Alexander Dimitrenko

Alexander "Sascha" Dimitrenko (Ukrainian: Олександр Димитренко; born 5 July 1982) is a German professional boxer who held the European heavyweight title from 2010 to 2011.^[1]

Early life and amateur career

Dimitrenko was born in Crimea, Ukraine. He began boxing at the age of fourteen. He won the 2000 World Junior Championships in the super-heavyweight division at the age of eighteen,^[2] with German promoter Klaus-Peter Kohl offering him a deal immediately afterwards. Dimitrenko signed with Kohl's Universum promotion company and emigrated to Hamburg to begin his professional career. He became a German citizen in 2010.^[3] Standing at an imposing 2.01 metres (6 ft 7 in),^[1] he was widely regarded as one of the top contenders for a future world title opportunity.^[4][5][6]

Professional career

Dimitrenko made his professional debut on 8 December 2001, stopping Marcus Johnson in four rounds.^[1] On 6 November 2004, he faced rugged journeyman Ross Puritty, who had been the first to defeat future world heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko in 1998. Winning a ten-round unanimous decision (UD), Dimitrenko passed what was seen as his first real test. In his next outing, on 5 March 2005, he won his first regional championship—the IBF Youth heavyweight title—in a ten-round UD over Chris Koval. This was bettered on 2 July 2005, when Dimitrenko picked up two vacant regional championships—the IBF and WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight titles—after a second-round knockout of Andreas Sidon.

After two further reigns as WBO Inter-Continental champion, Dimitrenko suffered his first professional loss on 7 July 2009, in a majority decision against Eddie Chambers.^[7] During the fight, Dimitrenko received a standing eight count after a body a punch in round seven, and was knocked down in the tenth. He bounced back a year later, on 31 July 2010, scoring a fifth-round stoppage over Yaroslav Zavorotnyi to win the vacant European heavyweight title.^[8] Two successful defences were made in 2011, but a late-rounds knockout loss to Kubrat Pulev on 5 May 2012 appeared to have derailed Dimitrenko's career.^[9] Dimitrenko would spend more than two years out of the sport, from March 2013 to May 2015. In May 2016, he was slated to face former heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs, but this fell through.^[10]

Professional boxing record

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
41	Loss	38–3	Joseph Parker	KO	3 (12), 1:38	1 Oct 2016	Vodafone Events Centre, Auckland, New Zealand	For WBO Oriental heavyweight title
40	Win	38–2	Drazan Janjanin	UD	8	16 Jan 2016	Bavaria Filmgelände, Munich, Germany
39	Win	37–2	Milos Dovedan	TKO	2 (10), 1:17	24 Oct 2015	Schulsporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
38	Win	36–2	Zoltan Csala	TKO	2 (8), 2:50	11 Jul 2015	GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Germany
37	Win	35–2	Patryk Kowoll	TKO	1 (6), 2:20	30 May 2015	Boxsporthalle Braamkamp, Hamburg, Germany
36	Win	34–2	Ivica Perkovic	UD	8	9 Mar 2013	CU Arena, Hamburg, Germany
35	Win	33–2	Samir Kurtagic	UD	8	21 Dec 2012	Sluneta, Ústí nad Labem, Czech Republic
34	Loss	32–2	Kubrat Pulev	KO	11 (12), 2:59	5 May 2012	Messe, Erfurt, Germany	For IBF International and vacant European heavyweight title
33	Win	32–1	Michael Sprott	UD	12	24 Sep 2011	Dima-Sportcenter, Hamburg, Germany	Retained European heavyweight title
32	Win	31–1	Albert Sosnowski	KO	12 (12), 1:38	26 Mar 2011	Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany	Retained European heavyweight title
31	Win	30–1	Yaroslav Zavorotnyi	TKO	5 (12), 1:25	31 Jul 2010	O2 World, Hamburg, Germany	Won vacant European heavyweight title
30	Loss	29–1	Eddie Chambers	MD	12	4 Jul 2009	Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany
29	Win	29–0	Luan Krasniqi	KO	3 (12), 2:54	15 Nov 2008	Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany	Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
28	Win	28–0	Derric Rossy	TKO	5 (12), 2:58	3 May 2008	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany	Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
27	Win	27–0	Timo Hoffmann	TKO	12 (12), 2:24	17 Nov 2007	Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany	Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
26	Win	26–0	Malcolm Tann	TKO	5 (12), 2:23	14 Jul 2007	Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany	Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
25	Win	25–0	Danny Batchelder	TKO	7 (10), 2:41	17 Mar 2007	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
24	Win	24–0	Billy Zumbrun	UD	12	18 Nov 2006	Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany	Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
23	Win	23–0	Gonzalo Basile	KO	1 (12), 0:54	28 Oct 2006	Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany	Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
22	Win	22–0	Chad Van Sickle	TKO	2 (12), 2:21	29 Jul 2006	König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany	Retained WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
21	Win	21–0	Fernely Feliz	UD	12	8 Apr 2006	Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany	Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title
20	Win	20–0	Vaughn Bean	UD	10	28 Sep 2005	Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany
19	Win	19–0	Andreas Sidon	KO	2 (12), 1:00	2 Jul 2005	Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany	Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental and WBO Inter-Continental heavyweight titles
18	Win	18–0	Chris Koval	UD	10	5 Mar 2005	Wilhelm-Dopatka-Halle, Leverkusen, Germany	Won vacant IBF Youth heavyweight title
17	Win	17–0	Ross Puritty	UD	8	6 Nov 2004	Erdgas Arena, Riesa, Germany
16	Win	16–0	Andy Sample	TKO	2 (8), 1:49	18 Sep 2004	Wilhelm-Dopatka-Halle, Leverkusen, Germany
15	Win	15–0	Julius Francis	UD	8	31 Jul 2004	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
14	Win	14–0	Ramon Hayes	TKO	2 (8), 2:30	8 May 2004	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany
13	Win	13–0	Sam Ubokane	TKO	5 (6)	14 Feb 2004	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
12	Win	12–0	Jeff Pegues	KO	1 (8), 1:42	20 Dec 2003	Ostseehalle, Kiel, Germany
11	Win	11–0	Ivan Aparecido Rosa	TKO	1 (8)	15 Nov 2003	Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Germany
10	Win	10–0	Kendrick Releford	PTS	6	30 Aug 2003	Olympiahalle, Munich, Germany
9	Win	9–0	Nino Fiumana	TKO	1 (6)	12 Jul 2003	Wilhelm-Dopatka-Halle, Leverkusen, Germany
8	Win	8–0	Miguel Aguirre	UD	6	10 May 2003	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
7	Win	7–0	Mark Bradley	KO	2	29 Mar 2003	Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany
6	Win	6–0	Jeff Ford	UD	4	7 Dec 2002	Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, US
5	Win	5–0	Alphonzo Davis	KO	1 (4)	12 Oct 2002	Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany
4	Win	4–0	James Lester	PTS	4	17 Aug 2002	Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
3	Win	3–0	Tim Martin	KO	1 (4)	16 Mar 2002	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
2	Win	2–0	Elvert Gill	KO	1 (4)	8 Feb 2002	Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany
1	Win	1–0	Marcus Johnson	TKO	4	8 Dec 2001	König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany	Professional debut

Titles in boxing

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