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Results from Germany

Sat, 04 Feb 2012 23:18:00 +0300

In a clash of former world title challengers, European light heavyweight titleholder Eduard Gutknecht (23-1, 9 KOs) outboxed Vyacheslav Uzelkov (25-2, 16 KOs) over twelve rounds to retain his title by scores of 115-114, 116-112 and 117-111

Vyacheslav Uzelkov: «I’m ready to fight against every light ...

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:09:00 +0300

When Vyacheslav Uzelkov, 25-1 (16), steps into the ring this weekend to challenge reigning European light heavyweight champion Eduard Gutknecht, he knows he must be at his very best to claim the title. However, it’s about more than just the European crown; this fight is one the Ukrainian former amateur standout intends to use to remind boxing fans of his ability and propel him into the major sanctioning bodies’ rankings

Weights: Hernandez-Cunningham, Licina-Alekseev

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:18:00 +0300

The weights are in�for Saturday�s big event in�Frankfurt, Germany. In�the main event of�the card being staged by�Sauerland Event, Yoan Pable Hernandez defends his IBF cruiserweight title in�a�rematch with Steve Cunningham. In�the co-feature, more cruiserweight action with Enad Licina taking on�Alexander Akseev

Fedchenko faces Blain

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 00:54:00 +0300

K2 Promotions will be back into promotional activity the next Saturday night in Kharkov, Ukraine. In the main event, WBO #5 ranked junior welterweight Sergey «Professor» Fedchenko (28-1, 13 KOs) will take on former world title challenger and WBO #15 ranked Frenchman Willie Blain (24-1, 4 KOs). Fedchenko, 30, is coming off a controversial win over previously unbeaten countryman Artiom Ayvazidi in May

Zaveck retains IBF title

Sat, 19 Feb 2011 12:04:00 +0300

IBF welterweight champion Jan Zaveck (31-1, 18 KOs) retained his belt with a fifth round TKO over Paul Delgado (25-10-1, 4 KOs) on Friday at the sold-out Sportspark Arena in Ljubljana, Slovenia. Zaveck dropped Delgado twice in round two, and finished him in round five in the one-sided bout

Shumenov retains WBA title

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 06:04:00 +0300

WBA light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov (10-1, 6 KOs) outworked previously unbeaten mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Uzelkov (22-1, 14 KOs) over twelve rounds to take a clear twelve round unanimous decision on Friday night in a specially constructed outdoor arena at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, CA. Uzelkov dropped Shumenov with a left hook in round one

CompuBox Punch Stats: Shumenov Blows Uzelkov Out

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 10:27:00 +0300

Despite the 90-plus degree temperature, Vyacheslav Uzelkov kept on the ear muffs all fight, throwing just 22 punches per round. Uzelkov landed in single digits in total punches in every round, landing 62 punches all fight. Solid, workmanlike performance for Beibut Shumenov in defense of his WBA light heavyweight title. Shumenov landed 159 of 691 total punches- throwing 58 per round

Weights from Lemoore, CA

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 07:01:00 +0300

Beibut Shumenov 175 vs. Viacheslav Uzelkov 172 Rico Ramos 121 vs. Cuauhtemoc Vargas 121.5 Shawn Estrada 167.2 vs. Eddie Hunter 167.5 Gayrat Ahmedov 174.2 vs. Dallas Vargas 174.4

Shumenov breaks camp

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:06:00 +0300

WBA light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov (9-1, 6 KOs) and his team in Las Vegas, Nevada before he makes his way to Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino. He will arrive in Lemoore, CA later this evening where will defend his WBA and IBA titles in a bout against mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Uzelkov (22-0, 14 KOs) on ESPN2

Viacheslav Uzelkov: I'm Taking Shumenov's Title Home

Thu, 22 Jul 2010 11:18:00 +0300

Shumenov is certainly talented but doesn't have the experience needed to maintain champion status. I have complete confidence that I will exit the ring on Friday night as the WBA Light Heavyweight Champion. My flawless record says it all, it more that doubles his, so I am just going to keep doing what I have been doing

Shumenov-Uzelkov Update

Tue, 01 Jun 2010 11:37:00 +0300

WBA light heavyweight champion Beibut Shumenov (9-1, 6 KOs) returns on July 23 against mandatory challenger Vyacheslav Uzelkov (22-0, 14 KOs) at the Tachi Palace Hotel & Casino in Lemoore, California. The fight was confirmed to Fightnews.com by

No Shumenov-Campillo rematch. WBA rejects Campillo�s protest

Sat, 27 Mar 2010 06:47:00 +0300

The World Boxing Association has rejected a request for a rematch made on behalf of former champion, Gabriel Campillo, who lost his WBA light heavyweight title to Beibut Shumenov by a 12-round majority decision this past January 29. Shumenov will next fight official challenger Vyacheslav Uzelkov

Campillo-Shumenov Update

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:25:00 +0300

The World Boxing Association will make a decision by next week regarding the controversial fight between Gabriel Campillo and Beibut Shumenov. The WBA will review arguments submitted by representatives of both fighters after observing the video

Chris Henry gets title shot

Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:48:00 +0300

WBA #4 light heavyweight Chris Henry (24-2, 19 KOs) hopes to parlay his explosive win by sixth-round technical knockout of Shaun George last July into a February 27 upset of former WBA light heavyweight champion and currently #3 rated Hugo Hernan Garay (32-4, 17 KOs) in a bout for the WBA interim belt at El Polyforim Benito Juarez in Cancun, Mexico

Shumenov's Trainer: 'I knew it was close, I expected more'

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:13:00 +0300

Not only was the former New Zealand Olympic medalist accessible to everyone interested in telling his tumultuous training story prior to Friday�s WBA light heavyweight fight between Beibut Shumenov and incumbent champion Gabriel Campillo� he�s been an equally stand-up guy afterward. For those unaware, Shumenov became Barry�s first world championship client with a split 12-round decision over Campillo

Weights from Las Vegas

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 09:04:00 +0300

Gabriel Campillo 175 vs Beibut Shumenov 174.5 (WBA light heavyweight championship) Eloy Perez 129.5 vs David Rodela 130 Carlos Molina 137 vs Tyler Ziolowski 138

Vyacheslav Uzelkov: In Campillo - Shumenov rematch I shall be a fan of Campillo

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:09:00 +0300

We offer your attention an interview with Vyacheslav Uzelkov (22-0-0, 14 ��s), WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion and mandatory challenger for world light heavyweight championship. Uzelkov fights under banners of "K2 East Promotions". On the eve of Gabriel Campillo vs. Beibut Shumenov rematch Uzelkov, the best Ukrainian light heavyweight shared with us his opinion about the upcoming bout and fighters and spoke about his plans for the future

Q&A: Vyacheslav Uzelkov. �There are no professional athletes in our team; however, ...

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:10:00 +0300

As we informed earlier Vyacheslav Uzelkov (22-0-0, 14 ��s), WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion and mandatory challenger for world light heavyweight championship will be at the head of Vinnitsa team which will take part in is a Ukrainian version of world famous extreme show �Wipeout� (�The Battle of Ukrainian Cities� in Ukraine). The contest is organized by �Inter� TV channel and Uzelkov is a playing coach of his home town Vinnitsa crew

Vyacheslav Uzelkov is in The Dark About Garay Title Fight

Mon, 18 Jan 2010 21:06:00 +0300

Recent news about the fight between WBA light heavyweight ex-champion Hugo Hernan Garay (32-4, 17 KOs) and Ukrainian boxer Vyacheslav Uzelkov (22-0, 14 KOs) for the interim WBA belt came as a complete surprise for Uzelkov�s camp

Ukrainian boxers will struggle for the honor of their home cities and towns

Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:09:00 +0300

At the end of January two boxing champions who fight for �K2 East Promotions�, promotional company of Klitschko brothers, will leave Ukraine in order to take part in a new project in which townspeople of 26 regional centers of Ukraine will compete for the right to call their cities and towns the best Ukrainian city. Vyacheslav Uzelkov, WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion and mandatory challenger for world heavyweight championship will be at the head of Vinnitsa team

Felix Sturm Signs Major Ten Fight Television Deal

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 23:18:00 +0300

Sturm: Bild Zeitung in Germany writes that WBA middleweight Felix Sturm and his company Plus One, which he co-owns with his manager Roland Bebak and wife Jasmina, have signed a deal with sports agents Ufa Sports. The deal is said to give Sturm two million EUR a fight for up to ten fights over the next three to five years

Boxing video: Vyacheslav Uzelkov vs. Tomas Adamek

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:08:00 +0300

We offer your attention fight video of Vyacheslav Uzelkov vs. Tomas Adamek bout that took place in Sports Palace, Kyiv, Ukraine on October 21st. Uzelkov (22-0, 14 KOs) kayoed Czech fighter Adamek (14-2-1, 6 KOs) in round 5

Boxing video: Uzelkov-Adamek post-fight presser

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:40:00 +0300

We offer your attention extracts from post-fight presser in Kyiv after October 21st fight card with participation of WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion Vyacheslav �Steel Power� Uzelkov, Tomas Adamek, Adamek�s trainer Frantisek Patochka, Adamek�s promoter Jiri Hochmann and Alexander Krasyuk, General Manager of �K2 East Promotions�

Uzelkov KOs Adamek, retains title; Ustinov stays unbeaten

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:50:00 +0300

Ukrainian light heavyweight Vyacheslav �Steel Power� Uzelkov (22-0, 14 KOs) retained his WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight belt and position of mandatory challenger for WBA World light heavyweight title after he kayoed Tomas �Jumbo� Adamek (14-2-1, 6 KOs) from Czech Republic in round 5 when both headlined a huge boxing tournament which was held by �K2 East Promotions�, promotional company of Klitschko brothers in the capital of Ukraine on October 21st

�World Boxing in Kyiv� at the scales

Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:20:00 +0300

On October 21st �K2 East Promotions� promotional company brings its new big and exciting boxing tournament to Ukrainian capital. On the eve of a huge fight card all fighters stepped on the scales.

Tomas Adamek: �After I beat Uzelkov I will join world light heavyweight elite�

Sun, 18 Oct 2009 22:15:00 +0300

Czech light heavyweight Tomas �Jumbo� Adamek (14-1-1, 6 KOs) who is scheduled to clash against WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion Vyacheslav �Steel Power� Uzelkov (21-0, 13 KOs) on October 21st arrived in Kyiv last Saturday, October 17th. We offer your attention a short interview with Adamek

Q&A: Vyacheslav Uzelkov

Sat, 17 Oct 2009 07:41:00 +0300

We offer your attention interview with popular Ukrainian light heavyweight Vyacheslav �Steel Power� Uzelkov (21-0, 13 KOs). He will return to the ring on October 21st at Sport Palace in Kyiv. Undefeated WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion will defend his belt in the main event of a huge boxing tournament which will be held by �K2 East Promotions�, promotional company of Klitschko brothers in the capital of Ukraine. Uzelkov will face Tomas �Jumbo� Adamek (14-1-1, 6 KOs) from Czech Republic. Alexander Krasyuk, General Manager of �K2 East Promotions� took part in our conversation with Uzelkov too

Uzelkov will face Adamek

Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:37:00 +0300

Popular Ukrainian light heavyweight Vyacheslav �Steel Power� Uzelkov (21-0, 13 KOs) will return to the ring on October 21st at Sport Palace in Kyiv. Undefeated WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion will defend his belt in the main event of a huge boxing tournament which will be held by �K2 East Promotions�, promotional company of Klitschko brothers in the capital of Ukraine. Uzelkov will face Tomas �Jumbo� Adamek (14-1-1, 6 KOs) from Czech Republic. Uzelkov�s foe was finally named at the presser held in Kyiv on October 13th

Uzelkov will headline fight card in Kyiv

Mon, 05 Oct 2009 10:14:00 +0300

Vyacheslav Uzelkov will take part in social project �Celebrities against juvenile cruelty�

Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:07:00 +0300

Vyacheslav Uzelkov, WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight and mandatory challenger for light heavyweight world title will take part in a social project. On September 24th at 11:00 a.m. one of the leading boxers of �K2 East Promotions� (Klitschko brothers� promotional company) and Olga Freimut, Ukrainian TV star will visit Kyiv secondary school No 9 (5, St. Marshal Rokossovskyi, Kyiv) as participants of social project �Celebrities against juvenile cruelty�

Campillo vs Uzelkov Likely, Eyes Big Future Fights

Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:04:00 +0300

"I am very proud of Campillo. He is the first champion with Sampson Boxing LLC. My other six champions I share with other promoters. We have a mandatory right now with Vyacheslav Uzelkov but that doesn't mean it will be our next fight. If the right opportunity comes along, we will ask the WBA for an exception," Lewkowicz said

Vyacheslav Uzelkov: �I cannot let my fans down � I have to come off best�

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:30:00 +0300

This coming Saturday July 18th Vyacheslav Uzelkov (20-0, 12 KOs), WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion will step into the ring in a non-title ten-rounder. Uzelkov faces Istvan Varga (14-7, 5 KOs) from Romania. On the eve of the clash against Varga Vyacheslav shared his thoughts and expectations with us, told us about his participation in TV dancing contest �I dance for you�. Uzelkov also commented on last Campillo�s fight against Hugo Hernan Garay in which Campillo sensationally won the bout and WBA World light heavyweight belt

Vyacheslav Uzelkov: �I cannot let my fans down � I have to come off best�

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 16:30:00 +0300

�Champions� Summer� presser in Odessa

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:24:00 +0300

Vitali Klitschko, WBC heavyweight champion and head of �K2 East Promotions� promotional company was the first to take the floor at the presser dedicated to the upcoming boxing tournament �Champions� Summer�. The champ introduced participants of the tournament. The fight card will be held in Odessa on July 18th. It will be the 6th big boxing event out of 10 which �K2 East Promotions� organizes this year

�Champions' Summer� hits Odessa!

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 23:36:00 +0300

On July 18th �K2 East Promotions� promotional company brings its new big and exciting boxing tournament to Odessa. In the main event of the fight card named �Champions' Summer� Avtandil Khurtsidze (18-1-2, 11 KOs) will try and accomplish important mission � Khurtsidze will defend his WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title. It is interesting that Avtandil won his belt in Odessa in June of 2008. It will be the third title defense for boxer from Georgia

Alexander Krasyuk: �We plan to organize Uzelkov � Campillo rematch in Kyiv�

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:56:00 +0300

�We have already sent our offer concerning rematch in Kyiv to Campillo�s representatives and we are now in the process of negotiations. We plan to conduct in October a huge boxing tournament in Kyiv and one cannot imagine a better main event than Uzelkov � Campillo rematch with a world champion belt at stake. Such fight can become special thrill in the biggest boxing show�

Vyacheslav Uzelkov and wife have baby boy!

Fri, 15 May 2009 08:11:00 +0300

Congratulations to �K2 East Promotions� boxer Vyacheslav Uzelkov and his wife Marina! They have a new addition to the family � the little boy was born at 4:00 p.m. on Thursday May 14th!

Uzelkov and Fedchenko in IBF rankings

Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:39:00 +0300

The name of WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champ Vyacheslav Uzelkov (20-0, 12 KOs) who fights under colors of �K2 East Promotions� promotional company appeared in March rankings of IBF. Vyacheslav has made his debut appearing at the 11th position. In the same list IBF Inter-Continental light welterweight Sergey Fedchenko (22-0, 10 KOs) now has the 15th position

Vyacheslav Uzelkov: �My biggest fight is still ahead�

Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:13:00 +0300

Just after victory over Alejandro Lakatos Vyacheslav Uzelkov, WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion and newly-born contender for WBA world champion belt together with his trainer Vadim Lavrinets gave this interview to a group of journalists

Uzelkov wins eliminator, retains Inter-Continental belt!

Sun, 16 Nov 2008 04:39:00 +0300

In the main event of �Steel Power II� boxing tournament Vyacheslav Uzelkov (20-0, 12 KOs), WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion and one of the key boxers of �K2 East Promotions� promotional company won a twelve round unanimous nod over Alejandro Lakatos (29-5-2, 22 KOs) from Romania who now lives in Madrid, Spain. Scores were 118-112, 115-113 � 115-112

�Steel Power II� at the scales!

Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:47:00 +0300

Today participants of �Steel Power II� fought with the scales at the official weigh-in. Big boxing tournament �Steel Power II� will be held on November 15th in Kyiv Sports Palace. It is organized by �K2 East Promotions� promotional company with the support of world famous vodka brand �Nemiroff� and �Inter� media-group

Uzelkov faces Alejandro Lakatos!

Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:26:00 +0300

Vyacheslav Uzelkov (19-0, 12 KOs), WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion and one of the key boxers of �K2 East Promotions� promotional company will defend his title on November 15th. On that day in Kyiv Sports Palace �K2EP� will carry out the ninth boxing tournament this year already. Uzelkov will face Alejandro Lakatos (29-4-2, 22 KOs) from Romania. In case Uzelkov is victorious he will get the right for a world title fight

Uzelkov appeared in WBC rankings!

Fri, 17 Oct 2008 10:13:00 +0300

Names of three boxers of Ukrainian promotional companies have appeared simultaneously in September rankings of WBC. Vyacheslav Uzelkov (19-0, 12 KOs), WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion and one of the key boxers of �K2 East Promotions� occupies the 13th position

Khurtsidze joins WBA rankings!

Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:01:00 +0300

Avtandil Khurtsidze, a boxer of �K2 East Promotions� promotional company, has been included into June rankings of World Boxing Association after his victory over Javier Alberto Mamani on July 5th in Odessa. Khurtsidze occupies the 12th position as WBA Inter-Continental middleweight champion

Uzelkov goes up in WBO rankings � occupies the 6th position

Tue, 15 Jul 2008 14:59:00 +0300

On June 14 Vyacheslav Uzelkov (19-0, 12 KO), WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion and one of the key boxers of �K2 East Promotions� promotional company defended his belt for the second time. He KOed his opponent, contender from Slovenia Denis Simcic (19-1, 10 KO) in round 3. This victory allowed the Ukrainian to go 5 points up in WBO rankings and now Uzelkov occupies the 6th position.

Champions change professions!

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 11:20:00 +0300

Vyacheslav Uzelkov, WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion, and Maxim Bursak, IBF Youth middleweight champ, will temporarily change their occupation. Both key boxers of �K2 East Promotions� promotional company will act as sports commentators at �Megasport�, Ukrainian sports TV channel

Web conference with Vyacheslav Uzelkov

Wed, 25 Jun 2008 15:45:00 +0300

On June 27th from 12:00 p.m. till 1:00 p.m. web conference will be held with participation of Vyacheslav Uzelkov (19-0, 12 KOs), WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion

Uzelkov vs. Simcic. Round 3 (video)

Sat, 21 Jun 2008 15:11:00 +0300

The 3rd round of the Uzelkov vs. Simcic bout won by Uzelkov. WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight defended his belt for the second time

Vyacheslav Uzelkov, Maxim Bursak triumph!

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 00:14:00 +0300

Again �K2 East Promotions�, promotional company of Klitschko brothers, carried out big professional boxing event. On June 14th �K2EP� held in Kyiv the third tournament this year already. Fans enjoyed 8 bouts that night including the �main dish� � a title bout in which Vyacheslav Uzelkov (19-0, 12 KO), WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion and one of the key boxers of �K2 East Promotions� promotional company defended his belt

Vyacheslav Uzelkov: �Now I want to fight any world champion!� - post-fight presser

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:17:00 +0300

Both fighters of the main event � champion Vyacheslav Uzelkov and contender Denis Simcic took part in the post-fight presser together with Vitali Vdovkin and Vadim Bukhkalov, Uzelkov�s trainer and promoter respectively

�Steel Power� at the scales!

Fri, 13 Jun 2008 14:27:00 +0300

Today participants of �Steel Power� tournament were put on a serious trial � official weigh-in. As we informed before in the main event of the evening Vyacheslav Uzelkov (18-0, 11 KO), WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion will collide with Slovenian Denis Simcic (19-0, 10 KO). However, both fighters easily won competition with scales

Denis Simcic: last workout before the fight with Uzelkov

Thu, 12 Jun 2008 15:19:00 +0300

Today in Kyiv Slovenian Denis Simcic (19-0, 10 KO) conducted last workout before tomorrow fight with Ukrainian Uzelkov (18-0, 11 KO), WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion

�Steel Power�: changes in the undercard

Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:16:00 +0300

Some changes have occurred in the undercard of huge boxing event �Steel Power� which is to be held in Kyiv Sports Palace on June 14th. Instead of super middleweight fighter Alik Murtazaliev and Valentin Golovko who boxes in lightweight two other boxers will come into the ring: Mamed Yadgarov, a super featherweight (59 kg/130 pound) and Uzbek welterweight Sherzodbek Alimjanov

Vyacheslav Uzelkov to face Denis Simcic

Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:59:00 +0300

So on June 14th Uzelkov will face undefeated 27-year-old Slovenian Denis Simcic (19-0, 10 KO) who lives and trains in Berlin. For Simcic it will be the first fight outside Germany. German-based Simcic is a hard-hitting puncher

June 14th � the Night of �Steel Power� in Kyiv

Thu, 29 May 2008 12:38:00 +0300

Again �K2 East Promotions� carries out big boxing event � �Steel Power� which is to be held in Kiev Sportpalace on June 14th. The coming event will be the fifth boxing tournament organized by �K2 East Promotions� in Ukraine this year. Thus �K2�P� confidently fulfills its plan to organize 10 boxing events in 2008 as it was said at the end of last year

Uzelkov makes his cinema debut

Tue, 27 May 2008 15:10:00 +0300

Vyacheslav Uzelkov (18-0, 11 KO), WBA Inter-Continental light heavyweight champion and one of the key boxers of �K2 East Promotions� promotional company took part in shooting of a new Russian melodrama �A Story of a Man and a Woman� by famous scriptwriter and director Lev Karpov. A handful of famous Russian actors and actresses co-star in the film

Uzelkov stops Campillo!

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 23:28:00 +0300

In an important crossroads bout between two unbeaten fighters, Ukrainian light heavyweight Vyacheslav Uzelkov (17-0, 10 KOs) impressively stopped Spanish national champion Gabriel Campillo (12-1, 5 KOs) in round five to capture the WBA intercontinental 175lb title at the Sports Place, Kiev, Ukraine