Ladislav Slezak
| KO || 1 , 1:44
|2005-01-15 || align=left|  Magdeburg, Germany

Magdeburg

Magdeburg , is the largest city and the capital city of the Bundesland of Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. Magdeburg is situated on the Elbe River and was one of the most important medieval cities of Europe....

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|Win
|4–0
|align=left|  Aleh Tsukanau
| TKO || 2 , 0:51
|2004-12-14 || align=left|  Sölden, Austria

Sölden

Sölden is a municipality in the Ötztal valley of Tyrol, Austria.-Geography:At c. 467 km² , it is the largest municipality in the country. The population of 3,449 is outnumbered by tourists, of which 15,000 can be accommodated...

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|Win
|3–0
|align=left|  Aleh Dubiaha
| TKO || 1 , 2:29
|2004-11-16 || align=left|  Cuxhaven, Germany
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|Win
|2–0
|align=left|  Ervin Slonka
| TKO || 1 , 2:50
|2004-10-26 || align=left|  Rostock, Germany

Rostock

Rostock -Early history:In the 11th century Polabian Slavs founded a settlement at the Warnow river called Roztoc ; the name Rostock is derived from that designation. The Danish king Valdemar I set the town aflame in 1161.Afterwards the place was settled by German traders...

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|Win
|1–0
|align=left|  Imrich Borka
| TKO || 1 , 2:29
|2004-09-21 || align=left|  Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg

-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...

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External links

• Official Website Denis Boytsov
• News and Pictures of Denis Boytsov
• 2002 results