Denis Shafikov
| Denis Shafikov Денис Шафиков |
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Shafikov in 2011
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| Real name | Denis Fuatovich Shafikov |
| Nickname(s) | Genghis Khan |
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| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Reach | 174 cm (69 in) |
| Nationality | Russian |
| Born |
3 June 1985 Miass, Chelyabinsk, Soviet Union (now Russia) |
| Stance | Southpaw |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 41 |
| Wins | 38 |
| Wins by KO | 20 |
| Losses | 2 |
| Draws | 1 |
Denis Fuatovich Shafikov (Russian: Денис Фуатович Шафиков; born 3 June 1985) is a Russian professional boxer. He held the European super-lightweight title from 2011 to 2013, and has challenged twice for the IBF lightweight title in 2014 and 2015. As of January 2017, Shafikov is ranked as the world's sixth best lightweight by the The Ring magazine, seventh by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, and ninth by BoxRec.
According to Shafikov, he did not immediately take a liking to boxing when trying out different sports in childhood. He nonetheless began his amateur boxing career at 13 years old, in which he had "about 90 amateur fights and lost only 6 of them." His decision to turn professional was based on wanting to earn money for his family, rather than medals.
Shafikov made his professional debut on 30 November 2003, winning a four-round unanimous decision over Pavel Lyakhov, who also debuted. For the next eleven years, Shafikov would remain undefeated while fighting mainly in Finland, having moved there in 2007. On 29 October 2010, he fought to a majority draw against Brunet Zamora, with the regional WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title on the line. A year later, on 23 September 2011, Shafikov won his first major regional championship—the European light-welterweight title—by forcing veteran contender Giuseppe Lauri to retire in his corner. Two successful defences of the title were made in 2012: the first was against Lee McAllister on 25 February, which ended in an eighth-round corner retirement. The second was a rematch with Zamora on 31 May, which Shafikov won via unanimous decision.
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