Maksim Babanin Explained

Maksim Babanin
Weight:Super-heavyweight
Height:1.83 m
Nationality:Russian
Birth Date:7 October 1988
Birth Place:Volgograd, Russia
Style:Orthodox
Boxrec:852249
Total:3
Wins:3
Ko:3

Maksim Babanin (born 7 October 1988) is a Russian professional boxer who won bronze medals at the 2017 European Championships and 2019 World Championships.[1]

Amateur boxing career

Babanin began his amateur career in 2007. In 2007 he competed in the European Junior Championship in Sombor[2] and became the super-heavyweight champion, beating Tyson Fury,[3] who would later become world heavyweight champion. As of 2022, Babanin is the most recent boxer to defeat Fury in competition, who remains undefeated in professional boxing.

Between 2012 and 2017, Babanin competed in the World Series of Boxing, during which time he amassed a 9–3 record, and achieved a notable victory against Joe Joyce.[4] In September 2019, Babanin participated in 2019 AIBA World Boxing Championships, competing in the super-heavyweight division. He earned his place in the semifinals by beating Fraser Clark on points, but lost his semifinal bout against Bakhodir Jalolov on points as well.[5]

Between late November and early December of 2020, Babanin competed in the Russian super heavyweight tournament, which was held to determine the Russian boxing representatives. He was able to beat Damila Sharafutdinov by split decision in the round of 16,[6] Mark Petrovskii on points in the quarterfinals,[7] but lost on points to Svyatoslav Teterin in the semifinals.[8]

Professional boxing career

Babanin made his professional debut against Bogdan Rakich on 26 November 2021.[9] He won the fight by stoppage, as Rakich retired from the fight at the end of the third round.[10] A month later, on 17 December 2021, Babanin was booked to face Olivier Dounda Mekongo.[11] He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[12]

Babanin faced Evgeny Kirichenko in his first fight of 2022, which took place on 29 January 2022.[13] He won the fight by a second-round knockout.[14]

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
3Win3–0 Olivier Dounda MekongoKO2 (6), 29 Jan 2022
2Win2–0 Olivier Dounda MekongoTKO2 (6), 17 Dec 2021
1Win1–0 Bogdan RakichRTD3 (6), 26 Nov 2021

Notes and References

  1. https://d152tffy3gbaeg.cloudfront.net/2019/09/C75W92.pdf_0.pdf 2019 World Championships results
  2. Web site: EuropeanJuniorChampionships2007 . 25 June 2022 . Strefa.
  3. Web site: Maxim Babanin . https://web.archive.org/web/20220625235952/https://boxrec.com/en/amateurboxer/852249 . 2022-06-25 . 25 June 2022 . BoxRec.
  4. Web site: 10 April 2015 . WSB: "Львиные сердца" против "Команды России" . 29 January 2022 . fbr-ufo.ru.
  5. Web site: ЧМ-2019 в Екатеринбурге: результаты всех полуфиналов . 29 January 2022 . vringe.com.
  6. Web site: 1 December 2020 . Стали известны четвертьфиналисты "Лига ставок.Чемпионата России по боксу" среди мужчин в двух самых тяжелых весовых категориях . 29 January 2022 . rusboxing.ru.
  7. Web site: 2 December 2020 . Определились полуфиналисты «Лига Ставок. Чемпионат России по боксу среди мужчин» еще в четырех весовых категориях . 29 January 2022 . rusboxing.ru.
  8. Web site: 4 December 2020 . Определились финалисты чемпионата России по боксу среди мужчин в тяжелых категориях . 29 January 2022 . rusboxing.ru.
  9. Web site: Волгоградец Максим Бабанин 26 ноября проведет дебютный бой среди профи . vpravda.ru . 29 January 2022 . 25 November 2021.
  10. Web site: Волгоградский боксер успешно дебютировал на профессиональном ринге . vpravda.ru . 29 January 2022 . 27 November 2021.
  11. Web site: Максим Бабанин проведет бой в Самаре 17 декабря . allboxing.ru . 29 January 2022 . 1 December 2021.
  12. News: Бабанин победил Черную пантеру техническим нокаутом . Рен Тв . 29 January 2022 . 17 December 2021.
  13. Web site: Волгоградский боксер Бабанин проведет в Екатеринбурге 3-й бой среди профи . vpravda.ru . 29 January 2022 . 28 January 2022.
  14. Web site: Sukachev . Alexey . Fedor Papazov, Chirkov, Zon, Babanin Pick Up Big Wins in Ekaterinburg . boxingscene.com . 29 January 2022 . 29 January 2022.