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Denis Inkin

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Denis Inkin
Born (1978-01-07) 7 January 1978 (age 46)
NationalityRussian
Statistics
Weight(s)Super middleweight
Height182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights35
Wins34
Wins by KO24
Losses1

Denis Inkin (born 7 January 1978) Russian: Инкин, Денис Анатольевич is a Russian former professional boxer who fought in Germany at super middleweight.[1]

Amateur career

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Before turning professional Inkin had an extensive career as an amateur whilst serving as a Captain in the tank forces of the Russian army.[2]

Amateur record

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  • 1994 won the European Cadet Championships (U-17) in Patras, Greece as a Light Middleweight.
  • 1997 won the Military World Championships in San Antonio, USA as a Middleweight.
  • 1999 won the 2nd Military World Games in Zagreb, Croatia as a Middleweight. The results were:[2]

Professional career

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Debut fight

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Inkin's first fight as a professional boxer was in June 2001, in his home town of Novosibirsk, when he beat Kazakhstani fighter Talgat Abdykarimov with a first round knockout.[1]

Russian base

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Inkin fought all of his first 23 fights in Russia and Ukraine, with the exception of one in the United Kingdom, winning all of his fights with 17 wins by KO.[1]

First belt

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During his time being based in Russia, Inkin fought for his first title belt against Bulgarian Veselin Nikolaev Vasilev in Moscow, for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight title. Inkin knocked Vasilev out in the first round to take the title.

Move to Germany

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He moved to Germany in June 2005 from where he boxed in Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia and won that WBC International super middleweight title against German Mario Veit with a seventh round KO of Veit.

WBO Super middleweight title

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On September 27, 2008, at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany, Inkin claimed the vacant WBO super middleweight title, previously held by Joe Calzaghe for over 11 years, with a twelve round unanimous decision victory over Fulgencio Zuniga.[3] In January 2009, in his first defence of the title, Inkin lost to Hungarian Karoly Balzsay over 12 rounds in Germany.[4]

Professional boxing record

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35 fights 34 wins 1 loss
By knockout 24 0
By decision 10 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
35 Loss 34–1 Károly Balzsay UD 12 Jan 10, 2009 Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany Lost WBO super middleweight title
34 Win 34–0 Fulgencio Zúñiga UD 12 Sep 27, 2008 Color Line Arena, Altona, Germany Won vacant WBO super middleweight title
33 Win 33–0 Sergey Beloshapkin UD 6 Jul 24, 2008 Vodoley, Ekaterinburg, Russia
32 Win 32–0 Martin Abel Bruer UD 12 Nov 24, 2007 Freiberger Arena, Dresden, Germany Retained WBC International super middleweight title
31 Win 31–0 József Nagy TKO 5 (12), 2:08 Jun 30, 2007 Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, Germany Retained WBC International super middleweight title
30 Win 30–0 Emmanuel Duma TKO 7 (10), 1:48 Feb 27, 2007 Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
29 Win 29–0 Mario Veit KO 7 (12), 1:52 Oct 21, 2006 Brandberge Arena, Halle an der Saale, Germany Won WBC International super middleweight title
28 Win 28–0 Konni Konrad UD 8 May 23, 2006 Sportna Dvoran Center, Ptuj, Slovenia
27 Win 27–0 Peter Mashamaite UD 10 Feb 28, 2006 Alte Reithalle, Stuttgart, Germany
26 Win 26–0 Antonio Valentin Ochoa TKO 5 (10), 2:40 Dec 13, 2005 Freizeit Arena, Soelden, Austria
25 Win 25–0 Malik Dziarra KO 4 (10), 2:09 Sep 17, 2005 Harzlandhalle, Ilsenburg, Germany
24 Win 24–0 Gerardo Soria TKO 4 (8) Jun 18, 2005 Amphitheater Arena, Pula, Serbia
23 Win 23–0 Maneno Oswald TKO 3 (10) May 19, 2005 Giant Hall, Casino Conti, Saint Petersburg, Russia
22 Win 22–0 George Adipo Odour KO 1 (8) Mar 9, 2005 Infinity Nightclub, Moscow, Russia
21 Win 21–0 Branko Sobot TKO 2 (8) Dec 16, 2004 Centr na Tulskoy, Moscow, Russia
20 Win 20–0 Julio César Vásquez TKO 7 (10) Sep 24, 2004 Ice Palace, Novosibirsk, Russia
19 Win 19–0 Denis Solomko TKO 3 (10) Jul 6, 2004 M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
18 Win 18–0 Ovill McKenzie PTS 8 Apr 3, 2004 M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
17 Win 17–0 Yuri Tsarenka UD 8 Jan 30, 2004 DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
16 Win 16–0 Chris Nembhard TKO 4 (8) Nov 27, 2003 Olimpyskiy Sports Palace, Chekhov, Russia
15 Win 15–0 Jose Hilton Dos Santos TKO 7 (12) Sep 6, 2003 Sport Palace, Kyiv, Ukraine Retained IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight title
14 Win 14–0 Veselin Vasilev KO 1 (12) Jun 26, 2003 USC Soviet Wings, Moscow, Russia Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight title
13 Win 13–0 Dmitry Gerasimov KO 4 (6) Apr 19, 2003 Circus, Saint Petersburg, Russia
12 Win 12–0 Sergey Karanevich UD 8 Jan 26, 2003 Novosibirsk, Russia
11 Win 11–0 Ilyas Taramov TKO 2 (8) Dec 22, 2002 Novosibirsk, Russia
10 Win 10–0 Bakhtiyar Khodzhiyev TKO 3 (8) Nov 6, 2002 Novosibirsk, Russia
9 Win 9–0 Ilyas Taramov TKO 1 (6) Oct 10, 2002 Ekaterinburg, Russia
8 Win 8–0 Viktor Geraschenko UD 6 Aug 31, 2002 Novosibirsk, Russia
7 Win 7–0 Viktor Geraschenko TKO 5 (6) May 18, 2002 Ice Palace, Tyumen, Russia
6 Win 6–0 Dmitry Treskov TKO 5 (6) Mar 28, 2002 Ekaterinburg, Russia
5 Win 5–0 Igor Lyzunyk TKO 4 (8) Feb 16, 2002 Ice Palace, Novosibirsk, Russia
4 Win 4–0 Vage Kocharyan UD 6 Dec 11, 2001 Ice Palace, Novosibirsk, Russia
3 Win 3–0 Aliaksandr Kravchanka KO 1 (6) Nov 10, 2001 Ice Palace, Novosibirsk, Russia
2 Win 2–0 Mger Mkrtchyan TKO 2 (6) Oct 13, 2001 Giant Hall, Casino Conti, Saint Petersburg, Russia
1 Win 1–0 Talgat Abdykarimov KO 1 (4) Jun 30, 2001 Ice Palace, Novosibirsk, Russia

References

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  1. ^ a b c Boxrec. "Denis Inkin". Boxrec Fighter Page. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Denis Inkin". Boxing.de. Archived from the original on December 9, 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
  3. ^ "Inkin takes WBO 168lb title; Gomez defeats Virchis!". Fightnews.com. 2007-09-27. Archived from the original on September 30, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-27.
  4. ^ Top Rank. "Julio César Chávez Jr. Conf Call Transcript". Boxing News 24/7. Archived from the original on 2011-05-22. Retrieved 2009-01-11.
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Achievements
Vacant
Title last held by
Joe Calzaghe
Vacated
WBO super middleweight champion
September 27, 2008- January 10, 2009
Succeeded by