Viktor Postol
| Viktor Postol Віктор Постол | |
|---|---|
| Statistics | |
| Real name | Viktor Vasylovych Postol |
| Nickname(s) | The Iceman |
| Rated at | Light welterweight |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
| Reach | 187 cm (74 in) |
| Nationality | Ukrainian |
| Born |
16 January 1984 Velyka Dymerka, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine) |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 29 |
| Wins | 28 |
| Wins by KO | 12 |
| Losses | 1 |
Viktor Vasylovych Postol (Ukrainian: Віктор Васильович Постол; born 16 January 1984) is a Ukrainian professional boxer who held the WBC super lightweight title from 2015 to 2016.
Professional career
Early career
Postol's first significant title fight came in December 2011 against Karen Tevosyan for the vacant WBC Silver International light welterweight title. Postol managed to win via unanimous decision to claim the belt.[1] He then successfully defended it against Yvan Mendy[2] and DeMarcus Corley.[3] After vacating the belt, Postol met in the ring with American Hank Lundy for the vacant WBC International light welterweight title and achieved a victory.[4] Before vacating the belt, Postol had managed to retain it against Ignacio Mendoza.
Rising up the ranks
In May 2014, Postol defeated Turkish boxer Selçuk Aydın in WBC title eliminator and earned a mandatory title shot against champion Danny García.[5]
WBC light welterweight champion
Postol vs. Matthysse
It was announced that Postol would fight Lucas Matthysse (37-3, 34 KOs) in a scheduled 12 round bout for the WBC light welterweight title vacated by Danny Garcia in order to move up to the welterweight division in August, at the StubHub Center in Carson, California on October 3, 2015. The camps made a deal just in time to avoid a WBC purse bid scheduled for Monday.[6]
After waiting 17 months for a world title shot, Postol outboxed and outpunched Matthysse before knocking him out with a right hand to the eye in the 10th round to punctuate a superb performance and win a vacant 140-pound world title before 7,025 at the StubHub Centerr. Round after round, Postol attacked Matthysse to the body and kept his jab in his face. Matthysse landed a few hard right hands that rocked Postol during the middle rounds, but not enough to do any serious damage. In the 10th round, Postol nailed Matthysse on the left eye with a clean right hand and he went down. Matthysse got to one knee, but with his head down and dabbing at his eye, referee Reiss counted him out at 2 minutes, 58 seconds. At the time of the knockout, Postol led 86-85 on two scorecards and Matthysse surprisingly led 86-85 on the other. According to CompuBox punch statistics, Postol landed 113 of 509 punches (22 percent) and Matthysse connected on 96 of 281 (34 percent).[7]
Postol vs. Crawford
On May 3, 2016 it was finally confirmed that Postol and Terence Crawford had officially signed a contract for a highly anticipated super-lightweight unification fight on July 23 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Both fighters entered the ring with a matched record of 28 wins, no losses. Both men also entered the MGM Grand Garden Arena for the first time in their respective careers. Crawford won by unanimous decision and unified two light welterweight world titles before a crowd of 7,027. Crawford also claimed the vacant Lineal and Ring Magazine titles.[8] Crawford scored two flash knockdowns in the fifth round, won going away on all three scorecards 118-107, 118-107 and 117-108. ESPN.com also scored the fight 118-107 for Crawford. Postol resorted to rabbit punching in the 11th round. He nailed Crawford with a right hand behind the head, for which Postol was penalized one point, adding to Crawford's advantage. Postol's purse for the fight was $675,000.[9]
Professional boxing record
| Professional record summary | ||
| 29 fights | 28 wins | 1 loss |
| By knockout | 12 | 0 |
| By decision | 16 | 1 |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Loss | 28–1 |  Terence Crawford |
UD | 12 | 23 Jul 2016 | MGM Grand Garden Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US |
Lost WBC light welterweight title; For WBO, vacant The Ring and lineal light welterweight titles |
| 28 | Win | 28–0 |  Lucas Matthysse |
KO | 10 (12), 2:53 | 3 Oct 2015 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, US |
Won vacant WBC light welterweight title |
| 27 | Win | 27–0 | Jake Giuriceo |
UD | 8 | 11 Apr 2015 | Barclays Center, New York City, New York, US |
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| 26 | Win | 26–0 |  Selçuk Aydın |
KO | 11 (12), 2:52 | 17 May 2014 | The Forum, Inglewood, California, US |
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| 25 | Win | 25–0 |  Behzod Nabiev |
UD | 10 | 26 Dec 2013 |  Club Sport Life, Kiev, Ukraine |
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| 24 | Win | 24–0 |  Ignacio Mendoza |
UD | 12 | 3 Oct 2013 | Club Sport Life, Kiev, Ukraine |
Retained WBC International light welterweight title |
| 23 | Win | 23–0 | Bahrom Payozov |
UD | 8 | 29 May 2013 | Club Sport Life, Kiev, Ukraine |
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| 22 | Win | 22–0 | Hank Lundy |
UD | 12 | 21 Mar 2013 | Club Sport Life, Kiev, Ukraine |
Won vacant WBC International light welterweight title |
| 21 | Win | 21–0 |  Henry Aurad |
KO | 1 (8), 2:39 | 22 Dec 2012 | Hollywood Park Casino, Inglewood, California, US |
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| 20 | Win | 20–0 | DeMarcus Corley |
UD | 12 | 27 Oct 2012 | Club Sport Life, Kiev, Ukraine |
Retained WBC Silver International light welterweight title |
| 19 | Win | 19–0 |  Yvan Mendy |
UD | 12 | 27 Jun 2012 | Club Sport Life, Kiev, Ukraine |
Retained WBC Silver International light welterweight title |
| 18 | Win | 18–0 |  Jose Lopez |
UD | 10 | 27 Apr 2012 | Club Sport Life, Kiev, Ukraine |
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| 17 | Win | 17–0 | Artem Ayvazidi |
RTD | 5 (8), 3:00 | 26 Feb 2012 | Club Sport Life, Kiev, Ukraine |
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| 16 | Win | 16–0 |  Karen Tevosyan |
UD | 12 | 18 Dec 2011 | Yunost Sport Palace, Zaporozhye, Ukraine |
Won vacant WBC Silver International light welterweight title |
| 15 | Win | 15–0 |  Felix Lora |
UD | 10 | 3 Oct 2011 | Sports Complex "Freestyle", Kiev, Ukraine |
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| 14 | Win | 14–0 | .svg.png){kind=small} Tarik Madni |
UD | 10 | 11 Jun 2011 | Palace of Sports, Kiev, Ukraine |
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| 13 | Win | 13–0 |  Sam Rukundo |
MD | 10 | 13 Mar 2011 |  Sports Palace, Tbilisi, Georgia |
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| 12 | Win | 12–0 |  Jahongir Abdullaev |
TKO | 4 (10) | 19 Nov 2010 | Sports Complex "Freestyle", Kiev, Ukraine |
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| 11 | Win | 11–0 |  Jay Morris |
UD | 10 | 28 Aug 2010 | Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kiev, Ukraine |
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| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Mamasoli Kimsanbaev |
UD | 8 | 21 May 2010 | Sports Complex "Freestyle", Kiev, Ukraine |
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| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Hujabek Mamatov |
RTD | 2 (6), 3:00 | 13 Mar 2010 | Podmoskovye Hall, Podolsk, Russia |
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| 8 | Win | 8–0 |  Laszlo Komjathi |
KO | 7 (8), 1:56 | 6 Feb 2010 | Sports Complex "Freestyle", Kiev, Ukraine |
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| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Vitaly Olkhovik |
KO | 6 (8), 0:20 | 28 Nov 2009 | Elite Boxing Gym, Kiev, Ukraine |
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| 6 | Win | 6–0 |  Araik Sachbazjan |
UD | 6 | 18 Sep 2009 | Gran Casino, Castellón de la Plana, Spain |
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| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Dmytro Bohachuk |
RTD | 4 (6), 3:00 | 15 Aug 2009 | Borschagovka Gym, Kiev, Ukraine |
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| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Ruslan Pavlenko |
TKO | 1 (6) | 13 Jun 2009 | Kiev, Ukraine |
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| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Denys Tupilenko |
TKO | 3 (4) | 25 Apr 2009 | Borschagovka Gym, Kiev, Ukraine |
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| 2 | Win | 2–0 |  Sreten Miletic |
UD | 4 | 29 Mar 2008 |  Športska Dvorana Pecara, Široki Brijeg, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Zsolt Vicze |
TKO | 2 (4) | 1 Oct 2007 | Brčko, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Professional debut |
Titles in boxing
| Regional titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| New title | WBC Silver International super lightweight champion 18 December 2011 – December 2012 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Humberto Soto |
| Vacant Title last held by Prawet Singwancha |
WBC International super lightweight champion 21 March 2013 – December 2013 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Chris Jenkins |
| World titles | ||
| Vacant Title last held by Danny García |
WBC super lightweight champion 3 October 2015 – 23 July 2016 |
Succeeded by Terence Crawford |
References
- ↑ Usarov, Postol and Nuzhnenko Victorious. boxingscene.com (20 December 2011). Retrieved on 21 May 2014.
- ↑ Victor Postol, Dmitry Kucher Win in Kiev. boxnews.com.ua (27 June 2012). Retrieved on 21 May 2014.
- ↑ Postol Decisions Corley, Kucher Crushes Herelius in Two. boxingscene.com (27 October 2012). Retrieved on 21 May 2014.
- ↑ Viktor Postol Decisions Hank Lundy in Kiev, Kucher Wins. boxingscene.com (21 March 2013). Retrieved on 21 May 2014.
- ↑ Postol stops Aydin in Round 11. espn.go.com (17 May 2014). Retrieved on 21 May 2014.
- ↑ Dan Rafael (July 20, 2015). "Lucas Matthysse, Viktor Postol set for junior welterweight title fight". ESPN.
- ↑ "Postol defeats Matthysse by 10th-round knockout". Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ↑ http://www.omaha.com/sports/local-sports/omaha-s-terence-bud-crawford-takes-down-viktor-iceman-postol/article_8f1f488c-5148-11e6-acb2-7fb84dce9a2e.html
- ↑ "Crawford unifies titles in lopsided win over Postol". Retrieved 2016-07-25.