Eduard Valentinovich Troyanovsky (; born 30 May 1980) is a Russian
professional boxer
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who held the
IBF and
IBO light-welterweight
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Boxing Professional boxing
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titles from 2015 to 2016.
Professional career
Troyanovsky vs. Zwarg
Troyanovsky made his professional debut on 28 November 2009, winning a four-round
points decision
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over Richard Zwarg.
Fighting in Germany and Russia for the next six years, Troyanovsky won 19 fights in a row, most of them by
knockout
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.
Troyanovsky vs. Shakhanzaryan
On 10 April 2015, he knocked out Aik Shakhnazaryan in eight rounds to win the vacant
IBO light-welterweight
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title.
Troyanovsky vs. Cuenca I & II
Later that year, on 4 November 2015, Troyanovsky won the
IBF light-welterweight title by
stopping César Cuenca in the sixth round. He successfully defended both titles in a rematch against Cuenca on 8 April 2016, this time stopping him in seven rounds.
Troyanovsky vs. Obara
A second defence of the titles came in spectacular style on 9 September 2016, which saw Troyanovsky launch
Keita Obara
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through the ring ropes in round two, and ultimately finish the fight with further unanswered punches when Obara climbed back in to resume.
Troyanovsky vs. Indongo
On 3 December 2016, Troyanovsky suffered his first career loss in a major upset, after
Julius Indongo knocked him out cold in the first round.
Troyanovsky vs. Relikh
On october 7, 2018, Troyanovsky fought
Kiryl Relikh
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Professional career
After turning professional in 2011 ...
for the WBA super lightweight title. Relikh defeated Troyanovsky by a slight margin, winning 115-113 on all three scorecards.
Troyanovsky vs. Zahradnik
In his next bout, Troyanovsky secured a wide unanimous decision win against a durable Josef Zahradnik, 100-90, 99-91 and 98-92 on the scorecards.
Professional boxing record
References
External links
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Eduard Troyanovsky - Profile, News Archive & Current Rankingsa
Box.Live
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Russian male boxers
1980 births
Martial artists from Omsk
Living people
International Boxing Federation champions
Light-welterweight boxers
International Boxing Organization champions
Lightweight boxers
World light-welterweight boxing champions
21st-century Russian sportsmen