Dmitry "Stinger" Nikulin | |
|---|---|
| Born | Dmitry Sergeevich Nikulin 30 April 1984 |
| Nationality |  Ukraine |
| Other names | Stinger |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Light middleweight |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 30 |
| Wins | 29 |
| Wins by KO | 10 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 0 |
Dmitry Nikulin; born April 30, 1984 is one of the most prominent Ukrainian boxers, former WBO European Champion.
Dmitry was born in Melitopol, Ukraine. His father Sergey Nikulin and his mother Ludmila Nikulina are typical Ukrainnian parents. Dmitry has two brothers: Shevchenko Vladimir and Nikulin Ivan.
In 1990s, when Dmitry was 8 years old, his father brought him to the boxing gym.
Amateur boxing career
editAfter 2 month of training with his first coach Aleksandr Vilyanov, Dmitry won his first local championship, which marked the sucessfull begining of Dmitry's amateur boxing career.
In 1996 Aleksandr Vilyanov died. In 1997-1998 Dmitry was training with his new coach Onischenko Sergey from Melitopol and became the winner of Junior Ukraine Championship in Kerch city.
In 2000 Dmitry Nikulin took the second place in European Championship among cadets.
In 2001 he won Junior European Championship (Sarajevo, Bosnia-Hercegovina).
In 2002 in Almaty city Nikulin took second place in the military officials Championship of CIS, where in the finals lost to Kazakh boxer.
In total Dmitry had more then 300 fights during his amateur career winning Y of them.
Successfully wining in more than 90% of the bouts
Professional boxing career
editIn 2004 Dmitry debuted in professional boxing. His new coach was Soloviev Uriy. At the age of 20 in Salzburg, Austria, Dmitry won his first professional fight against Marian Gabrish by KO.
After his debut, Dmitry signed the contract for 3 years with Slovakian promoter. On the territory of the Slovak Republic Dmitry won 10 fights, 6 of them by KO, and won Slovakian title.
In 2008 Dmitry signed the contract with promotional company of Klitschko brothers - “K2 Promotions” and began his training under the guidance of his current coach - Merited Coach of Ukraine and Merited Worker of Physical Education and Sports of Ukraine, twice winner of the USSR championship among juniors - Sergey Gordienko.
In 2010 he won the WBO European title.
In 2010, Dmitry suffered his first defeat in the fight against the Japanese boxer Yuki Nonaka in Osaka, Japan.
Throughout 2010-2013 Dmitry had 6 consecutive wins.
In 2014 Nikulin signs with his new promoter AM Promotions and has already successfully completed 2 fights in London, UK.
Professional boxing record
editHis current box record stands out: won 29 (KO 10) + lost 1 (KO 0) + drawn 0
Titles in boxing
edit- WBO European Champion
References
edit- ^ Dmitry Nikulin. Boxrec.com.