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Biography
Oleksandr Gvozdyk (Ukrainian: Олександр Гвоздик; born on 15 April 1987 in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) is a Ukrainian boxer who won bronze at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the light heavyweight division.
Career
At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat two opponents before being edged out by Rene Krause.
At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he beat three fighters before falling to star Egor Mekhontsev of Russia. He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
At the 2012 Summer Olympics he won against Belarusian Mikhail Dauhaliavets 18–10, Nicaraguan Osmar Bravo 18–6, Algerian Abdelhafid Benchabla 19–17 and lost to Kazakh Adilbek Niyazymbetov countback. He won the bronze medal.
Professional career
After his amateur success, Gvozdyk turned professional and won his debut, defeating Mike Montoya via a first round KO on the undercard of Manny Pacquiao vs. Timothy Bradley II.
Gvozdyk vs. Mohammedi
After winning his first nine professional bouts, Gvozdyk would challenge for his first professional title on April 9, 2016, the NABF light-heavyweight title against Nadjib Mohammedi, who just been defeated by WBA (Undisputed), IBF and WBO world champion Sergey Kovalev. Gvozdyk dropped Mohammedi in the second round with a right hook and Mohammedi failed to beat the count, giving Gvozdyk his tenth straight win and his first professional title.
Gvozdyk vs. Karpency and Chilemba
Gvozdyk made his title defence against three time world-title challenger Tommy Karpency on July 23, 2016. After Karpency dropped Gvozdyk in the first round, Gvozdyk rallied and knocked Karpency out in the sixth round with a hook to the body. Gvozdyk then faced off against Isaac Chilemba on the November 19, 2016 undercard of Sergey Kovalev vs. Andre Ward. Chilemba. like Mohammedi, had just been coming off a defeat to unified light-heavyweight champion Kovalev. Gvozdyk started strong after Chilemba suffered an injury to his right hand. Chilemba started to increase the pace, but decided to retire at the end of the eight round due to his hand injury, giving Gvozdyk his twelfth straight win and second title defense and Chilemba his first knockout loss.
Professional boxing record
| Professional record summary | ||
| 12 fights | 12 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 10 | 0 |
| By decision | 2 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Win | 12–0 |  Isaac Chilemba | RTD | 8 (10), 3:00 | 19 Nov 2016 |  T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Retained NABF light-heavyweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Tommy Karpency | KO | 6 (10), 2:21 | 23 Jul 2016 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Retained NABF light-heavyweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 |  Nadjib Mohammedi | KO | 2 (10), 2:06 | 9 Apr 2016 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Won vacant NABF light-heavyweight title |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Mike Snider | KO | 1 (8), 2:58 | 13 Feb 2016 | Sportsmans Lodge, Studio City, California, U.S. | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Cleiton Conceição | TKO | 3 (8), 0:50 | 20 Nov 2015 | Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 |  Francisco Sierra | RTD | 5 (8), 3:00 | 19 Sep 2015 | Sportsmans Lodge, Studio City, California, U.S. | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Michael Gbenga | UD | 6 | 13 Jun 2015 | Florentine Gardens, Hollywood, California, U.S. | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Cory Cummings | KO | 2 (8), 1:10 | 24 Jan 2015 | 1stBank Center, Broomfield, Colorado, U.S. | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Otis Griffin | TKO | 6 (8), 1:51 | 15 Nov 2014 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, U.S. | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Lamont Williams | KO | 5 (6), 1:38 | 20 Sep 2014 | Celebrity Theatre, Phoenix, Arizona, U.S. | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Michael Gbenga | UD | 6 | 17 May 2014 | Selland Arena, Fresno, California, U.S. | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Mike Montoya | KO | 1 (6), 2:55 | 12 Apr 2014 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, U.S. | Professional debut |