| Siarhei Liakhovich | |
| Nickname: | White Wolf |
| Weight: | Heavyweight |
| Height: | 1.93 m |
| Reach: | 189 cm (74.5 in) |
| Nationality: | Belarusian |
| Birth Date: | 29 May 1976 |
| Birth Place: | Vitebsk, Byelorussian SSR, Soviet Union (now Belarus) |
| Style: | Orthodox |
| Total: | 36 |
| Wins: | 27 |
| Ko: | 17 |
| Losses: | 9 |
Siarhei Piatrovich Liakhovich (Belarusian: Сяргей Пятровіч Ляховіч|Siarhiej Piatrovič Lachovič; Russian: Серге́й Петро́вич Ляхо́вич|Sergey Petrovich Lyakhovich; also Siarhiej Piatrovič Liachovič or Siarhiej Piatrovič Lyakhóvich; born 29 May 1976) is a Belarusian professional boxer who held the WBO heavyweight title in 2006. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the super-heavyweight division at the 1997 World Championships.
Liakhovich was born in Vitebsk, in the former Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (now Belarus), and represented Belarus at the 1996 Olympic Games. He was a long-time amateur who won a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships. He amassed a 145–15 record before turning pro in 1998.[1]
His first defeat occurred on June 1, 2002, when he was knocked out by Maurice Harris in the 9th round.
Liakhovich won the WBO title from Lamon Brewster on April 1, 2006. Liakhovich was knocked down in the 7th round, but went on to win on points via unanimous decision.[2] He lost the title to former Lineal heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs by technical knockout in the 12th round on November 4, 2006, after being knocked down twice.[3]
On February 16, 2008, Liakhovich lost to Nikolai Valuev by unanimous decision following a one-sided contest.[4] He won his next two fights a first-round TKO of Jeremy Bates on November 7, 2009 in Nuremberg, Germany and a 9th-round KO of Evans Quinn in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany on May 22, 2010 on the undercard of Chagaev-Meehan.
On August 9, 2013, Liakhovich fought American heavyweight Deontay Wilder. Wilder won the fight with a first-round knockout.[5]
In February 2014, Liakhovich achieved his first win in four years with a unanimous decision over journeyman Chad Davis.
| Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | Loss | 27–9 | Evgenyi Romanov | KO | 2 (10), | 7 Nov 2020 | |||
| 35 | Loss | 27–8 | Simon Kean | TKO | 10 (10), | 7 Dec 2019 | |||
| 34 | Win | 27–7 | Ramon Olivas | TKO | 3 (6), | 13 Nov 2017 | |||
| 33 | Loss | 26–7 | Andy Ruiz Jr. | UD | 10 | 20 Dec 2014 | |||
| 32 | Win | 26–6 | Chad Davis | UD | 8 | 22 Feb 2014 | |||
| 31 | Loss | 25–6 | Deontay Wilder | KO | 1 (10), | 9 Aug 2013 | |||
| 30 | Loss | 25–5 | Bryant Jennings | 9 (10), | 24 Mar 2012 | ||||
| 29 | Loss | 25–4 | Robert Helenius | TKO | 9 (12), | 27 Aug 2011 | |||
| 28 | Win | 25–3 | Evans Quinn | KO | 9 (10), | 22 May 2010 | |||
| 27 | Win | 24–3 | Jeremy Bates | TKO | 1 (8), | 7 Nov 2009 | |||
| 26 | Loss | 23–3 | Nikolai Valuev | UD | 12 | 16 Feb 2008 | |||
| 25 | Loss | 23–2 | Shannon Briggs | TKO | 12 (12), | 4 Nov 2006 | |||
| 24 | Win | 23–1 | Lamon Brewster | UD | 12 | 1 Apr 2006 | |||
| 23 | Win | 22–1 | Dominick Guinn | UD | 10 | 3 Dec 2004 | |||
| 22 | Win | 21–1 | Onebo Maxime | UD | 6 | 27 Mar 2004 | |||
| 21 | Win | 20–1 | Ron Guerrero | TKO | 1 (8) | 9 Jan 2004 | |||
| 20 | Win | 19–1 | James Walton | TKO | 8 (10), | 27 Sep 2003 | |||
| 19 | Win | 18–1 | Sione Asipeli | TKO | 5 (10) | 17 May 2003 | |||
| 18 | Win | 17–1 | Joe Lenhart | TKO | 9 (10) | 4 Jan 2003 | |||
| 17 | Loss | 16–1 | Maurice Harris | KO | 9 (10), | 1 Jun 2002 | |||
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Friday Ahunanya | UD | 12 | 17 Nov 2001 | |||
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Ed White | TKO | 1 | 16 Jun 2001 | |||
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Sedreck Fields | UD | 8 | 14 Apr 2001 | |||
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Derrell Dixon | 6 | 2 Dec 2000 | ||||
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Bradley Rone | UD | 8 | 29 Aug 2000 | |||
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Tracy Wilson | TKO | 1 (4), | 12 Aug 2000 | |||
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Anthony Curry | KO | 1 (6), | 29 Jul 2000 | |||
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Everett Martin | UD | 8 | 28 Mar 2000 | |||
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Tracy Wilson | TKO | 2 (4), | 29 Feb 2000 | |||
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Donald Macon | TKO | 2 (4), | 18 Dec 1999 | |||
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Marshall Tillman | KO | 4 (4), | 7 Dec 1999 | |||
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Larry Wilson | TKO | 1 (4), | 4 Dec 1999 | |||
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Isaac Poole | TKO | 2 (4), | 27 Aug 1999 | |||
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Sergey Tretyakov | 4 (4) | 17 Mar 1999 | ||||
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Alexander Vasiliev | 6 | 30 Jan 1999 | ||||
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ihar Sharapau | 1 (10), | 25 Dec 1998 |