Zaurbek Baysangurov
Born	Заурбек Мусаевич Байсангуров (1985-03-02) March 2, 1985 Achkhoy-Martan, Checheno-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Statistics
Weight(s)	Light middleweight Middleweight
Height	5 ft 10+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Reach	70+1⁄2 in (179 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	30
Wins	29
Wins by KO	21
Losses	1
Draws	0
No contests	0
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Russia Junior World Championships 2002 Santiago de Cuba 63.5 kg Cadet World Championships 2001 Baku 63.5 kg Junior European Championships 2003 Warsaw 69 kg Cadet European Championships 2001 Liverpool 57 kg

Zaurbek Musaevich Baysangurov (born 2 March 1985) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2014. He is a former WBO and IBO light middleweight champion, having held the IBO title twice between 2010 and 2015 and the WBO title between 2011 and 2013. He held the European title between 2007 and 2008 and the WBA Inter-Continental title between 2009 and 2010. Zaurbek is an ethnic Chechen from the teip Terloy.

Amateur career

In 2001, Baysangurov won the gold medal at the 2001 Russian Cadet National Championships in Rostov in June,^[1] he then won the gold medal at the 2001 Cadet European Championships in Liverpool, England in July,^[2] and went on to win a bronze medal at the 2001 Cadet World Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan in October.^[3]

In 2002, Baysangurov won the gold medal at the 2002 Russian Junior National Championships in Tyumen in May,^[4] and went on to win a bronze medal at the 2002 Junior World Championships in Santiago de Cuba in September.^[5]

In 2003, Baysangurov won the gold medal at the 2003 Junior European Championships in Warsaw, Poland in August.^[6]

Professional career

Zaurbek Baysangurov made his professional debut in 2004 at the age of 20. He won the IBF Youth middleweight title in 2005, and held the IBF Youth light middleweight title from 2005 to 2006, and amassed a record of 14 wins with all but two by stoppage.

On 23 September 2006, Baysangurov faced Marco Antonio Rubio for the vacant WBC International title in Kyiv, Ukraine. Baysangurov was dropped by Rubio in the first round but bounced back to win the fight by unanimous decision outboxing his opponent to win the remaining eleven rounds on the judges' scorecards.^[7]

In May 2007, the EBU announced Baysangurov would face off against French boxer Hussein Bayram for the vacant European light middleweight title.^[8] On 7 July, he won the competitive bout by unanimous decision in Cologne, Germany. Two judges awarded the fight 114-113 and another 115-113 for Baysangurov.^[9]

In December 2008 he lost via an upset 5th-round KO to former The Contender star Cornelius Bundrage.

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
30	Win	29–1	Guido Nicolas Pitto	TKO	12 (12), 2:58	2014-04-12	Ice Palace Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine	Won vacant IBO Super welterweight title.
29	Win	28–1	Lukas Konecny	UD	12	2012-10-06	Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine	Retained WBO Super welterweight title.
28	Win	27–1	Michel Soro	UD	12	2012-05-12	Ice Palace Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine	Retained IBO & WBO Super welterweight titles.
27	Win	26–1	Mike Miranda	KO	1 (12), 0:51	2011-07-30	Sportpalace, Odesa, Ukraine	Won interim WBO Super welterweight title.
26	Win	25–1	Richard Gutierrez	TKO	12 (12), 2:36	2010-12-04	Ice Palace Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine	Won vacant IBO Super welterweight title.
25	Win	24–1	Eugenio Monteiro	RTD	3 (8), 3:00	2010-10-16	O2 World Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
24	Win	23–1	Frank Shabani	RTD	5 (12), 3:00	2009-12-19	Sport Palace Yunost, Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine	Retained WBA Inter-Continental Super welterweight title.
23	Win	22–1	Eromosele Albert	UD	12	2009-08-15	Dynamo, Grozny, Russia	Retained WBA Inter-Continental Super welterweight title.
22	Win	21–1	Cristian De Martinis	KO	1 (12), 2:36	2009-05-30	Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine	Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental Super welterweight title.
21	Win	20–1	Mikheil Khutsishvili	RTD	1 (8), 3:00	2009-04-22	Sport Palace Lokomotiv, Kharkiv, Ukraine
20	Loss	19–1	Cornelius Bundrage	TKO	5 (12), 2:35	2008-12-13	SAP Arena, Mannheim, Germany
19	Win	19–0	Ion Gonța	RTD	7 (12), 3:00	2008-07-12	Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany	Retained EBU European Super welterweight title.
18	Win	18–0	Roman Dzhuman	TKO	8 (12), 1:24	2008-03-23	Sportpalace Meteor, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine	Retained EBU European Super welterweight title.
17	Win	17–0	Gheorghe Danut	UD	10	2008-02-21	Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
16	Win	16–0	Hussein Bayram	UD	12	2007-07-07	Kölnarena, Cologne, Germany	Won vacant EBU European Super welterweight title.
15	Win	15–0	Marco Antonio Rubio	UD	12	2006-09-23	Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine	Won vacant WBC International Super welterweight title.
14	Win	14–0	Laszlo Buranyi	KO	3 (10), 2:43	2006-04-08	AKKO International, Kyiv, Ukraine	Retained IBF Youth Super welterweight title.
13	Win	13–0	John Chibuta	TKO	9 (10), 2:23	2006-01-28	Tempodrom, Berlin, Germany	Retained IBF Youth Super welterweight title.
12	Win	12–0	Juan Manuel Alaggio	TKO	9 (10), 1:02	2005-12-10	Leipziger Arena, Leipzig, Germany	Won IBF Youth Super welterweight title.
11	Win	11–0	Daniel Urbanski	RTD	8 (10), 3:00	2005-09-16	Sportpalace Meteor, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine	Won IBF Youth Middleweight title.
10	Win	10–0	Aliaksandr Shnip	TKO	5 (10)	2005-07-14	Night Club Milenium, Lviv, Ukraine
9	Win	9–0	Stephane Talliana	TKO	1 (8), 1:33	2005-04-23	Arena Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
8	Win	8–0	Vladimir Zavgorodniy	TKO	4 (6), 2:42	2005-02-24	Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
7	Win	7–0	Adnan Oezcoban	RTD	3 (6), 3:00	2005-02-12	Max-Schmeling-Halle, Berlin, Germany
6	Win	6–0	Pablo Martin Paoliello	UD	6	2004-11-20	BigBox, Kempten, Germany
5	Win	5–0	Oleksandr Matviichuk	UD	6	2004-09-24	Sportpalace, Odesa, Ukraine
4	Win	4–0	Andrey Tylilyuk	TKO	2 (6), 2:48	2004-09-17	Dynamo Bar, Saint Petersburg, Russia
3	Win	3–0	Dzmitri Kashkan	TKO	2 (6)	2004-07-16	Entertainment Center Aurora, Vitebsk, Belarus
2	Win	2–0	Siarhei Navarka	KO	2 (4), 1:59	2004-07-06	Krylia Sovetov, Moscow, Russia
1	Win	1–0	Andrey Gibalo	TKO	3 (4), 0:57	2004-06-26	Zviozdniy Hall, Feodosia, Crimea, Ukraine	Professional debut

References

External links

• Boxing record for Zaurbek Baysangurov from BoxRec (registration required)
• World junior championships results 2002
• Bio
• Doghouse article