Max Bursak

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Max Bursak
Born
Maksym Bursak

(1984-07-03) 3 July 1984 (age 40)
Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityUkrainian
Other names
  • The Tiger
  • Mad Max
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Reach180 cm (71 in)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights45
Wins37
Wins by KO16
Losses6
Draws2

Maksym Bursak (born 3 July 1984) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He held the European middleweight title in 2013, and has challenged once for the WBO super-middleweight title in 2017.

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Professional career

Bursak made his professional debut on 16 June 2004 against Viacheslav Kusov, who also debuted. Their fight ended in a four-round points draw. For the next eight years Bursak would remain undefeated, scoring wins over perennial middleweight contender Brian Vera [1] and future world champion Giovanni De Carolis. Bursak fought for his first major world championship—the vacant WBO interim title—against Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam on 4 May 2012, but lost via wide unanimous decision (UD). [2]

On 2 February 2013, Bursak stopped Julien Marie Sainte in three rounds to become the European middleweight champion. [3] He made one defence of the title on 13 July 2013, scoring a UD over Prince Arron. [4] After vacating the title, Bursak next fought Nick Blackwell on 21 September 2013. Despite being knocked down in round four, Bursak won a disputed twelve-round UD. [5]

2014 would be less successful for Bursak: on 1 February he lost a twelve-round UD to Jarrod Fletcher, [6] which was followed by another UD loss to Martin Murray on 21 June; [7] in the latter fight, the vacant WBC Silver middleweight title was on the line. A second opportunity for Bursak to win a world championship—the vacant IBO super-middleweight title–came on 27 June 2015, against Zac Dunn. Having travelled far away to Australia from his native Ukraine, Bursak lost via UD. [8]

Professional boxing record

45 fights37 wins6 losses
By knockout160
By decision216
Draws2
No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
41Draw34–5–2Mukhitdin RajapbaevMD822 Dec 2018Ice Arena TEC Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine
40Win34–5–1Soso AbuladzeUD816 Dec 2017Ice Arena TEC Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine
39Loss33–5–1 Gilberto Ramírez UD1222 Apr 2017 StubHub Center, Carson, California, USFor WBO super-middleweight title
38Win33–4–1Ruslan SchelevUD823 Apr 2016Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
37Win32–4–1Giorgi BeroshviliKO2 (8), 2:1212 Dec 2015Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
36Loss31–4–1 Zac Dunn UD1226 Jun 2015 Royal Exhibition Building, Carlton, AustraliaFor vacant IBO super-middleweight title
35Win31–3–1Chris HerrmannTKO1 (8), 2:2218 Apr 2015Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
34Win30–3–1Ramazi GogichashviliTKO2 (8), 1:5022 Nov 2014Ice Arena TEC Terminal, Brovary, UkraineFor International Boxing Council middleweight title
33Loss29–3–1 Martin Murray UD1221 Jun 2014Salle Médecin, Monte Carlo, MonacoFor vacant WBC Silver middleweight title
32Loss29–2–1 Jarrod Fletcher UD121 Feb 2014Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo, MonacoFor vacant WBA International middleweight title
31Win29–1–1Gary AbajyanUD814 Dec 2013Ice Arena TEC Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine
30Win28–1–1 Nick Blackwell UD1221 Sep 2013Sports Palace "Lokomotyv", Kharkiv, UkraineWon vacant WBA Continental (Europe) middleweight title
29Win27–1–1 Prince Arron UD1213 Jul 2013 Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo, MonacoRetained European middleweight title
28Win26–1–1Julien Marie SainteTKO3 (12)2 Feb 2013 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, UkraineWon vacant European middleweight title
27Win25–1–1Sergei MelisTKO1 (8), 2:2021 Jul 2012Sports Palace, Odessa, Ukraine
26Loss24–1–1 Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam UD124 May 2012Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Paris, FranceFor vacant WBO interim middleweight title
25Win24–0–1Laatekwei HammondTKO3 (12), 1:2417 Dec 2011Restaurant Grodno, Grodno, BelarusRetained WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
24Win23–0–1Abdulaziz MatazimovTKO3 (8)22 Oct 2011Sportpalace Budivelnik, Cherkasy, Ukraine
23Win22–0–1Carlos Adan JerezUD1228 May 2011Concert Hall "Kobzov", Kyiv, UkraineRetained WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
22Win21–0–1 Brian Vera UD124 Sep 2010Sports Complex Meteor, Dnipropetrovsk, UkraineRetained WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
21Win20–0–1Marco SchulzeTKO8 (12)24 Apr 2010Palace of Sports, Kyiv, UkraineWon vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
20Win19–0–1 Sergey Khomitsky UD1021 Oct 2009Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
19Win18–0–1Alexander SiposTKO4 (10)30 May 2006Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
18Win17–0–1Levan ShoniaUD1026 Feb 2009Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
17Win16–0–1Esteban Waldemar PonceTKO8 (10)27 Sep 2008Palace of Sports, Kyiv, UkraineRetained IBF Youth middleweight title
16Win15–0–1 Giovanni De Carolis TKO8 (10)14 Jun 2008Palace of Sports, Kyiv, UkraineRetained IBF Youth middleweight title
15Win14–0–1Mikheil KhutsishviliTKO7 (10)19 Apr 2008Palace of Sports, Kyiv, UkraineWon vacant IBF Youth middleweight title
14Win13–0–1Volodymyr BorovskyyUD821 Feb 2008Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
13Win12–0–1Andrey TylilyukTKO5 (8)17 Nov 2007SC Voskhod, Kyiv, Ukraine
12Win11–0–1George KhulelidzeTKO1 (8)13 Sep 2007Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
11Win10–0–1Tagir RzaevUD89 Jun 2007Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
10Win9–0–1Sergey GribkovTKO8 (8)26 Apr 2007SC Voskhod, Kyiv, Ukraine
9Win8–0–1Rostyslav KitunUD619 Dec 2006SC Voskhod, Kyiv, Ukraine
8Win7–0–1Siarhei NavarkaUD623 Sep 2006 Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
7Win6–0–1Ruslan SemenovUD68 Apr 2006ACCO International, Kyiv, Ukraine
6Win5–0–1Artem MakohonenkoUD62 Mar 2006Circus, Lviv, Ukraine
5Win4–0–1Maksym VelychkoUD616 Sep 2005 Sports Complex Meteor, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
4Win3–0–1Taras BoykoSD67 May 2005 Sports Palace "Lokomotyv", Kharkiv, Ukraine
3Win2–0–1Dmytro MaduluMD613 Feb 2005Freedom Nightclub, Kyiv, Ukraine
2Win1–0–1Pavlo SukmanskyyUD69 Jul 2004 Chernivtsi, Ukraine
1Draw0–0–1Aleksandr ChuvirovPTS416 Jun 2004Freedom Nightclub, Kyiv, Ukraine

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References

  1. ↑ Sukachev, Alexey; Mikhalchuk, Dmitry (5 September 2010). "Maksym Bursak Dominates Brian Vera in Ukraine". BoxingScene. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  2. ↑ Donovan, Jake (4 May 2012). "Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam Tops Max Bursak, Wins Interim Title". BoxingScene. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. ↑ Sukachev, Alexey (2 February 2013). "Bursak Stops Marie Sainte in Three, Wins The EBU Title". BoxingScene. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
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Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Nikola Stevanović 		IBF Youth
middleweight champion
19 April 2008 – March 2009
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Dominik Britsch
Vacant
Title last held by
Gennady Golovkin 		WBO Inter-Continental
middleweight champion
24 April 2010 – 4 May 2012
Lost bid for interim title 		Vacant
Title next held by
Hamid Rahimi
Vacant
Title last held by
Grzegorz Proksa 		European middleweight champion
2 February 2013 – September 2013
Vacated		Vacant
Title next held by
Billy Joe Saunders
New title WBA Continental (Europe)
middleweight champion
21 September 2013 – 1 February 2014
Lost bid for International title		Vacant
Title next held by
David Papot
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