Youri Kalenga Explained

Youri Lifuni Kayembe Kalenga
Realname:Youri Kayembre Kalenga
Nickname:El Toro
Weight:Cruiserweight
Nationality:Congolese
French
Birth Date:1988 3, mf=yes
Style:Orthodox
Total:34
Wins:27
Ko:20
Losses:7
Draws:0
No Contests:0

Youri Kayembre Kalenga (born March 27, 1988) is a Congolese-French professional boxer. He is the former WBA interim Cruiserweight champion.

Professional career

On June 21, 2014, Kalenga defeated Mateusz Masternak by twelfth round split decision to win the interim WBA Cruiserweight title.

In May 2016 Kalenga was stopped by Yuniel Dorticos in the 10th round in a fight for the vacant interim WBA title.[1]

Professional boxing record

27 Wins (20 knockout), 7 Losses, 0 Draws
Res.RecordOpponentTypeRoundDateLocationNotes
Win25–6 Ermin Avdic
Loss24–6 Michał Cieślak
Win24–5 Soso Abuladze
Loss23–5 Mateusz Masternak
Loss23–4 Kevin Lerena
Win23–3 Adam Gadajew
Loss22–3 Yuniel Dorticos
Win22–2 Roberto Bolonti
Loss21–2 Denis Lebedev
Win21–1 Denton Daley
Win20–1 Mateusz Masternak
Win19–1 Cesar David Crenz
Win18–1 Hari Miles
Win17–1 Giorgi Tevdorashvili
Loss16–1 Arturs Kulikauskis
Win16–0 Iago Kiladze
Win15–0 Jiri Svacina
Win14–0 Jozsef Nagy
Win13–0 Jindrich Velecky
Win12–0 Prince Anthony Ikeji
Win11–0 Martial Bella Oleme
Win10–0 Remigijus Ziausys
Win9–0 Attila Palko
Win8–0 Remigijus Ziausys
Win7–0 David Radeff
Win6–0 Isossa Mondo
Win5–0 Valerijs Gubins
Win4–0 Isossa Mondo
Win3–0 David Radeff
Win2–0 Taffo Asongwed
Win1–0 Engin Karakaplan

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Associated Press . Yunier Dorticos stops Youri Kalenga for WBA cruiserweight title . ESPN . 21 May 2016 . 27 January 2018.