Vassily Jirov
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| Real name | Vassiliy Valeryevich Jirov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | The Tiger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 188 cm (74 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Kazakhstani | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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4 April 1974 Balkhash, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan) |
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| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 42 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 38 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 32 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Vassiliy Valeryevich Jirov (born 4 April 1974), sometimes known as Vasily Zhirov, is a Kazakhstani former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2009, and held the IBF cruiserweight title from 1999 to 2003. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics, as well as consecutive bronzes at the 1993 and 1995 World Championships, all in the light-heavyweight division.
Jirov made his debut as a professional on 18 January 1997, with a two-round knockout of Vince Brown in Las Vegas. He won eleven fights that first year, all by knockout, including wins over Exum Speight and Art Jimmerson. In 1998, he won eight fights, six before the final bell. On 5 May he won the WBC's regional cruiserweight title with a 12-round decision over Rich La Montaigne, who became the first boxer to last the full distance against Jirov. On 5 December he once again fought in Ukrainian territory. In his first fight as a professional in Ukraine, he beat Alex Vassilev in Kiev by decision in eight.
In 1999, Jirov was given his first world title try: In front of an HBO Boxing audience, he beat IBF world Cruiserweight champion Arthur Williams by a knockout in seven rounds at Biloxi, Mississippi, to become that organization's world cruiserweight champion.
For his first defense, he fought at the main supportive event at the Felix Trinidad-Oscar De La Hoya undercard on 18 September, retaining the crown with a ten-round knockout of Canadian Dale Brown.
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