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Denis Bakhtov (born December 7, 1979, in Kazakhstan) is a Russian professional boxer.

Professional career

On October 11, 2014, Bakhtov fought future world champion Anthony Joshua, losing by technical knockout in the second round.

In 2015 Bakhtov was suspended after his fight against Arnold Gjergjaj due to failing a test which detected banned substances.

Professional boxing record

39 Wins (26 knockouts, 13 decisions), 19 Losses (11 knockouts, 7 decisions)
Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round	Date	Location	Notes
Loss	39-19	Ivan Dychko	KO	1 (8), 1:00	10/07/2021	Baluan Sholak Sports Palace, Almaty, Kazakhstan
Loss	39-18	Abdulkerim Edilov	KO	1 (8), 0:50	03/09/2020	Grozny, Russia
Loss	39-17	Evgenios Lazaridis	RTD	4 (8), 3:00	21/09/2019	Sporthalle, Zinnowitz, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
Loss	39-16	Vladyslav Sirenko	TKO	7 (8), 1:43	23/06/2019	Time Square, Menlyn, Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
Loss	39-15	Petar Milas	TKO	6 (10), 1:51	06/04/2019	Ballhaus Forum, Unterschleißheim, Bayern, Germany
Loss	39-14	Hussein Muhamed	DQ	3 (8), 2:54	28/12/2018	Gildehaus, Luechow, Niedersachsen, Germany
Loss	39-13	Evgeny Romanov	TKO	1 (8), 2:15	22/04/2018	DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia
Loss	39-12	Viktar Chvarkou	UD	6	30/09/2017	Sports Palace Quant, Troitsk, Moscow
Loss	39-11	Arnold Gjergjaj	UD	12	07/06/2015	Basel, Switzerland	For vacant EBU-EE (European External European Union) Heavyweight title.
Win	39-10	Yuri Lunev	TKO	3 (8)	08/11/2014	Narva, Estonia
Loss	38-10	Anthony Joshua	TKO	2, 1:00 (12)	11-10-2014	The O2, Greenwich, London	WBC International Heavyweight title.
Win	38-9	Konstantin Airich	UD	8 (8)	26/07/2014	Riga, Latvia
Win	37-9	Sedrak Agagulyan	TKO	2 (6)	12/04/2014	Saint-Petersburg, Russia
Loss	36-9	Manuel Charr	RTD	5 (12)	19/10/2013	Sachsen, Germany	WBC International Silver Heavyweight title. WBC Mediterranean heavyweight title vacant WBC CIS and Slovenian Boxing Bureau (CISBB) heavyweight title WBC Baltic heavyweight title
Win	36-8	Danny Williams	UD	10	08/12/2012	Podolsk, Russia
Loss	35-8	Andrzej Wawrzyk	UD	10	02/06/2012	Bydgoszcz, Poland	WBA International heavyweight title
Win	35-7	Serhiy Babych	TKO	2	19/05/2012	Klimovsk, Russia
Win	34-7	Jonte Willis	SD	8	04/04/2012	Crocus City Hall, Moscow, Russia
Loss	33-7	Alexander Ustinov	UD	12	22/10/2011	Cherkasy, Ukraine	EBA Heavyweight Title. 111-117, 110-118, 110-119.
Loss	33-6	Vyacheslav Glazkov	UD	8	26/03/2011	Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia	72-80, 72-80, 72-80.
Win	33-5	Steffen Kretschmann	TKO	9	27/03/2010	Alsterdorf, Hamburg, Germany	PABA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:46 of the ninth round.
Win	32-5	Edgars Kalnars	KO	1	19/12/2009	Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia	Kalnars knocked out at 0:15 of the first round.
Win	31-5	Sherzod Mamajanov	KO	4	24/10/2009	Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Win	30-5	Steffen Kretschmann	TKO	1	26/06/2009	Völklingen, Saarland, Germany	PABA Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 2:34 of the first round.
Win	29-5	Isroil Kurbanov	UD	6	30/04/2009	Moscow, Russia	59-56, 58-56, 58-56.
Win	28-5	Mazur Ali	TKO	4	20/09/2008	Salavat, Bashkortostan, Russia	PABA/WBC ABC Heavyweight Titles.
Win	27-5	Juho Haapoja	KO	10	22/05/2008	Saint Petersburg, Russia	PABA/WBC ABC Heavyweight Titles. Haapaja knocked out at 1:59 of the tenth round.
Win	26-5	Corey "T-Rex" Sanders	UD	6	23/12/2007	Halle an der Saale, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Win	25-5	Sedrak Agagulyan	TKO	6	25/10/2007	Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Loss	24-5	Juan Carlos Gomez	UD	12	16/06/2007	Ankara, Turkey	PABA Heavyweight Title. 108-120, 109-120, 108-120.
Win	24-4	Awadh Tamim	TKO	3	24/03/2007	Almaty, Kazakhstan	WBO Asia Pacific/PABA Heavyweight Titles.
Win	23-4	Andriy Oliynyk	UD	12	03/12/2006	Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia	PABA Heavyweight Title.
Win	22-4	Ihar Shukala	TKO	3	11/05/2006	Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Win	21-4	Joseph Akhasamba	UD	10	24/02/2006	Yugorsk, Yugra, Russia	99-91, 99-91, 99-91.
Loss	20-4	Saul Montana	TKO	5	27/04/2005	Moscow, Russia
Win	20-3	Nuri Seferi	UD	10	11/02/2005	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Loss	19-3	Sinan Samil Sam	TKO	10	20/11/2004	Kempten, Bayern, Germany	WBC International Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:48 of the tenth round.
Win	19-2	Raman Sukhaterin	UD	6	16/06/2004	Minsk, Belarus
Win	18-2	Vitali Shkraba	TKO	8	30/04/2004	Saint Petersburg, Russia	Referee stopped the bout at 2:59 of the eighth round.
Win	17-2	Keith Long	UD	12	24/01/2004	Wembley, London, United Kingdom	WBC International Heavyweight Title. 116-113, 117-112, 117-112.
Win	16-2	Oleksandr Myleiko	TKO	1	16/07/2003	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	15-2	Garing "Freight Train" Lane	TKO	4	19/04/2003	Saint Petersburg, Russia	WBC International Heavyweight Title.
Win	14-2	Baldwin Hlongwane	TKO	3	21/12/2002	Saint Petersburg, Russia	WBC International Heavyweight Title.
Win	13-2	Kostyantyn Pryziuk	UD	6	29/08/2002	Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Win	12-2	Mihail Bekish	TKO	5	13/06/2002	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	11-2	Matthew Ellis	TKO	5	02/03/2002	Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom	WBC International Heavyweight Title. Referee stopped the bout at 0:58 of the fifth round.
Win	10-2	Vitali Strelkov	TKO	2	20/12/2001	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	9-2	Alvin "The Chipmunk" Miller	KO	1	22/09/2001	Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom	Miller knocked out at 1:25 of the first round.
Win	8-2	Mindaugas Kulikauskas	RTD	1	01/08/2001	Vyborg, Leningrad Oblast, Russia
Win	7-2	Alexander "The Great" Vasiliev	TKO	8	13/04/2001	Moscow, Russia	WBC International Heavyweight Title.
Win	6-2	Dmitri Bannov	TKO	4	01/03/2001	Kohtla-Järve, Estonia
Win	5-2	Alexey Varakin	KO	2	08/02/2001	Ekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Oblast, Russia
Loss	4-2	Matthew Ellis	PTS	4	16/09/2000	Bethnal Green, London, United Kingdom
Win	4-1	Vladislav Berlev	UD	4	17/05/2000	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	3-1	Mikhail Nikitin	TKO	2	28/04/2000	Moscow, Russia
Win	2-1	Sergey "Iron Pause" Tretyakov	UD	4	10/03/2000	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Loss	1-1	Alexey Varakin	TKO	4	07/10/1999	Saint Petersburg, Russia
Win	1-0	Vladislav Belonogov	KO	1	29/09/1999	Moscow, Russia	Vlad knocked out at 1:53 of the first round.

References

1. "Dennis Bakhtov Gains Revenge Over Mathew Ellis". East Side Boxing. 2005-03-03. Retrieved 2008-02-24.
2. "Anthony Joshua vs. Denis Bakhtov: Winner, Scorecard and Analysis". Bleacher Report.
3. Von Emanuel Gisi (23 July 2015). ""Eine Riesen-Sauerei": "Cobra"-Gegner rasselt durch Dopingkontrolle". blick.ch.
4. "BoxRec - Denis Bakhtov". boxrec.com.

External links

• Boxing record for Dennis Bakhtov from BoxRec (registration required)

• Living people
• 1979 births
• Russian male boxers
• Doping cases in boxing
• Heavyweight boxers