Egor Mekhontsev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Egor Leonidovich Mekhontsev | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Егор Леонидович Мехонцев (1984-11-14)November 14, 1984 (age 40) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Russian | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Light Heavyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Southpaw | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Egor Leonidovich Mekhontsev (Егор Леонидович Мехонцев, transliterationEgor Leonidovich Mechoncev; born 14 November 1984), is a Russian professional boxer, who among other achievements, won gold at2012 London Olympics in the light heavyweight division.[2]
Southpaw Mekhontsev won a silver medal in the 2004Light-heavyweight Russian senior national championships losing toMikhail 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 toArtur Beterbiyev 41:30 in the semi-final and in 2007 another bronze losing toEvgeni Makarenko.
Mekhontsev then moved up to the heavyweight 201 lbs limit division and won the 2008 Russian national championships beatingEvgeniy Romanov in the final by a score of 19–5.[3]
At the2008 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Liverpool he defeatedNasi Hani (Macedonia) INJ RND 4,Stephen Simmons (boxer) (Scotland) 14–1,Petrisor Gananau (Romania) 5–2 and won Gold after defeating Armenia'sTsolak Ananikyan 9–2 in the final.[4][5]
At the2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Heavyweight he upsetClemente Russo and beat fellow southpawsOleksandr Usyk in the semifinal andOsmay Acosta in the final.
Mekhontsev successfully defended his title at the2010 European Amateur Boxing Championships againstDenis Poyatsika andTervel Pulev.[6]
For the2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships he traded weightclasses with Beterbiyev and dropped to light heavy. He beatMarcus Browne andOleksandr Hvozdyk but was upset by young CubanJulio César la Cruz and won Bronze.
At the 2012 Olympics, being 28 years of age, he beatDamien Hooper,Elshod Rasulov,Yamaguchi Falcao in the semifinals and won Gold by defeatingAdilbek Niyazymbetov.
Mekhontsev turned professional in October 2013, signing with boxing promotion companyTop Rank, which has also signed up a number of other 2012 olympic medallists.[7]
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.
| 14 fights | 13 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 8 | 0 |
| By decision | 5 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 13-0-1 |  Gusmyr Perdomo | MD | 8 | 2017-07-22 |  Moscow, Russia | |
| Draw | 12-0-1 |  Alexander Johnson | MD | 8 | 2016-08-06 | Tucson, Arizona | |
| Win | 12-0-0 | Victor Barragan | KO | 5 (8) 2:53 | 2016-04-02 | Port Hueneme, California | |
| Win | 11-0-0 |  Felipe Romero | UD | 8 | 2016-01-30 | Burbank, California | |
| Win | 10-0-0 |  Jackson Junior | UD | 8 | 2015-09-11 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Win | 9-0-0 |  Hakim Zoulikha | UD | 8 | 2015-05-01 | Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Win | 8-0-0 | Marcelo Leandro Da Silva | TKO | 1 (8) 0:31 | 2015-03-14 | Glendale, United States | |
| Win | 7-0-0 |  Joey Vegas | UD | 8 | 2014-11-28 | Moscow, Russia | |
| Win | 6-0-0 |  Jinner Guerrero | TKO | 2 (8) | 2014-11-08 | Pharr,Texas | |
| Win | 5-0-0 |  Samuel Miller | TKO | 3 (8) | 2014-09-06 | Laredo,Texas | |
| Win | 4-0-0 |  Mike Mirafuente | RTD | 3 (6) | 2014-07-19 |  The Venetian Macao,Macau,SAR | |
| Win | 3-0-0 | Dwayne Williams | TKO | 3 (6) | 2014-04-11 | Las Vegas,Nevada | |
| Win | 2-0-0 |  Atthaporn Jaritram | TKO | 2 (6) | 2014-02-22 | The Venetian Macao,Macau,SAR | |
| Win | 1–0-0 | PJ Cajigas | TKO | 3 (4) | 2013-12-07 | Atlantic City,New Jersey | Professional debut |
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