Apti Davtaev Explained

Apti Davtaev
Weight:Heavyweight
Height:6 ft 5 in
Reach:78+1/2 in
Nationality:Russian
Birth Place:Kurchaloy, Chechen-Ingush ASSR, Russian SFSR
Boxrec:643273
Total:22
Wins:20
Ko:19
Losses:1
Draws:1

Apti Alkhazurovich Davtaev (Russian: Апти Алхазурович Давтаев) is a Russian professional boxer.

Professional career

Davtaev made his professional debut on 30 March 2013, scoring a second-round stoppage victory via corner retirement (RTD) against Ivan Bogdanov at the Galich Hall in Krasnodar, Russia.[1]

After winning his first eight fights, all by stoppage, he fought Ante Verunica to a split draw (SD) over six rounds on 18 October 2014.[2] In his next fight he faced Jakov Gospic for the vacant WBC-CISBB heavyweight title[3] on 11 July 2015 at the GETEC Arena in Magdeburg, Germany. Davtaev captured his first professional via second-round knockout (KO). The bout was part of the undercard of the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title fight between Ruslan Chagaev and Francesco Pianeta.[4]

After scoring another five wins, four by stoppage, he faced German Skobenko for the vacant WBA Asia heavyweight title on 5 September 2018 at the Amphitheatre in Grozny, Russia. Davtaev defeated Skobenko via sixth-round technical knockout (TKO) to capture his second regional title by a major sanctioning body.[5]

Following a first-round KO victory against Richard Carmack in February 2019,[6] Davtaev defeated Pedro Otas via fifth-round KO to capture the WBC-ABC Continental heavyweight title. The bout took place on 18 April at the Colosseum Sport Hall in Grozny.[7]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
22Loss20–1–1Jack MulowayiTKO8 (10), 8 Apr 2021
21Win20–0–1John NapariKO2 (10), 21 Feb 2020
20Win19–0–1Keith BarrTKO3 (8), 10 Jan 2020
19Win18–0–1Daniel Martz TKO1 (10), 19 Sep 2019
18Win17–0–1Pedro OtasKO5 (10), 18 Apr 2019
17Win16–0–1Richard CarmackKO1 (10), 15 Feb 2019
16Win15–0–1German SkobenkoTKO6 (10), 5 Sep 2018
15Win14–0–1Cory PhelpsTKO2 (8), 22 Jun 2018
14Win13–0–1Garrett Wilson612 Jan 2018
13Win12–0–1Talgat DosanovTKO1 (10)28 May 2016
12Win11–0–1Davit GorgiladzeTKO1 (6), 5 Mar 2016
11Win10–0–1Sherzod Mamajonov TKO3 (8), 26 Dec 2015
10Win9–0–1Jakov GospicKO2 (10), 11 Jul 2015
9Draw8–0–1Ante Verunica618 Oct 2014
8Win8–0Andrey Zapisov RTD2 (4), 5 Sep 2014
7Win7–0Oleksandr NesterenkoKO1 (6), 6 Jul 2014
6Win6–0Roman MirzoevKO1 (4), 23 May 2014
5Win5–0Oleksandr PritulaKO2 (4), 8 Feb 2014
4Win4–0Frantisek KynkalTKO1 (6), 30 Nov 2013
3Win3–0Vyacheslav Shcherbakov1 (4), 26 Oct 2013
2Win2–0Semen Pakhomov1 (4), 27 Jul 2013
1Win1–0Ivan Bogdanov2 (4), 30 Mar 2013

Notes and References

  1. Web site: BoxRec: Apti Davtaev vs. Ivan Bogdanov. boxrec.com. 4 May 2020.
  2. Web site: BoxRec: Apti Davtaev vs. Ante Verunica. boxrec.com. 4 May 2020.
  3. Web site: BoxRec: Apti Davtaev vs. Jakov Gospic. boxrec.com. 4 May 2020.
  4. Web site: The world this week: Eric Armit's boxing results July 14. Dennen. John. 14 July 2015. Boxing News. en-GB. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20150724064115/http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/the-world-this-week-eric-armits-boxing-results-july-14/ . 24 July 2015 . 4 May 2020.
  5. Web site: Umar Salamov Destroys Denis Liebau in Two, Kudryashov Wins. Sukachev. Alexey. 5 September 2018. BoxingScene.com. en-us. 4 May 2020.
  6. Web site: The Past Week in Action 19 February 2019. Armit. Eric. 20 February 2019. BoxeoMundial. en-US. 4 May 2020.
  7. Web site: Apti Davtaev, Umar Salamov Ready For More After KO Wins. 22 April 2019. BoxingScene.com. en-us. 4 May 2020.