Eduard Valentinovich Troyanovsky (russian: Эдуард Валентинович Трояновский; born 30 May 1980) is a Russian

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who held the IBF and IBO

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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

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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

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Troyanovsky vs. Shakhanzaryan

On 10 April 2015, he knocked out Aik Shakhnazaryan in eight rounds to win the vacant IBO

title.

Troyanovsky vs. Cuenca I & II

Later that year, on 4 November 2015, Troyanovsky won the IBF light-welterweight title by stopping

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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

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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

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knocked him out cold in the first round.

Troyanovsky vs. Relikh

On october 7, 2018, Troyanovsky fought Kiryl Relikh 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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