Vassiliy Jirov

Name: Vassiliy Jirov
Alias: The Tiger
Birth Name: Vassiliy Valereyevich Jirov
Hometown: Scottsdale, Arizona, USA
Birthplace: Balqash, Kazakhstan
Stance: Southpaw
Height: 188cm
Reach: 188cm
Pro Boxer: Record
Amateur Boxer: Record

Trainer: Thell Torrence
Manager: Ivalyo Gotzev
Promoter: Bob Arum (Top Rank) (1997-?)

Amateur Highlights

• Amateur record: 207-10.
• 1992 Junior European Champion in Edinburgh, as a Middleweight.
• 1993 3rd place at World Championships in Tampere, Finland, as a Middleweight. Results were:
  • Defeated Francesco Passanante (Switzerland) TKO 3
  • Defeated Andrei Khamula (Ukraine) points
  • Lost to Akin Kuloglu (Turkey) points
• 1994 3rd place at Asian Championships in Hiroshima, Japan as a Light Heavyweight. Results were:
  • Defeated Asghar Ali (Pakistan) TKO
  • Lost to Yong-Sam Ko (South Korea) points
• 1995 3rd place at World Championships in Berlin, Germany as a Light Heavyweight. Results were:
  • Defeated Ervin Helmanis (Latvia) KO 2
  • Defeated Ismael Kone (Sweden) TKO 1
  • Lost to Antonio Tarver (United States) points
• 1996 Olympic Gold Medalist at Light Heavyweight at the Atlanta Games. Results were:
  • Defeated Julio Cesar Gonzalez (Mexico) RSC 2 (0:50)
  • Defeated Pietro Aurino (Italy) 18-13
  • Defeated Troy Ross (Canada) 14-8
  • Defeated Antonio Tarver (United States) 15-9
  • Defeated Lee Seung-Bae (South Korea) 17-4
• Winner of the Val Barker Trophy for Outstanding Boxer at the 1996 Olympic Games

Professional record

• Has defeated 6 opponents (5 by KO) for World Cruiserweight Title.

Preceded by: Arthur Williams

IBF Cruiserweight Champion 1999 Jun 5 – 2003 Apr 26

Succeeded by: James Toney