Daniyar Maratovich Yeleussinov (born 13 March 1991) is a Kazakh professional boxer who was the IBO welterweight champion in 2021. As an amateur he competed at the 2012 and 2016 Olympics, winning a gold medal in 2016. He also won gold medals at the 2010 and 2014 Asian Games; the 2013 World Championships; and silver at the 2015 World Championships.
Amateur career
Yeleussinov began boxing in 1999 and is trained by his father Marat Yeleussinov. Yeleussinov kickstarted his career with gold in the 2010 Asian Games, and in 2013, won in both the AIBA World Championships and the Asian Championships. He has been named twice the AIBA Elite Men’s Boxer of the Year.
Going into the 2016 Olympics, won all of his bouts via 3-0 decisions including a win over top British fighter, Josh Kelly in the 2nd round.
His style has been compared to Vasyl Lomachenko and Floyd Mayweather Jr. Yeleussinov is the 4th straight Kazakhstan boxer to win gold in the welterweight division.
World Amateur Championships results 2011 (as a light welterweight) Defeated Josh Taylor (Scotland) 11–15 Defeated Masatsugu Kawachi (Japan) 14–4 Lost to Gyula Káté (Hungary) 11–17
2013 (as a welterweight) Defeated Carl Hield (Bahamas) 3–0 Defeated Souleymane Cissokho (France) 3–0 Defeated Vincenzo Mangiacapre (Italy) 3–0 Defeated Arajik Marutjan (Germany) 3–0 Defeated Arisnoidys Despaigne (Cuba) 3–0
2015 (as a welterweight) Defeated Pavel Kastramin (Belarus) 3–0 Defeated Eumir Marcial (Philippines) 3–0 Defeated Parviz Baghirov (Azerbaijan) 3–0 Lost to Mohammed Rabii (Morocco) 3–0
Olympic Games results 2012 (as a light welterweight) Defeated Jamel Herring (USA) 19–9 Defeated Mehdi Tolouti (Iran) 19–10 Lost to Vincenzo Mangiacapre (Italy) 12–16 2016 (as a welterweight) Defeated Josh Kelly (Great Britain) 3–0 Defeated Gabriel Maestre (Venezuela) 3–0 Defeated Souleymane Cissokho (France) 3–0 Defeated Shakhram Giyasov (Uzbekistan) 3–0
Professional career In March 2018, Yeleussinov signed a professional contract with Eddie Hearn’s Matchroom Sport and became the first Kazakh to join the stable. He made his professional debut on 28 April 2018, scoring a third-round technical knockout (TKO) over Noah Kidd at the Barclays Center in New York.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes13Win13–0James BaconTKO2 (8), 19 Jul 202512Win12–0Joe NoynayRTD5 (10), 28 Sep 202411Win11–0Juan Hernan LealUD1218 Dec 2021 10Win10–0Julius IndongoTKO2 (10), 27 Nov 20209Win9–0Alan SanchezTKO5 (10), 20 Dec 20198Win8–0 Reshard HicksTKO1 (10), 13 Sep 20197Win7–0Luis NorambuenaUD625 May 20196Win6–0Silverio Ortiz815 Mar 2019 5Win5–0Marcos MojicaTKO3 (8), 24 Nov 20184Win4–0Matt DohertyTKO1 (6), 20 Oct 20183Win3–0Gabor GorbicsPTS64 Aug 20182Win2–0Zoltan Szabo66 Jun 20181Win1–0Noah Kidd3 (6), 28 Apr 2018
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