On December 1, 2018, a 31-year-old Oleksandr Gvozdyk (15-0, 12 KOs) got a shot at the WBC light-heavyweight title held by 41-year-old Canadian boxer Adonis Stevenson (29-1-1, 24 KOs).
Gvozdyk came in to the fight on a 15-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 14 days. Stevenson was on a 0-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 12 days.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk stopped the champion via KO in the 11th round of the 12-round world-title fight, winning the first world title of his career, and is crowned the new WBC light-heavyweight champion. Gvozdyk improves his record to 16-0 (13 KOs), while Stevenson adds a loss to his record at 29-2-1.
On March 30, 2019, the 31-year-old WBC light-heavyweight world champion, Oleksandr Gvozdyk (16-0, 13 KOs), faced Doudou Ngumbu, in a title defense fight.
Gvozdyk came in to the fight on a 16-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 29 days.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk stopped Doudou Ngumbu via TKO in the 5th round of the 12-round world-title fight, and successfully defended his WBC light-heavyweight title. Gvozdyk improves his record to 17-0 (14 KOs)
On April 8, 2017, a 29-year-old Oleksandr Gvozdyk (12-0, 10 KOs) and a 31-year-old Cuban boxer Yunieski Gonzalez (18-2, 14 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Gvozdyk came in to the fight on a 12-fight win streak with a 83% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 4 months and 20 days. Gonzalez was on a 2-fight win streak with a 70% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 28 days.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk stopped Yunieski Gonzalez via TKO in the 3rd round. Gvozdyk improves his record to 13-0 (11 KOs), while Gonzalez adds a loss to his record at 18-3.
On April 9, 2016, a 28-year-old Oleksandr Gvozdyk (9-0, 7 KOs) and Nadjib Mohammedi met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Gvozdyk came in to the fight on a 9-fight win streak with a 77% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 month and 27 days.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk stopped Nadjib Mohammedi via KO in the 2nd round. Gvozdyk improves his record to 10-0 (8 KOs)
On July 23, 2016, a 29-year-old Oleksandr Gvozdyk (10-0, 8 KOs) and a 30-year-old American boxer Tommy Karpency (26-5-1, 15 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Gvozdyk came in to the fight on a 10-fight win streak with a 80% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 14 days. Karpency was on a 1-fight win streak with a 46% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 3 months and 14 days.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk stopped Tommy Karpency via KO in the 6th round. Gvozdyk improves his record to 11-0 (9 KOs), while Karpency adds a loss to his record at 26-6-1.
On November 20, 2015, a 28-year-old Oleksandr Gvozdyk (7-0, 5 KOs) and Cleiton Conceição met in the ring.
Gvozdyk came in to the fight on a 7-fight win streak with a 71% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 2 months and 1 day.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk stopped Cleiton Conceição via TKO in the 3rd round. Gvozdyk improves his record to 8-0 (6 KOs)
On September 19, 2015, a 28-year-old Oleksandr Gvozdyk (6-0, 4 KOs) and Francisco Sierra met in the ring.
Gvozdyk came in to the fight on a 6-fight win streak with a 66% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 6 days.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk stopped Francisco Sierra via RTD in the 5th round. Gvozdyk improves his record to 7-0 (5 KOs)
On March 17, 2018, a 30-year-old Oleksandr Gvozdyk (14-0, 12 KOs) and Mehdi Amar met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Gvozdyk came in to the fight on a 14-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 6 months and 26 days.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk defeated Mehdi Amar via unanimous decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight. Gvozdyk improves his record to 15-0
On November 19, 2016, a 29-year-old Oleksandr Gvozdyk (11-0, 9 KOs) and a 29-year-old Malawian boxer Isaac Chilemba (24-4-2, 10 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Gvozdyk came in to the fight on a 11-fight win streak with a 81% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 3 months and 27 days. Chilemba was on a -2-fight win streak with a 33% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 4 months and 8 days.
Oleksandr Gvozdyk stopped Isaac Chilemba via RTD in the 8th round. Gvozdyk improves his record to 12-0 (10 KOs), while Chilemba adds a loss to his record at 24-5-2.
On June 15, 2024, a 37-year-old Oleksandr Gvozdyk (20-1, 16 KOs) and a 27-year-old American boxer David Benavidez (28-0, 24 KOs) met in the ring in a light-heavyweight bout.
Gvozdyk came in to the fight on a 3-fight win streak with a 76% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 8 months and 16 days. Benavidez was on a 28-fight win streak with a 85% KO rate, and fighting after a layoff of 6 months and 21 days.
David Benavidez defeated Oleksandr Gvozdyk via unanimous decision in the 12-round light-heavyweight fight. Benavidez improves his record to 29-0, while Gvozdyk adds a loss to his record at 20-2.