Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2023-05-06, boxing match not so exciting: Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Ricards Bolotniks gets two stars (take a look at our ranking of the Best Boxing Fights of 2023).
Bolotniks vs Gvozdyk is scheduled to take place Saturday, May 6th, at the Estadio Akron in Zapopan (Jalisco, Mexico), in a 12-round light heavyweight (175 lbs, 79.4 kg) bout; it is on the undercard of Saul Canelo Alvarez vs John Ryder. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-10-18, good fight between Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Artur Beterbiev: it gets three stars.Both undefeated and both former Olympian, the current Wbc light-Hw champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 17-0-0 (14 KOs=82%) and he is ranked as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Sergey Kovalev) while his opponent, the current Ibf light-Hw champion Artur Beterbiev, has an official record of 14-0-0 (14 KOs=100%) and he entered as the No.11 in the same weight class. In their last three fights Gvozdyk has won over Mehdi Amar (Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Mehdi Amar), Adonis Stevenson (Adonis Stevenson vs Oleksandr Gvozdyk) and Doudou Ngumbu (Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Doudou Ngumbu) while Beterbiev has beat Enrico Koelling (Artur Beterbiev vs Enrico Koelling), Callum Johnson (Artur Beterbiev vs Callum Johnson) and Radivoje Kalajdzic (Artur Beterbiev vs Radivoje Kalajdzic). Gvozdyk vs Beterbiev is valid for the WBC and IBF World light heavyweight titles. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2019-03-30, fight not particularly good between Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Doudou Ngumbu: it gets two stars.The undefeated former Olympian and current Wbc light-Hw champion Oleksandr Gvozdyk entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 16-0-0 (13 KOs=81%) and he is ranked as the No.3 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Sergey Kovalev). In his last three fights he has won over Craig Baker (Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Craig Baker), Mehdi Amar (Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Mehdi Amar) and Adonis Stevenson (Adonis Stevenson vs Oleksandr Gvozdyk).
His opponent, Doudou Ngumbu, has a record of 38-8-0 (14 knockouts) and he entered as the No.25 in the same weight class. He lost to Igor Mikhalkin in 2017 (Igor Mikhalkin vs Doudou Ngumbu 3) but he came back to win in 2018 against Yoann Kongolo. Gvozdyk vs Ngumbu is valid for the WBC World light heavyweight title (Gvozdyk’s first defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-12-01, good fight between Adonis Stevenson and Oleksandr Gvozdyk: it gets three stars.The 41 years-old Wbc light-Hw champion Adonis Stevenson (10 years older than Gvozdyk) entered this fight with a boxing record of 29-1-1 (24 KOs=83%) and he is ranked as the No.2 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Eleider Alvarez). He suffered his only defeat when he faced Darnell Boone in 2010 (but Adonis took revenge on him in 2013 Stevenson vs Boone 2), since then ‘Superman’ Stevenson has collected 16 victories and one draw, against Badou Jack in 2018 (Adonis Stevenson vs Badou Jack); before this bout he had defeated Andrzej Fonfara in 2017 (Adonis Stevenson vs Andrzej Fonfara 2).
His opponent, the undefeated Olympian Oleksandr Gvozdyk, has a perfect record of 15-0-0 (12 KOs=80%) and he entered as the No.6 in the same weight class. In his last three fights he has won over Yunieski Gonzalez (Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Yunieski Gonzalez), Craig Baker (Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Craig Baker) and Mehdi Amar (Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Mehdi Amar). Stevenson vs Gvozdyk is valid for the WBC World light heavyweight title (Stevenson’s tenth defense). Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2018-03-17, fight not particularly good between Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Mehdi Amar: it gets two stars.The undefeated Olympian Oleksandr Gvozdyk entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 14-0-0 (12 KOs=86%) and he is ranked as the No.6 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Adonis Stevenson). He fought twice last year beating Yunieski Gonzalez (Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Yunieski Gonzalez) and Craig Baker (Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Craig Baker).
His opponent, Mehdi Amar, has a record of 34-5-2 (16 knockouts) and he entered as the No.31 in the same weight class. He lost to Robert Stieglitz in 2016 (Robert Stieglitz vs Mehdi Amar) but he came back to win in 2017 with Otar Gogoberishvili. Gvozdyk vs Amar is valid for the interim WBC World light heavyweight title; undercard of Jose Carlos Ramirez vs Amir Imam. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-08-19, fight not so exciting between Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Craig Baker: it gets two stars.The undefeated Oleksandr Gvozdyk entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 13-0-0 (11 KOs=85%) and he is ranked as the No.6 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Andre Ward). In his last two bouts he has beat Isaac Chilemba (=Gvozdyk vs Chilemba) and Yunieski Gonzalez (=Gvozdyk vs Gonzalez).
His opponent, Craig Baker, has an official record of 17-1-0 (13 KOs=76%) but he is not ranked as he hasn’t fought since June 12, 2016 when he defeated Steve Lovett; before this bout he had lost to Edwin Rodriguez (=Rodriguez vs Baker). Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Craig Baker is valid for the NABF light heavyweight title; undercard of Terence Crawford vs Julius Indongo. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2017-04-08, good finish between Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Yunieski Gonzalez: it gets three stars.The undefeated Oleksandr Gvozdyk entered this fight with a perfect boxing record of 12-0-0 (10 KOs=83%) and he is ranked as the No.8 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Andre Ward). He fought four times last year winning over Mike Snider, Nadjib Mohammedi, Tommy Karpency (=Gvozdyk vs Karpency) and Isaac Chilemba (=Gvozdyk vs Chilemba).
His opponent, Yunieski Gonzalez, has an official record of 18-2-0 (14 KOs=78%) and he entered as the No.27 in the same weight class. He lost two consecutive bouts in 2015, against Jean Pascal (=Pascal vs Gonzalez) and Vyacheslav Shabranskyy (=Shabranskyy vs Gonzalez); after this fight he has beat Jackson Junior and Maxwell Amponsah. Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Yunieski Gonzalez is on the undercard of Vasyl Lomachenko vs Jason Sosa. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-11-19, good pace with some nice shots: Oleksandr Gvozdyk vs Isaac Chilemba gets three stars.The undefeated Oleksandr Gvozdyk entered this fight with a perfect record of 11-0-0 (9 KOs=82%) and he is ranked as the No.7 light heavyweight in the world (currently the #1 in this division is Sergey Kovalev). He has already fought three times in 2016 winning over Mike Snider, Nadjib Mohammedi and Tommy Karpency (=Gvozdyk vs Karpency).
His opponent, the former Ibo super-Mw champion Isaac Chilemba, has an official boxing record of 24-4-2 (10 knockouts) and he entered as the No.10 in the same weight class but he comes off two consecutive losses, against Eleider Alvarez (=Alvarez vs Chilemba) and Sergey Kovalev (=Kovalev vs Chilemba). Gvozdyk vs Chilemba is valid for the NABF light heavyweight title; undercard of Sergey Kovalev vs Andre Ward. Watch the video and rate this fight!
Review by AllTheBestFights.com: 2016-07-23, fight not so exciting between Oleksandr Gvozdyk and Tommy Karpency: it gets two stars.The undefeated Oleksandr Gvozdyk entered this fight with a perfect record of 10-0-0 (8 KOs=80%) and he is ranked as the No.13 light heavyweight in the world. He has already fought twice in 2016 winning over Mike Snider and Nadjib Mohammedi.
His opponent, Tommy Karpency, has a boxing record of 26-5-1 (15 knockouts) and he entered as the No.17 in the same weight class. He lost to Adonis Stevenson in 2015 (=Stevenson vs Karpency) but he came back to win in 2016 against Paul Gonsalves. Gvozdyk vs Karpency is valid for the NABF light heavyweight title; undercard of Terence Crawford vs Viktor Postol. Watch the video and rate this fight!
