Grigory Drozd
Encyclopedia
Grigory Drozd is a Russian
professional boxer. He currently holds
the WBO Asia
Pacific cruiserweight title, PABA cruiserweight title and the WBC
Asian Boxing Council cruiserweight title.
He is a world cruiserweight contender with a great record of thirty two wins and just one lose he won his first 25 fights. He recently faced Darnell Wilson on July 2, 2009 at the Sport
Complex
Krylatskoe, Moscow
, Russia
Drozd won the fight in the tenth round. He is in the top ten WBO rankings. Its looking good for Grigory Drozd as he has a great record and a serious contender in the cruiserweight division it looks likely he will get a title shot. The WBO Cruiserweight Champion Marco Huck
looks likely to happen. He fought Michael Simms 23 February 2008 at the DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
there was 25,000 fans at the stadium. The first round of the fight was the best they went toe to toe Michael Simms
done well as with Drozd's hard punch which he's very famous for in Russia
. The fight went eight rounds and Grigory Drozd won the fight with his technique skills which proved to good. On the 6th of December 2008 Drozd Fought Rob Calloway
for the vacant WBO Asia
Pacific cruiserweight title
, vacant WBC
Asian Boxing Council
cruiserweight title
and the vacant PABA
cruiserweight title
at the Circus, Nizhny
Novgorod Russia
. It was voted Asian Super Fight of the year. The fight went seven rounds out of a twelve round fight Drozd Knockdown Michael Simms
eight times in rounds 1,2,4,5,6,7 with his fantastic right hook he knocked Simms out and won the fight.
Russians
The Russian people are an East Slavic ethnic group native to Russia, speaking the Russian language and primarily living in Russia and neighboring countries....
professional boxer. He currently holds
the WBO Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
Pacific cruiserweight title, PABA cruiserweight title and the WBC
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
Asian Boxing Council cruiserweight title.
Boxing career
Grigory only fought three amateur fights he won all of them. His managers name is Dietmar Poszwa.He is a world cruiserweight contender with a great record of thirty two wins and just one lose he won his first 25 fights. He recently faced Darnell Wilson on July 2, 2009 at the Sport
Sport
A Sport is all forms of physical activity which, through casual or organised participation, aim to use, maintain or improve physical fitness and provide entertainment to participants. Sport may be competitive, where a winner or winners can be identified by objective means, and may require a degree...
Complex
Stadium
A modern stadium is a place or venue for outdoor sports, concerts, or other events and consists of a field or stage either partly or completely surrounded by a structure designed to allow spectators to stand or sit and view the event.)Pausanias noted that for about half a century the only event...
Krylatskoe, Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
Drozd won the fight in the tenth round. He is in the top ten WBO rankings. Its looking good for Grigory Drozd as he has a great record and a serious contender in the cruiserweight division it looks likely he will get a title shot. The WBO Cruiserweight Champion Marco Huck
Marco Huck
Marco Huck is a German professional boxer of Bosniak origin. He is the current WBO Cruiserweight Champion.Marco started Taekwando and kickboxing at the age of ten...
looks likely to happen. He fought Michael Simms 23 February 2008 at the DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
there was 25,000 fans at the stadium. The first round of the fight was the best they went toe to toe Michael Simms
Michael Simms
Michael Simms Jr is an American boxer best known to win the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships at light heavyweight.-Amateur:...
done well as with Drozd's hard punch which he's very famous for in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The fight went eight rounds and Grigory Drozd won the fight with his technique skills which proved to good. On the 6th of December 2008 Drozd Fought Rob Calloway
Rob Calloway
Rob Calloway is an American boxer. He had forty amateur bouts, being the Kansas City Golden Gloves champion three times and a semifinalist for the 1992 US western Olympic trials...
for the vacant WBO Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
Pacific cruiserweight title
Title
A title is a prefix or suffix added to someone's name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may even be inserted between a first and last name...
, vacant WBC
World Boxing Council
The World Boxing Council was initially established by 11 countries: the United States, Argentina, United Kingdom, France, Mexico, Philippines, Panama, Chile, Peru, Venezuela and Brazil plus Puerto Rico, met in Mexico City on February 14, 1963, upon invitation of the then President of Mexico, Adolfo...
Asian Boxing Council
Asian Boxing Council
The Asian Boxing Council is a professional boxing organization that sanctions title fights in the Asian region.-Other regional WBC federations:*North American Boxing Federation *European Boxing Union...
cruiserweight title
Title
A title is a prefix or suffix added to someone's name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may even be inserted between a first and last name...
and the vacant PABA
Pan Asian Boxing Association
The Pan Asian Boxing Association also known as PABA is an organisation for professional and amateur boxing in the Central Asia, Oceania, Pan Pacific, Eurasia and Southeast and Far East nations. They have 31 regular member nations and 11 associate member nations...
cruiserweight title
Title
A title is a prefix or suffix added to someone's name to signify either veneration, an official position or a professional or academic qualification. In some languages, titles may even be inserted between a first and last name...
at the Circus, Nizhny
Nizhny
Nizhny , Nizhnyaya , or Nizhneye , literally meaning "lower", is the name of several rural localities in Russia:*Nizhny, Republic of Bashkortostan, a khutor in Chishminsky District of the Republic of Bashkortostan...
Novgorod Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. It was voted Asian Super Fight of the year. The fight went seven rounds out of a twelve round fight Drozd Knockdown Michael Simms
Michael Simms
Michael Simms Jr is an American boxer best known to win the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships at light heavyweight.-Amateur:...
eight times in rounds 1,2,4,5,6,7 with his fantastic right hook he knocked Simms out and won the fight.
Professional Fights
- Darnell WilsonDarnell WilsonDarnell Wilson is a US-American boxer. Graduated from Quince Orchard High School in Gaithersburg, Maryland.-Amateur career:...
United States WIN ROUND 10 - Rob CallowayRob CallowayRob Calloway is an American boxer. He had forty amateur bouts, being the Kansas City Golden Gloves champion three times and a semifinalist for the 1992 US western Olympic trials...
United States WIN ROUND 7 - Talgat Dosanov
Kazakhstan WIN ROUND 8 - Michael SimmsMichael SimmsMichael Simms Jr is an American boxer best known to win the 1999 World Amateur Boxing Championships at light heavyweight.-Amateur:...
United States WIN ROUND 8 - Laudelino Jose Barros
Brazil WIN ROUND 8 - Jean Claude Bikoi
Cambodia WIN ROUND 12 - Mircea Telecan
Romania WIN ROUND 1 - Firat ArslanFirat ArslanFirat Arslan is a German professional boxer of Turkish descent best known to win a WBA cruiserweight title at the age of 37....
Germany LOSE ROUND 5 - Mauro Adrian Ordiales
Argentina WIN ROUND 3 - Pavel Melkomyan
Russia WIN ROUND 5 - Shane SwartzShane SwartzShane Swartz is an American boxer.-Amateur career:Swartz was an outstanding amateur, having won back-to-back gold medals at the 1993 and 1994 U. S. Olympic Festival. He later was the U.S...
United States WIN ROUND 7 - Asmir Vojnovic
Croatia WIN ROUND 8 - Dzianis Salomka
Belgium WIN ROUND 2 - Jason RobinsonJason RobinsonJason Thorpe Robinson OBE is an English former international rugby union and rugby league player of the 1990s and 2000s. Playing at wing or fullback, he won fifty-one rugby union international test caps in total for England, and in rugby league he won twelve caps for Great Britain and seven for...
United States WIN ROUND 10 - Saul MontanaSaul MontanaSaul Montana is a Mexican boxer in the Heavyweight division. Montana is the former Mexican National Champion at Light Heavyweight, IBA, NABA, WBC Mundo Hispano, WBC Continental Americas Champion at Cruiserweight, NBA, and Mexican National Champion at Heavyweight.-Pro career:Montana turned pro in...
Mexico WIN ROUND 9 - Muslim Biarslanov Russia WIN ROUND 3
- Yan Kulkov
Uzbekistan WIN ROUND 5 - Oleksandr Garashchenko
Ukraine WIN ROUND 8 - Oleksandr Subin Ukraine WIN ROUND 8