Taras Bidenko is a German based professional boxer who fights in the heavyweight

Heavyweight

Heavyweight is a division, or weight class, in boxing. Fighters who weigh over 200 pounds are considered heavyweights by the major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, the World Boxing Council, and the World Boxing...

 division.

Professional career

Bidenko boxed as an amateur before turning professional in June 2000, winning his first fight in Mariupol

Mariupol

Mariupol , formerly known as Zhdanov , is a port city in southeastern Ukraine. It is located on the coast of the Azov Sea, at the mouth of the Kalmius River. Mariupol is the largest city in Priazovye - a geographical region around Azov Sea, divided by Russia and Ukraine - and is also a popular sea...

, Ukraine, in which Bidenko beat Kiev fighter Stanislav Tomkatchov on the undercard of a Alexander Gurov

Alexander Gurov

Alexander Ivanovich Gurov is a Russian politician and Lieutenant General of Interior Affairs who made his name in the Soviet Union fighting organized crime in the 1980s. In 1999 he took part in the creation of the pro-government Unity Party of Russia...

 fight.

In only his fourth professional fight, Bidenko fought Nikolay Valuev in July 2002 in Seoul

Seoul

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, South Korea

South Korea

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 for the Pan Asia PABA

Pan Asian Boxing Association

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 Heavyweight Title. Valuev at the time had a record of 28-0 and had vastly more experience than Bidenko at the time and Valuev won the fight on points over twelve rounds.

He later moved to Germany where he lost his second fight to hard-punching Vladimir Virchis

Vladimir Virchis

Volodymyr Virchis is a Ukrainian boxer and is a touted prospect in the heavyweight division.Virchis is known as "The Hunter", the large and powerful Virchis turned professional in 1999 and won his first 20 bouts with 17 knockouts, including victories over clubfighters Julius Francis, Cliff Couser,...

 by late KO (he was leading at that point) but beat amateur star Alex Mazikin and several clubfighters like George Arias and Cisse Salif.
In 2008 he outpointed respected Michael Sprott

Michael Sprott

Michael Sprott is a professional heavyweight boxer from Reading, Berkshire, England. Sprott briefly held the British and Commonwealth heavyweight titles, and was a European heavyweight title contender...

.

He was defeated by Denis Boytsov

Denis Boytsov

Denis Boytsov is a Russian heavyweight boxer .-Amateur career:Boytsov has had a decorated amateur career, including the following accomplishments:...

 on June 6, 2009 by technical knockout in the sixth round.

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