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{{short description|Russian boxer}}
{{Infobox Boxer
{{Infobox boxer
|name = Grigory Drozd
|name=Grigory Drozd<br><small>Григорий Анатольевич Дрозд</small>
|image=
|image=Grigory Drozd.png
|residence = [[Moscow]], [[USSR]],
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|nickname = Pretty Boy
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|height = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
|realname=Grigory Anatolyevich Drozd
|weight = [[cruiserweight (boxing)|cruiserweight]]
|nickname=Pretty Boy
|nationality = {{Flagicon|USSR}} Russian
|weight=[[Cruiserweight (boxing)|Cruiserweight]]
|birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|08|26}}
|height=6 ft 1 in
|birth_place = [[Prokopyevsk]], [[USSR]]
|reach=76 in
|style = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
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|total = 33
|birth_date={{Birth date and age|1979|08|26|df=y}}
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|losses = 1
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'''Grigory Drozd''' (born August 26, 1979 [[Prokopyevsk]] [[USSR]]) is a [[Russians|Russian]] professional boxer. He currently holds
|draws=
the [[WBO]] [[Asia]] [[Pacific]] cruiserweight title, PABA cruiserweight title and the [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Asian Boxing Council cruiserweight title.
|no contests=
}}

'''Grigory Anatolyevich Drozd''' ({{langx|ru|Григорий Анатольевич Дрозд}}; born 26 August 1979) is a Russian former [[professional boxer]]. He held the [[World Boxing Council]] (WBC) [[cruiserweight (boxing)|cruiserweight]] title from 2014 to 2016,<ref name=WBCNews>[http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/grigory-drozd-will-exercise-right-to-face-tony-bellew-later-this-year/ ''Grigory Drozd will exercise right to face Tony Bellew later this year''. '''World Boxing News''', June 2, 2016] Retrieved August 5, 2016.</ref> and the [[European Boxing Union|European]] cruiserweight title from 2013 to 2014.


==Boxing career==
==Boxing career==
Grigory only fought three amateur fights he won all of them. His managers name is [[Dietmar Poszwa]].
Drozd only fought three amateur fights, winning all of them. His manager is Dietmar Poszwa.
He is a world cruiserweight contender with a great record of thirty two wins and just one lose he won his first 25 fights. He recently faced Darnell Wilson on July 2, 2009 at the [[Sport]] [[Stadium|Complex]] [[Krylatskoye (Moscow Metro)|Krylatskoe]], [[Moscow]], [[Russia]] Drozd won the fight in the tenth round. He is in the top ten [[WBO]] rankings. Its looking good for Grigory Drozd as he has a great record and a serious contender in the cruiserweight division it looks likely he will get a title shot. The [[WBO]] Cruiserweight Champion [[Marco Huck]] looks likely to happen. He fought Michael Simms 23 February 2008 at the [[DIVS]], [[Ekaterinburg]], [[Russia]] there was 25,000 fans at the stadium. The first round of the fight was the best they went toe to toe [[Michael Simms]] done well as with Drozd's hard punch which he's very famous for in [[Russia]]. The fight went eight rounds and Grigory Drozd won the fight with his technique skills which proved to good. On the 6th of December 2008 Drozd Fought [[Rob Calloway]] for the vacant [[WBO]] [[Asia]] [[Pacific]] cruiserweight [[title]], vacant [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[Asian Boxing Council]] cruiserweight [[title]] and the vacant [[Pan Asian Boxing Association|PABA]] cruiserweight [[title]]at the Circus, [[Nizhny]] [[Novgorod]] [[Russia]]. It was voted Asian Super Fight of the year. The fight went seven rounds out of a twelve round fight Drozd Knockdown [[Michael Simms]] eight times in rounds 1,2,4,5,6,7 with his fantastic right hook he knocked Simms out and won the fight.


=== Drozd vs. Wilson ===
==Professional Fights==
Drozd faced Darnell Wilson on July 2, 2009 at the [[Krylatskoye Sports Palace]] in [[Moscow]], winning the fight in the tenth round.
* [[Darnell Wilson]] {{Flagicon|USA}} WIN ROUND 10
* [[Rob Calloway]] {{Flagicon|USA}} WIN ROUND 7
* [[Talgat Dosanov]] {{Flagicon|KAZ}} WIN ROUND 8
* [[Michael Simms]] {{Flagicon|USA}} WIN ROUND 8
* [[Laudelino Jose Barros]] {{Flagicon|BRA}} WIN ROUND 8
* [[Jean Claude Bikoi]] {{Flagicon|CAM}} WIN ROUND 12
* [[Mircea Telecan]]{{Flagicon|ROM}} WIN ROUND 1
* [[Firat Arslan]] {{Flagicon|GER}} LOSE ROUND 5
* [[Mauro Adrian Ordiales]] {{Flagicon|ARG}} WIN ROUND 3
* [[Pavel Melkomyan]] {{Flagicon|RUS}} WIN ROUND 5
* [[Shane Swartz]] {{Flagicon|USA}} WIN ROUND 7
* [[Asmir Vojnovic]] {{Flagicon|CRO}} WIN ROUND 8
* [[Dzianis Salomka]] {{Flagicon|BEL}} WIN ROUND 2
* [[Jason Robinson]] {{Flagicon|USA}} WIN ROUND 10
* [[Saul Montana]] {{Flagicon|MEX}} WIN ROUND 9
* [[Muslim Biarslanov]] {{Flagicon|RUS}} WIN ROUND 3
* [[Yan Kulkov]] {{Flagicon|UZB}} WIN ROUND 5
* [[Oleksandr Garashchenko]] {{Flagicon|UKR}} WIN ROUND 8
* [[Oleksandr Subin]] {{Flagicon|UKR}} WIN ROUND 8


=== Drozd vs. Simms ===
==Reference links==
He fought [[Michael Simms (boxer)|Michael Simms]] on February 23, 2008, at the DIVS in [[Ekaterinburg]] with an attendance of 25,000 at the stadium. The fight went eight rounds and Drozd won the fight via unanimous decision.


=== Drozd vs. Calloway ===
*{{boxrec|id=38558}}
On 6 December 2008, Drozd Fought [[Rob Calloway]] for the vacant [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] Asia Pacific [[Cruiserweight (boxing)|Cruiserweight]] title, vacant [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] [[Asian Boxing Council]] Cruiserweight title and the vacant [[Pan Asian Boxing Association|PABA]] Cruiserweight title at the circus in [[Nizhny Novgorod]]. It was voted Asian Super Fight of the year, with Drozd winning by seventh-round technical knockout.


=== Drozd vs. Masternak ===
{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. -->
On October 5, 2013, Drozd won the [[European Boxing Union|EBU]] (European) Cruiserweight title in [[Moscow]] by defeating [[Mateusz Masternak]] via eleventh-round technical knockout.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/drozd-stops-masternak-chagaev-chakhkiev-win--70290|title=Drozd Stops Masternak: Chagaev and Chakhkiev win|work=Boxingscene|date=5 October 2013}}</ref>
| NAME = Drozd, Grigory

| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
=== Drozd vs. Quanna ===
| SHORT DESCRIPTION =
Drozd retained the title against [[mandatory challenger]] Jeremy Ouanna on March 15, 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/drozd-demolishes-ouanna-chakhkiev-stops-haapoja--75662|title=Drozd Demolishes Ouanna: Chakhkiev stops Haapoja|work=Boxingscene|date=15 March 2014}}</ref>
| DATE OF BIRTH = 1979-08-26

| PLACE OF BIRTH = [[Prokopyevsk]], [[USSR]]
=== Drozd vs. Wlodarczyk ===
| DATE OF DEATH =
In his next bout, Drozd won his first world title by defeating [[Krzysztof Włodarczyk]] on September 27, 2014, to win the WBC Cruiserweight title.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.boxingscene.com/drozd-dominates-wlodarczyk-cruiserweight-title--82597|title=Drozd Dominates Wlodarczyk For Cruiserweight Title|work=Boxingscene|date=27 September 2014}}</ref> Drozd won the fight convincingly, with the judges scoring it 119-108, 119-108 and 118-109 in favor of Drozd.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Wlodarczyk vs Drozd - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets |url=https://box.live/fights/wlodarczyk-vs-drozd/ |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=Box.Live |language=en-US}}</ref>
| PLACE OF DEATH =

=== Drozd vs. Janik ===
In his next bout, Drozd fought [[Łukasz Janik|Lukasz Janik]], which was his first title defence. Drozd beat Lukasz Janik by technical knockout in the 9th round.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Drozd vs Janik - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets |url=https://box.live/fights/drozd-vs-janik/ |access-date=2022-10-01 |website=Box.Live |language=en-US}}</ref>

Drozd lost the WBC cruiserweight title at the end of May 2016 when he was unable to defend it due to injury, and [[Tony Bellew]] defeated [[Ilunga Makabu]] in three rounds to win it.<ref name=WBCNews/> Instead he was made champion in recess, but was removed from that position due to inactivity in December 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ringtv.com/477450-wbc-announces-list-mandatory-challengers/|title=WBC announces list of mandatory challengers - The Ring|date=14 December 2016|publisher=}}</ref> He has not fought since.

==Professional boxing record==

{{BoxingRecordSummary
|draws=
|nc=
|ko-wins=28
|ko-losses=1
|dec-wins=11
|dec-losses=0
|dq-wins=1
|dq-losses=0
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{|class=wikitable style=text-align:center
|-
!{{abbr|No.|Number}}
!Result
!Record
!Opponent
!Type
!Round, time
!Date
!Location
!Notes
|-
|41
|{{yes2}}Win
|40–1
|align=left|[[Łukasz Janik]]
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|9 (12), 0:50}}
|{{small|2015-05-22}}
|align=left|{{small|Olympic Indoor Arena, Moscow, Russia}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBC cruiserweight title}}
|-
|40
|{{yes2}}Win
|39–1
|align=left|[[Krzysztof Włodarczyk]]
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|12}}
|{{small|2014-09-27}}
|align=left|{{small|Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia}}
|align=left|{{small|Won [[List of WBC world champions#Cruiserweight|WBC cruiserweight title]]}}
|-
|39
|{{yes2}}Win
|38–1
|align=left|Jeremy Ouanna
|{{small|KO}}
|{{small|1 (12), 2:40}}
|{{small|2014-03-15}}
|align=left|{{small|Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained European cruiserweight title}}
|-
|38
|{{yes2}}Win
|37–1
|align=left|[[Mateusz Masternak]]
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|11 (12), 0:53}}
|{{small|[[Wladimir Klitschko vs. Alexander Povetkin|2013-10-05]]}}
|align=left|{{small|[[Olympic Stadium (Moscow)|Olympic Indoor Arena]], Moscow, Russia}}
|align=left|{{small|Won [[List of European Boxing Union champions#Cruiserweight|European cruiserweight title]]}}
|-
|37
|{{yes2}}Win
|36–1
|align=left|[[Jean Marc Monrose]]
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|12}}
|{{small|2012-12-17}}
|align=left|{{small|[[Crocus City Hall]], Moscow, Russia}}
|align=left|{{small|Won vacant [[World Boxing Association|WBA]] International cruiserweight title}}
|-
|36
|{{yes2}}Win
|35–1
|align=left|Fabio Garrido
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|1 (10), 0:45}}
|{{small|2012-06-20}}
|align=left|{{small|CSKA, Moscow, Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|35
|{{yes2}}Win
|34–1
|align=left|[[Richard Hall (boxer)|Richard Hall]]
|{{small|RTD}}
|{{small|8 (10), 3:00}}
|{{small|2012-02-08}}
|align=left|{{small|[[Soviet Wings Sport Palace|USC Soviet Wings]], Moscow, Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|34
|{{yes2}}Win
|33–1
|align=left|Remigijus Ziausys
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|8}}
|{{small|2011-03-11}}
|align=left|{{small|Arena, [[Kemerovo]], Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|33
|{{yes2}}Win
|32–1
|align=left|[[Darnell Wilson]]
|{{small|RTD}}
|{{small|10 (12), 3:00}}
|{{small|2009-07-02}}
|align=left|{{small|[[Krylatskoye Sports Palace]], Moscow, Russia}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBO Asia Pacific and PABA cruiserweight titles}}
|-
|32
|{{yes2}}Win
|31–1
|align=left|[[Rob Calloway]]
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|7 (12), 1:25}}
|{{small|2008-12-06}}
|align=left|{{small|Circus, [[Nizhny Novgorod]], Russia}}
|align=left|{{small|Won vacant WBO, WBC Asian and [[Pan Asian Boxing Association|PABA]] cruiserweight titles}}
|-
|31
|{{yes2}}Win
|30–1
|align=left|Talgat Dosanov
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|8}}
|{{small|2008-07-31}}
|align=left|{{small|Pyramid, Kazan, Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|30
|{{yes2}}Win
|29–1
|align=left|[[Michael Simms (boxer)|Michael Simms]]
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|8}}
|{{small|2008-02-23}}
|align=left|{{small|DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|29
|{{yes2}}Win
|28–1
|align=left|[[Laudelino Barros]]
|{{small|KO}}
|{{small|8 (12), 2:22}}
|{{small|2007-11-17}}
|align=left|{{small|[[GETEC Arena|Bordelandhalle]], Magdeburg, Germany}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title}}
|-
|28
|{{yes2}}Win
|27–1
|align=left|Jean Claude Bikoi
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|12}}
|{{small|2007-07-28}}
|align=left|{{small|Burg-Waechter Castello, [[Düsseldorf]], Germany}}
|align=left|{{small|Won vacant [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] Asia Pacific cruiserweight title}}
|-
|27
|{{yes2}}Win
|26–1
|align=left|Mircea Telecan
|{{small|KO}}
|{{small|1 (8), 2:35}}
|{{small|2007-02-17}}
|align=left|{{small|Maritim Hotel, [[Magdeburg]], Germany}}
|align=left|
|-
|26
|{{no2}}Loss
|25–1
|align=left|[[Firat Arslan]]
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|5 (12), 2:28}}
|{{small|2006-10-28}}
|align=left|{{small|[[Porsche-Arena]], [[Stuttgart]], Germany}}
|align=left|
|-
|25
|{{yes2}}Win
|25–0
|align=left|Mauro Adrian Ordiales
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|3 (12), 2:15}}
|{{small|2006-07-29}}
|align=left|{{small|[[Rudolf Weber-Arena|König Pilsener Arena]], [[Oberhausen]], Germany}}
|align=left|{{small|Won vacant [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] International cruiserweight title}}
|-
|24
|{{yes2}}Win
|24–0
|align=left|Pavel Melkomyan
|{{small|KO}}
|{{small|5 (10), 0:44}}
|{{small|2006-01-07}}
|align=left|{{small|[[Zenith (building)|Zenith]], Munich, [[Munich]], Germany}}
|align=left|
|-
|23
|{{yes2}}Win
|23–0
|align=left|[[Shane Swartz]]
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|7 (10)}}
|{{small|2005-10-25}}
|align=left|{{small|TV-Studio 44, [[Vienna]], Austria}}
|align=left|
|-
|22
|{{yes2}}Win
|22–0
|align=left|Asmir Vojnovic
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|8 (10)}}
|{{small|2005-04-15}}
|align=left|{{small|DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|21
|{{yes2}}Win
|21–0
|align=left|Denis Salomka
|{{small|KO}}
|{{small|2 (8)}}
|{{small|2005-02-01}}
|align=left|{{small|Casino Kapitalizm, Moscow, Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|20
|{{yes2}}Win
|20–0
|align=left|Jason Robinson
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|10}}
|{{small|2004-10-01}}
|align=left|{{small|[[Basket-Hall Kazan|Basket-Hall Arena]], Kazan, Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|19
|{{yes2}}Win
|19–0
|align=left|[[Saúl Montana]]
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|9 (12), 2:02}}
|{{small|2004-03-30}}
|align=left|{{small|[[Kia Forum|Great Western Forum]], [[Inglewood, California]], U.S.}}
|align=left|{{small|Won vacant [[International Boxing Organization|IBO]] Intercontinental cruiserweight title}}
|-
|18
|{{yes2}}Win
|18–0
|align=left|Muslim Biarslanov
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|3 (10)}}
|{{small|2003-12-03}}
|align=left|{{small|[[Palace of Sporting Games|DIVS]], Ekaterinburg, Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|17
|{{yes2}}Win
|17–0
|align=left|Yan Kulkov
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|5 (10)}}
|{{small|2003-08-31}}
|align=left|{{small|Prokopyevsk, Russia}}
|align=left|{{small|Won vacant Russian cruiserweight title}}
|-
|16
|{{yes2}}Win
|16–0
|align=left|Oleksandr Garashchenko
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|8}}
|{{small|2003-06-06}}
|align=left|{{small|Express, [[Rostov-on-Don]], Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|15
|{{yes2}}Win
|15–0
|align=left|Oleksandr Subin
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|8}}
|{{small|2003-04-08}}
|align=left|{{small|Moscow, Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|14
|{{yes2}}Win
|14–0
|align=left|Akmal Aslanov
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|4 (8)}}
|{{small|2003-01-30}}
|align=left|{{small|Casino Vodoley, Ekaterinburg, Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|13
|{{yes2}}Win
|13–0
|align=left|Pavel Kalabin
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|4 (10)}}
|{{small|2002-12-25}}
|align=left|{{small|Pyramide, [[Kazan]], Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|12
|{{yes2}}Win
|12–0
|align=left|Ihor Pylypenko
|{{small|DQ}}
|{{small|3 (6)}}
|{{small|2002-11-15}}
|align=left|{{small|Circus, [[Zaporizhia]], Ukraine}}
|align=left|
|-
|11
|{{yes2}}Win
|11–0
|align=left|Teymuraz Kekelidze
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|10}}
|{{small|2002-08-25}}
|align=left|{{small|Prokopyevsk, Russia}}
|align=left|{{small|Won vacant Ural & Siberia [[Cruiserweight (boxing)|cruiserweight]] title}}
|-
|10
|{{yes2}}Win
|10–0
|align=left|Sedrak Agagulyan
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|4 (8)}}
|{{small|2002-07-04}}
|align=left|{{small|Casino Vodoley, Ekaterinburg, Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|9
|{{yes2}}Win
|9–0
|align=left|Mikhail Balovnev
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|5 (8)}}
|{{small|2002-05-23}}
|align=left|{{small|Casino Vodoley, Ekaterinburg, Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|8
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–0
|align=left|Siarhei Krupenich
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|5 (6)}}
|{{small|2002-04-25}}
|align=left|{{small|Perm, Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|7
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0
|align=left|Dmitry Gerasimov
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|4 (6)}}
|{{small|2002-03-28}}
|align=left|{{small|Perm, Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|6
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|align=left|Yuriy Bylynchuk
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|4 (6)}}
|{{small|2002-02-28}}
|align=left|{{small|Ekaterinburg, Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|5
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|align=left|Evgeny Galchenko
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|2 (6)}}
|{{small|2001-12-21}}
|align=left|{{small|Ekaterinburg, Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|4
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|align=left|Valery Makeev
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|5 (6)}}
|{{small|2001-10-28}}
|align=left|{{small|Culture & Sports Complex, [[Ekaterinburg]], Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|3
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|align=left|Cesar Ramos
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|3 (6)}}
|{{small|2001-08-24}}
|align=left|{{small|[[Prokopyevsk]], Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|2
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|align=left|Timofey Maklakov
|{{small|TKO}}
|{{small|2 (6)}}
|{{small|2001-07-24}}
|align=left|{{small|KRC Arbat, Moscow, Russia}}
|align=left|
|-
|1
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|align=left|Valeri Semiskur
|{{small|UD}}
|{{small|6}}
|{{small|2001-04-13}}
|align=left|{{small|[[Alexander Gomelsky Universal Sports Hall CSKA|CSKA Universal Sports Hall]], [[Moscow]], Russia}}
|align=left|
|}

==See also==
*[[List of world cruiserweight boxing champions]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Boxrec|id=38558}}
*[https://box.live/boxers/grigory-drozd/ Grigory Drozd - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankings] at [https://Box.Live Box.Live]

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{{s-text|style=background:#C1D8FF; font-weight: bold;|text=Regional boxing titles}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Mateusz Masternak]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[List of European Boxing Union champions#Cruiserweight|EBU cruiserweight champion]]
|years=October 5, 2013 – 2014<br>Vacated}}
{{s-vac|next=[[Rakhim Chakhkiev]]}}
{{s-text|style=background:#C1D8FF; font-weight: bold;|text=World boxing titles}}
{{s-bef|before=[[Krzysztof Włodarczyk]]}}
{{s-ttl|title=[[list of WBC world champions#Cruiserweight|WBC cruiserweight champion]]
|years=September 27, 2014 – March 16, 2016<br>Status changed}}
{{s-vac|next=[[Tony Bellew]]}}
{{s-text|style=background:#C1D8FF; font-weight: bold;|text=Honorary boxing titles}}
{{s-new}}
{{s-ttl|title=WBC cruiserweight champion<br>In recess
|years=March 16, 2016 – December, 2016<br>Stripped}}
{{s-vac}}
{{s-end}}

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Latest revision as of 07:30, 5 November 2024

Grigory Drozd
Григорий Анатольевич Дрозд
Born
Grigory Anatolyevich Drozd

(1979-08-26) 26 August 1979 (age 45)
Prokopyevsk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union (now Russia)
NationalityRussian
Other namesPretty Boy
Statistics
Weight(s)Cruiserweight
Height6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Reach76 in (193 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights41
Wins40
Wins by KO28
Losses1

Grigory Anatolyevich Drozd (Russian: Григорий Анатольевич Дрозд; born 26 August 1979) is a Russian former professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Council (WBC) cruiserweight title from 2014 to 2016,[1] and the European cruiserweight title from 2013 to 2014.

Boxing career

[edit]

Drozd only fought three amateur fights, winning all of them. His manager is Dietmar Poszwa.

Drozd vs. Wilson

[edit]

Drozd faced Darnell Wilson on July 2, 2009 at the Krylatskoye Sports Palace in Moscow, winning the fight in the tenth round.

Drozd vs. Simms

[edit]

He fought Michael Simms on February 23, 2008, at the DIVS in Ekaterinburg with an attendance of 25,000 at the stadium. The fight went eight rounds and Drozd won the fight via unanimous decision.

Drozd vs. Calloway

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On 6 December 2008, Drozd Fought Rob Calloway for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific Cruiserweight title, vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council Cruiserweight title and the vacant PABA Cruiserweight title at the circus in Nizhny Novgorod. It was voted Asian Super Fight of the year, with Drozd winning by seventh-round technical knockout.

Drozd vs. Masternak

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On October 5, 2013, Drozd won the EBU (European) Cruiserweight title in Moscow by defeating Mateusz Masternak via eleventh-round technical knockout.[2]

Drozd vs. Quanna

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Drozd retained the title against mandatory challenger Jeremy Ouanna on March 15, 2014.[3]

Drozd vs. Wlodarczyk

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In his next bout, Drozd won his first world title by defeating Krzysztof Włodarczyk on September 27, 2014, to win the WBC Cruiserweight title.[4] Drozd won the fight convincingly, with the judges scoring it 119-108, 119-108 and 118-109 in favor of Drozd.[5]

Drozd vs. Janik

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In his next bout, Drozd fought Lukasz Janik, which was his first title defence. Drozd beat Lukasz Janik by technical knockout in the 9th round.[6]

Drozd lost the WBC cruiserweight title at the end of May 2016 when he was unable to defend it due to injury, and Tony Bellew defeated Ilunga Makabu in three rounds to win it.[1] Instead he was made champion in recess, but was removed from that position due to inactivity in December 2016.[7] He has not fought since.

Professional boxing record

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41 fights 40 wins 1 loss
By knockout 28 1
By decision 11 0
By disqualification 1 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
41 Win 40–1 Łukasz Janik TKO 9 (12), 0:50 2015-05-22 Olympic Indoor Arena, Moscow, Russia Retained WBC cruiserweight title
40 Win 39–1 Krzysztof Włodarczyk UD 12 2014-09-27 Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia Won WBC cruiserweight title
39 Win 38–1 Jeremy Ouanna KO 1 (12), 2:40 2014-03-15 Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia Retained European cruiserweight title
38 Win 37–1 Mateusz Masternak TKO 11 (12), 0:53 2013-10-05 Olympic Indoor Arena, Moscow, Russia Won European cruiserweight title
37 Win 36–1 Jean Marc Monrose UD 12 2012-12-17 Crocus City Hall, Moscow, Russia Won vacant WBA International cruiserweight title
36 Win 35–1 Fabio Garrido TKO 1 (10), 0:45 2012-06-20 CSKA, Moscow, Russia
35 Win 34–1 Richard Hall RTD 8 (10), 3:00 2012-02-08 USC Soviet Wings, Moscow, Russia
34 Win 33–1 Remigijus Ziausys UD 8 2011-03-11 Arena, Kemerovo, Russia
33 Win 32–1 Darnell Wilson RTD 10 (12), 3:00 2009-07-02 Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia Retained WBO Asia Pacific and PABA cruiserweight titles
32 Win 31–1 Rob Calloway TKO 7 (12), 1:25 2008-12-06 Circus, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia Won vacant WBO, WBC Asian and PABA cruiserweight titles
31 Win 30–1 Talgat Dosanov UD 8 2008-07-31 Pyramid, Kazan, Russia
30 Win 29–1 Michael Simms UD 8 2008-02-23 DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
29 Win 28–1 Laudelino Barros KO 8 (12), 2:22 2007-11-17 Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany Retained WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title
28 Win 27–1 Jean Claude Bikoi UD 12 2007-07-28 Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany Won vacant WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title
27 Win 26–1 Mircea Telecan KO 1 (8), 2:35 2007-02-17 Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany
26 Loss 25–1 Firat Arslan TKO 5 (12), 2:28 2006-10-28 Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
25 Win 25–0 Mauro Adrian Ordiales TKO 3 (12), 2:15 2006-07-29 König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany Won vacant WBC International cruiserweight title
24 Win 24–0 Pavel Melkomyan KO 5 (10), 0:44 2006-01-07 Zenith, Munich, Munich, Germany
23 Win 23–0 Shane Swartz TKO 7 (10) 2005-10-25 TV-Studio 44, Vienna, Austria
22 Win 22–0 Asmir Vojnovic TKO 8 (10) 2005-04-15 DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
21 Win 21–0 Denis Salomka KO 2 (8) 2005-02-01 Casino Kapitalizm, Moscow, Russia
20 Win 20–0 Jason Robinson UD 10 2004-10-01 Basket-Hall Arena, Kazan, Russia
19 Win 19–0 Saúl Montana TKO 9 (12), 2:02 2004-03-30 Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S. Won vacant IBO Intercontinental cruiserweight title
18 Win 18–0 Muslim Biarslanov TKO 3 (10) 2003-12-03 DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
17 Win 17–0 Yan Kulkov TKO 5 (10) 2003-08-31 Prokopyevsk, Russia Won vacant Russian cruiserweight title
16 Win 16–0 Oleksandr Garashchenko UD 8 2003-06-06 Express, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
15 Win 15–0 Oleksandr Subin UD 8 2003-04-08 Moscow, Russia
14 Win 14–0 Akmal Aslanov TKO 4 (8) 2003-01-30 Casino Vodoley, Ekaterinburg, Russia
13 Win 13–0 Pavel Kalabin TKO 4 (10) 2002-12-25 Pyramide, Kazan, Russia
12 Win 12–0 Ihor Pylypenko DQ 3 (6) 2002-11-15 Circus, Zaporizhia, Ukraine
11 Win 11–0 Teymuraz Kekelidze UD 10 2002-08-25 Prokopyevsk, Russia Won vacant Ural & Siberia cruiserweight title
10 Win 10–0 Sedrak Agagulyan TKO 4 (8) 2002-07-04 Casino Vodoley, Ekaterinburg, Russia
9 Win 9–0 Mikhail Balovnev TKO 5 (8) 2002-05-23 Casino Vodoley, Ekaterinburg, Russia
8 Win 8–0 Siarhei Krupenich TKO 5 (6) 2002-04-25 Perm, Russia
7 Win 7–0 Dmitry Gerasimov TKO 4 (6) 2002-03-28 Perm, Russia
6 Win 6–0 Yuriy Bylynchuk TKO 4 (6) 2002-02-28 Ekaterinburg, Russia
5 Win 5–0 Evgeny Galchenko TKO 2 (6) 2001-12-21 Ekaterinburg, Russia
4 Win 4–0 Valery Makeev TKO 5 (6) 2001-10-28 Culture & Sports Complex, Ekaterinburg, Russia
3 Win 3–0 Cesar Ramos TKO 3 (6) 2001-08-24 Prokopyevsk, Russia
2 Win 2–0 Timofey Maklakov TKO 2 (6) 2001-07-24 KRC Arbat, Moscow, Russia
1 Win 1–0 Valeri Semiskur UD 6 2001-04-13 CSKA Universal Sports Hall, Moscow, Russia

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b Grigory Drozd will exercise right to face Tony Bellew later this year. World Boxing News, June 2, 2016 Retrieved August 5, 2016.
  2. ^ "Drozd Stops Masternak: Chagaev and Chakhkiev win". Boxingscene. 5 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Drozd Demolishes Ouanna: Chakhkiev stops Haapoja". Boxingscene. 15 March 2014.
  4. ^ "Drozd Dominates Wlodarczyk For Cruiserweight Title". Boxingscene. 27 September 2014.
  5. ^ "Wlodarczyk vs Drozd - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  6. ^ "Drozd vs Janik - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 2022-10-01.
  7. ^ "WBC announces list of mandatory challengers - The Ring". 14 December 2016.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by EBU cruiserweight champion
October 5, 2013 – 2014
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Rakhim Chakhkiev
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBC cruiserweight champion
September 27, 2014 – March 16, 2016
Status changed 		Vacant
Title next held by
Tony Bellew
Honorary boxing titles
New title WBC cruiserweight champion
In recess
March 16, 2016 – December, 2016
Stripped 		Vacant
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