Dennis Bakhtov

Denis Bakhtov (born December 7, 1979, in Kazakhstan) is a Russian professional boxer. ^[1]

Denis Bakhtov
Born	Denis Bakhtov (1979-12-07) 7 December 1979 (age 45) Karaganda, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union
Nationality	Russian
Other names	Darth Vader
Statistics
Height	5 ft 11 in (180 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	58
Wins	39
Wins by KO	26
Losses	19
Draws	0

Professional career

On October 11, 2014, Bakhtov fought future world champion Anthony Joshua, losing by technical knockout in the second round. ^[2]

In 2015 Bakhtov was suspended after his fight against Arnold Gjergjaj due to failing a test which detected banned substances.^[3]

Professional boxing record

39 Wins (26 knockouts, 13 decisions), 19 Losses (11 knockouts, 7 decisions)[4]
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	39-19	Ivan Dychko	KO	1 (8), 1:00	10/07/2021	Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Loss	39-18	Abdulkerim Edilov	KO	1 (8), 0:50	03/09/2020	Grozny, Russia
Loss	39-17	Evgenios Lazaridis	RTD	4 (8), 3:00	21/09/2019	Sporthalle, Zinnowitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Loss	39-16	Vladyslav Sirenko	TKO	7 (8), 1:43	23/06/2019	Time Square, Menlyn, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Loss	39-15	Petar Milas	TKO	6 (10), 1:51	06/04/2019	Ballhaus Forum, Unterschleißheim, Bayern, Germany
Loss	39-14	Hussein Muhamed	DQ	3 (8), 2:54	28/12/2018	Gildehaus, Luechow, Niedersachsen, Germany
Loss	39-13	Evgeny Romanov	TKO	1 (8), 2:15	22/04/2018	DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Loss	39-12	Viktar Chvarkou	UD	6	30/09/2017	Sports Palace Quant, Troitsk, Moscow
Loss	39-11	Arnold Gjergjaj	UD	12	07/06/2015	Basel, Switzerland	For vacant EBU-EE (European External European Union) Heavyweight title.
Win	39-10	Yuri Lunev	TKO	3 (8)	08/11/2014	Narva, Estonia
Loss	38-10	Anthony Joshua	TKO	2, 1:00 (12)	11-10-2014	The O2, Greenwich, London	WBC International Heavyweight title.
Win	38-9	Konstantin Airich	UD	8 (8)	26/07/2014	Riga, Latvia
Win	37-9	Sedrak Agagulyan	TKO	2 (6)	12/04/2014	Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Loss	36-9	Manuel Charr	RTD	5 (12)	19/10/2013	Sachsen, Germany	WBC International Silver Heavyweight title. WBC Mediterranean heavyweight title vacant WBC CIS and Slovenian Boxing Bureau (CISBB) heavyweight title WBC Baltic heavyweight title
Win	36-8	Danny Williams	UD	10	08/12/2012	Podolsk, Russia
Loss	35-8	Andrzej Wawrzyk	UD	10	02/06/2012	Bydgoszcz, Poland	WBA International heavyweight title
Win	35-7	Serhiy Babych	TKO	2	19/05/2012	Klimovsk, Russia
Win	34-7	Jonte Willis	SD	8	04/04/2012	Crocus City Hall, Moscow, Russia
Loss	33-7	Alexander Ustinov	UD	12	22/10/2011	Cherkasy, Ukraine	EBA Heavyweight Title. 111-117, 110-118, 110-119.
Loss	33-6	Vyacheslav Glazkov	UD	8	26/03/2011	Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia	72-80, 72-80, 72-80.
Win	33-5	Steffen Kretschmann	TKO	9	27/03/2010	Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany	PABA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:46 of the ninth round.
Win	32-5	Edgars Kalnars	KO	1	19/12/2009	Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia	Kalnars knocked out at 0:15 of the first round.
Win	31-5	Sherzod Mamajanov	KO	4	24/10/2009	Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Win	30-5	Steffen Kretschmann	TKO	1	26/06/2009	Völklingen, Saarland, Germany	PABA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:34 of the first round.
Win	29-5	Isroil Kurbanov	UD	6	30/04/2009	Moscow, Russia	59-56, 58-56, 58-56.
Win	28-5	Mazur Ali	TKO	4	20/09/2008	Salavat, Bashkortostan, Russia	PABA/WBC ABC Heavyweight Titles.
Win	27-5	Juho Haapoja	KO	10	22/05/2008	Saint Petersburg, Russia	PABA/WBC ABC Heavyweight Titles. Haapaja knocked out at 1:59 of the tenth round.
Win	26-5	Corey "T-Rex" Sanders	UD	6	23/12/2007	Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win	25-5	Sedrak Agagulyan	TKO	6	25/10/2007	Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Loss	24-5	Juan Carlos Gomez	UD	12	16/06/2007	Ankara, Turkey	PABA Heavyweight Title. 108-120, 109-120, 108-120.
Win	24-4	Awadh Tamim	TKO	3	24/03/2007	Almaty, Kazakhstan	WBO Asia Pacific/PABA Heavyweight Titles.
Win	23-4	Andriy Oliynyk	UD	12	03/12/2006	Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia	PABA Heavyweight Title.
Win	22-4	Ihar Shukala	TKO	3	11/05/2006	Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Win	21-4	Joseph Akhasamba	UD	10	24/02/2006	Yugorsk, Yugra, Russia	99-91, 99-91, 99-91.
Loss	20-4	Saul Montana	TKO	5	27/04/2005	Moscow, Russia
Win	20-3	Nuri Seferi	UD	10	11/02/2005	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Loss	19-3	Sinan Samil Sam	TKO	10	20/11/2004	Kempten, Bayern, Germany	WBC International Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:48 of the tenth round.
Win	19-2	Raman Sukhaterin	UD	6	16/06/2004	Minsk, Belarus
Win	18-2	Vitali Shkraba	TKO	8	30/04/2004	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the eighth round.
Win	17-2	Keith Long	UD	12	24/01/2004	Wembley, London, United Kingdom	WBC International Heavyweight Title. 116-113, 117-112, 117-112.
Win	16-2	Oleksandr Myleiko	TKO	1	16/07/2003	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	15-2	Garing "Freight Train" Lane	TKO	4	19/04/2003	Saint Petersburg, Russia	WBC International Heavyweight Title.
Win	14-2	Baldwin Hlongwane	TKO	3	21/12/2002	Saint Petersburg, Russia	WBC International Heavyweight Title.
Win	13-2	Kostyantyn Pryziuk	UD	6	29/08/2002	Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Win	12-2	Mihail Bekish	TKO	5	13/06/2002	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	11-2	Matthew Ellis	TKO	5	02/03/2002	Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom	WBC International Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:58 of the fifth round.
Win	10-2	Vitali Strelkov	TKO	2	20/12/2001	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	9-2	Alvin "The Chipmunk" Miller	KO	1	22/09/2001	Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom	Miller knocked out at 1:25 of the first round.
Win	8-2	Mindaugas Kulikauskas	RTD	1	01/08/2001	Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Win	7-2	Alexander "The Great" Vasiliev	TKO	8	13/04/2001	Moscow, Russia	WBC International Heavyweight Title.
Win	6-2	Dmitri Bannov	TKO	4	01/03/2001	Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
Win	5-2	Alexey Varakin	KO	2	08/02/2001	Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Loss	4-2	Matthew Ellis	PTS	4	16/09/2000	Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
Win	4-1	Vladislav Berlev	UD	4	17/05/2000	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	3-1	Mikhail Nikitin	TKO	2	28/04/2000	Moscow, Russia
Win	2-1	Sergey "Iron Pause" Tretyakov	UD	4	10/03/2000	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Loss	1-1	Alexey Varakin	TKO	4	07/10/1999	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	1-0	Vladislav Belonogov	KO	1	29/09/1999	Moscow, Russia	Vlad knocked out at 1:53 of the first round.