Dmitry Vladimirovich Sukhotsky (; born 16 May 1981) is a Russian

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who has challenged twice for a

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world title, in 2009 and 2014.

Professional career

Sukhotsky made his professional debut on 1 December 2005, stopping Andrey Simonov in one round. For the next four years, Sukhotsky remained undefeated while fighting at

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exclusively in Russia. On 19 December 2009, he travelled abroad for the first time to fight

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champion Jürgen Brähmer in his native Germany, but lost a clear

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(UD). He would stay at light-heavyweight for his next four successful outings, all in Russia, until a second UD loss to Cornelius White on 14 July 2012. A second opportunity at a world title came on 19 December 2014, this time against WBC, ''Ring'' magazine and lineal light-heavyweight champion

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. After four uncompetitive rounds, Sukhotsky was brutally

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in the fifth.Campbell, Brian (20 December 2014)
"Adonis Stevenson KO's Sukhotsky"

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. Retrieved 22 July 2016.

Professional boxing record

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Sukhotsky, Dmitry 1981 births Living people Russian male boxers Super-middleweight boxers Light-heavyweight boxers People from Pavlovsk, Saint Petersburg Martial artists from Saint Petersburg 21st-century Russian sportsmen