Yaroslav Zavorotnyi (born 16 January 1975) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2014. At regional level, he challenged once for the European heavyweight title in 2010.
Professional career Zavorotnyi faced undefeated Nikolai Valuev (27–0, 22 KOs) at the Druzhba Arena in Donetsk on 15 June 2002, losing by technical knockout in the third round.
On 22 July 2010, it was announced that Zavorotnyi would fight Alexander Dimitrenko (29–1, 19 KOs) for the vacant European heavyweight title at the O2 World, in Hamburg on 31 July. Zavorotnyi lost by TKO in the fifth round.
Zavorotnyi faced undefeated Kubrat Pulev (10–0, 5 KOs) at the MCH Arena in Herning on 12 February 2011, losing by unanimous decision.
On 7 May 2014, it was announced that Zavorotnyi would fight David Price (17–2, 15 KOs) at the Sport- und Kongresshalle in Schwerin on 7 June 2014. Price weighed 252.4 pounds and Zavorotnyi weighed 246.5 pounds. Zavorotnyi lost by UD.
On 13 July 2014, it was announced that Zavorotnyi would fight Olympic gold medallist Anthony Joshua on August 30 in Dublin. Although the bout was postponed, it was ultimately cancelled.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes23Loss16–7David PriceUD107 Jun 201422Win16–6Sedrak AgagulyanTKO4 (6), 19 Sep 201321Win15–6Vadzim ZmitrovichTKO2 (8)20 Sep 201120Loss14–6Kubrat PulevUD812 Feb 201119Loss14–5Alexander DimitrenkoTKO5 (12), 31 Jul 201018Win14–4Maxim MaslovKO6 (12)20 Mar 201017Win13–4Josef KuricajKO1 (4)15 Nov 200916Loss12–4Richel HersisiaUD826 Oct 200915Win12–3Dmitrijs BasovsTKO2 (4)2 Oct 200914Win11–3Raman SukhaterinUD625 Jun 200913Loss10–3Rene DettweilerUD828 Feb 200912Win10–2Chris PuechnerTKO2 (4)21 Dec 200811Win9–2Don Diego PoederTKO1 (6)8 Oct 200710Loss8–2Gbenga Oluokun619 Sep 20069Win8–1Piotr SapunTKO2 (6)16 Mar 20058Win7–1Oleg RogatinKO1 (6)20 Jan 20057Win6–1Aleh TsukanauTKO3 (6)24 Sep 20046Win5–1Uladzislau Hantar414 Aug 20045Win4–1Volodymyr KurtsevKO5 (6)26 Sep 20034Win3–1Vadym KolpakovKO3 (4)29 Nov 20023Loss2–1Nikolai Valuev3 (10)15 Jun 20022Win2–0Valentyn PelechkoKO6 (6)18 Sep 20011Win1–0Igor Momot3 (4)9 May 2001
Kickboxing record Kickboxing record2 Wins (2 (T)KOs), 3 Losses Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time 2004-07-28 Loss Konstantin Gluhov BARS: Glukhov vs. Zavorotny Moscow, Russia Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00 2002-05-04 Loss Alexander Ustinov K-1: Ukraine 2002 Kyiv, Ukraine Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2001-06-24 Loss Sergei Ivanovich K-1: Ukraine 2001 Lugansk, Ukraine Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00 2001-06-24 Win Sergei Morozov K-1: Ukraine 2001 Lugansk, Ukraine KO 4 2:20 2001-06-24 Win Temur Mukhiashvili K-1: Ukraine 2001 Lugansk, Ukraine KO 3 1:02 Legend:
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