Oleksandr Gvozdyk (The Nail) is a 37-year-old retired Ukrainian professional boxer. He is a former light-heavyweight world champion. In a career spanning 10 years, 2 months, and 3 days, Gvozdyk amassed a record of 20-2, which includes 16 wins via KO, 2 of which were in world-title fights.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk was born in Kharkiv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union on April 15, 1987. He made his professional debut at the age of 26 years on April 12, 2014 against Mike Montoya. Gvozdyk defeated Montoya via 1st round KO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Gvozdyk became a world champion at the age of 31 after 15 professional fights. He challenged Adonis Stevenson for the WBC light-heavyweight title and stopped the champion in the 11th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Gvozdyk's last fight was a unanimous decision loss to David Benavidez at age 37, on June 15, 2024.
Some of Oleksandr Gvozdyk's best fights have been against Adonis Stevenson, Yunieski Gonzalez, Ričards Bolotņiks, Tommy Karpency, Isaac Chilemba, Otis Griffin, and Josué Obando. For a complete list of Gvozdyk's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Oleksandr Gvozdyk".
Gvozdyk has just 2 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Oleksandr Gvozdyk Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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22 | Jun 15, 2024 | 37 | David Benavidez 27 28-0 | loss | UD 12 |
21 | Sep 30, 2023 | 36 | Isaac Rodrigues | win | KO 2 |
20 | May 06, 2023 | 36 | Ričards Bolotņiks 33 19-6 | win | TKO 6 |
19 | Feb 11, 2023 | 35 | Josué Obando 33 20-34-2 | win | UD 6 |
18 | Oct 18, 2019 | 32 | Artur Beterbiev 34 14-0 | loss | TKO 10 |
17 | Mar 30, 2019 | 31 | Doudou Ngumbu | win | TKO 5 |
16 | Dec 01, 2018 | 31 | Adonis Stevenson 41 29-1-1 | win | KO 11 |
15 | Mar 17, 2018 | 30 | Mehdi Amar | win | UD 12 |
14 | Aug 19, 2017 | 30 | Craig Baker | win | TKO 6 |
13 | Apr 08, 2017 | 29 | Yunieski Gonzalez 31 18-2 | win | TKO 3 |
12 | Nov 19, 2016 | 29 | Isaac Chilemba 29 24-4-2 | win | RTD 8 |
11 | Jul 23, 2016 | 29 | Tommy Karpency 30 26-5-1 | win | KO 6 |
10 | Apr 09, 2016 | 28 | Nadjib Mohammedi | win | KO 2 |
9 | Feb 13, 2016 | 28 | Mike Snider | win | KO 1 |
8 | Nov 20, 2015 | 28 | Cleiton Conceição | win | TKO 3 |
7 | Sep 19, 2015 | 28 | Francisco Sierra | win | RTD 5 |
6 | Jun 13, 2015 | 28 | Michael Gbenga | win | UD 6 |
5 | Jan 24, 2015 | 27 | Cory Cummings | win | KO 2 |
4 | Nov 15, 2014 | 27 | Otis Griffin 37 24-17-2 | win | TKO 6 |
3 | Sep 20, 2014 | 27 | Lamont Williams | win | KO 5 |
2 | May 17, 2014 | 27 | Michael Gbenga | win | UD 6 |
1 | Apr 12, 2014 | 26 | Mike Montoya | win | KO 1 |