# Konstantin Airich

Konstantin Airich (born 4 November 1978) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 2007 to 2016.

## Professional career

Airich's first defeat was against Danny Williams in a controversial fight. In the sixth round, Williams landed a number of big shots and was thought to be on the verge of knocking Airich out, when the bell sounded with 1:28 left on the clock. Williams ended the fight in the following round, when Airich's promoter decided to throw in the towel.
His second loss was a majority decision loss to Ondrej Pala on 6 March 2009.
Airich took part in the Prizefighter International Heavyweights tournament held at Alexandra Palace in London on 7 May 2011. After winning his opening bout of the evening against Lucian Bot, Airich was eliminated in the semifinal when he suffered a first-round knockout defeat to eventual runner up Tye Fields.
One month after that defeat, on 17 June 2011 he once again took part in the Bigger's Better VI boxing tournament and won the tournament by defeating every opponent he faced.
After Airich became the vacant IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight titleholder by knocking out German fighter Varol Vekiloglu in round 1, on 9 March 9 2012 he faced Ondrej Pala for the second time to retain his IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title and for Pala’s WBO European heavyweight title. This time Airich defeated Pala by TKO in round 9.
On 19 May 2012 he faced Odlanier Solis, who was coming back from a defeat and knee injury suffered during his last fight against WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko a year before. Airich lost the fight by unanimous decision.
On 13 September 2014, Airich faced British fighter, and London 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist, Anthony Joshua in an 8-round fight. During the third round, Joshua knocked Airich down and the referee stopped the fight. Airich was the first fighter to go past the second round with Anthony Joshua despite the loss.

## Professional boxing record

| 43 fights | 23 wins | 18 losses |
| By knockout | 18 | 12 |
| By decision | 5 | 6 |
| Draws | 2 | 2 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 43 | Loss | 23–18–2 | Robert Helenius | KO | 1 (8), 0:49 | 10 Sep 2016 | Baltichallen, Mariehamn, Finland | |
| 42 | Loss | 23–17–2 | Krzysztof Zimnoch | TKO | 4 (6), 2:36 | 28 May 2016 | Arena Szczecin, Szczecin, Poland | |
| 41 | Loss | 23–16–2 | Sergey Kuzmin | TKO | 2 (10), 2:17 | 8 Apr 2016 | USC Soviet Wings, Moscow, Russia | For vacant WBA Asia heavyweight title |
| 40 | Win | 23–15–2 | Robert Filipovic | MD | 8 | 26 Feb 2016 | Stadthalle, Offenbach am Main, Germany | |
| 39 | Loss | 22–15–2 | Alexander Ustinov | KO | 5 (10), 2:59 | 12 Dec 2015 | VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia | |
| 38 | Loss | 22–14–2 | Andriy Rudenko | TKO | 5 (10), 2:54 | 31 Oct 2015 | Circus, Kryvyi Rih, Ukraine | |
| 37 | Win | 22–13–2 | Robert Filipovic | TKO | 6 (8), 2:45 | 11 Oct 2015 | Sport Halle, Herne, Germany | |
| 36 | Loss | 21–13–2 | Adrian Granat | TKO | 3 (8) | 28 Aug 2015 | Pationoarul Dunarea, Galați, Romania | |
| 35 | Loss | 21–12–2 | Tom Schwarz | UD | 8 | 11 Jul 2015 | GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Germany | |
| 34 | Loss | 21–11–2 | Mariusz Wach | TKO | 6 (10), 2:39 | 19 Jun 2015 | Sport Hall, Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, Poland | |
| 33 | Loss | 21–10–2 | Anthony Joshua | TKO | 3 (8), 1:16 | 13 Sep 2014 | Phones 4u Arena, Manchester, England | |
| 32 | Loss | 21–9–2 | Denis Bakhtov | UD | 8 | 26 Jul 2014 | Ķipsala Exhibition Centre, Riga, Latvia | |
| 31 | Win | 21–8–2 | Marcel Gottschalk | TKO | 6 (10), 2:00 | 30 May 2014 | EnergieVerbund Arena, Dresden, Germany | |
| 30 | Win | 20–8–2 | Engin Solmaz | TKO | 3 (4), 1:27 | 26 Apr 2014 | Museum Zinkhuetter Ho, Aachen, Germany | |
| 29 | Loss | 19–8–2 | Christian Hammer | UD | 10 | 11 Apr 2014 | Universal Hall, Berlin, Germany | |
| 28 | Loss | 19–7–2 | Manuel Charr | KO | 1 (12), 0:44 | 21 Dec 2012 | Maritim Hotel, Cologne, Germany | For vacant WBC Mediterranean and Baltic heavyweight titles |
| 27 | Loss | 19–6–2 | Vyacheslav Glazkov | UD | 10 | 8 Sep 2012 | Olympic Stadium, Moscow, Russia | |
| 26 | Loss | 19–5–2 | Odlanier Solís | UD | 12 | 19 May 2012 | Events Center, Pharr, Texas, US | Lost IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 25 | Win | 19–4–2 | Ondřej Pála | TKO | 9 (12), 1:10 | 9 Mar 2012 | Atatürk Spor Salonu, Tekirdağ, Turkey | Retained IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title; Won WBO European heavyweight title |
| 24 | Win | 18–4–2 | Varol Vekiloglu | KO | 1 (12), 1:05 | 14 Oct 2011 | Mehrzweckhalle, Obertraubling, Germany | Won vacant IBF Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 23 | Loss | 17–4–2 | Tye Fields | KO | 1 (3), 1:14 | 7 May 2011 | Alexandra Palace, London, England | Prizefighter 18: The International Heavyweights - semi-final |
| 22 | Win | 17–3–2 | Lucian Bot | UD | 3 | 7 May 2011 | Alexandra Palace, London, England | Prizefighter 18: The International Heavyweights - quarter-final |
| 21 | Loss | 16–3–2 | Gbenga Oloukun | TKO | 4 (10), 0:47 | 12 Nov 2010 | HanseDom, Stralsund, Germany | |
| 20 | Win | 16–2–2 | Serdar Uysal | TKO | 1 (6) | 11 Sep 2010 | Bitterfeld, Germany | |
| 19 | Win | 15–2–2 | Alexander Kahl | TKO | 2 (8), 1:55 | 4 Jun 2010 | Karl-Eckel-Weg Halle, Hattersheim am Main, Germany | |
| 18 | Win | 14–2–2 | Alexey Varakin | TKO | 1 (8), 1:36 | 9 Apr 2010 | Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany | |
| 17 | Draw | 13–2–2 | Oleksiy Mazikin | MD | 8 | 23 Jan 2010 | Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany | |
| 16 | Win | 13–2–1 | Cisse Salif | UD | 8 | 24 Oct 2009 | Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany | |
| 15 | Win | 12–2–1 | Yuri Lunev | KO | 1 (8), 1:12 | 18 Sep 2009 | Gran Casino, Castellón de la Plana, Spain | |
| 14 | Loss | 11–2–1 | Ondřej Pála | MD | 10 | 6 Mar 2009 | Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany | |
| 13 | Win | 11–1–1 | Furkat Tursunov | UD | 8 | 18 Nov 2008 | Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany | |
| 12 | Win | 10–1–1 | Vaclav Cihlar | KO | 1 (6) | 27 Sep 2008 | Genesis, Wusterhusen, Germany | |
| 11 | Loss | 9–1–1 | Danny Williams | TKO | 7 (8) | 30 May 2008 | Pabellon Lasesarre, Barakaldo, Spain | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Andriy Oliynyk | UD | 8 | 26 Apr 2008 | Spor Salonu, Trabzon, Turkey | |
| 9 | Draw | 8–0–1 | Oleksiy Mazikin | PTS | 8 | 14 Mar 2008 | Zenith, Munich, Germany | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Turhan Altunkaya | RTD | 2 (10), 3:00 | 23 Dec 2007 | Maritim Hotel, Halle, Germany | Won vacant Germany interim heavyweight title |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Raymond Ochieng | KO | 2 (8) | 21 Sep 2007 | Hansehalle, Lübeck, Germany | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Engin Solmaz | TKO | 3 (6), 1:23 | 6 Jul 2007 | Arena Gym, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Adnan Serin | KO | 5 (6) | 16 Jun 2007 | Atatürk Sport Hall, Ankara, Turkey | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Engin Solmaz | TKO | 5 (6) | 27 Apr 2007 | Arena Gym, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Valeri Meierson | TKO | 2 (4) | 9 Mar 2007 | Arena Gym, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Tomas Mrazek | TKO | 2 (4) | 10 Feb 2007 | Grand Elysée Hotel, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Mihaly Farkas | TKO | 1 (4) | 25 Jan 2007 | PalaLido, Milan, Italy | |