| Denys Berinchyk | |
| Realname: | Denys Yuriyovych Berinchyk |
| Birth Date: | May 5, 1988 |
| Nationality: | Ukrainian |
| Weight: | Lightweight |
| Height: | 5 ft 7 in |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 19 |
| Wins: | 19 |
| Ko: | 9 |
Denys Berinchyk (Денис Берінчик, pronounced as /uk/; born 5 May 1988[1]) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He has held the WBO lightweight title since May 18, 2024.
As an amateur, he won silver medals in the light-welterweight division at the 2011 World Championships and the 2012 Summer Olympics.[2] He made his professional bare knuckle debut on 24 July 2021, defeating former UFC Fighter Artem Lobov by TKO.
He has a PhD in physical education and sport, obtained at the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport.[3]
In the 2011 World Championships, he beat the No.1 seeded and reigning champion Cuban Roniel Iglesias Solotongo on points.[4] [5] In the gold medal bout, he was beaten by Everton Lopes of Brazil following the encounter ended 26 - 23.[6] Finished the championship as silver medalist, Berinchyk was a part of the Ukraine national team, topped the medal table.[6] [7]
| style='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; wid 20%' | Event | style='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 15%' | Round | style='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 10%' | Result | style='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 43%' | Opponent | style='border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3; width: 12%' | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| align='center' | First | Win | align='left' |  Roniel Solotongo | align='left' | +19–19 | |||
| align='center' | Second | Win | align='left' |  Anderson Rojas | align='left' | 26–13 | |||
| align='center' | Third | Win | align='left' |  Jonathan Alonso | align='left' | 27–10 | |||
| align='center' | Quarterfinal | Win | align='left' |  Heybatulla Hajialiyev | align='left' | 33–19 | |||
| align='center'; bgcolor="#cc9966" | Semifinal | Win | align='left' | Tom Stalker | align='left' | 33–18 | |||
| align='center'; bgcolor="gold" | Final | Loss | align='left' |  Everton Lopes | align='left' | 23–26 | |||
At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he had a bye into the second round, where he beat Anthony Yigit. He went on to beat Jeff Horn and then Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene in the semi-final. In the final he lost to Roniel Iglesias, 15-22.
Berinchyk made his professional debut against Tarik Madni on 29 August 2015. He won the fight by a fourth-round stoppage, as Madni retired at the end of the round. Berinchyk amassed a 7-0 record during the next two years, with four stoppage victories.[8]
Berinchyk was booked to face Allan Vallespin for the vacant WBO Oriental lightweight title on 16 December 2017, in the main event of a card which took place at the Ice Palace Terminal in Brovary, Ukraine. He won the fight by a dominant sixth-round knockout.[9] Berinchyk made his first WBO Oriental title defense against Jose Luis Prieto on 23 June 2018. He won the fight by a sixth-round stoppage, as Prieto retired at the end of the round.[10]
Berinchyk was scheduled to face for the vacant WBO International lightweight title Rosekie Cristobal on 22 December 2018. He won the fight by a seventh-round technical knockout.[11] Berinchyk made his first WBO International title defense against the veteran Nihito Arakawa on 20 April 2019.[12] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 120-107, 118-109 and 120-107.[13] Berinchyk made his second title defense against Patricio Lopez Moreno on 5 October 2019.[14] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 120-109, 120-108 and 120-108.[15]
Berinchyk was booked to make his third title defense against the 21-1 Hector Edgardo Sarmiento on 22 February 2020. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 117-112, 118-110 and 117-111.[16] Berinchyk made his fourth WBO International title defense against Viorel Simion on 8 October 2020. Simion retired from the bout at the end of the seventh round.[17]
Berinchyk made the fifth defense of his WBO regional title against Jose Sanchez on 21 March 2021. He made quick work of Sanchez, as he won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.[18] Berinchyk made his sixth title defense against the former WBO International titleholder Isa Chaniev on 19 December 2021.[19] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 118-112, 116-112 and 118-111.[20]
Berinchyk was scheduled to face Emanuel Navarrete for the vacant WBO lightweight title at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California on May 18, 2024.[21] Berinchyk won the fight by split decision with the scores 115-113, 116-112, 112-116.[22] [23]
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Emanuel Navarrete | SD | 12 | 18 May 2024 | |||
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Anthony Yigit | UD | 12 | 26 Aug 2023 | |||
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Yvan Mendy | UD | 12 | 3 Dec 2022 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Isa Chaniev | UD | 12 | 19 Dec 2021 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Jose Sanchez | TKO | 3 (12), | 21 Mar 2021 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Viorel Simion | RTD | 7 (10), | 8 Oct 2020 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Hector Edgardo Sarmiento | UD | 12 | 22 Feb 2020 | |||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Patricio Lopez Moreno | UD | 12 | 5 Oct 2019 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Nihito Arakawa | UD | 12 | 20 Apr 2019 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Rosekie Cristobal | TKO | 7 (12), | 22 Dec 2018 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Jose Luis Prieto | RTD | 6 (10), | 23 Jun 2018 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Allan Vallespin | 6 (10), | 16 Dec 2017 | ||||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Ismael Garcia | TKO | 6 (8), | 16 Sep 2017 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Lorenzo Parra | UD | 8 | 10 Jun 2017 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Juan Ocura | UD | 8 | 12 Nov 2016 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Emiliano Martin Garcia | TKO | 4 (6), | 23 Apr 2016 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Gyorgy Mizsei Jr. | 6 | 12 Dec 2015 | ||||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Innocent Anyanwu | 6 (6), | 14 Nov 2015 | ||||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Tarik Madni | 4 (6), | 29 Aug 2015 |
Berinchyk made his bare-knuckle boxing debut against the former UFC fighter Artem Lobov at Mahatch FC 6 on 24 July 2021.[24] Lobov retired from the bout at the end of the fourth round.[25]
|Win|align=center|1–0|align=left|
Artem Lobov|TKO (retirement)|Mahatch FC 6||align=center|4|align=center|2:00|Kyiv, Ukraine||-
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