Bakhtov Denis Biography

How the career of Bakhtov’s boxer broke on November 20, Moscow time MSC Audio version: your browser does not support the Audio element. Exactly 19 years ago, in Kempten Germany, a battle took place for the international WBC title in heavyweight. The winner of the title, the promising Russian boxer Denis Bakhtov conducted the fifth defense against one of the strongest fighters of Europe, the Sinan Samil herself.

And this battle divided Bakhtov’s career before and after. In Mm Round, Denis, who was considered a unambiguous favorite of the fight, was in a deaf knockout after several missed uppercottes and subsequently did not reach the previous level, turning into Jornman. Although once he was read to almost absolute championship in heavyweights. A promising start a native of Karaganda began with an amateur boxing, but his career in amateurs turned out to be short -term.

Denis failed to gain a foothold in the national team and decided to move. Having moved to St. Petersburg, Bakhtov immediately began his journey in professionals. Denis had a very small growth of cm and not the longest hands for heavyweight, but at the same time he had a good speed and the most stringent blow. At the best moments of the Bakht, Roye Jones Ronaldinho was a little like the boxing world.

Why was Roy Jones a unique boxer? In the first six battles in the professional ring, Bakhtov suffered two defeats - from Alexei Varakin and Matthew Ellis, but later went to the winning series and managed to take two convincing revenge from his offenders, defeating both of them ahead of schedule. Moreover, the fight with Ellis was titular: Denis won the International WBC belt, conducted four successful defenses and took a battle with the world champion in lovers, strong Turk Sinan Samil Samilo.

If Bakhtov won, he would have become a contender for a full -fledged champion belt. Alas, this battle ended sadly for Denis. In Mm Round, San threw out a powerful uppercott, after which Bakhtova led. The Turk felt blood and attacked Denis, throwing a series of blows, which he completed by another uppercott. Bakhtov collapsed onto the floor and found himself in a deep knockout, suffering a third defeat in a professional career.

Psychological trauma, perhaps, the defeat was a point of no return for Denis.

He fell significantly in world ratings, but the main thing - broke psychologically and, as they say, became a “punched” boxer. His speed and strength seemed to remain in place, but no longer brought the proper result. Victories alternated with defeats, and Bakhtov won, to put it mildly, not the most powerful rivals: for example, there is a victory over the Serdak Agagilyan in his resume, who was going on with a record Denis with Huan Carlos Gomez, Manuel Cherrm and even with young at that time, Anthony Joshua at that time and in all cases lost their grid.

Bakhtov became much slower than at the beginning of his career, he began to hold worse a blow, and, of course, in battles with the above top boxers he had practically no chance of victory. The defeats poured on Denis one after another. In June, Bakhtov lost to the undefeated Swiss Arnold Jerjayu and decided to hang gloves on a nail at the age of 36. It seemed that the decision was quite logical: yes, Denis did not reach full -fledged belts, but in general he held a rather bright career, in which there were battles with top -end boxers, secondary titles and bright victories.

The sad return, however, two years later, Bakhtov decided to resume his career and return to professional boxing. What moved the Russian boxer at that time is incomprehensible. Either it was a solution to financial problems, or a craving for boxing in it won. But the segment after returning to the ring is the worst that could happen to a once -promising boxer. Now Bakhtov’s path can be repeated by Oleinik Uncle Lesha, why?

The aging Oleinik subscribed to the Boxing “slavery” in four years Denis held eight fights in which he suffered eight defeats. Bakhtov was no longer just Jornman, but became a real boxing pear. In every battle, the Russian missed a lot of blows to the head and fell, which looked frankly frightening. Denis held his last fight in July and shared the ring with promising Kazakhstani, a two -time prize -winner of the Olympic Games Ivan Dychko.

The battle lasted 58 seconds, at the end of the first minute, Dychko caught Bakhtov on the movement and the powerful deuce sent Denis to knockout. Bakhtov writhed in convulsions and was able to recover only with the help of doctors. To end your career at 41 by such a knockout - you will not even wish this to the enemy.