# Rostislav Plechko

Rostislav Borisovich Plechko (Russian: Ростислав Борисович Плечко; born 5 January 1989) is a Russian professional boxer who currently holds the Russian and WBA Asia heavyweight titles.
Rostislav Plechko was born in Saint-Petersburg, Russia. A severe pelvis joint trauma was revealed at birth, and despite doctors recommending an urgent surgery, his parents decided to treat their son themselves, and at the age of six, he began walking without any restrictions. After achieving a sports degree in canoeing, he became the Saint-Petersburg City Canoeing champion making it to the final of Russia State Championship. He quit canoeing at the age of fourteen, and just two years later he was enrolled to SPBGU University, and began to attend boxing classes at the university's amateur boxing club.

## Boxing career

As an amateur boxer, Plechko was awarded the Saint-Petersburg heavyweight title. He made his professional boxing debut on February 27, 2016, after defeating Sedrak Agagulyan in the first round. Plechko went on to win nine additional fights (and all of which were knockouts within the first round), including victories against Evgeny Orlov and Bernard Adie. On June 10, 2017, Rostislav became the Russian heavyweight champion by stopping Vladimir Goncharov in the first round. After defeating Goncharov, Plechko went on to win the WBA Asia heavyweight title from Ibrahim Labaran on September 7, 2017. In his most recent fight, Plechko stopped Brazilian heavyweight Irineu Beato Costa Junior in the first round. Plechko's professional record currently stands at 13 wins, 0 losses, 0 draws and 13 wins by knockout (all of which were stoppages in the first round). He also had a two out of five star rating on BoxRec but is currently unrated with his status listed as inactive, due to not having fought for over one full year.
Plechko is currently coached by Alexander Zimin (Russian: Александр Зимин).

## Professional boxing record

| 13 fights | 13 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 13 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Irineu Beato Costa Junior | ТKO | 1 (10), 1:07 | 25 Aug 2018 | Usadba Familiya, Plastunovskaya, Russia | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Ibrahim Labaran | ТKO | 1 (10), 0:25 | 7 Sep 2017 | Kristall Ice Palace, Saratov, Russia | Won vacant WBA Asia heavyweight title |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Vladimir Goncharov | TKO | 1 (10), 1:35 | 10 Jun 2017 | Floyd Mayweather Boxing Academy, Zhukovka, Russia | Won vacant Russian heavyweight title |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Bernard Adie | KO | 1 (10), 0:06 | 25 Mar 2017 | Qin Shi Huang Restaurant, Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Evgeny Orlov | TKO | 1 (10), 0:57 | 12 Nov 2016 | Palais des Sports René-Bougnol, Montpellier, Hérault, France | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | David Gegeshidze | TKO | 1 (8), 2:35 | 21 Oct 2016 | Saku Suurhall, Tallinn, Estonia | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Valeri Semiskur | TKO | 1 (10), 2:31 | 26 Aug 2016 | Tough Fight Gym, Moscow, Russia | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Sandor Balogh | TKO | 1 (6), 1:04 | 31 Jul 2016 | Arena Riga, Riga, Latvia | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Nicholas Buule | KO | 1 (6), 0:37 | 24 Jun 2016 | Sport Service, Podolsk, Russia | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Ostaps Basins | KO | 1 (4), 0:54 | 22 Apr 2016 | Pyynikin Palloiluhalli, Tampere, Finland | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Nurullo Mirzaev | RTD | 1 (4), 3:00 | 10 Apr 2016 | Alexander Morozov Boxing School, Saint Petersburg, Russia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Olegs Lopajevs | TKO | 1 (4), 0:29 | 1 Apr 2016 | Viihdemaailma Ilona, Oulu, Finland | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Sedrak Agagulyan | RTD | 1 (4), 3:00 | 27 Feb 2016 | Alexander Morozov Boxing School, Saint Petersburg, Russia | Professional debut |
Sporting positions :
| Regional boxing titles |||
| Preceded byRuslan Fayer | Russian heavyweight champion 10 June 2017 – present | Succeeded byIncumbent |
| Inaugural champion awarded title | WBA Asia heavyweight champion 7 September 2017 – 5 September 2018 | VacantTitle next held byApti Davtaev |