Vassiliy Jirov
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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 |