All boxersRuslan Chagaev
“White Tyson”
Boxing34-3-1RECORD
21WINS BY KO / TKO
13WINS BY DECISION
38PRO FIGHTS
Profile
| Full name | Ruslan Shamilevich Chagaev |
|---|---|
| Nickname | White Tyson |
| Date of birth | 19 Oct 1978 |
| Nationality | Uzbekistani |
| Birthplace | Andijan, Uzbekistan |
| Based in | Not added yet |
| Weight classes | Heavyweight |
| Trainers | Michael Timm, Artur Grigorian |
| Height | 185 cm (6′1″) |
| Reach | 188 cm (74″) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Years active | 1997–2016 |
| Status | Not added yet |
| Pro debut | 21 Aug 1997 |
| Last fight | Loss vs Lucas Browne, 5 Mar 2016 |
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Titles and honours
- WBA heavyweight title (2007–2009)
- WBA (Regular) heavyweight title (2014–2016)
- 1997 World Amateur heavyweight gold
- 2001 World Amateur super-heavyweight gold
- 1998 Asian Games heavyweight gold
Fight history
38 professional fights. Newest first.
| Result | Opponent | Method | Round | Time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loss | Lucas Browne | TKO | 10 | 2:02 | 5 Mar 2016 | Grozny, Russia | Lost WBA (Regular) heavyweight title |
| Win | Francesco Pianeta | TKO | 1 | 2:57 | 11 Jul 2015 | Magdeburg, Germany | Retained WBA (Regular) heavyweight title |
| Win | Fres Oquendo | Decision (majority) | 12 | 6 Jul 2014 | Grozny, Russia | Won vacant WBA (Regular) heavyweight title | |
| Win | Jovo Pudar | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 5 Oct 2013 | Moscow, Russia | Won vacant WBA Continental (Europe) and PABA heavyweight titles | |
| Win | Mike Sheppard | KO | 1 | 1:40 | 22 Mar 2013 | Berlin, Germany | |
| Win | Werner Kreiskott | TKO | 7 | 0:14 | 1 Sep 2012 | Oberhausen, Germany | |
| Win | Billy Zumbrun | TKO | 3 | 1:26 | 21 Apr 2012 | Schwerin, Germany | |
| Win | Kertson Manswell | Decision (unanimous) | 8 | 28 Jan 2012 | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Loss | Alexander Povetkin | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 27 Aug 2011 | Erfurt, Germany | For inaugural WBA (Regular) heavyweight title | |
| Win | Travis Walker | Decision (unanimous) | 8 | 19 Nov 2010 | Hamburg, Germany | ||
| Win | Kali Meehan | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 22 May 2010 | Rostock, Germany | ||
| Loss | Wladimir Klitschko | TKO (corner retirement) | 9 | 3:00 | 20 Jun 2009 | Gelsenkirchen, Germany | For IBF, WBO, IBO, and vacant The Ring heavyweight titles |
| Win | Carl Davis Drumond | Technical decision | 6 | 3:00 | 7 Feb 2009 | Rostock, Germany | |
| Win | Matt Skelton | Decision (unanimous) | 12 | 19 Jan 2008 | Düsseldorf, Germany | Retained WBA heavyweight title | |
| Win | Nikolai Valuev | Decision (majority) | 12 | 14 Apr 2007 | Stuttgart, Germany | Won WBA heavyweight title | |
| Win | John Ruiz | Decision (split) | 12 | 18 Nov 2006 | Düsseldorf, Germany | ||
| Win | Michael Sprott | TKO | 8 | 2:54 | 15 Jul 2006 | Hamburg, Germany | Retained WBA Inter-Continental heavyweight title; Won WBO Asia-Pacific heavyweight title |
| Win | Volodymyr Virchis | Decision (majority) | 12 | 11 Mar 2006 | Hamburg, Germany | Won WBA and WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight titles | |
| Win | Rob Calloway | KO | 2 | 2:10 | 7 Jan 2006 | Munich, Germany | |
| Win | Mark Krence | KO | 5 | 1:28 | 22 Oct 2005 | Halle, Germany | |
| Win | Jucimar Francisco Hipolito | TKO | 1 | 0:50 | 28 Sep 2005 | Hamburg, Germany | |
| Win | Sherman Williams | Decision (unanimous) | 8 | 26 Mar 2005 | Riesa, Germany | ||
| Win | Tommy Connelly | TKO | 2 | 1:51 | 14 Dec 2004 | Sölden, Austria | |
| Win | Asmir Vojnovic | TKO | 4 | 0:45 | 16 Nov 2004 | Cuxhaven, Germany | |
| Win | Willie Williams | KO | 3 | 2:25 | 26 Oct 2004 | Rostock, Germany | |
| Win | Garing Lane | KO | 5 | 1:46 | 31 Jul 2004 | Stuttgart, Germany | |
| Win | Sedreck Fields | KO | 2 | 2:45 | 22 Jun 2004 | Telfs, Austria | |
| Win | Wade Lewis | TKO | 1 | 2:33 | 18 May 2004 | Lübeck, Germany | |
| Win | Alexey Varakin | KO | 2 | 30 Mar 2004 | Aachen, Germany | ||
| Win | Sedreck Fields | Decision (unanimous) | 6 | 17 Feb 2004 | Lübeck, Germany | ||
| Win | Daniel Frank | KO | 2 | 0:54 | 8 Nov 2003 | Hamburg, Germany | |
| Win | Zakeem Graham | TKO | 3 | 2:26 | 22 May 2003 | Yonkers, New York, USA | |
| Draw | Rob Calloway | Technical decision | 3 | 2:41 | 5 Oct 2002 | Detroit, Michigan, USA | |
| Win | Chris Isaac | Decision (unanimous) | 8 | 11 May 2002 | Biloxi, Mississippi, USA | ||
| Win | Val Smith | KO | 1 | 2:26 | 14 Jan 2002 | Paradise, Nevada, USA | |
| Win | Everett Martin | TKO | 4 | 21 Sep 2001 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | ||
| Win | Brian Jones | KO | 2 | 1:10 | 3 Sep 1997 | Rosemont, Illinois, USA | |
| Win | Donnie Penelton | KO | 1 | 2:30 | 21 Aug 1997 | Aurora, Illinois, USA |