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Alexander Besputin

Alexander Besputin

Russian boxer (born 1991)

Alexander Alexandrovich Besputin (Russian: Александр Александрович Беспутин; born 26 April 1991) is a Russian professional boxer. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2013 European Championships and silver at the 2015 European Games.[1]

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Professional career

Besputin vs. Butaev

Besputin turned professional in 2015 and compiled a record of 13–0 before getting an opportunity to fight for a world title against fellow Russian boxer Radzhab Butaev. Butaev was ranked #3 by the WBA at welterweight at the time.[2] In the fight Besputin would go on to win via unanimous decision to capture the WBA (Regular) and EBP welterweight titles.[3]

Six-month suspension

In January 2020 it was reported that Besputin had failed a post-fight drug test for the bout with Butaev, testing positive for the performance-enhancing drug Ligandrol. Upon hearing the news, Butaev said, "Ahead of the fight my team insisted on VADA testing while he and his team were denying it all along, and even after I agreed to pay for both sides, including his costs, he was very reluctant. After finally enrolling he attempted to ignore the requests from VADA for two weeks for his whereabouts to be tested."[4] Besputin elected to have a secondary 'B sample' tested, which also came back positive for the same substance in June.[5] Following the second test result, the WBA stripped Besputin of his title and issued a six-month suspension on 4 July.[6]

Besputin vs. Plotnikov

On 20 March, 2021, Besputin fought Viktor Plotnikov in his comeback fight after his suspension. Besputin dominated in the first two rounds, which prompted the opposition's trainer to end the fight right after the end of the second round.[7]

Professional boxing record

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See also

References

  1. [1]
    "Alexander Besputin - Amateur career". boxrec.com. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Besputin vs Butaev - News, Tape, Ringwalk, TV, Streaming & Tickets". Box.Live. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Alexander Besputin Decisions Radzhab Butaev For WBA Title". Boxingscene. 30 November 2019. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  4. [4]
    Kim, Steve (15 January 2020). "Besputin notified of positive test for Ligandrol". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 16 January 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  5. [5]
    L. Stumberg, Patrick (23 June 2020). "Alexander Besputin's "B" sample comes back positive, Razhab Butaev responds". www.badlefthook.com. Archived from the original on 24 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  6. [6]
    "The WBA made a decision on Championships and Qualifications: Figueroa will have an optional defense fight against Vazquez". World Boxing Association. 4 July 2020. Archived from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  7. [7]
    Idec, Keith (20 March 2021). "Alexander Besputin Batters Viktor Plotnikov For 2 Rounds, Corner Stops Fight". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
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