Serhiy Derevyanchenko
| Serhiy Derevianchenko Сергій Дерев'янченко |
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| Nickname(s) | The Technician | ||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Middleweight | ||||||||||
| Height | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||
| Reach | 171 cm (67 in) | ||||||||||
| Nationality | Ukrainian | ||||||||||
| Born |
October 31, 1985 Feodosiya, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union |
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| Total fights | 12 | ||||||||||
| Wins | 12 | ||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 10 | ||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | ||||||||||
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Serhiy Derevianchenko (Ukrainian: Сергій Дерев'янченко, born October 31, 1985) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. As an amateur, he won the bronze medal at middleweight at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships. As of October 2017, he is ranked by the IBF as their #1 contender, and by the WBC as their #5 contender. He is also ranked as the seventh best middleweight in the world by the TBRB and Boxrec, and fifth by The Ring magazine.
His father was a boxer, who introduced him to the sport. Serhiy trained with his father in his hometown, Feodosiya, until he was 10.
At the 2007 World Championships, he beat Argenis Casimiro Núñez on the quarter-finals to win a bronze medal, but he was unable to progress any further, losing to Matvey Korobov in the semi-final. He participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics but lost to Emilio Correa in the second round. Derevyanchenko took part in the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, where he reached the quarter-finals but fell short against Vijender Singh.
Between 2010 and 2014, Derevianchenko took part in the World Series of Boxing, where he became known as one of the best boxers in the competition. Derevianchenko became known for his excellent technique and his handspeed. He competed in 24 bouts, winning 23 of them. His sole loss in this competition came to Brian Castaño in the 2012-13 season quarter-final. Derevianchenko was a champion twice, in the 2011-12 season with the Milano Thunder, and in the 2012-13 season with the Astana Arlans.
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