Dimitri Kirilov () (born November 24, 1978, in
Leningrad
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,
Soviet Union
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is a Russian former
Professional boxer
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. Nicknamed "The Baby", he was former
IBF super flyweight champion. He has a record of 31-7-1, with 10 wins by
knockout
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.
Professional career
On October 13, 2007, Kirilov defeated
José Navarro by unanimous decision in twelve rounds to capture the vacant IBF super flyweight championship. The judges scored it 116–112, 114–113, and 114–113; the bout would have been a majority draw had Kirilov not downed Navarro in the third round.
On February 28, 2008, Kirilov managed to retain his IBF super flyweight title against Cecilio Santos as the match ended in majority draw.
On August 2, 2008, Kirilov lost his title to
Vic Darchinyan
Vakhtang "Vic" Darchinyan (; born 7 January 1976) is an Armenian former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2017. He held multiple world championships in two weight classes, including the International Boxing Federation (IBF) flyweigh ...
, a former IBF flyweight champion, by 5th round KO.
Professional boxing record
See also
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List of male boxers
This is a list of notable male boxing, boxers. For a list of female boxers, see List of female boxers.
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*Ricky Anderson
*William Abelyan
*Arthur Abraham
*Miguel Acosta (boxer), Miguel Acosta
*Tomasz Adamek
*Ola Afolabi
*Joachim Alcine
*Devon A ...
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List of world super-flyweight boxing champions
This is a list of world super-flyweight boxing champions (also known as junior-bantamweight), as recognized by the four major sanctioning organizations in boxing:
* The World Boxing Association (WBA), established in 1921 as the National Boxing As ...
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1978 births
Living people
Russian male boxers
Martial artists from Saint Petersburg
International Boxing Federation champions
World super-flyweight boxing champions