On September 27, 2008, a 35-year-old Vladimir Virchis (25-1, 21 KOs) and a 35-year-old Cuban boxer Juan Carlos Gómez (43-1, 35 KOs) met in the ring.
Virchis came in to the fight on a 5-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 10 months and 10 days. Gómez was on a 6-fight win streak with a 79% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 11 months and 8 days.
Juan Carlos Gómez defeated Volodymyr Virchis via unanimous decision in the 12-round fight. Gómez improves his record to 44-1, while Virchis adds a loss to his record at 25-2.
On March 11, 2006, a 32-year-old Vladimir Virchis (20-0, 17 KOs) and a 27-year-old Uzbekistani boxer Ruslan Chagaev (19-0-1, 16 KOs) met in the ring in a heavyweight bout.
Virchis came in to the fight on a 20-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 26 days. Chagaev was on a 14-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 2 months and 4 days.
Ruslan Chagaev defeated Volodymyr Virchis via majority decision in the 12-round heavyweight fight. Chagaev improves his record to 20-0-1, while Virchis adds a loss to his record at 20-1.