Aleksandar Konovalov Explained

Aleksandar Konovalov
Birth Date:	15 May 1994
Birth Place:	Jagodina, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia
Fighting Out Of:	Jagodina, Serbia
Weight:	67kg (148lb)
Style:	Kickboxing
Stance:	Orthodox
Team:	Palmini tigrovi
Years Active:	2009–present
Kickbox Win:	41
Kickbox Loss:	1
Am Label:	Amateur kickboxing record
Am Win:	147
Am Loss:	5
Box Win:	3
Box Kowin:	3
Box Loss:	0
Boxrec:	850361

Aleksandar Konovalov (15. may 1994. Jagodina) is a Serbian kickboxer and boxer.

Kickboxing career

Konovalov captured his first professional title on April 11, 2014, when he defeated Marco De Paolis by knockout for the vacant WAKO Pro low kick European light welterweight title.^[1]

Konovalov took part in the 2015 ACB-KB Grand Prix in the 61 kg division. In the first round happening on April 17, 2015, he faced Khan Jung from Korea at ACB KB 1: Grand Prix Quarter-Finals.^[2] He won the fight by knockout in the first round.^[3]

In the second round of the ACB Kickboxing Grand Prix happening on September 27, 2015, at ACB KB 2: Grand Prix Semi-finals Konovalov faced Umar Paskhaev. He won the fight by unanimous decision.^[4]

Konovalov reached the final of the 2015 ACB-KB Grand Prix where he faced Yakub Bersanukaev at ACB KB 4: Grand Prix Final on November 13, 2015.^[5] He won the fight by knockout in the first round.^[6]

On February 27, 2016, Konovalov faced Andoni Iglesias in his hometown of Jagodina, Serbia for the vacant WAKO Pro low kick world light welterweight title. He won the fight by technical knockout in the fifth and last round to capture the title.^[7]

Konovalov successfully defended his WAKO Pro low kick world title against Luca Mameli on March 12, 2017, defeating him by technical knockout in the third round after scoring three knockdowns.^[8]

Konovalov was scheduled to make the third defense of his WAKO Pro low kick world light welterweight title on March 9, 2019, against Ionuț Atodiresei.^[9] He won the fight by first-round knockout.^[10]

On December 14, 2019, Konovalov defeated Oleksandr Ukrainets by unanimous decision in Nils, Serbia.^[11]

After a break due to the COVID-19 pandemic Konovalov made his return to professional competition in a new weightclass, facing Andre Santos on March 5, 2021, for the vacant WAKO Pro low kick world welterweight title. He won the fight by unanimous decision.^[12]

Professional boxing career

Konovalov made his professional boxing debut on May 31, 2019, against Roland Tejfel. He won the fight via second-round technical knockout.^[13]

Titles and achievements

Professional

• World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
  • 2014 WAKO Pro Low Kick European Light Welterweight (−64.5 kg) Champion
  • 2016 WAKO Pro Low Kick World Light Welterweight (−64.5 kg) Champion (three defenses)
  • 2021 WAKO Pro Low Kick World Welterweight (−66.8 kg) Champion

Amateur

• World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
  • 2010 WAKO Junior World Championships Low Kick −54 kg
  • 2011 WAKO Junior World Championships Low Kick −60 kg
  • 2012 WAKO Junior World Championships Low Kick −60 kg
  • 2013 WAKO World Championships Low Kick −63.5 kg ^[14]
  • 2015 WAKO World Championships Low Kick −63.5 kg
  • 2015 WAKO World Championships Best Competitor Award^[15]
  • 2016 WAKO European Championships K-1 -63.5 kg ^[16]
  • 2017 WAKO World Championships Low Kick −63.5 kg
  • 2018 WAKO European Championships Low Kick −67 kg ^[17]
  • 2019 WAKO World Championships Low Kick −67 kg ^[18]
  • 2021 WAKO World Championships Low Kick −71 kg ^[19]
  • 2022 WAKO European Championships Full Contact −75 kg ^[20]
  • 2023 WAKO World Championships Low Kick −75 kg
• World Games
  • 2017 World Games Kickboxing −63.5 kg ^[21]
• European Games
  • 2023 European Games Full Contact −75kg

Awards

• 2019 Serbian Kickboxer of the Year^[22]

Kickboxing record

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2021-03-05|| Win ||align=left| Andre Santos || Arena Friday Night || Belgrade, Serbia|| Decision (Unanimous) || 5 || 3:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-12-14|| Win ||align=left| Oleksandr Ukrainets || Kik Boks Savez Srbije || Niš, Serbia|| Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-07-07|| Win ||align=left| Vitalic Maiboroda ||Palmini tigrovi Event 23 – Greece vs Serbia || Jagodina, Serbia|| Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-03-09|| Win ||align=left| Ionuț Atodiresei || || Jagodina, Serbia|| KO (Body kick) || 1 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-07-07|| Win ||align=left| Martan Songul || Palmini tigrovi Event 22 || Končarevo, Serbia|| TKO (Spinning back kick) || 1 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-03-10|| Win ||align=left| Vitor Coimbra || || Jagodina, Serbia|| KO (Left hook to the body) || 1 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-07-07|| Win ||align=left| Mihajan Shmilevksi || Palmini tigrovi Event 21 || Jagodina, Serbia|| KO (Jumping knee) || 1 || 0:20

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-03-12|| Win ||align=left| Luca Lameli || || Jagodina, Serbia|| TKO (3 Knockdowns) || 3 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;" http://noviput.rs/tema-dana/spektakl-obelezili-ceca-i-konovalov/| 2016-07-07|| Win ||align=left| Kevin Croom || Palmini tigrovi Event 20 – USA vs Serbia || Končarevo, Serbia|| TKO (Doctor stoppage/cut) || 1 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-02-27|| Win ||align=left| Andoni Iglesias || || Jagodina, Serbia|| TKO || 5 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-11-13|| Win ||align=left| Yakub Bersanukaev || ACB KB 4: Grand Prix Final || Perm, Russia|| KO (Left hook to the body) || 1 || 2:11 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-09-27|| Win ||align=left| Umar Paskhaev || ACB KB 2: Grand Prix Semi-finals || Anapa, Russia|| Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-06-13|| Win ||align=left| Adrian Horvat || || Niš, Serbia|| TKO (Spinning back kick) || 1 || 0:50

|- style="background:#cfc;" http://kikboksvojvodina.rs/news.php?extend.72| 2015-04-17|| Win ||align=left| Khan Jung || ACB KB 1: Grand Prix Quarter-Finals || Grozny, Russia|| KO (Spinning back kick) || 1 ||

|- style="background:#cfc;" http://www.jagodina.autentik.net/vesti_iz_grada/indexn.php?a_id=7353&c_id=27| 2014-07-07|| Win ||align=left| Jan Holec || Palmini tigrovi Event 17 – Republic Czech vs Serbia || Končarevo, Serbia|| Decision || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2014-04-11 || Win ||align=left| Marco De Paolis || || Jagodina, Serbia|| KO || 1 || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;" http://noviput.rs/tema-dana/ubedljiva-pobeda-palminih-tigrova-nad-poljskom/| 2013-07-07|| Win ||align=left| Michal Krolik || Palmini tigrovi Event 16 – Poland vs Serbia || Jagodina, Serbia|| Decision (Unanimous) || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2013-03- || Win ||align=left| Ivan Dragomirov || || Jagodina, Serbia|| Decision || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2013-02-24 || Win ||align=left| Marko Cvetanović || Serbian Open || Belgrade, Serbia|| Decision || 3 || 3:00

|- style="background:#cfc;" https://www.kick.rs/vesti/2012/tigrovi-pojeli-azure/| 2012-07-07|| Win ||align=left| Leandro Causerano || Palmini tigrovi Event 15 – Italy vs Serbia || Jagodina, Serbia|| KO (Punches) || 1 ||

|-| colspan=9 | Legend:

|- style="text-align:center; background:#fbb;"| 2023-11-22 || Loss ||style="text-align:left"| Unal Alkayis|| 2023 WAKO World Championship, Semifinals || Albufeira, Portugal || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2023-11-21 ||Win ||style="text-align:left"| Davlatbek Rayimjonov || 2023 WAKO World Championship, Quarterfinals || Albufeira, Portugal || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2023-11-20 || Win||style="text-align:left"| Loai Sakas || 2023 WAKO World Championship, Second Round|| Albufeira, Portugal || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00 |- style="text-align:center; background:#cfc;"| 2023-11-19 || Win ||style="text-align:left"| Amaro Pinheiro|| 2023 WAKO World Championship, First Round|| Albufeira, Portugal || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#fbb"| 2023-07-01 || Loss||align=left| Tymur Brykov || 2023 European Games, Semi-final || Myślenice, Poland || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00 |-! style=background:white colspan=9 ||- style="background:#cfc"| 2023-06-30 || Win ||align=left| Peter Carr || 2023 European Games, Quarterfinal || Myślenice, Poland || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2022-11-18|| Loss ||align=left| Luka Shoniya || WAKO European Championships 2022, Final || Antalya, Turkey || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-11-17|| Win ||align=left| Jakub Pokusa || WAKO European Championships 2022, Semi-final || Antalya, Turkey || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-11-|| Win ||align=left| Jaakko Haanpaa || WAKO European Championships 2022, Quarterfinal || Antalya, Turkey || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2022-11-|| Win ||align=left| Mihail Veltchovski || WAKO European Championships 2022, First round || Antalya, Turkey || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2021-10-|| Win ||align=left| Rahim Aliyev || WAKO World Championships 2021, Final || Jesolo, Italy || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2021-10-|| Win ||align=left| Jasmin Ramic || WAKO World Championships 2021, Semi-final || Jesolo, Italy || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2021-10-|| Win ||align=left| Mevlane Altuntas || WAKO World Championships 2021, Quarterfinal || Jesolo, Italy || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2021-10-|| Win ||align=left| Loai Sakas || WAKO World Championships 2021, Second round || Jesolo, Italy || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2021-10-|| Win ||align=left| Ante Buzov || WAKO World Championships 2021, First round || Jesolo, Italy || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-10-|| Win ||align=left| Dimtar Penchev || WAKO World Championships 2019, Final || Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-10-|| Win ||align=left| Shamil Gadzhimusaev || WAKO World Championships 2019, Semi-final || Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina || Decision (2:1) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-10-|| Win ||align=left| Zohrab Azimov || WAKO World Championships 2019, Quarterfinal || Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2019-10-|| Win ||align=left| Pynshrainmiki Rabon || WAKO World Championships 2019, Second round || Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-10-|| Win ||align=left| Eliasz Jankowski || WAKO European Championships 2018, Final || Bratislava, Slovakia || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-10-|| Win ||align=left| Ianis Budagov || WAKO European Championships 2018, Semi-final || Bratislava, Slovakia || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2018-10-|| Win ||align=left| Andrej Kedves || WAKO European Championships 2018, Quarterfinal || Bratislava, Slovakia || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-11-|| Win ||align=left| Andre Santos || WAKO World Championships 2017, Final || Budapest, Hungary || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-11-|| Win ||align=left| Luca Mameli || WAKO World Championships 2017, Semi-final || Budapest, Hungary || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-11-|| Win ||align=left| Ivan Adeev || WAKO World Championships 2017, Quarterfinal || Budapest, Hungary || Decision (2:1) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-11-|| Win ||align=left| Andoni Iglesias|| WAKO World Championships 2017, Second round || Budapest, Hungary || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2017-07-27|| Loss ||align=left| Orfan Sananzade || 2017 World Games, Final || Wroclaw, Poland || Decision (2:1) || 3 || 2:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-07-26|| Win ||align=left| Alexander Kalicki || 2017 World Games, Semi-final || Wroclaw, Poland || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2017-07-26|| Win ||align=left| Iraj Moradi || 2017 World Games, Quarterfinal || Wroclaw, Poland || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-10-27|| Win ||align=left| Orfan Sananzade || WAKO European Championships 2016, Final || Maribor, Slovenia || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-10-26|| Win ||align=left| Yehouda Levy || WAKO European Championships 2016, Semi-final || Maribor, Slovenia || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2016-10-25|| Win ||align=left| Victor Mikhailov || WAKO European Championships 2016, Quarterfinal || Maribor, Slovenia || Decision (2:1) || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-10-30|| Win ||align=left| Shamil Gadzhimusaev || WAKO World Championships 2015, Final || Belgrade, Serbia || Decision (3:0) || 3 || 2:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-10-29|| Win ||align=left| Semir Delic || WAKO World Championships 2015, Semi-final || Belgrade, Serbia || RSCH|| ||

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-10-|| Win ||align=left| Ivan Zidar || WAKO World Championships 2015, Quarterfinal || Belgrade, Serbia || Decision (3:0)|| 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2015-10-|| Win ||align=left| Seyedhossein Najafizadeh || WAKO World Championships 2015, Second round || Belgrade, Serbia || KO || 1 ||

|- style="background:#fbb;"| 2014-10-|| Loss ||align=left| Ilya Afonin|| WAKO European Championships 2014, Quarterfinal || Bilbao, Spain || Decision (2:1)|| 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2013-10-|| Win ||align=left| Facson Perrine || WAKO World Championships 2013, Final || Guaruja, Brazil || Decision || 3 || 2:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2013-10-|| Win ||align=left| Aliashkab Patichev || WAKO World Championships 2013, Semi-final || Guaruja, Brazil || Decision || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2013-10-|| Win ||align=left| Nils Widlund || WAKO World Championships 2013, Quarterfinal || Guaruja, Brazil || Decision || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2013-09-|| Win ||align=left| Cesar Sesoko Alva || WAKO World Championships 2013, First round || Guaruja, Brazil || Decision || 3 || 2:00

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2012-09-|| Win ||align=left| Mateusz Rajewski || WAKO Cadets and Juniors World Championships 2012, Final || Bratislava, Slovakia || Decision || 3 || 2:00|-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2010-09-|| Win||align=left| Oleksandr Ten || 2010 WAKO Junior World Championship, Final|| Belgrade, Serbia || Decision || || |-! style=background:white colspan=9 |

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2010-09-|| Win||align=left| Astemir Borsov || 2010 WAKO Junior World Championship, Semi-final|| Belgrade, Serbia || Decision || || |-| colspan=9 | Legend:

Professional boxing record

	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
3	Win	3–0	Vojtech Majer	TKO	2 (4), 1:31	20 Aug 2022
2	Win	2–0	Milan Zivkovic	KO	3 (6), 1:45	4 Sep 2020
1	Win	1–0	Roland Tejfel	TKO	2 (4), 0:45	31 May 2019

See also

• List of male kickboxers

Notes and References

1. Web site: Anić svetski, Konovalov evropski šampion . kick.rs . 29 June 2023 . 16 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016112027/https://www.kick.rs/vesti/2014/anic-svetski-konovalov-evropski-sampion/ . dead .
2. Web site: Первый этап турнира по кикбоксингу Grand Prix ACB-KB . grozny-inform.ru . 29 June 2023.
3. Web site: Het-trik u Groznom . kick.rs . 29 June 2023 . 16 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016112721/https://www.kick.rs/vesti/2015/het-trik-u-groznom/ . dead .
4. Web site: Aittama . Zach . Combat Press September 2015 Kickboxing Review: Part 2 . combatpress.com . 29 June 2023.
5. Web site: Финалы Гран При ACB KB в Перми . chechensport24.ru . 13 November 2015 . 29 June 2023.
6. Web site: Priznanje kik boksu za veliki uspeh . kick.rs . 29 June 2023 . 16 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016112721/https://www.kick.rs/vesti/2015/priznanje-kik-boksu-za-veliki-uspeh/ . dead .
7. Web site: Konovalov prvak sveta . kick.rs . 29 June 2023 . 16 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231016112807/https://www.kick.rs/vesti/2016/konovalov-prvak-sveta/ . dead .
8. Web site: Zlatni pojas za prvaka sveta poklonio Aleksandru Vučiću . n1info.rs . 12 March 2017 . 29 June 2023.
9. Web site: Konovalov protiv Atodiresea brani titulu . zurnal.rs . 29 June 2023.
10. Web site: Vladimir "Pitbull" Valev decorated Serbian kickboxing star Konovalov . boec.com . 10 March 2019 . 29 June 2023.
11. Web site: Kik boks spektakl oduševio Nišlije . sportjuga.rs . 15 December 2019 . 29 June 2023.
12. Web site: Kik-bokser iz Srbije šampion svijeta . nezavisne.com . 5 March 2021 . 29 June 2023.
13. Web site: Čačija . Željko . Bombarder! Konovalov počeo boksersku karijeru brutalnim nokautom . u-klinchu.rs . 29 June 2023.
14. Web site: Konovalov prvak sveta . noviput.rs . 8 October 2013 . 29 June 2023.
15. Web site: Ponosan sam na sve reprezentativce i na kompletan stručni štab, koji je naporno radio da bi ostvarili ovaj uspeh . novosti.rs . 29 June 2023.
16. Web site: KOMPLETIRAO TITULE: Aleksandar Konovalov šampion Evrope! . hotsport.rs . 28 October 2016 . 29 June 2023.
17. Web site: Srbija suvereno do dva zlata na šampionatu Evrope! . u-klinchu.rs . 29 June 2023.
18. Web site: Kickboxing World Championships Seniors LC, LK and K1 . wako.sport . 29 June 2023.
19. Web site: SENIOR and MASTER WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP . wako.sport . 29 June 2023 . 16 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230616050044/https://wako.sport/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/00-WAKO-WC-2021-Preliminary-OFFICIAL-REPORT-BOOK.pdf . dead .
20. Web site: WAKO Senior and Master European Championship 2022 . kickboxingeurope.com . 29 June 2023.
21. Web site: Winters . Max . Memorable night for Poland as kickboxers deliver two gold medals . insidethegames.biz . 27 July 2017 . 29 June 2023.
22. Web site: Lični stav: Aleksandar Konovalov je neprikosnoven! . u-klinchu.rs . 29 June 2023.