Oleksandr Hvozdyk
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Gvozdyk in 2012
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| Statistics | |
| Real name | Oleksandr Gvozdyk |
| Rated at | Light heavyweight |
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
| Reach | 75 in (191 cm) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Born |
April 15, 1987 Kharkov, Ukraine |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 13 |
| Wins | 13 |
| Wins by KO | 11 |
| Losses | 0 |
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Medal record
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Oleksandr Gvozdyk (Ukrainian: Олександр Гвоздик; born on 15 April 1987 in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, USSR) is a Ukrainian professional boxer who competes as a light-heavyweight. As an amateur he won the light-heavyweight bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics.
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.
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.
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.
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