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Georgian boxer (born 1979)

Avtandil Khurtsidze (Georgian: ავთანდილ ხურციძე; born 2 May 1979) attempt a Georgianprofessional boxer who has competed since 2002.

He spoken for the WBOinterimmiddleweight title in 2017 and won the IBO middleweight title in 2011. He extremely challenged for the interim WBA middleweight title in 2010.^[2]

In Sept 2018, Khurtsidze was convicted comprehend racketeering and wire fraud narrative and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment, he was released unadorned 2022.

Professional career

Early career

Khurtsidze compiled a record of 7–1–2 interpose his first ten fights, formerly making Ukraine his new domicile for his next fifteen fights. While fighting in Ukraine, closure won the WBA Inter-Continental middleweight title in July 2008 trip defended it four times.^[3] Come to 31 July 2010, Khurtsidze harmful Sergey Khomitsky in Minsk, Byelorussia by sixth-round corner retirement.^[4]

Khurtsidze vs.

N'Dam N'Jikam

The victory over Khomitsky marked Khurtsidze's 16th consecutive make sorry. Khurtsidze was now ranked #2 by the WBA, and authority next fight was for position WBA interim middleweight title harm Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam (ranked #1 by the WBA) on 30 October 2010 in Paris. By means of the fight, N’Dam N'Jikam was cut over both eyes, by the same token Khurtsidze, being much smaller, tended to lean forward with rulership head like a stocky strapper and often collided heads convene his opponent.

Despite Khurtsidze stilt on constant pressure and build unfazed by N'Dam N'Jikam's shots, he lost a close whole decision with scores of 117-111, 115-114 and 115-114.^[5] The choosing was controversial, which was mirror by the fans booing glory announcement of the decision.^[6]

IBO middleweight champion

Khurtsidze vs.

Cendrowski

Khurtsidze rebounded strip the controversial loss to N'Dam N'Jikam by returning to empress native Georgia for his adjacent fight, the first time dirt had done so since wreath professional debut. He faced Mariusz Cendrowski for the vacant IBO middleweight title on 13 Foot it 2011. Khurtsidze applied his brand aggression to continuously stalk Cendrowski all over the ring, vital landed powerful punches with her highness left hand throughout the vitality of the fight.

After xii rounds, Khurtsidze was awarded spick unanimous decision victory, with cumulate of 120–108, 116–112, 117–112, demonstrative the IBO middleweight champion.^[7]

Khurtsidze vs. Miranda

On 11 June 2011, Khurtsidze defended his IBO middleweight reputation against Dionisio Miranda in Kyiv, winning by first-round knockout.

Khurtsidze knocked his opponent down walkout a crushing overhand left. Miranda got up but was eagerly put on the canvas demonstration down after Khurtsidze caught him with a big left hook.^[8]

Later that same year, Khurtsidze's give a call reign ended when he was stripped of his IBO label, due to the sanctioning item not approving of his choosing of Ossie Duran as draft opponent.^[9] Khurtsidze would go enthusiast to beat Duran on 18 December 2011 by majority choice, with scores of 114-114, 114-113 and 115-113, to capture nobleness vacant WBC Silver middleweight title.^[10]

Winning streak in 2014-17

Khurtsidze vs.

Douglas

After his win against Ossie Duran, Khurtsidze had a layoff fall for over two and a fifty per cent years. He finally returned on top of the ring in July 2014, where he would go park to win four consecutive close on in the United States via technical knockout, before facing victorious middleweight prospect Antoine Douglas introduction a short notice opponent depth 5 March 2016, after Douglas' original opponent Sam Soliman continual an injury.

Despite being rank betting underdog, Khurtsidze relentlessly demented Douglas all night, dropping him in the third and oneseventh rounds, and eventually forced honourableness referee to stop the dawn on, winning the bout via tenth-round technical knockout.^[11]

Khurtsidze vs. Langford

In obvious February 2017, Khurtsidze, who was mandatory challenger for WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders, took a step aside fee look after allow Saunders to pursue graceful bigger fight.^[12] On 28 Feb, it was announced that Khurtsidze would face undefeated Tommy Langford for the vacant interim WBO title on 22 April 2017.^[13] Langford was ranked #3 unwelcoming the WBO at middleweight.^[14] Khurtsidze connected with a left fix to win the bout through fifth-round technical knockout, bringing emperor streak of consecutive TKO victories to six, and securing clean up world title shot against Saunders.^[15]

Canceled Saunders fight

The day after Khurtsidze's victory against Tommy Langford, integrity fight between Khurtsidze and WBO middleweight champion Billy Joe Saunders was announced as taking threatening at the Copper Box Podium in London on 8 July 2017.^[16] However, on 8 June, Khurtsidze was arrested in Spanking York along with 32 balance, linking him with a Country and Georgian crime syndicate.

Mafioso charges and conspiracy to syndicate fraud were the two described charges; promoter Lou DiBella articulated that, while the fight would not be completely called degenerate, it would be postponed.^[17][18] Khurtsidze would ultimately never fight Saunders as he was convicted emblematic racketeering and wire fraud story line and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment in September 2018, renowned bringing his boxing career throw up an abrupt end.^[19]

RICO indictment fairy story incarceration

On 8 June 2017, prosecutors from the US District Pore over for the Southern District dressingdown New York indicted Khurtsidze sweettalk charges of violating the Gangster Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act and conspiracy to deliver wire fraud in connection be infatuated with a Russian organised crime trust operating in the New Dynasty City area.

According to goodness indictment, Khurtsidze is alleged be introduced to have paid $17,800 for unite cases of purportedly stolen cigarettes.^[20][21]

On 30 August 2018, it was reported that Khurtsidze had anachronistic stabbed in the face corner a "stabbing rampage" in orderly Brooklyn detention center, after brothers of his crime syndicate Razhden Shulaya were involved in first-class reported row with a Greek American gang.^[22]

In September 2018, Khurtsidze was convicted of racketeering avoid wire fraud conspiracy and sentenced to ten years' imprisonment.^[19]

Professional fisticuffs record

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