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Denys Berinchyk

Denys Berinchyk (Ukrainian: Денис Берінчик; born 5 May 1988[2]) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won silver medals in the light-welterweight division at the 2011 World Championships and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[3] He made his professional bare knuckle debut on 24 July 2021, defeating former UFC Fighter Artem Lobov by TKO.

Denys Berinchyk
Berinchyk in 2012
Born
Денис Берінчик

(1988-05-05) 5 May 1988 (age 35)
Krasnodon, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityUkrainian
Statistics
Weight(s)Lightweight
Height170 cm (5 ft 7 in)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights18
Wins18
Wins by KO9
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2012 London Light Welterweight
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 2011 Baku Light Welterweight
Summer Universiade
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Kazan Light welterweight
World University Championships
Gold medal – first place 2010 Ulaanbaatar Light Welterweight

He has a PhD in physical education and sport, obtained at the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport.[4]

Amateur boxing career edit

2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships edit

In the 2011 World Championships, he beat the No.1 seeded and reigning champion Cuban Roniel Iglesias Solotongo on points.[5][6] In the gold medal bout, he was beaten by Everton Lopes of Brazil following the encounter ended 26–23.[7] Finished the championship as silver medalist, Berinchyk was a part of the Ukraine national team, topped the medal table.[7][8]

Highlights edit

2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships  
Event Round Result Opponent Score
Light Welterweight First Win   Roniel Solotongo +19–19
Second Win   Anderson Rojas 26–13
Third Win   Jonathan Alonso 27–10
Quarterfinal Win   Heybatulla Hajialiyev 33–19
Semifinal Win   Tom Stalker 33–18
Final Loss   Everton Lopes 23–26

2012 Summer Olympics edit

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he had a bye into the second round, where he beat Anthony Yigit. He went on to beat Jeff Horn and then Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene in the semi-final. In the final he lost to Roniel Iglesias, 15-22.[3]

Professional boxing career edit

Berinchyk made his professional debut against Tarik Madni on 29 August 2015. He won the fight by a fourth-round stoppage, as Madni retired at the end of the round. Berinchyk amassed a 7-0 record during the next two years, with four stoppage victories.[9]

Berinchyk was booked to face Allan Vallespin for the vacant WBO Oriental lightweight title on 16 December 2017, in the main event of a card which took place at the Ice Palace Terminal in Brovary, Ukraine. He won the fight by a dominant sixth-round knockout.[10] Berinchyk made his first WBO Oriental title defense against Jose Luis Prieto on 23 June 2018. He won the fight by a sixth-round stoppage, as Prieto retired at the end of the round.[11]

Berinchyk was scheduled to face for the vacant WBO International lightweight title Rosekie Cristobal on 22 December 2018. He won the fight by a seventh-round technical knockout.[12] Berinchyk made his first WBO International title defense against the veteran Nihito Arakawa on 20 April 2019.[13] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 120-107, 118-109 and 120-107.[14] Berinchyk made his second title defense against Patricio Lopez Moreno on 5 October 2019.[15] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 120-109, 120-108 and 120-108.[16]

Berinchyk was booked to make his third title defense against the 21-1 Hector Edgardo Sarmiento on 22 February 2020. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 117-112, 118-110 and 117-111.[17] Berinchyk made his fourth WBO International title defense against Viorel Simion on 8 October 2020. Simion retired from the bout at the end of the seventh round.[18]

Berinchyk made the fifth defense of his WBO regional title against Jose Sanchez on 21 March 2021. He made quick work of Sanchez, as he won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.[19] Berinchyk made his sixth title defense against the former WBO International titleholder Isa Chaniev on 19 December 2021.[20] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 118-112, 116-112 and 118-111.[21]

WBO lightweight championship edit

Berinchyk vs. Navarrete edit

Berinchyk is scheduled to face Emanuel Navarrete for the vacant WBO lightweight title at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California on May 18, 2024.[22]

Bare knuckle boxing career edit

 
Berinchyk (left) in a bare-knuckle fight

Berinchyk made his bare-knuckle boxing debut against the former UFC fighter Artem Lobov at Mahatch FC 6 on 24 July 2021.[23] Lobov retired from the bout at the end of the fourth round.[24]

Professional boxing record edit

18 fights 18 wins 0 losses
By knockout 9 0
By decision 9 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
18 Win 18–0 Anthony Yigit UD 12 26 Aug 2023 Stadion Wrocław, Wroclaw, Poland Retained WBO International lightweight title
17 Win 17–0 Yvan Mendy UD 12 3 Dec 2022 Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London, England Retained WBO International lightweight title; Won European lightweight title
16 Win 16–0 Isa Chaniev UD 12 19 Dec 2021 Ice Palace Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine Retained WBO International lightweight title
15 Win 15–0 Jose Sanchez TKO 3 (12), 0:35 21 Mar 2021 Ice Palace Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine Retained WBO International lightweight title
14 Win 14–0 Viorel Simion RTD 7 (10), 3:00 8 Oct 2020 Equides Club, Lisnyky, Ukraine Retained WBO International lightweight title
13 Win 13–0 Hector Edgardo Sarmiento UD 12 22 Feb 2020 Ice Palace Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine Retained WBO International lightweight title
12 Win 12–0 Patricio Lopez Moreno UD 12 5 Oct 2019 Ice Palace Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine Retained WBO International lightweight title
11 Win 11–0 Nihito Arakawa UD 12 20 Apr 2019 Sport Palace, Kyiv, Ukraine Retained WBO International lightweight title
10 Win 10–0 Rosekie Cristobal TKO 7 (12), 2:44 22 Dec 2018 Ice Palace Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine Won vacant WBO International lightweight title
9 Win 9–0 Jose Luis Prieto RTD 6 (10), 3:00 23 Jun 2018 Sport Palace, Kyiv, Ukraine Retained WBO Oriental lightweight title
8 Win 8–0 Allan Vallespin KO 6 (10), 1:53 16 Dec 2017 Ice Palace Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine Won vacant WBO Oriental lightweight title
7 Win 7–0 Ismael Garcia TKO 6 (8), 3:00 16 Sep 2017 AKKO International, Kyiv, Ukraine
6 Win 6–0 Lorenzo Parra UD 8 10 Jun 2017 Sporthall Budakalász, Budakalász, Hungary
5 Win 5–0 Juan Ocura UD 8 12 Nov 2016 Ice Palace Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine
4 Win 4–0 Emiliano Martin Garcia TKO 4 (6), 2:56 23 Apr 2016 Sport Palace, Kyiv, Ukraine
3 Win 3–0 Gyorgy Mizsei Jr. UD 6 12 Dec 2015 Sport Palace, Kyiv, Ukraine
2 Win 2–0 Innocent Anyanwu TKO 6 (6), 1:36 14 Nov 2015 Ice Palace Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine
1 Win 1–0 Tarik Madni RTD 4 (6), 3:00 29 Aug 2015 Sport Palace, Kyiv, Ukraine

Bare knuckle record edit

Professional record breakdown
1 match 1 win 0 losses
By knockout 1 0
Res. Record Opponent Method Event Date Round Time Location Notes
Win 1–0   Artem Lobov TKO (retirement) Mahatch FC 6 24 July 2021 4 2:00 Kyiv, Ukraine

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Boxing record for Denys Berinchyk". BoxRec.
  2. ^ "Denys Berinchyk". boxnews.com.au. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Denys Berinchyk Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  4. ^ (in Russian) Berinchik: "Two fights a year is not enough for me, but I can't change anything - I have a contract", Segodnya (20 December 2018)
  5. ^ "Major upset at the AIBA World Championships". AIBA. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  6. ^ "Britons Luke Campbell, Andrew Selby & Anthony Joshua reach finals". bbc.co.uk. 7 October 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  7. ^ a b "Boxing: Ukraine top medal table in Baku". olympic.org. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  8. ^ "Four gold medals for Ukraine". supersport.com. 8 October 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2011.
  9. ^ "Знаменитого украинского боксера, закованного в цепи, привели на ринг под конвоем: опубликовано видео". news.obozrevatel.com. 17 September 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  10. ^ Sukachev, Alexey (16 December 2017). "Denys Berinchyk Secures KO Win To Capture WBO Regional Belt". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Berinchyk Beats Prieto by Technical Knockout". uatv.ua. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  12. ^ "Ukrainian boxer Berynchyk triumphs over Filipino fighter Cristobal". 112.international. 23 December 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  13. ^ "Boxing: Denys Berinchyk prepared to fight with Nihito Arakawa". 112.international. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  14. ^ Raspanti, John J. (22 April 2019). "Denis Berinchyk outhustles Nihito Arakawa to retain WBO lightweight title". maxboxing.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Берінчик виявився важчим за свого суперника перед чемпіонським боєм в Києві". sport.24tv.ua. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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  17. ^ magictr (6 October 2019). "Berinchyk Defended The Title, And Derevyanchenko Has Lost The Battle". galpost.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  18. ^ Sukachev, Alexey (8 October 2020). "Denys Berinchyk, Max Bursak Pick Up Big Wins in Ukraine". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  19. ^ Sukachev, Alexey (21 March 2021). "Denys Berinchyk Stops Jose Sanchez in Three in Brovary, Ukraine". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  20. ^ Random Hits (24 November 2021). "Denys Berinchyk vs. Isa Chaniev Tops K2 Promotions Card on December 18". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
  21. ^ "Boxing Results: Denys Berinchyk Defeats Isa Chaniev In Ukraine". boxingnews24.com. 20 December 2021. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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  23. ^ Markey, Ross (1 June 2021). "Artem Lobov Set For Bare Knuckle Boxing Match Against Denys Berinchyk On July 24". lowkickmma.com. Retrieved 7 February 2022.
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