Rostislav Borisovich Plechko[1] (Russian: Ростислав Борисович Плечко; born 5 January 1989) is a Russian professional boxer who currently holds the Russian and WBA Asia heavyweight titles.

Rostislav Borisovich Plechko
Ростислав Борисович Плечко
Born (1989-01-05) January 5, 1989 (age 35)
NationalityRussian
Other namesThe Russian Nightmare
Statistics
Weight(s)Heavyweight
Height6 ft 2+12 in (189 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights13
Wins13
Wins by KO13
Losses0
Draws0

Rostislav Plechko was born in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. A severe pelvis joint trauma was revealed at birth, and despite doctors recommending an urgent surgery, his parents decided to treat their son themselves, and at the age of six, he began walking without any restrictions.[2] After achieving a sports degree in canoeing, he became the Saint-Petersburg City Canoeing champion making it to the final of Russia State Championship. He quit canoeing at the age of fourteen, and just two years later he was enrolled to SPBGU University, and began to attend boxing classes at the university's amateur boxing club.

Boxing career edit

As an amateur boxer, Plechko was awarded the Saint-Petersburg heavyweight title. He made his professional boxing debut on February 27, 2016, after defeating Sedrak Agagulyan in the first round.[3] Plechko went on to win nine additional fights (and all of which were knockouts within the first round), including victories against Evgeny Orlov and Bernard Adie. On June 10, 2017, Rostislav became the Russian heavyweight champion by stopping Vladimir Goncharov in the first round.[4] After defeating Goncharov, Plechko went on to win the WBA Asia heavyweight title from Ibrahim Labaran on September 7, 2017. In his most recent fight, Plechko stopped Brazilian heavyweight Irineu Beato Costa Junior in the first round. Plechko's professional record currently stands at 13 wins, 0 losses, 0 draws and 13 wins by knockout (all of which were stoppages in the first round). He also had a two out of five star rating on BoxRec but is currently unrated with his status listed as inactive, due to not having fought for over one full year.

Plechko is currently coached by Alexander Zimin (Russian: Александр Зимин).

Professional boxing record edit

13 fights 13 wins 0 losses
By knockout 13 0
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
13 Win 13–0   Irineu Beato Costa Junior ТKO 1 (10), 1:07 25 Aug 2018   Usadba Familiya, Plastunovskaya, Russia
12 Win 12–0   Ibrahim Labaran ТKO 1 (10), 0:25 7 Sep 2017   Kristall Ice Palace, Saratov, Russia Won vacant WBA Asia heavyweight title
11 Win 11–0   Vladimir Goncharov TKO 1 (10), 1:35 10 Jun 2017   Floyd Mayweather Boxing Academy, Zhukovka, Russia Won vacant Russian heavyweight title
10 Win 10–0   Bernard Adie KO 1 (10), 0:06 25 Mar 2017   Qin Shi Huang Restaurant, Saint Petersburg, Russia
9 Win 9–0   Evgeny Orlov TKO 1 (10), 0:57 12 Nov 2016   Palais des Sports René-Bougnol, Montpellier, Hérault, France
8 Win 8–0   David Gegeshidze TKO 1 (8), 2:35 21 Oct 2016   Saku Suurhall, Tallinn, Estonia
7 Win 7–0   Valeri Semiskur TKO 1 (10), 2:31 26 Aug 2016   Tough Fight Gym, Moscow, Russia
6 Win 6–0   Sandor Balogh TKO 1 (6), 1:04 31 Jul 2016   Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia
5 Win 5–0   Nicholas Buule KO 1 (6), 0:37 24 Jun 2016   Sport Service, Podolsk, Russia
4 Win 4–0   Ostaps Basins KO 1 (4), 0:54 22 Apr 2016   Pyynikin Palloiluhalli, Tampere, Finland
3 Win 3–0   Nurullo Mirzaev RTD 1 (4), 3:00 10 Apr 2016   Alexander Morozov Boxing School, Saint Petersburg, Russia
2 Win 2–0   Olegs Lopajevs TKO 1 (4), 0:29 1 Apr 2016   Viihdemaailma Ilona, Oulu, Finland
1 Win 1–0   Sedrak Agagulyan RTD 1 (4), 3:00 27 Feb 2016   Alexander Morozov Boxing School, Saint Petersburg, Russia Professional debut
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Preceded by
Ruslan Fayer
Russian heavyweight champion
10 June 2017 – present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
Inaugural champion
awarded title
WBA Asia heavyweight champion
7 September 2017 – 5 September 2018
Vacant
Title next held by
Apti Davtaev

References edit

  1. ^ "Rostislav Plechko on BoxRec". BoxRec.com. Retrieved 2017-06-03.
  2. ^ The athlete remembers
  3. ^ Rostislav Plechko professional debut
  4. ^ Plechko beats Goncharov