Oleksiy Mazikin

Oleksiy Masikin, (Ukrainian Олексій Мазікін; born February 16, 1975 in Kharkiv ) is a Ukrainian heavyweight boxer.

Amateur

Masikin was a very successful amateur. In 2000, he participated in the Olympic Games in Sydney in part, hit the New Zealand representative, but lost in the second round to the eventual champion and southpaw Audley Harrison on points.

2001 at the amateur world championships in Belfast, he achieved his best result and suggested, among other Cuban Pedro Carrión, but lost in the finals to eventual early professional world champion Ruslan Chagayev. At the Goodwill Games in Brisbane in the same year he lost to Alexander Povetkin and Carrión.

At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens Masikin defeated in the second round of the Italian southpaw Roberto Cammarelle.

Professional

Oleksiy Masikin 2005 was professional in Hamburg, but could not meet the high expectations. His main problem in his fights was about his lack of clout, he saw some not fully austrainiert from. Although he defeated on 15 November 2005 the hitherto unbeaten in ten fights Valeri Tschetschenjew, on 22 August 2006, however, he lost against his compatriot Taras Bidenko just on points, his first defeat as a professional.

In the battle on June 16, 2007 compared to the Cuban amateur world champion and Olympic champion Odlanier Solís, who played against him his second pro fight, Masikin went right in the first round ko

After two victories in 2007, 2008 Masikin boxed draw against Konstantin Airich on March 14.

On 31 August 2008 defeated the previously undefeated Artur Masikin Marabyan. The judges scored 119:108, 120:107 and 119:108 and Marabyan went in the fourth round to the ground. Masikin This secured the interim WBO Asia Pacific title at heavyweight.