Denis Inkin


Denis Inkin is a Russian former professional boxer who fought in Germany at super middleweight.

Amateur career

Before turning professional Inkin had an extensive career as an amateur whilst serving as a Captain in the tank forces of the Russian army.

Amateur record

Debut fight

Inkin's first fight as a professional boxer was in June 2001, in his home town of Novosibirsk, when he beat Kazakhstani fighter Talgat Abdykarimov with a first round knockout.

Russian base

Inkin fought all of his first 23 fights in Russia and Ukraine, with the exception of one in the United Kingdom, winning all of his fights with 17 wins by KO.

First belt

During his time being based in Russia, Inkin fought for his first title belt against Bulgarian Veselin Nikolaev Vasilev in Moscow, for the vacant IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight title. Inkin knocked Vasilev out in the first round to take the title.

Move to Germany

He moved to Germany in June 2005 from where he boxed in Germany, Austria, Slovenia and Croatia and won that WBC International super middleweight title against German Mario Veit with a seventh round KO of Veit.

WBO Super middleweight title

On September 27, 2008, at the Color Line Arena in Hamburg, Germany, Inkin claimed the vacant WBO super middleweight title, previously held by Joe Calzaghe for over 11 years, with a twelve round unanimous decision victory over Fulgencio Zuniga. In January 2009, in his first defence of the title, Inkin lost to Hungarian Karoly Balzsay over 12 rounds in Germany.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
35Loss34–1Károly BalzsayUD12Jan 10, 2009Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, GermanyLost WBO super middleweight title
34Win34–0Fulgencio ZúñigaUD12Sep 27, 2008Color Line Arena, Altona, GermanyWon vacant WBO super middleweight title
33Win33–0Sergey BeloshapkinUD6Jul 24, 2008Vodoley, Ekaterinburg, Russia
32Win32–0Martin Abel BruerUD12Nov 24, 2007Freiberger Arena, Dresden, GermanyRetained WBC International super middleweight title
31Win31–0József NagyTKO5, 2:08Jun 30, 2007Porsche Arena, Stuttgart, GermanyRetained WBC International super middleweight title
30Win30–0Emmanuel DumaTKO7, 1:48Feb 27, 2007Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
29Win29–0Mario VeitKO7, 1:52Oct 21, 2006Brandberge Arena, Halle an der Saale, GermanyWon WBC International super middleweight title
28Win28–0Konni KonradUD8May 23, 2006Sportna Dvoran Center, Ptuj, Slovenia
27Win27–0Peter MashamaiteUD10Feb 28, 2006Alte Reithalle, Stuttgart, Germany
26Win26–0Antonio Valentin OchoaTKO5, 2:40Dec 13, 2005Freizeit Arena, Soelden, Austria
25Win25–0Malik DziarraKO4, 2:09Sep 17, 2005Harzlandhalle, Ilsenburg, Germany
24Win24–0Gerardo SoriaTKO4 Jun 18, 2005Amphitheater Arena, Pula, Serbia
23Win23–0Maneno OswaldTKO3 May 19, 2005Giant Hall, Casino Conti, Saint Petersburg, Russia
22Win22–0George Adipo OdourKO1 Mar 9, 2005Infinity Nightclub, Moscow, Russia
21Win21–0Branko SobotTKO2 Dec 16, 2004Centr na Tulskoy, Moscow, Russia
20Win20–0Julio César VásquezTKO7 Sep 24, 2004Ice Palace, Novosibirsk, Russia
19Win19–0Denis SolomkoTKO3 Jul 6, 2004M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
18Win18–0Ovill McKenziePTS8Apr 3, 2004M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, Lancashire, England, UK
17Win17–0Yuri TsarenkaUD8Jan 30, 2004DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
16Win16–0Chris NembhardTKO4 Nov 27, 2003Olimpyskiy Sports Palace, Chekhov, Russia
15Win15–0Jose Hilton Dos SantosTKO7 Sep 6, 2003Sport Palace, Kyiv, UkraineRetained IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight title
14Win14–0Veselin VasilevKO1 Jun 26, 2003USC Soviet Wings, Moscow, RussiaWon vacant IBF Inter-Continental super middleweight title
13Win13–0Dmitry GerasimovKO4 Apr 19, 2003Circus, Saint Petersburg, Russia
12Win12–0Sergey KaranevichUD8Jan 26, 2003Novosibirsk, Russia
11Win11–0Ilyas TaramovTKO2 Dec 22, 2002Novosibirsk, Russia
10Win10–0Bakhtiyar KhodzhiyevTKO3 Nov 6, 2002Novosibirsk, Russia
9Win9–0Ilyas TaramovTKO1 Oct 10, 2002Ekaterinburg, Russia
8Win8–0Viktor GeraschenkoUD6Aug 31, 2002Novosibirsk, Russia
7Win7–0Viktor GeraschenkoTKO5 May 18, 2002Ice Palace, Tyumen, Russia
6Win6–0Dmitry TreskovTKO5 Mar 28, 2002Ekaterinburg, Russia
5Win5–0Igor LyzunykTKO4 Feb 16, 2002Ice Palace, Novosibirsk, Russia
4Win4–0Vage KocharyanUD6Dec 11, 2001Ice Palace, Novosibirsk, Russia
3Win3–0Aliaksandr KravchankaKO1 Nov 10, 2001Ice Palace, Novosibirsk, Russia
2Win2–0Mger MkrtchyanTKO2 Oct 13, 2001Giant Hall, Casino Conti, Saint Petersburg, Russia
1Win1–0Talgat AbdykarimovKO1 Jun 30, 2001Ice Palace, Novosibirsk, Russia