Grigory Drozd


Grigory Anatolyevich Drozd is a Russian former professional boxer. He held the World Boxing Council cruiserweight title from 2014 to 2016, and the European cruiserweight title from 2013 to 2014.

Boxing career

Drozd only fought three amateur fights, winning all of them. His manager is Dietmar Poszwa.

Drozd vs. Wilson

Drozd faced Darnell Wilson on July 2, 2009 at the Krylatskoye Sports Palace in Moscow, winning the fight in the tenth round.

Drozd vs. Simms

He fought Michael Simms on February 23, 2008, at the DIVS in Ekaterinburg with an attendance of 25,000 at the stadium. The fight went eight rounds and Drozd won the fight via unanimous decision.

Drozd vs. Calloway

On 6 December 2008, Drozd Fought Rob Calloway for the vacant WBO Asia Pacific Cruiserweight title, vacant WBC Asian Boxing Council Cruiserweight title and the vacant PABA Cruiserweight title at the circus in Nizhny Novgorod. It was voted Asian Super Fight of the year, with Drozd winning by seventh-round technical knockout.

Drozd vs. Masternak

On October 5, 2013, Drozd won the EBU Cruiserweight title in Moscow by defeating Mateusz Masternak via eleventh-round technical knockout.

Drozd vs. Quanna

Drozd retained the title against mandatory challenger Jeremy Ouanna on March 15, 2014.

Drozd vs. Wlodarczyk

In his next bout, Drozd won his first world title by defeating Krzysztof Włodarczyk on September 27, 2014, to win the WBC Cruiserweight title. Drozd won the fight convincingly, with the judges scoring it 119-108, 119-108 and 118-109 in favor of Drozd.

Drozd vs. Janik

In his next bout, Drozd fought Lukasz Janik, which was his first title defence. Drozd beat Lukasz Janik by technical knockout in the 9th round.
Drozd lost the WBC cruiserweight title at the end of May 2016 when he was unable to defend it due to injury, and Tony Bellew defeated Ilunga Makabu in three rounds to win it. Instead he was made champion in recess, but was removed from that position due to inactivity in December 2016. He has not fought since.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
41Win40–1Łukasz JanikTKO9, 0:502015-05-22Olympic Indoor Arena, Moscow, RussiaRetained WBC cruiserweight title
40Win39–1Krzysztof WłodarczykUD122014-09-27Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, RussiaWon WBC cruiserweight title
39Win38–1Jeremy OuannaKO1, 2:402014-03-15Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, RussiaRetained European cruiserweight title
38Win37–1Mateusz MasternakTKO11, 0:532013-10-05Olympic Indoor Arena, Moscow, RussiaWon European cruiserweight title
37Win36–1Jean Marc MonroseUD122012-12-17Crocus City Hall, Moscow, RussiaWon vacant WBA International cruiserweight title
36Win35–1Fabio GarridoTKO1, 0:452012-06-20CSKA, Moscow, Russia
35Win34–1Richard HallRTD8, 3:002012-02-08USC Soviet Wings, Moscow, Russia
34Win33–1Remigijus ZiausysUD82011-03-11Arena, Kemerovo, Russia
33Win32–1Darnell WilsonRTD10, 3:002009-07-02Krylatskoye Sports Palace, Moscow, RussiaRetained WBO Asia Pacific and PABA cruiserweight titles
32Win31–1Rob CallowayTKO7, 1:252008-12-06Circus, Nizhny Novgorod, RussiaWon vacant WBO, WBC Asian and PABA cruiserweight titles
31Win30–1Talgat DosanovUD82008-07-31Pyramid, Kazan, Russia
30Win29–1Michael SimmsUD82008-02-23DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
29Win28–1Laudelino BarrosKO8, 2:222007-11-17Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, GermanyRetained WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title
28Win27–1Jean Claude BikoiUD122007-07-28Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, GermanyWon vacant WBO Asia Pacific cruiserweight title
27Win26–1Mircea TelecanKO1, 2:352007-02-17Maritim Hotel, Magdeburg, Germany
26Loss25–1Firat ArslanTKO5, 2:282006-10-28Porsche-Arena, Stuttgart, Germany
25Win25–0Mauro Adrian OrdialesTKO3, 2:152006-07-29König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, GermanyWon vacant WBC International cruiserweight title
24Win24–0Pavel MelkomyanKO5, 0:442006-01-07Zenith, Munich, Munich, Germany
23Win23–0Shane SwartzTKO7 2005-10-25TV-Studio 44, Vienna, Austria
22Win22–0Asmir VojnovicTKO8 2005-04-15DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
21Win21–0Denis SalomkaKO2 2005-02-01Casino Kapitalizm, Moscow, Russia
20Win20–0Jason RobinsonUD102004-10-01Basket-Hall Arena, Kazan, Russia
19Win19–0Saúl MontanaTKO9, 2:022004-03-30Great Western Forum, Inglewood, California, U.S.Won vacant IBO Intercontinental cruiserweight title
18Win18–0Muslim BiarslanovTKO3 2003-12-03DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
17Win17–0Yan KulkovTKO5 2003-08-31Prokopyevsk, RussiaWon vacant Russian cruiserweight title
16Win16–0Oleksandr GarashchenkoUD82003-06-06Express, Rostov-on-Don, Russia
15Win15–0Oleksandr SubinUD82003-04-08Moscow, Russia
14Win14–0Akmal AslanovTKO4 2003-01-30Casino Vodoley, Ekaterinburg, Russia
13Win13–0Pavel KalabinTKO4 2002-12-25Pyramide, Kazan, Russia
12Win12–0Ihor PylypenkoDQ3 2002-11-15Circus, Zaporizhia, Ukraine
11Win11–0Teymuraz KekelidzeUD102002-08-25Prokopyevsk, RussiaWon vacant Ural & Siberia cruiserweight title
10Win10–0Sedrak AgagulyanTKO4 2002-07-04Casino Vodoley, Ekaterinburg, Russia
9Win9–0Mikhail BalovnevTKO5 2002-05-23Casino Vodoley, Ekaterinburg, Russia
8Win8–0Siarhei KrupenichTKO5 2002-04-25Perm, Russia
7Win7–0Dmitry GerasimovTKO4 2002-03-28Perm, Russia
6Win6–0Yuriy BylynchukTKO4 2002-02-28Ekaterinburg, Russia
5Win5–0Evgeny GalchenkoTKO2 2001-12-21Ekaterinburg, Russia
4Win4–0Valery MakeevTKO5 2001-10-28Culture & Sports Complex, Ekaterinburg, Russia
3Win3–0Cesar RamosTKO3 2001-08-24Prokopyevsk, Russia
2Win2–0Timofey MaklakovTKO2 2001-07-24KRC Arbat, Moscow, Russia
1Win1–0Valeri SemiskurUD62001-04-13CSKA Universal Sports Hall, Moscow, Russia