Max Bursak
Ukrainian boxer
Max Bursak
Born Maksym Bursak
(1984-07-03 ) 3 July 1984 (age 40) Nationality Ukrainian Other names Statistics Weight(s) Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Reach 180 cm (71 in) Stance Orthodox
Boxing record Total fights 45 Wins 37 Wins by KO 16 Losses 6 Draws 2
Maksym Bursak (born 3 July 1984) is a Ukrainian professional boxer . He held the European middleweight title in 2013, and has challenged once for the WBO super-middleweight title in 2017.
Professional career
Bursak made his professional debut on 16 June 2004 against Viacheslav Kusov, who also debuted. Their fight ended in a four-round points draw . For the next eight years Bursak would remain undefeated, scoring wins over perennial middleweight contender Brian Vera [ 1] and future world champion Giovanni De Carolis . Bursak fought for his first major world championship—the vacant WBO interim title—against Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam on 4 May 2012, but lost via wide unanimous decision (UD).[ 2]
On 2 February 2013, Bursak stopped Julien Marie Sainte in three rounds to become the European middleweight champion.[ 3] He made one defence of the title on 13 July 2013, scoring a UD over Prince Arron .[ 4] After vacating the title, Bursak next fought Nick Blackwell on 21 September 2013. Despite being knocked down in round four, Bursak won a disputed twelve-round UD.[ 5]
2014 would be less successful for Bursak: on 1 February he lost a twelve-round UD to Jarrod Fletcher ,[ 6] which was followed by another UD loss to Martin Murray on 21 June;[ 7] in the latter fight, the vacant WBC Silver middleweight title was on the line. A second opportunity for Bursak to win a world championship—the vacant IBO super-middleweight title–came on 27 June 2015, against Zac Dunn . Having travelled far away to Australia from his native Ukraine, Bursak lost via UD.[ 8]
Professional boxing record
45 fights
37 wins
6 losses
By knockout
16
0
By decision
21
6
Draws
2
No.
Result
Record
Opponent
Type
Round, time
Date
Location
Notes
41
Draw
34–5–2
Mukhitdin Rajapbaev
MD
8
22 Dec 2018
Ice Arena TEC Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine
40
Win
34–5–1
Soso Abuladze
UD
8
16 Dec 2017
Ice Arena TEC Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine
39
Loss
33–5–1
Gilberto Ramírez
UD
12
22 Apr 2017
StubHub Center , Carson, California , US
For WBO super-middleweight title
38
Win
33–4–1
Ruslan Schelev
UD
8
23 Apr 2016
Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
37
Win
32–4–1
Giorgi Beroshvili
KO
2 (8), 2:12
12 Dec 2015
Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
36
Loss
31–4–1
Zac Dunn
UD
12
26 Jun 2015
Royal Exhibition Building , Carlton , Australia
For vacant IBO super-middleweight title
35
Win
31–3–1
Chris Herrmann
TKO
1 (8), 2:22
18 Apr 2015
Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
34
Win
30–3–1
Ramazi Gogichashvili
TKO
2 (8), 1:50
22 Nov 2014
Ice Arena TEC Terminal, Brovary, Ukraine
For International Boxing Council middleweight title
33
Loss
29–3–1
Martin Murray
UD
12
21 Jun 2014
Salle Médecin, Monte Carlo, Monaco
For vacant WBC Silver middleweight title
32
Loss
29–2–1
Jarrod Fletcher
UD
12
1 Feb 2014
Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco
For vacant WBA International middleweight title
31
Win
29–1–1
Gary Abajyan
UD
8
14 Dec 2013
Ice Arena TEC Terminal, Brovary , Ukraine
30
Win
28–1–1
Nick Blackwell
UD
12
21 Sep 2013
Sports Palace "Lokomotyv", Kharkiv, Ukraine
Won vacant WBA Continental (Europe) middleweight title
29
Win
27–1–1
Prince Arron
UD
12
13 Jul 2013
Salle des Etoiles , Monte Carlo , Monaco
Retained European middleweight title
28
Win
26–1–1
Julien Marie Sainte
TKO
3 (12)
2 Feb 2013
Palace of Sports , Kyiv, Ukraine
Won vacant European middleweight title
27
Win
25–1–1
Sergei Melis
TKO
1 (8), 2:20
21 Jul 2012
Sports Palace, Odessa , Ukraine
26
Loss
24–1–1
Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam
UD
12
4 May 2012
Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Paris , France
For vacant WBO interim middleweight title
25
Win
24–0–1
Laatekwei Hammond
TKO
3 (12), 1:24
17 Dec 2011
Restaurant Grodno, Grodno , Belarus
Retained WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
24
Win
23–0–1
Abdulaziz Matazimov
TKO
3 (8)
22 Oct 2011
Sportpalace Budivelnik, Cherkasy , Ukraine
23
Win
22–0–1
Carlos Adan Jerez
UD
12
28 May 2011
Concert Hall "Kobzov", Kyiv, Ukraine
Retained WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
22
Win
21–0–1
Brian Vera
UD
12
4 Sep 2010
Sports Complex Meteor, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine
Retained WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
21
Win
20–0–1
Marco Schulze
TKO
8 (12)
24 Apr 2010
Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental middleweight title
20
Win
19–0–1
Sergey Khomitsky
UD
10
21 Oct 2009
Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
19
Win
18–0–1
Alexander Sipos
TKO
4 (10)
30 May 2006
Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
18
Win
17–0–1
Levan Shonia
UD
10
26 Feb 2009
Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
17
Win
16–0–1
Esteban Waldemar Ponce
TKO
8 (10)
27 Sep 2008
Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
Retained IBF Youth middleweight title
16
Win
15–0–1
Giovanni De Carolis
TKO
8 (10)
14 Jun 2008
Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
Retained IBF Youth middleweight title
15
Win
14–0–1
Mikheil Khutsishvili
TKO
7 (10)
19 Apr 2008
Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
Won vacant IBF Youth middleweight title
14
Win
13–0–1
Volodymyr Borovskyy
UD
8
21 Feb 2008
Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
13
Win
12–0–1
Andrey Tylilyuk
TKO
5 (8)
17 Nov 2007
SC Voskhod, Kyiv, Ukraine
12
Win
11–0–1
George Khulelidze
TKO
1 (8)
13 Sep 2007
Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
11
Win
10–0–1
Tagir Rzaev
UD
8
9 Jun 2007
Palace of Sports, Kyiv, Ukraine
10
Win
9–0–1
Sergey Gribkov
TKO
8 (8)
26 Apr 2007
SC Voskhod, Kyiv, Ukraine
9
Win
8–0–1
Rostyslav Kitun
UD
6
19 Dec 2006
SC Voskhod, Kyiv, Ukraine
8
Win
7–0–1
Siarhei Navarka
UD
6
23 Sep 2006
Palace of Sports , Kyiv, Ukraine
7
Win
6–0–1
Ruslan Semenov
UD
6
8 Apr 2006
ACCO International, Kyiv, Ukraine
6
Win
5–0–1
Artem Makohonenko
UD
6
2 Mar 2006
Circus, Lviv , Ukraine
5
Win
4–0–1
Maksym Velychko
UD
6
16 Sep 2005
Sports Complex Meteor , Dnipropetrovsk , Ukraine
4
Win
3–0–1
Taras Boyko
SD
6
7 May 2005
Sports Palace "Lokomotyv" , Kharkiv , Ukraine
3
Win
2–0–1
Dmytro Madulu
MD
6
13 Feb 2005
Freedom Nightclub, Kyiv, Ukraine
2
Win
1–0–1
Pavlo Sukmanskyy
UD
6
9 Jul 2004
Chernivtsi , Ukraine
1
Draw
0–0–1
Aleksandr Chuvirov
PTS
4
16 Jun 2004
Freedom Nightclub, Kyiv , Ukraine
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