After leaving the amateurs ranks Platov was based in Belgium when he became a professional. His first pro bout was in May 2001, winning in Bruges, Belgium, when Platov beat fellow debutant French fighter Jacques Bret with a first round knockout.
Belgian base
Platov fought his first 20 fights in Belgium, suffering only one defeat which was a points defeat to Ludovic Mace. He faced Mace again six months later and avenged the loss, KO'ing Mace in the third round.[1]
First belt
Whilst still based in Belgium, Platov fought for his first title belt against Belarusian Igor Shukala in Brussels, Belgium for the vacant WBC World Youth heavyweight title. Platov knocked the previously unbeaten Shukala out in the first round to take the title.
On November 4, 2006, he fought the former #1 contender Henry Akinwande and won a split decision. This was his greatest achievement, as Akinwande's record at the time was 49–2 and he had fought for the WBC title against Lennox Lewis previously. In December 2007 he fought Danny Williams, another former title contender. The bout ended with a no-decision after Platov was cut over the left eye following an accidental headbutt and the referee stopped the contest.
Platov was then inactive for just over a year, before returning against Jason Gavern, in Zurich, Switzerland. Platov won a clear 8-round decision, flooring Gavern in the sixth round.
Over the next four years, Platov only fought 3 more times, winning them all. His final bout was in November 2012, when he fought in America for the first time, knocking out Harold Sconiers in 2 rounds - his record after this fight was W-30; L-1. D-0; 1 No Contest.
References
^ ab Boxrec. "Oleg Platov". Boxrec Fighter Page. from the original on 2012-09-30. Retrieved 26 January 2008.
External links
Boxing record for Oleg Platov from BoxRec(registration required)
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oleg, platov, born, april, 1983, dnipropetrovsk, ukrainian, soviet, union, ukrainian, former, professional, boxer, fought, heavyweight, division, statisticsreal, nameОлег, Платовweight, heavyweightnationalityukrainianborn, 1983, april, 1983, dnipropetrovsk, uk. Oleg Platov born 8 April 1983 in Dnipropetrovsk Ukrainian SSR Soviet Union is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who fought in the heavyweight division 1 Oleg PlatovStatisticsReal nameOleg PlatovWeight s HeavyweightNationalityUkrainianBorn 1983 04 08 8 April 1983 age 39 Dnipropetrovsk Ukrainian SSR Soviet UnionStanceOrthodoxBoxing recordTotal fights32Wins30Wins by KO22Losses1Draws0No contests1 Contents 1 Professional career 1 1 Debut fight 1 2 Belgian base 1 3 First belt 2 References 3 External linksProfessional career EditDebut fight Edit After leaving the amateurs ranks Platov was based in Belgium when he became a professional His first pro bout was in May 2001 winning in Bruges Belgium when Platov beat fellow debutant French fighter Jacques Bret with a first round knockout Belgian base Edit Platov fought his first 20 fights in Belgium suffering only one defeat which was a points defeat to Ludovic Mace He faced Mace again six months later and avenged the loss KO ing Mace in the third round 1 First belt Edit Whilst still based in Belgium Platov fought for his first title belt against Belarusian Igor Shukala in Brussels Belgium for the vacant WBC World Youth heavyweight title Platov knocked the previously unbeaten Shukala out in the first round to take the title On November 4 2006 he fought the former 1 contender Henry Akinwande and won a split decision This was his greatest achievement as Akinwande s record at the time was 49 2 and he had fought for the WBC title against Lennox Lewis previously In December 2007 he fought Danny Williams another former title contender The bout ended with a no decision after Platov was cut over the left eye following an accidental headbutt and the referee stopped the contest Platov was then inactive for just over a year before returning against Jason Gavern in Zurich Switzerland Platov won a clear 8 round decision flooring Gavern in the sixth round Over the next four years Platov only fought 3 more times winning them all His final bout was in November 2012 when he fought in America for the first time knocking out Harold Sconiers in 2 rounds his record after this fight was W 30 L 1 D 0 1 No Contest References Edit a b Boxrec Oleg Platov Boxrec Fighter Page Archived from the original on 2012 09 30 Retrieved 26 January 2008 External links EditBoxing record for Oleg Platov from BoxRec registration required This biographical article related to a Ukrainian boxer is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Oleg Platov amp oldid 1088074153, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
