# Sergey Lipinets

Sergey Alekseyevich Lipinets (Russian: Сергей Алексеевич Липинец; born 23 March 1989) is a Russian professional boxer and former kickboxer who held the IBF light-welterweight title from 2017 to 2018.

## Early life and kickboxing career

Lipinets was born in Martuk, Kazakhstan, but moved to Russia at the age of 9. Lipinets originally competed as a kickboxer, medaling in competitions like the 2012 W.A.K.O. European Championships and the 2013 World Combat Games.

## Professional boxing career

After a brief amateur boxing career in which he went 35–5, Lipinets turned pro in 2014.

### Lipinets vs. Zappavigna

After winning 10 pro bouts, Lipinets faced Lenny Zappavigna in an IBF eliminator. The winner would become the mandatory challenger to the IBF champion, the winner of an April 2017 bout between Ricky Burns and Julius Indongo. Lipinets proved to be too much for Zappavigna, as the latter went down during round 5 before being counted out following a right straight from Lipinets in round 8. Both fighters suffered several cuts during the fight.
Following Indongo's win over Burns, Lipinets tried to start negotiations with the IBF champion. However, the IBF granted Indongo an exception to allow him to unify all the major light welterweight titles against Terence Crawford. After Crawford's win over Indongo, the IBF ordered Crawford to defend his title against Lipinets. Lipinets stated that the IBF title was "stolen from him". As Crawford didn't plan to return to the ring before the IBF's deadline, he vacated the IBF title just 11 days after defeating Indongo.

### Lipinets vs. Kondo

The IBF ordered Lipinets to face Akihiro Kondo for their vacant title. The fight was finalized for 4 November on the undercard of a Deontay Wilder bout. The event was televised on Showtime. Lipinets became the IBF champion, winning by unanimous decision (118–110, 117–111, 117–111). The decision was booed upon being announced but several media outlets scored it for Lipinets, albeit on closer cards. Lipinets connected to Kondo's body often throughout the fight, but Kondo remained unfazed by the body shots. Kondo kept coming forward and rocked Lipinets in round 5. Lipinets was cut by an accidental head clash midway through the fight.

### Lipinets vs. Clayton

On 24 October 2020, Lipinets faced Custio Clayton who was ranked #4 by the WBO, #5 by the IBF and #10 by the WBA. The bout ended in a majority draw, with two of the judges scoring the fight 114-114, 114-114, while the third judge saw Clayton as the winner scoring it 115-113 in his favor.

### Lipinets vs. Ennis

In his next bout, Lipinets fought Jaron Ennis, ranked #7 by the WBO, #9 by the IBF and #12 by the WBC at welterweight. Despite catching Ennis a few times, Lipinets was mostly overmatched in the bout and lost the fight via sixth round KO.

## Titles and accomplishments
### Kickboxing

Professional
* WAKO-Pro Full Contact World -64.5 kg Champion
Amateur
* World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
** 2011 WAKO World Championships in Dublin Full Contact -63.5 kg
** 2012 WAKO European Championships in Bucharest Full Contact -63.5 kg
** 2012 WAKO World Cup Bestfighter in Rimini Full Contact -63.5 kg
** 2013 WAKO World Championships in Antalya Full Contact -63.5 kg
* World Combat Games
** 2013 World Combat Games Full Contact -63.5 kg

## Professional boxing record

| 22 fights | 17 wins | 4 losses |
| By knockout | 13 | 2 |
| By decision | 4 | 2 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 23 | Loss | 18–4–1 | Adam Azim | TKO | 9 (12), 0:33 | 1 Feb 2025 | Wembley Arena, London, England | |
| 22 | Win | 18–3–1 | Robbie Davies Jr. | UD | 10 | 8 May 2024 | ProBox TV Events Center, Plant City, Florida, U.S. | |
| 21 | Loss | 17–3–1 | Michel Rivera | UD | 10 | 25 Nov 2023 | Michelob Ultra Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. | |
| 20 | Win | 17–2–1 | Omar Figueroa Jr. | RTD | 8 (12), 3:00 | 20 Aug 2022 | Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S. | |
| 19 | Loss | 16–2–1 | Jaron Ennis | KO | 6 (12), 2:33 | 10 Apr 2021 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, US | |
| 18 | Draw | 16–1–1 | Custio Clayton | MD | 12 | 24 Oct 2020 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, US | For IBF interim welterweight title |
| 17 | Win | 16–1 | Jayar Inson | TKO | 2 (10), 0:57 | 20 Jul 2019 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US | |
| 16 | Win | 15–1 | Lamont Peterson | TKO | 10 (12), 2:59 | 24 Mar 2019 | MGM National Harbor, Oxon Hill, Maryland, US | |
| 15 | Win | 14–1 | Erick Bone | MD | 10 | 4 Aug 2018 | Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, US | |
| 14 | Loss | 13–1 | Mikey Garcia | UD | 12 | 10 Mar 2018 | Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, US | Lost IBF light-welterweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Akihiro Kondo | UD | 12 | 4 Nov 2017 | Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, US | Won vacant IBF light-welterweight title |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Clarence Booth | TKO | 7 (8), 1:33 | 4 Mar 2017 | Barclays Center, Brooklyn, New York, US | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Leonardo Zappavigna | KO | 8 (12), 1:23 | 10 Dec 2016 | Galen Center, Los Angeles, California, US | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Walter Castillo | TKO | 7 (10), 2:45 | 15 Jul 2016 | Horseshoe Casino, Tunica, Mississippi, US | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Levan Ghvamichava | KO | 5 (10), 1:40 | 15 Mar 2016 | Robinson Rancheria Resort & Casino, Nice, California, US | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Haskell Rhodes | UD | 10 | 30 Oct 2015 | The Venue at UCF, Orlando, Florida, US | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Kendal Mena | TKO | 3 (8), 1:40 | 8 Jul 2015 | B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, New York, New York, US | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Cosme Rivera | TKO | 9 (10), 2:59 | 13 Mar 2015 | A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, US | Won vacant WBC Latino light-welterweight title |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Ernie Sanchez | KO | 8 (10), 0:48 | 28 Nov 2014 | Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia | Won vacant WBC International Silver light-welterweight title |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Daniel Lomeli | TKO | 7 (8), 1:45 | 27 Sep 2014 | Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Rynell Griffin | KO | 3 (6), 2:36 | 18 Jul 2014 | Quiet Cannon, Montebello, California, US | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Dzemil Cosovic | KO | 4 (6), 1:52 | 30 May 2014 | Luzhniki Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Franklin Varela | UD | 6 | 25 Apr 2014 | Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia | |

## Kickboxing record

Professional Kickboxing record :
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| 2012-10-20 | Win | Rasul Kachakaev | Grand Prix Russia Open | Moscow, Russia | KO (Left Hook) | 1 | |
| 2012-08- | Win | Maxim Kolpak | | Russia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2012-03-03 | Win | Mickael Lacombe | Full Contact International Gala | Montceau-les-Mines, France | KO | 4 | |
| Wins the vacant WAKO-Pro Full Contact World -64.5kg title. ||||||||
| 2011-12-21 | Win | Sergey Popa | | Moscow, Russia | TKO | 1 | |
| 2011-05-28 | Win | Vitaly Lisnyak | Grand Prix Russia Open | Moscow, Russia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 2010-11-27 | Win | Alexey Radik | | Moscow, Russia | Decision (Unanimous) | 5 | 3:00 |
| 2009-05-21 | Loss | Serhiy Adamchuk | BARS: Russia vs Ukraine | Russia, Moscow | KO | 2 | |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes ||||||||
Amateur Kickboxing record :
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Location | Method | Round | Time |
| 2013-12-08 | Win | Elnur Daryagir | 2013 WAKO World Championships, Final | Antalya, Turkey | Decision | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins the 2013 WAKO World Championships Full Contact -63.5kg Gold Medal. ||||||||
| 2013-12-07 | Win | Aibek Duishembiev | 2013 WAKO World Championships, Semi Final | Antalya, Turkey | Decision | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2013-12-05 | Win | Milton Galarreta | 2013 WAKO World Championships, Quarter Final | Antalya, Turkey | TKO | 2 | |
| 2013-12-04 | Win | Andoni Iglesias | 2013 WAKO World Championships, 1/8 Final | Antalya, Turkey | Decision | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2013-10-25 | Loss | Gabor Gorbics | 2013 World Combat Games, Final | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins the 2013 World Combat Games Full Contact -63.5kg Silver Medal. ||||||||
| 2013-10-23 | Win | William Saidi | 2013 World Combat Games, Semi Final | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2013-10-21 | Win | Konstyantyn Demoretsky | 2013 World Combat Games, Quarter Final | Saint Petersburg, Russia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2012-12-01 | Win | Gabor Garbics | 2012 WAKO European Championships, Final | Bucharest, Romania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins the 2012 WAKO World European Full Contact -63.5kg Gold Medal. ||||||||
| 2012-11-30 | Win | | 2012 WAKO European Championships, Semi Final | Bucharest, Romania | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 2:00 |
| 2011-11- | Loss | Konstyantyn Demoretsky | 2011 WAKO World Championships, Final | Dublin, Ireland | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 2:00 |
| Wins the 2011 WAKO World Championships Full Contact -63.5kg Silver Medal. ||||||||
| 2011-11- | Win | | 2011 WAKO World Championships, Semi Final | Dublin, Ireland | Decision (Majority) | 3 | 2:00 |
| Legend: Win Loss Draw/No contest Notes ||||||||