Ivan Dychko


Ivan Fyodorovich Dychko is a Kazakh professional boxer. As an amateur he won bronze medals at the 2012 and 2016 Summer Olympics.

Amateur career

At the 2008 AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships Dychko defeated American cruiserweight Contender Nick Kisner in the quarterfinals 5–1. Then went on to lose 8:10 to Erislandy Savón, in the final match to earn a silver medal. He moved up to super heavyweight a year later, winning his first of three national championships at the weight. At the 2009 World Amateur Boxing Championships, he was eliminated after losing his second bout 11:15 to Denis Sergeev. At the 2010 Asian Games, Dycho defeated Iranian Rouhollah Hosseini 6:4 in the semifinal but lost the final 5:7 to local favorite Zhang Zhilei. In 2011 he beat Roman Kapitanenko 9:4 at a local tournament. At the 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships, he got past Zhilei 13:7 and Croat Filip Hrgovic but lost the semi-final to eventual winner Magomedrasul Majidov 9:16.
At the 2012 Olympics, he beat German boxer Erik Pfeifer 14–4 and Canadian boxer Simon Kean to win the bronze medal. He lost the semifinal to future world champion Anthony Joshua 13–11.
At the 2013 World Championships, Dychko beat Satish Kumar and Pfeifer to reach the final once again, where he was to rematch Majidov. Majidov got a convincing win by knocking Dychko out in the final round despite the latter winning the first 2 rounds. Dychko was first knocked down by an overhand. He'd get up but after the referee resumed the fight, Majidov landed the same shot and knocked down Dychko once again. At that point, the referee stopped the fight. Dychko bounced back by winning a gold medal at the 2014 Asian Games. Dychko would reach the final once again at the 2015 World Championships, but he lost to Tony Yoka 0:3.
At the 2016 Olympics, Dychko vanquished Majidov in the first round but would settle for a bronze once again, after losing to Joe Joyce in the semifinals. His amateur record is 181–18.

Professional career

Dychko announced he was turning pro in February 2017. He said he was looking for a rematch against world champion Anthony Joshua. On his debut, Dychko, an abnormally tall boxer, was matched against 6'11 Aubur Wright, an even taller fighter. He was nevertheless able to convincingly beat Wright, stopping him after just 2 minutes in the first round.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
16Loss15–1Jermaine FranklinUD1013 Sep 2025Allegiant Stadium, Paradise, Nevada, U.S.
15Win15–0Samuel CrossedKO1, 1:1519 Jul 2024Meadows Racetrack and Casino, Washington, Pennsylvania, U.S.
14Win14–0Craig LewisTKO2, 2:0521 Aug 2024ProBox TV Events Center, Plant City, Florida, U.S.
13Win13–0Ariel Esteban BracamonteTKO2, 1:1310 Jun 2023Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, ArgentinaWon vacant WBA Fedecaribe heavyweight title
12Win12–0Kevin Nicolas Espindola1023 Jun 2022Casino Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
11Win11–0Aleksandr UstinovTKO1, 2:4018 Dec 2021Astana, Kazakhstan
10Win10–0Denis BakhtovKO1, 1:0010 Jul 2021Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
9Win9–0Nate HeavenKO2, 2:3312 Jul 2019Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
8Win8–0Ray AustinTKO3, 1:4810 May 2019Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
7Win7–0Maurice HarrisKO1, 1:396 Jul 2018Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino, Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
6Win6–0Mike MarroneTKO1, 2:1916 Jun 2018Coliseum, St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
5Win5–0Stephen KirnonKO1, 0:3823 Mar 2018Seminole [Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood|Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino], Hollywood, Florida, U.S.
4Win4–0Celso PinzonTKO3, 1:3716 Dec 2017Miami Airport Convention Center, Miami, Florida, U.S.
3Win3–0Carlos SandovalTKO1, 2:288 Dec 2017Hialeah Park Race Track, Hialeah, Florida, U.S.
2Win2–0Rodriguez Cade3, 0:4913 Oct 2017A La Carte Event Pavilion, Tampa, Florida, U.S.
1Win1–0Aubur Wright1, 2:0529 Sep 2017Gilley's, Dallas, Texas, U.S.