Egor Mekhontsev

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|realname = Егор Леонидович Мехонцев

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|weight = Light Heavyweight

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|nationality = Russian

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|mf=yes|1984|11|14}}

|birth_place = Asbest, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union

|style = Southpaw

|total = 14

|wins = 13

|KO = 8

|losses = 0

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Egor Leonidovich Mekhontsev (Егор Леонидович Мехонцев, transliteration Egor Leonidovich Mechoncev; born 14 November 1984), is a Russian professional boxer, who among other achievements, won gold at 2012 London Olympics in the light heavyweight division.{{cite web|title=Mekhontsev at AIBA |url=http://88.85.4.2/biographies.fwx?id_athlete=2973 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121004090816/http://88.85.4.2/biographies.fwx?id_athlete=2973 |archive-date=2012-10-04 }}

Career

=Light-Heavyweight=

Southpaw Mekhontsev won a silver medal in the 2004 Light-heavyweight Russian senior national championships losing to Mikhail Gala in the final and won another silver in 2005 again losing to Gala in the semi-final by 39:26.

The following year in 2006 he won bronze losing to Artur Beterbiyev 41:30 in the semi-final and in 2007 another bronze losing to Evgeni Makarenko.

=Change to Heavyweight=

Mekhontsev then moved up to the heavyweight 201 lbs limit division and won the 2008 Russian national championships beating Evgeniy Romanov in the final by a score of 19–5.{{cite web | title=Russian National Championships | work=STRAFA | url=http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Nationalchamps/Russia.html| access-date=16 December 2008 }}

At the 2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Liverpool he defeated Nasi Hani (Macedonia) INJ RND 4, Stephen Simmons (boxer) (Scotland) 14–1, Petrisor Gananau (Romania) 5–2 and won Gold after defeating Armenia's Tsolak Ananikyan 9–2 in the final.{{cite web|title=2008 European Boxing Championships Results Service |work=Amateur Boxing Association of England |url=http://www.liverpoolboxing.co.uk/ |access-date=16 December 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205032757/http://www.liverpoolboxing.co.uk/ |archive-date=5 December 2008 }}

{{cite web |title=Medallists by weight category |work=International Boxing Association |url=http://www.aiba.org/documents/site1/Events/European%20CHs%202008/2008%20Euro%20CH%20Medallists.pdf |access-date=16 November 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090920060228/http://www.aiba.org/documents/site1/Events/European%20CHs%202008/2008%20Euro%20CH%20Medallists.pdf |archive-date=20 September 2009 }}

At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Heavyweight he upset Clemente Russo and beat fellow southpaws Oleksandr Usyk in the semifinal and Osmay Acosta in the final.

Mekhontsev successfully defended his title at the 2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships against Denis Poyatsika and Tervel Pulev.[http://amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuropeanChampionships2010.html Euro 2010]

=Change to Light-Heavyweight=

For the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he traded weightclasses with Beterbiyev and dropped to light heavy. He beat Marcus Browne and Oleksandr Hvozdyk but was upset by young Cuban Julio César la Cruz and won Bronze.

At the 2012 Olympics, being 28 years of age, he beat Damien Hooper, Elshod Rasulov, Yamaguchi Falcao in the semifinals and won Gold by defeating Adilbek Niyazymbetov.

=Turning professional=

Mekhontsev turned professional in October 2013, signing with boxing promotion company Top Rank, which has also signed up a number of other 2012 olympic medallists.{{cite news|title= Egor Mekhontsev turns professional|url=https://www.espn.com/boxing/story/_/id/9915350/top-rank-signs-olympic-champion-egor-mekhontsev|publisher=ESPN|author=Dan Rafael|date=November 3, 2013}}

Mekhontsev made his professional debut on December 7, 2013, dominating and knocking down opponent PJ Cajagas three times before the referee stopped the contest in the third round.

Professional boxing record

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|13-0-1

|align=left|{{flagicon|VEN}} Gusmyr Perdomo

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|{{small| 8}}

|{{small|2017-07-22}}

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|12-0-1

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Alexander Johnson

|{{small|MD}}

|{{small| 8}}

|{{small|2016-08-06}}

|align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} Tucson, Arizona}}

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|12-0-0

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Victor Barragan

|{{small|KO}}

|{{small| 5 (8) 2:53}}

|{{small|2016-04-02}}

|align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} Port Hueneme, California}}

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|{{yes2}}Win

|11-0-0

|align=left|{{flagicon|MEX}} Felipe Romero

|{{small|UD}}||{{small| 8}}

|{{small|2016-01-30}}

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|{{yes2}}Win

|10-0-0

|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Jackson Junior

|{{small|UD}}||{{small| 8}}

|{{small|2015-09-11}}

|align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas, Nevada}}

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|- align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|9-0-0

|align=left|{{flagicon|FRA}} Hakim Zoulikha

|{{small|UD}}||{{small| 8}}

|{{small|2015-05-01}}

|align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} Las Vegas, Nevada}}

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|{{yes2}}Win

|8-0-0

|align=left|{{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelo Leandro Da Silva

|{{small|TKO}}||{{small|1 (8) 0:31}}

|{{small|2015-03-14}}

|align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} Glendale, United States}}

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|- align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|7-0-0

|align=left|{{flagicon|UGA}} Joey Vegas

|{{small|UD}}||{{small| 8}}

|{{small|2014-11-28}}

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|{{yes2}}Win

|6-0-0

|align=left|{{flagicon|ECU}} Jinner Guerrero

|{{small|TKO}}||{{small|2 (8)}}

|{{small|2014-11-08}}

|align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} Pharr, Texas}}

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|{{yes2}}Win

|5-0-0

|align=left|{{flagicon|COL}} Samuel Miller

|{{small|TKO}}||{{small|3 (8)}}

|{{small|2014-09-06}}

|align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} Laredo, Texas}}

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|- align=center

|{{yes2}}Win

|4-0-0

|align=left|{{flagicon|PHI}} Mike Mirafuente

|{{small|RTD}}||{{small|3 (6)}}

|{{small|2014-07-19}}

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|{{yes2}}Win

|3-0-0

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} Dwayne Williams

|{{small|TKO}}||{{small|3 (6)}}

|{{small|2014-04-11}}

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|2-0-0

|align=left|{{flagicon|THA}} Atthaporn Jaritram

|{{small|TKO}}||{{small|2 (6)}}

|{{small|2014-02-22}}

|align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|MAC}} The Venetian Macao, Macau, SAR}}

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|{{yes2}}Win

|1–0-0

|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} PJ Cajigas

|{{small|TKO}}||{{small|3 (4)}}

|{{small|2013-12-07}}

|align=left|{{small|{{flagicon|USA}} Atlantic City, New Jersey}}

|align=left|{{small|Professional debut}}

References

Category:1984 births

Category:Living people

Category:Light-heavyweight boxers

Category:Heavyweight boxers

Category:Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Category:Olympic boxers for Russia

Category:Olympic gold medalists for Russia

Category:Olympic medalists in boxing

Category:Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics

Category:Russian male boxers

Category:AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists

Category:People from Asbest

Category:Martial artists from Sverdlovsk Oblast

Category:21st-century Russian sportsmen