Kiryl Relikh Explained

Kiryl Relikh
Nickname:Mad Bee
Weight:Light welterweight
Height:5 ft 9+1/2 in
Reach:67+1/2 in
Nationality:Belarusian
Birth Date:26 November 1989
Birth Place:Baranavichy, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union
(now Belarus)
Style:Orthodox
Total:27
Wins:24
Ko:20
Losses:3

Kiryl Olegovich Relikh (born 26 November 1989) is a Belarusian professional boxer. He held the WBA super lightweight title from 2018 to 2019 and challenged once for the same title in 2016. As of August 2020, he is ranked as the world's fifth best active super lightweight by the Transnational Boxing Rankings Board[1] and sixth by The Ring.[2]

Professional career

After turning professional in 2011, Relikh compiled a record of 21-0 before challenging WBA champion Ricky Burns for the super lightweight title, he would fall short losing via unanimous decision in a competitive fight that could have gone either way.[3] He would then go on to fight Rances Barthelemy this time losing a very controversial decision, Relikh would get his revenge 10 months later in a fight that would also be for the vacant WBA super lightweight title.[4]

World Boxing Super Series

On June 27, 2018, Relikh was the first super lightweight to be announced for the 140 lbs edition of the series.[5]

In the quarter-final, Relikjh defended his WBA super lightweight title against Eduard Troyanovski. In a close matchup, Relikh managed to secure a unanimous decision win, 115-113 on all three scorecards, to retain his WBA belt and move on to the WBSS semi-final.[6]

In the semi-final, Relikh faced American Regis Prograis. In the opening round, Prograis seemed relaxed, and patiently managed to land a hard left to Relikh's liver which dropped Relikh to his knee. In the second, Relikh was careful in protecting his side, which limited his shots and let to another dominant round for Prograis. In the fifth round, Prograis continued his dominance and managed to bloody up Relikh's nose badly. In the sixth round, Relikh's corner had seen enough and threw in the towel.[7]

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
26Loss23–3 Regis Prograis
25Win23–2 Eduard Troyanovsky
24Win22–2 Rances Barthelemy
23Loss21–2 Rances Barthelemy
22Loss21–1 Ricky Burns
21Win21–0 Joaquim Carneiro
20Win20–0 Christian Ariel Lopez
19Win19–0 Lazaro Santos de Jesus
18Win18–0 Santos Medrano
17Win17–0 Giorgi Abramishvili
16Win16–0 Ty Gilchrist
15Win15–0 Mikheil Avakyan
14Win14–0 Siarhei Kisel
13Win13–0 Paolo Gassani
12Win12–0 Artem Ayvazidi
11Win11–0 Dzmitri Tarenka
10Win10–0 Anzor Gamgebeli
9Win9–0 Yauheni Kruhlik
8Win8–0 Rakhim Mingaleyev
7Win7–0 Rustam Nasibov
6Win6–0 Siarhei Malashkevich
5Win5–0 Aliaksandr Pchalkou
4Win4–0 Siarhei Afonin
3Win3–0 Rustam Zhuraboev
2Win2–0 Traian Dimitrov
1Win1–0 Alexey Naboischikov

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: RANKINGS Transnational Boxing Rankings Board. dead. https://archive.today/20141206020332/http://www.tbrb.org/all-rankings/. 6 December 2014. 28 August 2020. TBRB. en-US.
  2. Web site: Super lightweight ratings. 28 August 2020. The Ring.
  3. Web site: Ricky Burns beats Kiryl Relikh to hold on to WBA world title . March 10, 2018. Sky sports.
  4. Web site: Relikh Gets Revenge, Dominates Barthelemy For WBA Title. March 10, 2018. Boxingscene.
  5. Web site: 27 June 2018. Kiryl Relikh Confirmed For World Boxing Super Series at 140. 2020-09-29. BoxingScene.com. en-us.
  6. Web site: 2018-10-07. WBSS Results: 'MONSTER!' - Inoue wins in 70 seconds! Relikh into semis. 2020-09-29. WBN - World Boxing News. en.
  7. Web site: 2019-04-27. Regis Prograis claims first major title in dominating fashion against Relikh. 2020-09-29. The Ring.