On March 30, 2013, a 38-year-old Zsolt Erdei (33-0, 18 KOs) and Denis Grachev met in the ring.
Erdei came in to the fight on a 33-fight win streak with a 54% KO rate, and was fighting after a gap of 1 year, 9 months, and 26 days.
Zsolt Erdei lost to Denis Grachev via split decision in the 10-round fight, and adds an loss to his record at 33-1.