Dennis Bakhtov

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Denis Bakhtov
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Real nameDenis Bakhtov
Nickname(s)Darth Vader
Height5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
NationalityRussian
Born (1979-12-07) 7 December 1979 (age 42)
Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights58
Wins39
Wins by KO26
Losses19
Draws0

Denis Bakhtov (born December 7, 1979 in Kazakhstan) is a Russian professional boxer. [1]

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Professional Career

On October 11 2014 Bakhtov fought future world champion Anthony Joshua, losing by technical knockout in the second round. [2]

In 2015 Bakhtov was suspended after his fight against Arnold Gjergjaj due to failing a test which detected banned substances. [3]


Professional boxing record

39 Wins (26 knockouts, 13 decisions), 19 Losses (11 knockouts, 7 decisions) [4]
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
Loss39-19 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Ivan Dychko KO1 (8), 1:0010/07/2021 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Loss39-18 Flag of Russia.svg Abdulkerim EdilovKO1 (8), 0:5003/09/2020 Flag of Russia.svg Grozny, Russia
Loss39-17 Flag of Greece.svg Evgenios LazaridisRTD4 (8), 3:0021/09/2019 Flag of Germany.svg Sporthalle, Zinnowitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Loss39-16 Flag of Ukraine.svg Vladyslav Sirenko TKO7 (8), 1:4323/06/2019 Flag of South Africa.svg Time Square, Menlyn, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Loss39-15 Flag of Croatia.svg Petar Milas TKO6 (10), 1:5106/04/2019 Flag of Germany.svg Ballhaus Forum, Unterschleißheim, Bayern, Germany
Loss39-14 Flag of Germany.svg Hussein MuhamedDQ3 (8), 2:5428/12/2018 Flag of Germany.svg Gildehaus, Luechow, Niedersachsen, Germany
Loss39-13 Flag of Russia.svg Evgeny Romanov TKO1 (8), 2:1522/04/2018 Flag of Russia.svg DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Loss39-12 Flag of Belarus.svg Viktar ChvarkouUD630/09/2017 Flag of Russia.svg Sports Palace Quant, Troitsk, Moscow
Loss39-11 Flag of Switzerland.svg Arnold Gjergjaj UD1207/06/2015 Flag of Switzerland.svg Basel, Switzerland For vacant EBU-EE (European External European Union) Heavyweight title.
Win39-10 Flag of Russia.svg Yuri LunevTKO3 (8)08/11/2014 Flag of Estonia.svg Narva, Estonia
Loss38-10 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Anthony Joshua TKO 2, 1:00 (12)11-10-2014 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg The O2, Greenwich, London WBC International Heavyweight title.
Win38-9 Flag of Germany.svg Konstantin Airich UD8 (8)26/07/2014 Flag of Latvia.svg Riga, Latvia
Win37-9 Flag of Armenia.svg Sedrak AgagulyanTKO2 (6)12/04/2014 Flag of Russia.svg Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Loss36-9 Flag of Syria.svg Manuel Charr RTD5 (12)19/10/2013 Flag of Germany.svg Sachsen, Germany
WBC International Silver Heavyweight title.

WBC Mediterranean heavyweight title

vacant WBC CIS and Slovenian Boxing Bureau (CISBB) heavyweight title

WBC Baltic heavyweight title
Win36-8 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Danny Williams UD1008/12/2012 Flag of Russia.svg Podolsk, Russia
Loss35-8 Flag of Poland.svg Andrzej Wawrzyk UD1002/06/2012 Flag of Poland.svg Bydgoszcz, Poland WBA International heavyweight title
Win35-7 Flag of Ukraine.svg Serhiy BabychTKO219/05/2012 Flag of Russia.svg Klimovsk, Russia
Win34-7 Flag of the United States.svg Jonte Willis SD804/04/2012 Flag of Russia.svg Crocus City Hall, Moscow, Russia
Loss33-7 Flag of Russia.svg Alexander Ustinov UD1222/10/2011 Flag of Ukraine.svg Cherkasy, Ukraine EBA Heavyweight Title. 111-117, 110-118, 110-119.
Loss33-6 Flag of Ukraine.svg Vyacheslav Glazkov UD826/03/2011 Flag of Sverdlovsk Oblast.svg Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia 72-80, 72-80, 72-80.
Win33-5 Flag of Germany.svg Steffen Kretschmann TKO927/03/2010 Flag of Germany.svg Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany PABA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:46 of the ninth round.
Win32-5 Flag of Latvia.svg Edgars KalnarsKO119/12/2009 Flag of Sverdlovsk Oblast.svg Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia Kalnars knocked out at 0:15 of the first round.
Win31-5 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Sherzod MamajanovKO424/10/2009 Flag of Sverdlovsk Oblast.svg Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Win30-5 Flag of Germany.svg Steffen Kretschmann TKO126/06/2009 Flag of Germany.svg Völklingen, Saarland, Germany PABA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:34 of the first round.
Win29-5 Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Isroil KurbanovUD630/04/2009 Flag of Moscow, Russia.svg Moscow, Russia 59-56, 58-56, 58-56.
Win28-5 Flag of Egypt.svg Mazur Ali TKO420/09/2008 Flag of Bashkortostan.svg Salavat, Bashkortostan, Russia PABA/WBC ABC Heavyweight Titles.
Win27-5 Flag of Finland.svg Juho Haapoja KO1022/05/2008 Flag of Saint Petersburg.svg Saint Petersburg, Russia PABA/WBC ABC Heavyweight Titles. Haapaja knocked out at 1:59 of the tenth round.
Win26-5 Flag of the United States.svg Corey "T-Rex" Sanders UD623/12/2007 Flag of Germany.svg Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win25-5 Flag of Armenia.svg Sedrak AgagulyanTKO625/10/2007 Flag of Sverdlovsk Oblast.svg Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Loss24-5 Flag of Cuba.svg Juan Carlos Gomez UD1216/06/2007 Flag of Turkey.svg Ankara, Turkey PABA Heavyweight Title. 108-120, 109-120, 108-120.
Win24-4 Flag of Sweden.svg Awadh TamimTKO324/03/2007 Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Almaty, Kazakhstan WBO Asia Pacific/PABA Heavyweight Titles.
Win23-4 Flag of Ukraine.svg Andriy OliynykUD1203/12/2006 Flag of Sverdlovsk Oblast.svg Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia PABA Heavyweight Title.
Win22-4 Flag of Belarus.svg Ihar ShukalaTKO311/05/2006 Flag of Sverdlovsk Oblast.svg Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Win21-4 Flag of Kenya.svg Joseph Akhasamba UD1024/02/2006 Flag of Yugra.svg Yugorsk, Yugra, Russia 99-91, 99-91, 99-91.
Loss20-4 Flag of Mexico.svg Saul Montana TKO527/04/2005 Flag of Moscow, Russia.svg Moscow, Russia
Win20-3 Flag of Switzerland.svg Nuri Seferi UD1011/02/2005 Flag of Saint Petersburg.svg Saint Petersburg, Russia
Loss19-3 Flag of Turkey.svg Sinan Samil Sam TKO1020/11/2004 Flag of Germany.svg Kempten, Bayern, Germany WBC International Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:48 of the tenth round.
Win19-2 Flag of Belarus.svg Raman SukhaterinUD616/06/2004 Flag of Belarus.svg Minsk, Belarus
Win18-2 Flag of Belarus.svg Vitali ShkrabaTKO830/04/2004 Flag of Saint Petersburg.svg Saint Petersburg, Russia Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the eighth round.
Win17-2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Keith Long UD1224/01/2004 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Wembley, London, United Kingdom WBC International Heavyweight Title. 116-113, 117-112, 117-112.
Win16-2 Flag of Ukraine.svg Oleksandr MyleikoTKO116/07/2003 Flag of Saint Petersburg.svg Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win15-2 Flag of the United States.svg Garing "Freight Train" LaneTKO419/04/2003 Flag of Saint Petersburg.svg Saint Petersburg, Russia WBC International Heavyweight Title.
Win14-2 Flag of South Africa.svg Baldwin HlongwaneTKO321/12/2002 Flag of Saint Petersburg.svg Saint Petersburg, Russia WBC International Heavyweight Title.
Win13-2 Flag of Ukraine.svg Kostyantyn PryziukUD629/08/2002 Flag of Leningrad Oblast.svg Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Win12-2 Flag of Belarus.svg Mihail BekishTKO513/06/2002 Flag of Saint Petersburg.svg Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win11-2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew EllisTKO502/03/2002 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom WBC International Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:58 of the fifth round.
Win10-2 Flag of Estonia.svg Vitali StrelkovTKO220/12/2001 Flag of Saint Petersburg.svg Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win9-2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alvin "The Chipmunk" MillerKO122/09/2001 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom Miller knocked out at 1:25 of the first round.
Win8-2 Flag of Lithuania.svg Mindaugas KulikauskasRTD101/08/2001 Flag of Leningrad Oblast.svg Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Win7-2 Flag of Russia.svg Alexander "The Great" VasilievTKO813/04/2001 Flag of Moscow, Russia.svg Moscow, Russia WBC International Heavyweight Title.
Win6-2 Flag of Estonia.svg Dmitri BannovTKO401/03/2001 Flag of Estonia.svg Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
Win5-2 Flag of Russia.svg Alexey VarakinKO208/02/2001 Flag of Sverdlovsk Oblast.svg Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Loss4-2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Matthew EllisPTS416/09/2000 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
Win4-1 Flag of Russia.svg Vladislav BerlevUD417/05/2000 Flag of Saint Petersburg.svg Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win3-1 Flag of Russia.svg Mikhail Nikitin TKO228/04/2000 Flag of Moscow, Russia.svg Moscow, Russia
Win2-1 Flag of Russia.svg Sergey "Iron Pause" TretyakovUD410/03/2000 Flag of Saint Petersburg.svg Saint Petersburg, Russia
Loss1-1 Flag of Russia.svg Alexey VarakinTKO407/10/1999 Flag of Saint Petersburg.svg Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win1-0 Flag of Russia.svg Vladislav BelonogovKO129/09/1999 Flag of Moscow, Russia.svg Moscow, Russia Vlad knocked out at 1:53 of the first round.

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