Evgeny Tishchenko
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Nationality | Russian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Stance | Southpaw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Total fights | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wins by KO | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Losses | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No contests | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Evgeny Andreyevich Tishchenko (Russian: Евгений Андреевич Тищенко; born 15 July 1991) is a Russian professional boxer. He was the inaugural World Boxing Association (WBA) bridgerweight champion but was subsequently stripped after testing positive for banned substance. As an amateur, he won gold medals at the 2016 Olympics, 2015 World Championships, and the 2015 and 2017 European Championships and silver at the 2013 and 2017 World Championships.
Amateur career
[edit]Tishchenko was born in the village of Kanevskaya, Krasnodar Krai, but later moved to Belgorod. He is trained under the sports school of Ivan Levichev. Tishchenko became a member of the Russian national team in 2009.[citation needed]
He began competing among seniors in 2010 and twice won bronze medals at the Russian championships, losing the semifinals to Egor Mekhontsev in 2010 and to Nikita Ivanov in 2011. In addition, he took gold in the Youth European Championships U23 in Kaliningrad. In 2012, Tishchenko became the Russian National champion in heavyweight category. A year later, he would win the gold medal at the 2013 Summer Universiade.[2] He won silver medal at the 2013 World Championships in Almaty, losing in the finals to twice Olympic silver medalist, Italian Clemente Russo.[citation needed]
In 2014, Tishchenko again won the Russian National championships, beating in finals; then European champion Aleksei Yegorov. He competed at the 2015 European Championships in Samokov, Bulgaria taking gold in heavyweight category. In October, he would repeat his success; winning the gold at the 2015 World Championships in Doha, Qatar, defeating Erislandy Savón of Cuba in the finals.[3]
In the 2016 Olympics he again won a gold medal after defeating Kazakhstan's Vasily Levit on a controversial unanimous decision in the final.[4] The final and medal ceremony saw angry crowd reactions.[5]
Professional career
[edit]Tischenko made his professional debut against Williams Ocando on 19 August 2018. He won the fight by a fifth-round technical knockout.[6] Tischenko next faced Artush Sarkisyan on 13 October 2018.[7] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 60–54 in his favor.[8] A month and a half later, on 24 November 2018, Tischenko faced Christian Mariscal. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout, stopping Mariscal at the midway point of the round.[9] Tischenko faced Jose Gregorio Ulrich in his fourth professional bout, which was scheduled for 22 February 2019.[10] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the fight 80–72 for him.[11]
Tischenko was booked to face the 16–1–1 Abraham Tabul for the vacant WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title on 16 June 2019. The fight was scheduled for the undercard of the Dmitry Kudryashov and Ilunga Makabu cruiserweight bout, and was broadcast by Match TV. Tischenko made quick work of his opponent, as he won the fight by a first-round knockout.[12] Tischenko made his first WBO Inter-Continental title defense against Issa Akberbayev on 2 November 2019. Akberbayev retired from the bout at the end of the sixth round.[13]
Tischenko faced John McCallum for the vacant WBO European cruiserweight title on 7 November 2020, on the undercard of the Magomed Kurbanov and Dmitry Mikhaylenko super welterweight bout. He won the fight by a second-round knockout, stopping McCallum with a left hook to he body.[14] Tischenko next challenged the WBC Silver cruiserweight champion Thabiso Mchunu on 27 March 2021, in a bout which was both for the title and a WBC cruiserweight title eliminator. He lost the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 117-111, 117-111 and 119-109.[15]
Tischenko was scheduled to challenge the reigning WBA (Regular) cruiserweight champion Ryad Merhy on 26 March 2022, at the RCC Boxing Academy in Yekaterinburg, Russia.[16] The WBA withdrew its sanctioning of the fight, and does not recognize Tishchenko in its current ranking.[17]
Personal life
[edit]Tishchenko has a degree in physical education from Belgorod State University. He has also studied at the Belgorod Technological University and Moscow State Mining University.[18] He works as a police officer in Saint Petersburg. He was awarded a medal by the government after the Olympics.[19]
Professional boxing record
[edit]14 fights | 12 wins | 1 loss |
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By knockout | 7 | 0 |
By decision | 5 | 1 |
No contests | 1 |
No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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14 | NC | 12–1–1 | Leon Harth | NC | 6 (12), 2:45 | 9 Dec 2023 | Agenda Arena, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | Inaugural WBA bridgerweight title at stake; Originally KO win for Tishchenko, later ruled NC after he failed a drug test |
13 | Win | 12–1 | Yves Ngabu | SD | 10 | 6 May 2023 | KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia | |
12 | Win | 11–1 | Artur Mann | UD | 10 | 11 Dec 2022 | DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia | |
11 | Win | 10–1 | Kureysh Sagov | TKO | 4 (10), 2:17 | 9 Jul 2022 | KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia | |
10 | Win | 9–1 | Dmitry Kudryashov | UD | 10 | 11 Sep 2021 | RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia | Won vacant WBC International cruiserweight title |
9 | Loss | 8–1 | Thabiso Mchunu | UD | 12 | 27 Mar 2021 | RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia | For WBC Silver cruiserweight title |
8 | Win | 8–0 | John McCallum | KO | 2 (10), 2:07 | 7 Nov 2020 | RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia | Won vacant WBO European cruiserweight title |
7 | Win | 7–0 | Marcos Antonio Aumada | KO | 3 (10), 1:41 | 17 Mar 2020 | RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | Issa Akberbayev | RTD | 6 (10), 3:00 | 2 Nov 2019 | RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia | Retained WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title |
5 | Win | 5–0 | Abraham Tabul | TKO | 1 (10), 2:49 | 16 Jun 2019 | KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental cruiserweight title |
4 | Win | 4–0 | Jose Gregorio Ulrich | UD | 8 | 22 Feb 2019 | KRK Uralets, Yekaterinburg, Russia | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | Christian Mariscal | TKO | 2 (6), 1:38 | 24 Nov 2018 | Hard Rock Live, Atlantic City, New Jersey, U.S. | |
2 | Win | 2–0 | Artush Sarkisyan | UD | 6 | 13 Oct 2018 | Yekaterinburg Expo, Yekaterinburg, Russia | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | Williams Ocando | TKO | 5 (6), 2:23 | 19 Aug 2018 | DIVS, Yekaterinburg, Russia |
References
[edit]- ^ "Boxing record for Evgeny Tishchenko". BoxRec.
- ^ "Info System: Athletes / TISHCHENKO Evgeny". Archived from the original on 26 October 2013.
- ^ Евгений Тищенко: больше рад титулу чемпиона мира, чем олимпийской лицензии. Allsportinfo.ru. Retrieved on 8 October 2016.
- ^ "Rio Olympics: Russian wins unanimous decision heavyweight gold". Newsday. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ "Russian boxer Evgeny Tishchenko booed after winning Olympic gold". CNN. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 16 August 2016.
- ^ Zalboksa (20 August 2018). "Первая победа Евгения Тищенко на профессиональном ринге". xn--80aacwrewz.xn. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Palivoda, Danil (12 October 2018). "Евгений Тищенко: "Были предложения из США и Англии, но выбрал Екатеринбург"". oblgazeta.ru. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Евгений Тищенко выиграл второй профессиональный бой в карьере". belpressa.ru. 15 October 2018. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ БОКС (25 November 2018). "Олимпийский чемпион Тищенко выиграл третий бой в профессиональном боксе". iz.ru. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Евгений Тищенко: Шоу в России на уровень выше, чем в США". allboxing.ru. 17 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "В Екатеринбурге прошёл первый в этом году международный турнир по профессиональному боксу". e1.ru. 22 February 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Ofosuhene, Samuel (17 June 2019). "Abraham Tabul blown out in round 1 by Evgeny Tishchenko in Russia". boxinghana.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ "Одолел непобежденного: российский боксер Евгений Тищенко защитил чемпионский титул в Екатеринбурге". e1.ru. 3 November 2019. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ McPartlin, Patrick (7 November 2020). "Edinburgh boxer John McCallum knocked out in second round of WBO European title fight with Evgeny Tishchenko". scotsman.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Sukachev, Alexey (27 March 2021). "Thabiso Mchunu Outclasses Evgeny Tishchenko In WBC Cruiserweight Title Eliminator". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
- ^ Persson, Per Ake (3 February 2022). "Ryad Merhy vs. Evgeny Tischchenko: WBA Title Clash on March 26 in Ekaterinburg". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
- ^ Donovan, Jake (2 March 2022). "Kurbanov-Teixeira March 26 Show In Ekaterinburg Canceled". BoxingScene.com.
- ^ Evgeny Tishchenko Archived 10 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine. nbcolympics.com
- ^ Yekaterina Zapara (16 August 2016) МВД наградит боксера Тищенко за победу на Олимпиаде в Рио-де-Жанейро. izvestia.ru
External links
[edit]- Boxing record for Evgeny Tishchenko from BoxRec (registration required)
- Evgeny Tishchenko at AIBA.org (archived)
- Evgeny Tishchenko at Olympics.com
- Yevgeny Tishchenko at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Evgeniy Tishchenko at World Series of Boxing
- Evgeniy Tishchenko at The-Sports.org
- 1991 births
- Living people
- Heavyweight boxers
- World boxing champions
- Russian male boxers
- People from Kanevskoy District
- AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists
- Olympic boxers for Russia
- Boxers at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Olympic gold medalists for Russia
- Summer World University Games medalists in boxing
- FISU World University Games gold medalists for Russia
- Medalists at the 2013 Summer Universiade
- Sportspeople from Krasnodar Krai
- Moscow State Mining University alumni
- 21st-century Russian sportsmen