Maksim Babanin

Maksim Babanin (born 7 October 1988) is a Russian professional boxer who won bronze medals at the 2017 European Championships and 2019 World Championships.^[2]

Maksim Babanin
Born	(1988-10-07) 7 October 1988 (age 35) Volgograd, Russia
Nationality	Russian
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super-heavyweight
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record^[1]
Total fights	3
Wins	3
Wins by KO	3
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Russia World Championships 2019 Yekaterinburg Super-heavyweight European Championships 2017 Kharkiv Super-heavyweight

Amateur boxing career

Babanin began his amateur career in 2007. In 2007 he competed in the European Junior Championship in Sombor^[3] and became the super-heavyweight champion, beating Tyson Fury,^[4] who would later become world heavyweight champion. As of 2022, Babanin is the most recent boxer to defeat Fury in competition, who remains undefeated in professional boxing.

Between 2012 and 2017, Babanin competed in the World Series of Boxing, during which time he amassed a 9–3 record, and achieved a notable victory against Joe Joyce.^[5] In September 2019, Babanin participated in 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships, competing in the super-heavyweight division. He earned his place in the semifinals by beating Fraser Clark on points, but lost his semifinal bout against Bakhodir Jalolov on points as well.^[6]

Between late November and early December of 2020, Babanin competed in the Russian super heavyweight tournament, which was held to determine the Russian boxing representatives. He was able to beat Damila Sharafutdinov by split decision in the round of 16,^[7] Mark Petrovskii on points in the quarterfinals,^[8] but lost on points to Svyatoslav Teterin in the semifinals.^[9]

Professional boxing career

Babanin made his professional debut against Bogdan Rakich on 26 November 2021.^[10] He won the fight by stoppage, as Rakich retired from the fight at the end of the third round.^[11] A month later, on 17 December 2021, Babanin was booked to face Olivier Dounda Mekongo.^[12] He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.^[13]

Babanin faced Evgeny Kirichenko in his first fight of 2022, which took place on 29 January 2022.^[14] He won the fight by a second-round knockout.^[15]

Professional boxing record

3 fights	3 wins	0 losses
By knockout	3	0

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
3	Win	3–0	Olivier Dounda Mekongo	KO	2 (6), 0:52	29 Jan 2022	RCC Boxing Academy, Yekaterinburg, Russia
2	Win	2–0	Olivier Dounda Mekongo	TKO	2 (6), 1:22	17 Dec 2021	Vysotsky Sports Palace, Samara, Russia
1	Win	1–0	Bogdan Rakich	RTD	3 (6), 3:00	26 Nov 2021	USC Soviet Wings, Yekaterinburg, Russia

References

1. "Boxing record for Maksim Babanin". BoxRec.
2. 2019 World Championships results
3. "EuropeanJuniorChampionships2007". Strefa. Retrieved 25 June 2022.
4. BoxRec https://boxrec.com/en/amateurboxer/852249. Retrieved 25 June 2022. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
5. "WSB: "Львиные сердца" против "Команды России"". fbr-ufo.ru. 10 April 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
6. "ЧМ-2019 в Екатеринбурге: результаты всех полуфиналов". vringe.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
7. "Стали известны четвертьфиналисты "Лига ставок.Чемпионата России по боксу" среди мужчин в двух самых тяжелых весовых категориях". rusboxing.ru. 1 December 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
8. "Определились полуфиналисты «Лига Ставок. Чемпионат России по боксу среди мужчин» еще в четырех весовых категориях". rusboxing.ru. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
9. "Определились финалисты чемпионата России по боксу среди мужчин в тяжелых категориях". rusboxing.ru. 4 December 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
10. "Волгоградец Максим Бабанин 26 ноября проведет дебютный бой среди профи". vpravda.ru. 25 November 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
11. "Волгоградский боксер успешно дебютировал на профессиональном ринге". vpravda.ru. 27 November 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
12. "Максим Бабанин проведет бой в Самаре 17 декабря". allboxing.ru. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
13. "Бабанин победил Черную пантеру техническим нокаутом". Рен Тв. 17 December 2021. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
14. "Волгоградский боксер Бабанин проведет в Екатеринбурге 3-й бой среди профи". vpravda.ru. 28 January 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
15. Sukachev, Alexey (29 January 2022). "Fedor Papazov, Chirkov, Zon, Babanin Pick Up Big Wins in Ekaterinburg". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 29 January 2022.