Siarhei Liakhovich
Syarhey Ljachowitsch (White Russian Сяргей Ляховіч, Russian Сергей Петрович Ляхович / Sergei Petrovich Ljachowitsch; * May 29, 1976 in Vitebsk, Soviet Union) is a Belarusian heavyweight boxer. His fight name is "White Wolf".
Amateur
As an amateur Ljachowitsch has a record of 145 wins and 15 defeats. In 1996, he took for Belarus at the Olympic Games in Atlanta, but failed early in the tournament later in the silver medalist Paea Wolfgramm. At the 1997 World Championships in Budapest, he won a bronze medal, he left there in the semi-final against the eventual titleholder Georgi Kandelaki from. At the European Championships 1998 in Minsk he could beat Audley Harrison, a medal placing him did not succeed because he lost on points in the quarterfinals against the Russians Alexei Lesin.
Professional career
In 1998 he was pro. In his first fight he immediately won the Belarusian heavyweight title. After three fights in Belarus, he went to the USA. After 15 battles against opponents he could build 2001 defeat the undefeated until then Nigerians Friday Ahunanya. But in the very next fight he left in 2002 against Maurice Harris, despite streaky fight record of 18-12, a well -known man ( had smitten among other things, David Izon ), KO. This surprising defeat fueled doubts about Ljachowitschs prospects in the heavyweight class, but a points victory against the U.S. Amateur Star Dominick Guinn 2004 ( Record 25-1 ) earned him a certain prestige, albeit not a top -10 rating in independent rankings. After this fight Ljachowitsch remained inactive for 16 months.
As an opponent for the WBO heavyweight champion Lamon Brewster was looking for a supposedly easy voluntary defense in March 2006, Ljachowitsch offered because it was just like Brewster at the promoter Don King under contract. On 1 April 2006 he beat on points this surprising; after he clearly dominated the fight at the beginning, he had in round seven to the ground, but recovered to take control of the fight won back, thus securing the title.
However, in his first title defense on November 4, 2006, he lost the belt to Shannon Briggs, who was out in the independent IWBR computer rankings at this time only ranked 29. After points leader he suffered in the last minute of the twelfth rounds a first precipitation. Ljachowitsch came in time to his feet and was approved by referee Robert Ferrara again for the fight, but then fell in the last twenty seconds of the fight after another hits the ropes on the table the WBO officials, prompting the referee broke off the fight and Briggs declared the winner by TKO.
Despite the defeat, he remained highly placed in the rankings of world organizations, even though he played no fight in the next thirteen months. At the beginning of 2008 he was nominated for an eliminator for the right to a world title fight against WBA titleholder Ruslan Chagayev from WBA Association. As an opponent was the Russian Nikolai Valuev, former WBA World Champion and First Place of the WBA world rankings are determined. The fight took place on 17 February 2008 in Nuremberg and Ljachowitsch clearly lost on points.
On 9 August 2013, lost in Indio, California, against Deontay Wilder by heavy knockout in the first round.