# Alexander Ustinov

Alexander "Sasha" Ustinov (Russian: Александр Устинов; born 7 December 1976) is a Russian professional boxer, former kickboxer and mixed martial artist. In boxing, he has challenged once for the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title in 2017.
Ustinov currently resides in Minsk, Belarus, but remains a Russian citizen and competes under the Russian flag.

## Kickboxing career

In 2003 after winning K-1 Moscow Grand Pix with three consecutive KO's Alexander Ustinov earned his spot at the K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris. In quarter finals he met Gregory Tony and won the fight by a second-round TKO. In the semi-final he stepped into the ring against his own sparring partner Alexey Ignashov and after the hard-fought battle the judges ruled the fight for Ignashov's favor.
In December 2003 he continued his strong performances at the tournaments winning the K-1 Spain GP in Barcelona.
On 7 August 2004 Alexander Ustinov was invited to participate at K-1 World GP 2004 Battle of Bellagio II. On his biggest tournament of his career, he was matched up against the towering South African fighter Jan "The Giant" Nortje. Alexander Ustinov won the battle but unfortunately was unable to continue due to a deep laceration on his shin and was replaced by the American Scott Lighty.
In 2005 he won two more K-1 tournaments in Milan, Italy and Lommel, Belgium as well as made his professional boxing debut.

## Professional boxing career

Alexander Ustinov made his professional boxing debut on 13 May 2005 at the age of 29. He scored a second-round TKO win in his first bout. On 26 February 2009, he won the EBF heavyweight title by stopping Ukrainian Maksym Pedyura in five rounds. Ustinov made two successful defences of that title against Italian Paolo Vidoz and Russian Denis Bakhtov. In his 19th professional contest he defeated American future heavyweight title challenger Monte Barrett by unanimous decision.

### Usitnov vs. Pulev

Ustinov suffered his first defeat in his 28th contest to Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev via 11th-round knockout in September 2009.

### Ustinov vs. Tua

In 2013, he scored the biggest win of his career by outpointing hard punching New Zealander-Samoan David Tua, which was the final fight of Tua's career as he announced his retirement after the fight.

### Ustinov vs. Charr

On 25 November 2017, he unsuccessfully challenged for the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title, losing a unanimous decision to Syrian Manuel Charr.
On 26 July 2014, he was to scheduled to fight Tyson Fury as a late replacement for the injured Derek Chisora. However, Tyson Fury pulled out of the fight due to the ill health and eventual death of his uncle, Hughie Fury.

### Ustinov vs. Hunter

On 24 November 2018, Ustinov faced Michael Hunter. Hunter scored two knockdowns over Ustinov and won the fight via TKO in the ninth round.

### Ustinov vs. Joyce

On 18 May 2019, Ustinov faced WBC #15 at heavyweight, Joe Joyce. Joyce's power was too much for Ustinov, as Joyce dominated him en route to a third-round TKO victory.

## Titles
### Boxing

* WBA International heavyweight champion
* EBA (European Boxing Association) heavyweight champion

### Kickboxing

* World Full Contact Association
** 2006 WFCA Super Heavyweight World title
* International Federation of Muaythai Amateur
** 2006 IFMA World Amateur Champion
* K-1
** 2006 K-1 Fighting Network in Marseilles Champion
** 2005 K-1 Italy Oktagon Champion
** 2004 K-1 Poland Champion
** 2003 K-1 Spain Grand Prix in Barcelona Champion
** 2003 K-1 World Grand Prix Preliminary Moscow Champion
* World Kickboxing Network
** 2004 WKN European Muay Thai Champion
* World Kickboxing Federation
** 2003 WKBF Golden Panther Cup (+91 kg) Champion
* International Amateur Muay Thai Federation
** 2003 IAMTF World Amateur Muay Thai Champion

## Kickboxing record

53 Wins (31 (T)KO's, 22 decisions), 9 Losses, 1 Draw, 1 No Contest :
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round | Time |
| 30 November 2007 | Win | Xhavit Bajrami | Battle of Champions, Moscow, Russia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 14 April 2007 | Win | Matt Samoa | Kings of Oceania 2007, Auckland, New Zealand | KO | 2 | 1:45 |
| 18 November 2006 | Win | Chris Chrispoulides | K-1 Kings of Oceania 2006 Round 3, Auckland, New Zealand | KO (Left hook) | 1 | 2:13 |
| 28 October 2006 | Win | Mirko Vlahovic | Ichigeki Bulgaria 2006, Sofia, Bulgaria | KO (Straight punch) | 2 | 1:30 |
| 10 August 2006 | Win | Lloyd van Dams | The Battle of Arnhem V, Arnhem, Netherlands | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 30 September 2006 | Win | Pavel Majer | Kick Boxing in Russia, Moscow | KO | 1 | |
| 23 August 2006 | Win | Evgeny Orlov | Belorechensk Fight Night 2 | KO | 1 | |
| 6 July 2006 | Win | Teodor Sariyev | IFMA, Amateur Muaythai World Championships, Bangkok | Decision | 5 | 2:00 |
| 6 March 2006 | Win | Serhiy Arkhipov | IFMA, Amateur Muaythai World Championships, Bangkok | Decision | 5 | 2:00 |
| 29 April 2006 | Win | Paul Slowinski | MARS World Fighting GP in Seoul, Korea | KO | 2 | 2:55 |
| 4 July 2006 | Win | Alben Belinski | The Bulgarian Kick Gala, Sofia, Bulgaria | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 17 February 2006 | NC | Bjorn Bregy | K-1 European League 2006 in Bratislava, Slovakia | No contest | | |
| 20 January 2006 | Win | Brice Guidon | K-1 Fighting Network 2006 in Marseilles, France | KO | 1 | 0:35 |
| Wins the K-1 Fighting Network 2006 in Marseilles Tournament. ||||||||
| 20 January 2006 | Win | Christophe Carron | K-1 Fighting Network 2006 in Marseilles, France | TKO | 2 | |
| 20 January 2006 | Win | Alexander Novovic | K-1 Fighting Network 2006 in Marseilles, France | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 12 October 2005 | Win | Ashwin Balrak | Fights at the Border IV, Lommel, Belgium | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| Wins the Fights at the Border IV Tournament. ||||||||
| 12 October 2005 | Win | Koos Wessels | Fights at the Border IV, Lommel, Belgium | KO | 2 | |
| 12 October 2005 | Win | Sebastien Van Thielen | Fights at the Border IV, Lommel, Belgium | TKO | 2 | |
| 2 October 2005 | Win | Brecht Wallis | The Battle of Arnhem IV, Arnhem, Netherlands | KO | 1 | |
| 16 September 2005 | Draw | Ionuţ Iftimoaie | Local Kombat 16 "Liga Campionilor", Cluj Napoca, Romania | Decision draw | 5 | 3:00 |
| 6 July 2005 | Loss | Ruslan Avasov | Stadium "Spartacus" tournament, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan |
| For the Stadium Spartacus tournament title. ||||||||
| 6 July 2005 | Win | Eduard Voznovich | Stadium "Spartacus" tournament, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | | | |
| 6 July 2005 | Win | Andrei Zuravkov | Stadium "Spartacus" tournament, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan | | | |
| 5 June 2005 | Win | Mladen Brestovac | K-1 Slovakia 2005, Bratislava | KO | | |
| 20 April 2005 | Loss | Eduard Voznovich | Arbat Fight Club, WBKF, Moscow, Russia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 16 April 2005 | Win | Freddy Kemayo | K-1 Italy 2005 Oktagon, Milano, Italy | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| Wins the K-1 Italy 2005 Oktagon tournament. ||||||||
| 16 April 2005 | Win | Gregory Tony | K-1 Italy 2005 Oktagon, Milano, Italy | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 16 April 2005 | Win | Bjorn Bregy | K-1 Italy 2005 Oktagon, Milano, Italy | TKO | 1 | 3:00 |
| 2 May 2005 | Loss | Brecht Wallis | Total Kombat 3, Romania | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 12/00/2004 | Win | Pavel Majer | Moscow, Russia | KO | | |
| 9 November 2004 | Win | Duško Basrak | Local Kombat 9, Romania | KO | 4 | |
| 8 July 2004 | Win | Jan Nortje | K-1 World Grand Prix 2004 in Las Vegas II, NV | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 7 January 2004 | Win | Jeff Ford | Minsk, Belarus | KO | 1 | |
| 29 May 2004 | Loss | Lloyd van Dams | King of the Ring World GP, Venice, Italy | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 29 May 2004 | Win | Mohammed Fowzi | King of the Ring World GP, Venice, Italy | KO (High kick) | 2 | |
| 15 May 2004 | Win | Andrei Zuravkov | K-1 Poland 2004, Poland | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| Wins the K-1 Poland 2004 tournament. ||||||||
| 15 May 2004 | Win | Serhiy Arkhipov | K-1 Poland 2004, Poland | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 15 May 2004 | Win | Mindaugas Kalikauskas | K-1 Poland 2004, Poland | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 5 February 2004 | Win | Aurel Bococi | WKN Championships, Daugavpils, Latvia | KO | 1 | |
| 24 December 2003 | Win | Ruslan Avasov | WKBF Golden Panther Cup Final (+91 kg) @ Club Arbat, Moscow, Russia | KO (Right liver shot) | 6 | 1:00 |
| 20 December 2003 | Win | Petar Majstorovic | K-1 Spain Grand Prix 2003 in Barcelona, Spain | KO | 3 | 2:28 |
| Wins the K-1 Spain Grand Prix 2003 in Barcelona tournament. ||||||||
| 20 December 2003 | Win | Gary Turner | K-1 Spain Grand Prix 2003 in Barcelona, Spain | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 20 December 2003 | Win | Ivica Perkovic | K-1 Spain Grand Prix 2003 in Barcelona, Spain | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 29 October 2003 | Win | Andrei Kirsanov | WKBF Golden Panther Cup 1/2 Final (+91 kg) @ Club Arbat, Moscow, Russia | Decision | 5 | 2:00 |
| 29 October 2003 | Win | Andriy Rybalko | WKBF Golden Panther Cup 1/4 Final (+91 kg) @ Club Arbat, Moscow, Russia | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 7 February 2003 | Loss | Serhiy Arkhipov | Tournament Cup of Gold Bars (over 91 kg), Russia | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 7 February 2003 | Win | Andrei Kirsanov | Tournament Cup of Gold Bars (over 91 kg), Russia | Decision | 3 | 3:00 |
| 14 June 2003 | Loss | Alexey Ignashov | K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris, France | Decision (Split) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 14 June 2003 | Win | Gregory Tony | K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 in Paris, France | KO (Low kicks) | 2 | 2:40 |
| 28 May 2003 | Win | Andrei Kirsanov | K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Moscow, Russia | KO | 3 | 1:32 |
| Wins the K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary tournament. ||||||||
| 28 May 2003 | Win | Ruslan Bisayev | K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Moscow, Russia | KO | 2 | 0:40 |
| 28 May 2003 | Win | Alexander Mozolev | K-1 World Grand Prix 2003 Preliminary Moscow, Russia | KO | 2 | 0:43 |
| 14 March 2003 | Win | Eduard Voznovich | IAMTF, Amateur Muaythai World Championships, Bangkok | TKO (Corner stoppage) | 4 | |
| 19 February 2003 | Win | Evgeny Orlov | BARS – Cup of Arbat Final (+94 kg) | KO | 3 | |
| 2 December 2003 | Win | Ruslan Bisayev | BARS – Cup of Arbat Semi-finals (+94 kg) | TKO | 4 | |
| 2 May 2003 | Win | David Shvelidze | BARS – Cup of Arbat Quarterfinals (+94 kg) | KO | 2 | |
| 27 November 2002 | Win | Aslan Khamzatov | BARS – BARS | TKO | 4 | |
| 31 July 2002 | Win | Ruslan Bisayev | BARS – Cup of Arbat Final (+94 kg) | Decision | 5 | 3:00 |
| 24 July 2002 | Win | Suren Kalachan | BARS – Cup of Arbat Semi-finals (+94 kg) | KO | 2 | |
| 5 April 2002 | Loss | Andrei Kirsanov | K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Ukraine, Kyiv | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 5 April 2002 | Win | Yaroslav Zavorotnyi | K-1 World Grand Prix 2002 Preliminary Ukraine, Kyiv | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |
| 12 January 2001 | Loss | Rob Hanneman | K-1 World Grand Prix 2001 Preliminary Prague, Czech Republic | Decision (Unanimous) | 3 | 3:00 |

## Mixed martial arts record

1 Win, 1 Loss. :
| Date | Result | Opponent | Event | Method | Round |
| 10 November 2017 | Loss | Kirill Fedorov | Modern Fighting Pankration - AMUR CHALLENGE 12 | Decision (Split) | 3 |
| 23 November 2007 | Loss | Andrei Zubov | Perm Regional MMA Federation – MMA Professional Cup | Decision (Unanimous) | 2 |
| 5 June 2004 | Win | Denis Podolyachin | WSFC 8 – West Siberian Fighting Championship 8 | Decision | 5 |

## Professional boxing record

| 43 fights | 36 wins | 6 losses |
| By knockout | 27 | 5 |
| By decision | 9 | 1 |
| Draws | 1 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
| 43 | Loss | 36–6–1 | Ivan Dychko | TKO | 1 (10), 2:40 | 18 Dec 2021 | Astana, Kazakhstan | |
| 42 | Loss | 36–5–1 | Vladyslav Sirenko | KO | 1 (10), 1:10 | 10 Sep 2021 | Stade Roland Garros, Paris, France | |
| 41 | Draw | 36–4–1 | Terell Jamal Woods | SD | 6 | 27 Mar 2021 | InterContinental, Miami, Florida, U.S. | |
| 40 | Win | 36–4 | Tornike Puritchamiashvili | RTD | 2 (10), 3:00 | 26 Jul 2020 | DiaMond, Minsk, Belarus | Won vacant WBA interim Asia heavyweight title |
| 39 | Win | 35–4 | Oleksandr Nesterenko | KO | 1 (10), 2:26 | 24 Jul 2019 | Korston Club, Moscow, Russia | |
| 38 | Loss | 34–4 | Joe Joyce | TKO | 3 (10), 1:55 | 18 May 2019 | Lamex Stadium, Stevenage, England | |
| 37 | Loss | 34–3 | Michael Hunter | TKO | 9 (12), 1:52 | 24 Nov 2018 | Casino de Salle Medecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco | For vacant WBA International heavyweight title |
| 36 | Loss | 34–2 | Manuel Charr | UD | 12 | 25 Nov 2017 | Oberhausen, Germany | For vacant WBA (Regular) heavyweight title |
| 35 | Win | 34–1 | Raphael Zumbano Love | TKO | 1 (10), 2:06 | 19 May 2017 | Whites Hotel, Bolton, England | |
| 34 | Win | 33–1 | Konstantin Airich | KO | 5 (10), 2:59 | 12 Dec 2015 | VTB Arena, Moscow, Russia | |
| 33 | Win | 32–1 | Maurice Harris | KO | 1 (10), 1:05 | 10 Oct 2015 | Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela | Won vacant WBA International heavyweight title |
| 32 | Win | 31–1 | Travis Walker | TKO | 2 (10), 1:36 | 11 Jul 2015 | Manchester Velodrome, Manchester, England | |
| 31 | Win | 30–1 | Chauncy Welliver | UD | 8 | 11 Dec 2014 | Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, Russia | |
| 30 | Win | 29–1 | David Tua | UD | 12 | 16 Nov 2013 | Claudelands Arena, Hamilton, New Zealand | Won vacant WBA Pan African heavyweight title |
| 29 | Win | 28–1 | Ivica Perkovic | UD | 8 | 20 Apr 2013 | Sports Palace "Lokomotyv", Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| 28 | Loss | 27–1 | Kubrat Pulev | KO | 11 (12), 1:28 | 29 Sep 2012 | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | For European and IBF International heavyweight titles |
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Jason Gavern | KO | 7 (12), 2:26 | 26 Apr 2012 | Sports Palace "Lokomotyv", Kharkiv, Ukraine | Won vacant IBO Inter-Continental heavyweight title |
| 26 | Win | 26–0 | Kertson Manswell | TKO | 3 (8), 2:18 | 3 Mar 2012 | ESPRIT Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany | |
| 25 | Win | 25–0 | Denis Bakhtov | UD | 12 | 22 Oct 2011 | Budivelnik, Cherkasy, Ukraine | Retained EBA heavyweight title |
| 24 | Win | 24–0 | Akmal Aslanov | TKO | 2 (8), 1:57 | 30 Jul 2011 | Palace of Sport, Odesa, Ukraine | |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Guido Santana | TKO | 1 (8), 1:08 | 28 May 2011 | Concert Hall "Kobzov", Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Özcan Çetinkaya | TKO | 2 (8), 1:15 | 16 Oct 2010 | O2 World, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 | Paolo Vidoz | UD | 12 | 26 Jun 2010 | Palace of Sport, Odesa, Ukraine | Retained EBA heavyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 20–0 | Ed Mahone | TKO | 4 (8), 0:30 | 20 Mar 2010 | ESPRIT Arena, Düsseldorf, Germany | |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 | Monte Barrett | UD | 12 | 12 Dec 2009 | PostFinance Arena, Bern, Switzerland | Won vacant WBA International heavyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 | Andriy Kindrych | TKO | 3 (8), 1:15 | 21 Oct 2009 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Talgat Dosanov | TKO | 4 (8), 2:55 | 15 Aug 2009 | Dynamo, Grozny, Russia | |
| 16 | Win | 16–0 | Michael Sprott | UD | 10 | 20 Jun 2009 | Veltins-Arena, Gelsenkirchen, Germany | |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 | Byron Polley | KO | 2 (8), 1:27 | 21 Mar 2009 | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany | |
| 14 | Win | 14–0 | Maksym Pedyura | TKO | 5 (12), 1:56 | 26 Feb 2009 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine | Won vacant EBA heavyweight title |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Julius Long | KO | 1 (8), 2:50 | 11 Oct 2008 | O2 World, Berlin, Germany | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Daniel Bispo | KO | 2 (8) | 22 Aug 2008 | Olympic Village, Beijing, China | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Hans-Jörg Blasko | KO | 2 (8), 2:59 | 12 Jul 2008 | Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Rudolf Abramyan | UD | 8 | 17 May 2008 | Sports Palace "Lokomotyv", Kharkiv, Ukraine | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Sedreck Fields | UD | 8 | 19 Apr 2008 | Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Earl Ladson | TKO | 1 (4), 1:59 | 23 Feb 2008 | Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, US | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Vitali Shkraba | TKO | 1 (10) | 6 Jul 2007 | Arena Gym, Hamburg, Germany | Won vacant German International heavyweight title |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Oleksandr Mileiko | TKO | 5 (6) | 25 Mar 2007 | Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Engin Solmaz | TKO | 2 (6), 0:53 | 10 Feb 2007 | Grand Elysée Hotel, Hamburg, Germany | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Valeri Meierson | TKO | 1 (6), 2:30 | 25 Dec 2006 | Club Reaktor, Minsk, Belarus | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Ryszard Raszkiewicz | TKO | 3 (4), 2:26 | 17 Oct 2006 | Hotel Pyramida, Prague, Czech Republic | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Aleh Ramanau | TKO | 6 (8) | 20 May 2005 | Mebelny-3, Minsk, Belarus | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Aleh Tsukanau | TKO | 2 (6) | 13 May 2005 | Mebelny-3, Minsk, Belarus | |