Oleksandr Gvozdyk

Name: Oleksandr Gvozdyk
Alias: The Nail
Birth Name: Олександр Гвоздик
Hometown: Oxnard, California, USA
Birthplace: Kharkiv, Ukraine
Stance: Orthodox
Height: 189cm
Reach: 192cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

• Trainers: Marcos Contreras (-2018), Teddy Atlas (2018-2019)
• Manager: Egis Klimas (2014-)
• Promoter: Bob Arum (2014-)

Professional Record

Championship Record

• 2 opponents (2 by KO) beaten in world championship bouts.
• 2-1-0 (2 KO’s) in world championship bouts.
• 1-2-0 (1 KO’s) against former or current world champions.
  • Won against Adonis Stevenson
  • Lost against Artur Beterbiev & David Benavidez.

Amateur Highlights

• 2009
  • Ukrainian National Champion (81kg):
    • Defeated Vyacheslav Shabranskyy 12:3 (final)
  • AIBA World Championships participant in Milan, Italy (81kg):
    • Defeated Nikolajs Grisunins (Latvia) 14:6
    • Defeated Assane Faye (Senegal) RSCI 3
    • Lost to Rene Krause (Germany) 2:2+
• 2010
  • Ukrainian National Champion (81kg):
    • Defeated Ivan Senay 6:5 (final)
  • European Championships participant in Moscow, Russia (81kg):
    • Defeated Gottlieb Weiss (Germany) RSCI 3
    • Lost to Ainar Karlson (Estonia) 5:8
• 2011
  • Ukrainian National Champion (81kg):
    • Defeated Dmitro Bulgakov 10:7 (final)
  • AIBA World Championships quarter-finalist in Baku, Azerbaijan (81kg):
    • Defeated Jovan Young (Jamaica) RSCH 1
    • Defeated Imre Szellő (Hungary) 25:11
    • Defeated Ramil Aliyev (Azerbaijan) 17:15
    • Lost to Egor Mekhontsev (Russia) 21:27
• 2012 Olympic Games Bronze medalist in London, Great Britain (81kg):
  • Defeated Mikhail Dauhaliavets (Belarus) 18:10
  • Defeated Osman Bravo (Nicaragua) 18:6
  • Defeated Abdelhafid Benchebla (Algeria) 19:17
  • Lost to Adilbek Niyazymbetov (Kazakhstan) 13:13+

World Series of Boxing

• 2011-2012 Season boxing for Dynamo Moscow (85kg):
  • Defeated Daniyar Ustembayev (Kazakhstan) of Astana Arlans by TKO 3
  • Defeated Ludovic Groguhe (France) of Paris United by PTS
  • Defeated Abdelhafid Benchebla (Algeria) of Astana Arlans by PTS
  • Defeated Imre Szellő (Hungary) of Milano Thunder by PTS
• 2012-2013 Season boxing for the Ukraine Otamans (81kg):
  • Defeated Babacar Kamara (Sweden) of British Lionhearts by PTS (3:0)
  • Defeated Vitalijus Subacius (Lithuania) of Italia Thunder by PTS (3:0)
  • Defeated Vladimir Kelesh (Moldavia) of Azerbaijan Baku Fires by KO 5
  • Defeated Abdelhafid Benchabla (Algeria) of Italia Thunder by PTS (2:1)
  • Defeated Ehsan Rouzbahani (Iran) of Astana Arlans by TKO 3

Regional & Minor Titles

• NABF light heavyweight title
• WBO NABO light heavyweight title
• interim WBC World light heavyweight title

Preceded by: Adonis Stevenson

WBC Light Heavyweight Champion 2018 Dec 1 – 2019 Oct 18

Succeeded by: Artur Beterbiev