# Alexei Papin

Alexey Vasilyevich Papin (Russian: Алексей Васильевич Папин, romanized: Alexey Vasilyevich Papin; born 6 October 1987) is a Russian boxer and former kickboxer who has held the IBF International title in 2018 and 2019.
As of June 2024, he is ranked as the second best cruiserweight in the world by Transnational Boxing Rankings Board, sixth by The Ring, and seventh by BoxRec.

## Kickboxing career

He challenged Nenad Pagonis for W.A.K.O. Pro Low-Kick Rules Cruiser Heavyweight World Championship on 9 March 2013 in Monte Carlo, Monaco, losing the fight by split decision. Revenge happened on 29 June 2013 in Moscow, Russia. This time Papin won the fight after second round by retirement, with Pagonis injuring his elbow. Papin added W.A.K.O. Pro Low-Kick Rules Cruiser Heavyweight World Championship in his treasury alongside ISKA Low-Kick Rules Super-cruiserweight World Championship and W5 Low-Kick Rules Championship.

## Boxing career

Papin made his professional boxing debut against Sergey Beloshapkin on November 21, 2015. He won the fight by a fourth-round knockout. He amassed a 9–0 record during the next two years, stopping all but one of his opponents.
Papin was scheduled to face Willbeforce Shihepo for the vacant IBF International Cruiserweight title on June 23, 2018, at the Floyd Mayweather Boxing Academy in Zhukovka, Russia. He won the fight by an eight-round technical knockout. Papin knocked down Shihepo in the first round, although the Namibian was able to recover from it. Papin continued to land damaging strikes to his opponent however, opening a cut on Shihepo in the fifth round, before he knocked him down once again in the eight round. Following the second knockdown, the referee decided to stop the fight.
A year later, on June 16, 2019, Papin was scheduled to fight Alexandru Jur for the IBF International Cruiserweight title, which Papain had in the meantime vacated. Papin won the fight by a third-round knockout, stopping Jur at the 19 seconds into the round.
It was revealed on July 12, 2019, that Papin would challenge the reigning WBC Silver Cruiserweight titleholder Ilunga Makabu. The fight was confirmed fort the undercard of the Sergey Kovalev versus Anthony Yarde light heavyweight clash, which was scheduled for August 24, 2019, at the Traktor Ice Arena in Chelyabinsk, Russia. Makabu won the fight by majority decision, with two judges awarding him a 115-113 scorecard, while the third judge scored it as a 113–113 draw.
Papin was scheduled to face the fifth-ranked WBC cruiserweight contender Ruslan Fayfer in a WBC title eliminator on August 22, 2020, at the Pyramide in Kazan, Russia. Papin won the fight by a sixth-round knockout. Fayfer appeared up on the scorecards by the time of the stoppage, successfully scoring points from the outside and evading or blocking most of Papin's strikes. Early in sixth round, Papin dropped Fayfer with a left hook and punched him with two right hooks as he was going down. Although he was able to beat the count, the referee nonetheless decided to wave the fight off.
Papin was scheduled to face Vaclav Pejsar on April 2, 2021, at the Soviet Wings Sport Palace in Moscow, Russia, in a stay-busy fight. He made quick work of his journeyman opponent, and won by a first-round knockout. Pejsar was knocked down with a right overhand midway through the round, but was able to make it up before the eight count was finished. He was unable to mount any proper defense however, and was knocked out at the 2:10 minute mark of the round.
Papin was booked to face the one-time WBO world cruiserweight title challenger Dilan Prašović on May 27, 2022, at the Avangard Ice Hockey Academy in Omsk, Russia. He won the fight by a second-round stoppage, knocking Prašović down five times before the referee stopped the bout. Papin faced Damir Beljo on October 29, 2022, in his second bout of the year. He won the fight by a second-round knockout.
Papin faced the undefeated Soslan Asbarov on October 28, 2023, following a year-long absence from the sport. Despite entering the bout as a favorite, Papin lost the contest by way of unanimous decision. The three ringside officials awarded Asbarov scorecards of 96–93, 99–90 and 98–91.
Papin was expected to face Austine Nnamdi for the vacant EBP Cruiserweight title on March 8, 2024. Nnamdi was unable to fly to Russia due to problems with documents and was replaced by Igor Vilchitskiy, who stepped in on a day's notice. Papin captured the vacant championship by way of a fifth-round knockout.
On December 13, 2024, Papin faced Greg Hardy in Russia and won by knockout in the third round.

## Titles
### Boxing

* 2018 IBF International Cruiserweight title
* 2019 IBF International Cruiserweight title

### Kickboxing

Professional
* 2013 W.A.K.O. Pro Low-Kick Rules Cruiser Heavyweight World Champion -94.1 kg
* 2012 W5 World Champion
* 2012 W5 Low-Kick Rules Champion -91 kg
* 2012 ISKA Low-Kick Rules Super-cruiserweight World Champion -91.8 kg
* 2011 Russian Professional Kickboxing Heavyweight Champion
Amateur
* 2012 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Ankara, Turkey −91 kg (Low-Kick rules)
* 2011 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Skopje, Macedonia −91 kg (Low-Kick rules)
* 2011 W.A.K.O. World Cup Diamond −91 kg (K-1 rules)
* 2011 W.A.K.O. World Cup in Rimini, Italy −91 kg (Full-Contact rules)
* 2010 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Loutraki, Greece −91 kg (Full-Contact rules)
* 2010 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan −91 kg (Low-Kick rules)
* 2009 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Villach, Austria +91 kg (K-1 rules)
* 2008 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Porto, Portugal -86 kg (Low-Kick rules)

## Professional boxing record

| 20 fights | 18 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 17 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 1 |
| No contests | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 20 | Win | 18–1 (1) | Felix Valera | TKO | 5 (12), 2:23 | Aug 30, 2024 | Ice Palace, Cherepovets, Russia | Won vacant WBA Asia cruiserweight title |
| 19 | Win | 17–1 (1) | Isaac Chilemba | KO | 2 (8), 2:50 | May 24, 2024 | Balashikha Arena, Balashikha, Russia | Won vacant WBA Asia East cruiserweight title |
| 18 | Win | 16–1 (1) | Igor Vilchitskiy | KO | 5 (10), 2:21 | Mar 8, 2024 | Yakub Koblev Sports Palace, Maykop, Russia | Won vacant EBP cruiserweight title. |
| 17 | NC | 15–1 (1) | Soslan Asbarov | NC | 10 | Oct 28, 2023 | CSKA Arena, Moscow, Russia | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Damir Beljo | KO | 2 (10), 2:05 | Oct 29, 2022 | Irina Viner Gymnastics Palace, Moscow, Russia | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Dilan Prašović | KO | 2 (10), 1:37 | May 27, 2022 | Avangard Ice Hockey Academy, Omsk, Russia | |
| 14 | Win | 13–1 | Vaclav Pejsar | TKO | 1 (10), 2:10 | Apr 2, 2021 | Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow, Russia | |
| 13 | Win | 12–1 | Ruslan Fayfer | TKO | 6 (12), 0:36 | Aug 22, 2020 | Pyramide, Kazan, Russia | |
| 12 | Loss | 11–1 | Ilunga Makabu | MD | 12 | Aug 24, 2019 | Traktor Ice Arena, Chelyabinsk, Russia | For WBC Silver cruiserweight title. |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Alexandru Jur | KO | 3 (10), 0:19 | Jun 16, 2019 | KRK Uralets, Ekaterinburg, Russia | Won vacant IBF International cruiserweight title. |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Willbeforce Shihepo | TKO | 8 (12), 0:24 | Jun 23, 2018 | Floyd Mayweather Boxing Academy, Zhukovka, Russia | Won vacant IBF International cruiserweight title. |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Ismayl Sillah | KO | 1 (10), 2:07 | Nov 27, 2017 | Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Marcos Antonio Aumada | KO | 3 (10), 2:31 | Aug 26, 2017 | Aura Club, Voronezh, Russia | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Rogelio Omar Rossi | KO | 2 (8), 1:20 | May 27, 2017 | Event-Hall, Solnechny, Khabarovsk Krai, Russia | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Sergio Alberto Anjel | TKO | 1 (8), 2:04 | Mar 4, 2017 | Balashikha Arena, Balashikha, Russia | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Israel Duffus | TKO | 5 (6), 2:58 | Dec 17, 2016 | Ekaterinburg Expo, Ekaterinburg, Russia | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Jorge Rodriguez Olivera | TKO | 1 (6), 1:10 | Sep 9, 2016 | Soviet Wings Sport Palace, Moscow, Russia | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Yury Bykhautsou | UD | 6 | May 21, 2016 | Megasport Sport Palace, Moscow, Russia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Ilya Rolgeyzer | RTD | 4 (6), 3:00 | Feb 13, 2016 | Boxing & Gym Academy, Moscow, Russia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Sergey Beloshapkin | TKO | 4 (4), 1:27 | Nov 21, 2015 | KRC Arbat, Moscow, Russia | |

## Exhibition boxing record

| 1 fight | 1 win | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 1 | 0 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Greg Hardy | KO | 3 (6), 1:39 | Dec 13, 2024 | Megasport Sport Palace, Moscow, Russia | |

## Kickboxing record

Professional kickboxing record :
| 10 Wins (3 (T)KO's), 1 Losses, 1 Draw, 0 No Contest |||||||||
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time | Record |
| 2015-08-04 | Win | Danyo Ilunga | Fight Night Saint-Tropez | Saint Tropez, France | Decision (unanimous) | 4 | 2:00 | 10-1-1 |
| 2015-03-13 | Win | Agalar Sadikhzade | Heydar Aliyev Cup | St. Petersburg, Russia | KO (right high kick) | 2 | | 9-1-1 |
| 2013-06-29 | Win | Nenad Pagonis | Martial Arts Festival | Moscow, Russia | TKO (injury) | 3 | 0:00 | 8-1-1 |
| Wins W.A.K.O. Pro Low-Kick Rules Cruiser Heavyweight World Title -94.1 kg. |||||||||
| 2013-03-09 | Loss | Nenad Pagonis | Monte Carlo Fighting Masters | Monte Carlo, Monaco | Decision (split) | 3 | 3:00 | 7-1-1 |
| For Vacant W.A.K.O. Pro Low Kick rules cruiser heavyweight world title -94.1 kg. |||||||||
| 2013-04-20 | Win | Andrei Gerasimchuk | Battle at Moscow 11 | Moscow, Russia | Decision (majority) | 3 | 3:00 | 7-0-1 |
| 2012-05-26 | Win | Elvin Abbasov | Battle of Ural | Verkhnyaya Pyshma, Russia | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 | 6-0-1 |
| 2012-05-01 | Win | Andrei Gerasimchuk | Papin vs Gerasimchuk | Moscow, Russia | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 5-0-1 |
| 2012-03-03 | Win | Zinedine Hameur-Lain | Martial Arts Festival "For Russia" - 2 | Chelyabinsk, Russia | KO | 4 | | 4-0-1 |
| Wins W5 World Low-Kick Rules Championship -91.8 kg. |||||||||
| 2012-01-01 | Win | | | | | | | 3-0-1 |
| Wins ISKA Low-Kick Rules Super-cruiserweight World Title -91.8 kg. |||||||||
| 2011-12-23 | Win | Igor Bugaenko | Rod Fighting - Shield and Sword 1 | Moscow, Russia | Ext. R. Decision | 4 | 3:00 | 2-0-1 |
| 2011-03-05 | Win | Vitaliy Shemetov | Spear of Peresvet 2011 | Sergiyev Posad, Russia | Decision (unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 | 1-0-1 |
| Wins Russian Professional Kickboxing Heavyweight Championship. |||||||||
| 2010-08-07 | Draw | Anton Berdnikov | Battlefield | Ryazan, Russia | Decision | 3 | 2:00 | 0-0-1 |
Amateur kickboxing record :
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| 2012-11 | Loss | Eugen Waigel | W.A.K.O World Championships 2012, Full-Contact Final -91 kg | Bucharest, Romania | TKO (injury) | 1 | |
| Wins W.A.K.O. World Championship '12 Full-Contact Silver Medal -91 kg. ||||||||
| 2012-11-29 | Win | Igor Prykhodko | W.A.K.O World Championships 2012, Full-Contact Semi Finals -91 kg | Bucharest, Romania | | | |
| 2012-11-28 | Win | Mattia Bezzon | W.A.K.O World Championships 2012, Full-Contact Quarter Finals -91 kg | Bucharest, Romania | | | |
| 2012-11-01 | Loss | Agron Preteni | W.A.K.O European Championships 2012, Low-Kick Semi Finals -91 kg | Ankara, Turkey | Decision (unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins W.A.K.O. European Championship '12 Low-Kick Bronze Medal -91 kg. ||||||||
| 2011-11-02 | Win | Toni Milanović | W.A.K.O World Championships 2011, Low-Kick Final -91 kg | Skopje, Macedonia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins W.A.K.O. World Championship '11 Low-Kick Gold Medal -91 kg. ||||||||
| 2011-10-28 | Win | Rashil Amankulov | W.A.K.O World Championships 2011, Low-Kick Semi Finals -91 kg | Skopje, Macedonia | | | |
| 2010-11-25 | Win | Denis Simkin | W.A.K.O European Championships 2010, Full contact Semi Finals -91 kg | Loutraki, Greece | | | |
| Wins W.A.K.O. European Championship '10 Full-Contact Gold Medal -91 kg. ||||||||
| 2010-11-25 | Win | Christodoulos Gkerekos | W.A.K.O European Championships 2010, Full contact Semi Finals -91 kg | Loutraki, Greece | | | |
| 2010-11-23 | Win | Cormac O'Connor | W.A.K.O European Championships 2010, Full contact Quarter Finals -91 kg | Loutraki, Greece | TKO | | |
| 2010-10-24 | Win | Toni Milanović | W.A.K.O European Championships 2010, Low-Kick Final -91 kg | Baku, Azerbaijan | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins W.A.K.O. European Championship '10 Low-Kick Silver Medal -91 kg. ||||||||
| 2010-10-22 | Win | Jovan Kaluđerović | W.A.K.O European Championships 2010, Low-Kick Semi Finals -91 kg | Baku, Azerbaijan | | | |
| 2009-10 | Loss | Alexei Kudin | W.A.K.O World Championships 2009, K-1 Semi Finals + 91 kg kg | Villach, Austria | | | |
| Wins W.A.K.O. World Championship '09 K-1 Bronze Medal + 91 kg kg. ||||||||
| 2008-11-30 | Win | Sidi Kone | W.A.K.O. European Championships 2008, Low Kick Final -86 kg | Porto, Portugal | KO | | |
| Wins 2008 W.A.K.O. European Championship Low Kick Gold Medal -86 kg. ||||||||
| 2008-11-? | Win | Marijo Valentić | W.A.K.O. European Championships 2008, Low Kick Semi Finals -86 kg | Porto, Portugal | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2008-11-? | Win | Bruno Susano | W.A.K.O. European Championships 2008, Low Kick Quarter Finals -86 kg | Porto, Portugal | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2007-09-? | Loss | Rail Rajabov | W.A.K.O World Championships 2007, Low-Kick 1st Round -81 kg | Belgrade, Serbia | Decision (Split) | 3 | 2:00 |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes ||||||||