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{{Short description|Ukrainian boxer}}
{{Family name hatnote|Vyacheslavovich|Derevyanchenko|lang=Eastern Slavic}}
{{Infobox boxer 
| name= Serhiy Derevyanchenko
| image= 
| image_size= 
| caption = 
| nickname = The Technician
| nationality = Ukrainian
| weight = [[Middleweight]]
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1985|10|31}}
| birth_place = [[Feodosiya]], [[Crimean Oblast]], [[Ukrainian SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]<br>(now Feodosia, Ukraine)
| death_date =
| death_place =
| height = 5 ft 9 in
| reach = 68+1/2 in
| total = 21
| wins = 15
| KO = 10
| losses = 6
|medaltemplates =
{{MedalSport|Men's [[amateur boxing]]}}
{{MedalCountry|{{UKR}}}}
{{MedalCompetition |[[World Amateur Boxing Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalBronze | [[2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships|2007 Chicago]] | Middleweight }}
{{MedalCompetition|[[World University Boxing Championships|World University Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold| [[2004 World University Boxing Championship|2004 Antalya]] | Welterweight}}
}}

'''Serhiy Vyacheslavovich Derevyanchenko''' ({{langx|uk| Сергій В'ячеславович Дерев'янченко, Serhiy V'yacheslavovych Derev'yanchenko}}; born 31 October 1985) is a Ukrainian [[professional boxer]] who has challenged three times for world [[middleweight]] titles; the [[IBF]] title in 2018; the IBF and [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] titles in 2019; and the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] title in 2020. As an [[Amateur boxing|amateur]], he won the bronze medal at middleweight at the [[2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships]]. 

==Amateur career==
His father was a boxer, who introduced him to the sport. Derevyanchenko trained with his father in his hometown, [[Feodosiya]], until he was 10.<ref name=newfaces>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ringtv.com/396109-new-faces-sergiy-derevyanchenko/|title=New Faces: Sergiy Derevyanchenko|date=August 3, 2015}}</ref>

At the [[2007 AIBA World Boxing Championships]], he beat [[Argenis Casimiro Núñez]] in the quarter-finals to win a bronze medal, but was unable to progress any further, losing to [[Matvey Korobov]] in the semi-final. He participated in the [[2008 Summer Olympics]] but lost to [[Emilio Correa (boxer born 1985)|Emilio Correa]] in the second round. Derevyanchenko took part in the [[2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships|2009 AIBA World Boxing Championships]], where he reached the quarter-finals but fell short against [[Vijender Singh]].

Between 2010 and 2014, he took part in the [[World Series of Boxing]], where he became known as one of the best boxers in the competition. He became known for his excellent technique and his handspeed.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldseriesboxing.com/blog/2013/02/16/can-anyone-topple-middleweight-king-derevyanchenko/|title=Can anyone topple Middleweight king Derevyanchenko?|date=February 16, 2013|website=World Series Boxing}}</ref> He competed in 24 bouts, winning 23 of them. His sole loss in this competition came to [[Brian Castaño]] in the 2012–13 season quarter-final. Derevyanchenko was a champion twice, in the 2011–12 season with the Milano Thunder, and in the 2012–13 season with the Astana Arlans.

===Results===
====AIBA World Boxing Championships====
'''2007'''
*Defeated Victor Cotiujanschi (Moldova) 28-12
*Defeated Oliver Obradovic (Austria) RSCO 2
*Defeated Alexander Rubjuk (Estonia) 23-12
*Defeated [[Argenis Casimiro Núñez]] (Dominican Republic) RSCO 3
*Lost to [[Matvey Korobov]] (Russia) AB 2

'''2009'''
*Defeated Danijel Topalovic (Bosnia) RSC 3
*Defeated Alex Theran (Colombia) 13-8
*Defeated [[Adem Kılıççı]] (Turkey) 13-6
*Lost to [[Vijender Singh]] (India) 4-12

====Olympic Games====
'''2008''' (as a middleweight)
*Defeated [[Wang Jianzheng]] (China) 15-6
*Lost to [[Emilio Correa (boxer born 1985)|Emilio Correa]] (Cuba) 4-18

Derevyanchenko ended his amateur career with a record of 390–20.

==Professional career==
===Early career===
Derevyanchenko turned professional in 2014, signing with promoter [[Lou DiBella]] and fighting out of [[New York City]].<ref name=newfaces/><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=28 May 2014|title=Sergiy Derevyanchenko Inks Pact With Lou DiBella|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/sergiy-derevyanchenko-inks-pact-with-lou-dibella--78306|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=BoxingScene.com}}</ref> After winning his first two fights, he signed a deal with manager [[Al Haymon]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=26 October 2014|title=Sergey Derevyanchenko Inks Pact With Al Haymon|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/sergey-derevyanchenko-inks-pact-with-al-haymon--83563|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=BoxingScene.com}}</ref> Derevyanchenko headlined his first televised card in August 2015, facing off against [[Elvin Ayala]] in an eight-round bout aired on [[ShoBox]],<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=9 July 2015|title=Derevyanchenko-Ayala, Khytrov-Brinson on ShoBox|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/derevyanchenko-ayala-khytrov-brinson-on-shobox--93303|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=BoxingScene.com}}</ref> winning by a wide [[unanimous decision]], improving his record to 6–0. In August 2016, he faced former world champion [[Sam Soliman]]. In the first round, Derevyanchenko landed a left-right combination to the head, causing Soliman to take a knee. Soliman was dropped a further two times in the second-round, causing the referee to wave off the fight, giving Derevyanchenko the win by [[Knockout#Technical knockout|technical knockout]] (TKO).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.premierboxingchampions.com/news/derevyanchenko-overwhelms-soliman-gain-second-round-tko|title=Derevyanchenko overwhelms Soliman to gain second-round TKO|first=Lem|last=Satterfield|website=PBC Boxing|date=21 July 2016 }}</ref>

===Rise up the ranks===
The [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] ordered an eliminator between Derevyanchenko and [[Tureano Johnson]], with the winner becoming the [[mandatory challenger]] to the [[Unified champion|unified]] [[middleweight]] champion [[Gennady Golovkin]]. The fight was originally set for April 2016, but Johnson had to pull out due to injury.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2 May 2017|title=IBF Orders Johnson-Derevyanchenko Eliminator For Golovkin Shot|url=https://www.boxingscene.com/ibf-orders-johnson-derevyanchenko-eliminator-golovkin-shot--116184|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=BoxingScene.com}}</ref> The fight was rescheduled for 25 August 2017, and was televised on [[Fox Sports 1]]. Derevyanchenko slowly broke down Johnson, hurting him repeatedly throughout the fight, finally dropping Johnson in the twelfth round, at which point the referee waved off the fight.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.badlefthook.com/2017/8/25/16207540/pbc-on-fs1-results-derevyanchenko-wins-title-eliminator|title=Derevyanchenko stops Johnson to win IBF shot|first=Scott|last=Christ|date=August 25, 2017|website=Bad Left Hook}}</ref>

===Derevyanchenko vs. Jacobs===
27 October 2018, he fought [[Daniel Jacobs (boxer)|Daniel Jacobs]] for the vacant IBF middleweight title at the [[Hulu Theater]], [[New York City|New York]]. Losing by [[split decision]], handing Derevyanchenko the first loss of his professional career.

===Derevyanchenko vs. Culcay===
He fought [[Jack Culcay-Keth|Jack Culcay]] on 13 April 2019 in a final eliminator for the IBF middleweight title. Winning by [[unanimous decision]], Derevyanchenko became the mandatory challenger for [[Undisputed championship (boxing)|unified]] middleweight champion [[Canelo Álvarez]]. However, after extended negotiations between Álvarez and Derevyanchenko, both parties failed to schedule a fight before the IBF's deadline, causing the IBF to strip Álvarez of their title. Álvarez's promoter, [[Oscar De La Hoya]], expressed his displeasure with the decision to strip Álvarez of the belt, insisting Derevyanchenko had been offered an "unprecedented amount of money for a fighter of his limited stature and limited popularity".<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/boxing/49203152|title=Saul 'Canelo' Alvarez: IBF decision to strip title angers Oscar de la Hoya|date=2019-08-02|access-date=2019-08-23|language=en-GB}}</ref>

===Derevyanchenko vs. Golovkin===
On 5 October 2019, he faced [[Gennady Golovkin]] for the vacant [[IBF]] and [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] middleweight titles at [[Madison Square Garden]], [[New York City]]. After a tentative start to the opening round, which saw both fighters sizing each other up with probing jabs, Golovkin fired off a six punch combination ending with a right hook to Derevyanchenko's head, dropping the Ukrainian with 1 minute left in the first round. Derevyanchenko rose to his feet within seconds, showing no signs of being hurt. The knockdown appeared to spur Derevyanchenko into action as he began to answer Golovkin's punches with his own shots for the remainder of the round. In round two, Derevyanchenko began putting three and four punch combinations together behind a single and double [[jab]], while Golovkin stuck to single punches, landing the occasional eye-catching hook. Towards the end of the round, Golovkin opened a cut above Derevyanchenko's right eye. The action replay appeared to show the cut was caused by a left hook, however, the [[New York State Athletic Commission]] deemed it to be the result of an accidental clash of heads, meaning if the fight was stopped due to the cut before the fourth round then the fight would be ruled a [[No contest (combat sports)|no contest]], after the fourth, the result would be determined by the scorecards with a [[technical decision]] rather than a technical knockout win for Golovkin if the cut was deemed to be the result of a punch. After Golovkin started the opening seconds of the third round as the aggressor, Derevyanchenko quickly fired back to the body, appearing to hurt Golovkin as he backed up and kept his elbows tucked in close to his body to protect his mid-section. Derevyanchenko took advantage of Golovkin's defensive posture, landing several clean punches to the former champion's head. Towards the end of the round Golovkin had some success with a couple of sharp hooks to the head and a right uppercut. Golovkin was the aggressor for the majority of the fourth round, having partial success, with Derevyanchenko picking his moments to fire back with two and three punch combinations and continuing to work the body. In the last minute of the round, Derevyanchenko appeared to momentarily trouble Golovkin with a straight-left hand to the body. At the beginning of the fifth round, the ringside doctor gave the cut above Derevyanchenko's right-eye a close examination before the action resumed. Derevyanchenko controlled the pace of the round with a high punch-output, continuing with three and four punch combinations with lateral movement. Golovkin, meanwhile, stuck with single hooks and probing jabs, landing a solid uppercut halfway through the round. In the final 20 seconds, Derevyanchenko landed another body shot which again appeared to hurt Golovkin, who reeled backwards with his elbows down at his side, protecting his body. The sixth was an evenly fought round with both fighters landing several clean punches to the head, although Golovkin appeared to land the more significant blows which caught the attention of the crowd. Rounds seven, eight and nine saw much of the same, back and forth engagements with Golovkin seeming to land the more eye catching blows. The tenth saw Derevyanchenko apply the pressure and back Golovkin up for the first half of the round. Golovkin had success in the last minute with left and right hooks landing on Derevyanchenko's head, only to see the Ukrainian answer with his own solid shots and back Golovkin up once again in the final 30 seconds of the round. The eleventh and twelfth were closely contested, both fighters having success, with Golovkin again appearing to land the more catching punches in the twelfth and final round. After 12 hard fought rounds, Golovkin won by [[unanimous decision]] with two judges scoring the bout 115–112 and the third scoring it 114–113, all in favour of Golovkin. According to CompuBox stats, Golovkin landed a total of 243 (33.7%) punches out of 720, with 136 (43.3%) of 314 power punches, while Derevyanchenko landed a total of 230 (31.2%) punches out of 738, with 138 (29.3%) out of 472 power punches—the most an opponent has landed on Golovkin to date.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ringtv.com/579459-gennadiy-golovkin-outlasts-sergiy-derevyanchenko-in-instant-classic-wins-ibf-middleweight-belt/|title=Gennadiy Golovkin outlasts Sergiy Derevyanchenko in instant classic, wins middleweight belt|date=2019-10-05|website=The Ring|access-date=2019-10-06}}</ref> In a post fight interview, promoter Eddie Hearn, who lead the promotion of DAZN in the US, stated: "...he won't say it, but Gennady has been ill, basically all week",<ref>{{Citation|title='GOLOVKIN WAS ILL' - EDDIE HEARN REACTS TO GGG'S UNANIMOUS DECISION WIN AGAINST DEREVYANCHENKO @ MSG|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dxYctUK2Gkk |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/dxYctUK2Gkk| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2019-10-06}}{{cbignore}}</ref> alluding to the reason Golovkin did not appear on top form during the fight.

===Derevyanchenko vs. Charlo===
26 September 2020, he fought [[Jermall Charlo]] for the WBC middleweight title at the [[Mohegan Sun Arena]], [[Uncasville, Connecticut|Uncasville]]. Derevyanchenko fought a tough fight, but Charlo's powerful jab and good game plan were too much for the Ukrainian. Charlo connected on more punches than Derevyanchenko, and ultimately deserved the unanimous decision win, with the scorecards reading 118–110, 117-111 and 116–112 in favor of Charlo.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-09-26|title=Jermall Charlo outpoints Sergiy Derevyannchenko in gut check, retains WBC middleweight title|url=https://www.ringtv.com/610426-jermall-charlo-outpoints-sergiy-derevyannchenko-in-gut-check-retains-wbc-middleweight-title/|access-date=2021-02-12|website=The Ring}}</ref>

===Derevyanchenko vs. M'billi===
Derevyanchenko is scheduled to face [[Christian M'billi]] at Videotron Centre in Quebec City, Canada on August 17, 2024.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Iskenderov |first1=Parviz |title=Christian Mbilli faces Sergiy Derevyanchenko in Quebec City, Canada in August |url=https://www.fightmag.com/christian-mbilli-faces-sergiy-derevyanchenko-in-quebec-city-canada-in-august/ |work=FIGHTMAG |date=28 May 2024}}</ref>  Derevyanchenko lost by unanimous decision.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-17 |title=Live Results From Quebec: Mbilli Vs. Derevyanchenko Tonight - Boxing News 24 |url=https://www.boxingnews24.com/2024/08/live-results-of-christian-mbilli-vs-sergiy-derevyanchenko-tonight-on-espn/ |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=www.boxingnews24.com |language=en-US}}</ref> During the bout, Derevyanchenko suffered a torn left bicep in the fourth round, rendering him to only one fully functioning boxing arm. <ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-08-17 |title=Boxing Tonight: Mbilli Vs. Derevyanchenko Live Results - Latest Boxing News |url=https://www.boxing247.com/boxing-news/boxing-tonight-mbilli-vs-derevyanchenko-jr-live-results/281588 |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=www.boxing247.com |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Professional boxing record==
{{BoxingRecordSummary
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|nc=
|ko-wins=10
|ko-losses=
|dec-wins=5
|dec-losses=5
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{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|21
|{{no2}}Loss
|15–6
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Christian M'billi]]
|UD
|10
|17 Aug 2024
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Videotron Centre]], [[Quebec City]], [[Canada]]}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For WBC Contintental Americas and [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] International title super middleweight titles}}
|-
|20
|{{yes2}}Win
|15–5
|style="text-align:left;"|Vaughn Alexander
|UD
|10
|20 Apr 2024
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, U.S.}}
|
|-
|19
|{{no2}}Loss
|14–5
|style="text-align:left;"|[[Jaime Munguía]]
|UD
|12
|10 Jun 2023
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|[[Toyota Arena]], [[Ontario, California]], U.S.}}
|style="text-align:left;"|{{small|For vacant [[WBC Silver]] [[super middleweight]] title}}
|-
|18
|{{yes2}}Win
|14–4
|align=left|Joshua Conley
|UD
|10
|30 Jul 2022
|align=left|{{small|[[Barclays Center]], [[Brooklyn, New York]], U.S.}}
|align=left|{{small|}}
|-
|17
|{{no2}}Loss
|13–4
|align=left|[[Carlos Adames]]
|MD
|10
|5 Dec 2021
|align=left|{{small|[[Staples Center]], [[Los Angeles, California]], U.S.}}
|align=left|{{small|}}
|-
|16
|{{no2}}Loss
|13–3
|align=left|[[Jermall Charlo]]
|UD
|12
|[[Jermall Charlo vs. Sergiy Derevyanchenko|26 Sep 2020]]
|align=left|{{small|[[Mohegan Sun Arena]], [[Montville, Connecticut]], U.S.}}
|align=left|{{small|For [[list of WBC world champions#Middleweight|WBC middleweight title]]}}
|-
|15
|{{no2}}Loss
|13–2
|align=left|[[Gennady Golovkin]]
|UD
|12
|5 Oct 2019
|align=left|{{small|[[Madison Square Garden]], New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|align=left|{{small|For vacant IBF and [[list of IBO world champions#Middleweight|IBO middleweight titles]]}}
|-
|14
|{{yes2}}Win
|13–1
|align=left|[[Jack Culcay]]
|UD
|12
|13 Apr 2019
|align=left|{{small|[[Minneapolis Armory]], [[Minneapolis, Minnesota]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|13
|{{no2}}Loss
|12–1
|align=left|[[Daniel Jacobs (boxer)|Daniel Jacobs]]
|{{abbr|SD|Split decision}}
|12
|27 Oct 2018
|align=left|{{small|[[Hulu Theater]], New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|align=left|{{small|For vacant [[list of IBF world champions#Middleweight|IBF middleweight title]]}}
|-
|12
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–0
|align=left|[[Dashon Johnson]]
|RTD
|6 (8), {{small|3:00}}
|[[Deontay Wilder vs. Luis Ortiz|3 Mar 2018]]
|align=left|{{small|[[Barclays Center]], New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–0
|align=left|[[Tureano Johnson]]
|TKO
|12 (12), {{small|0:40}}
|25 Aug 2017
|align=left|{{small|Buffalo Run Casino, [[Miami, Oklahoma]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–0
|align=left|Kemahl Russell
|TKO
|5 (10), {{small|1:06}}
|14 Mar 2017
|align=left|{{small|Fitz Tunica Casino and Hotel, [[Tunica, Mississippi]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|9
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–0
|align=left|[[Sam Soliman]]
|TKO
|2 (12), {{small|2:41}}
|21 Jul 2016
|align=left|{{small|[[Foxwoods Resort]], [[Ledyard, Connecticut]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–0
|align=left|Mike Guy
|TKO
|8 (8), {{small|2:24}}
|15 Mar 2016
|align=left|{{small|Robinson Rancheria Resort and Casino, [[Nice, California]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0
|align=left|Jessie Nicklow
|TKO
|3 (8), {{small|2:18}}
|14 Nov 2015
|align=left|{{small|[[Hard Rock Hotel and Casino]], [[Las Vegas, Nevada]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|align=left|[[Elvin Ayala]]
|UD
|8
|7 Aug 2015
|align=left|{{small|[[Bally's Atlantic City]], [[Atlantic City, New Jersey]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|align=left|Alan Campa
|TKO
|4 (8), {{small|1:17}}
|10 Apr 2015
|align=left|{{small|[[Aviator Sports Complex]], New York City, New York, U.S.}}
|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|align=left|Vladine Biosse
|{{abbr|TKO|Technical knockout}}
|2 (8), {{small|1:42}}
|20 Feb 2015
|align=left|{{small|Hilton Westchester, [[Rye Brook, New York]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|align=left|Raul Munoz
|{{abbr|KO|Knockout}}
|1 (6), {{small|2:50}}
|12 Dec 2014
|align=left|{{small|[[UIC Pavilion]], [[Chicago, Illinois]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|align=left|[[Laatekwei Hammond]]
|{{abbr|UD|Unanimous decision}}
|4
|1 Oct 2014
|align=left|{{small|[[Barker Hangar]], [[Santa Monica, California]], U.S.}}
|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|align=left|Cromwell Gordon
|{{abbr|RTD|Corner retirement}}
|2 (6), {{small|3:00}}
|23 Jul 2014
|align=left|{{small|BB King Blues Club & Grill, [[New York City, New York]], U.S.}}
|
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{Boxrec|id=691996}}
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20091220072247/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/de/serhiy-derevianenko-1.html sports-reference]
*[https://box.live/boxers/sergiy-derevyanchenko/ Sergiy Derevyanchenko - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings] at [https://Box.Live Box.Live]

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