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Vassiliy Jirov
Jirov on a Kazakhstani postage stamp
Born
Vassiliy Valeryevich Jirov
(1974-04-04) 4 April 1974 (age 50)[2]
Balkhash, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan)[2]
Nationality
Kazakhstani
Other names
The Tiger
Statistics
Weight(s)
Cruiserweight
Heavyweight
Height
6 ft 2 in (188 cm)[1]
Reach
74 in (188 cm)[1]
Stance
Southpaw
Boxing record
Total fights
42
Wins
38
Wins by KO
32
Losses
3
Draws
1
Medal record
Representing Kazakhstan
Olympic Games
1996 Atlanta
Light heavyweight
World Championships
1993 Tampere
Middleweight
1995 Berlin
Light heavyweight
Asian Games
1994 Hiroshima
Light heavyweight
Vassiliy Valeryevich Jirov (Russian: Васи́лий Вале́рьевич Жи́ров; born 4 April 1974), sometimes known as Vasily Zhirov, is a Kazakhstani former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2009, and held the IBF cruiserweight title from 1999 to 2003.[3] As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 1996 Olympics,[4] as well as consecutive bronzes at the 1993 and 1995 World Championships, all in the light heavyweight division.
^ abHBO Sports tale of the tape prior to the James Toney fight.
^ abVasily Zhirov. sports-reference.com
^Dicker, Ron (2003-04-24). "Plus: Boxing; Cruiserweight Tries to Make Name". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
^Dennen, John (2015-07-07). "Vassiliy Jirov looks back on fights with James Toney, Michael Moorer, his Olympic gold medal and more". Boxing News. Retrieved 2020-07-01.
Vassiliy Valeryevich Jirov (Russian: Васи́лий Вале́рьевич Жи́ров; born 4 April 1974), sometimes known as Vasily Zhirov, is a Kazakhstani former professional...
bronze medal in the light heavyweight division; he eventually lost to VassiliyJirov from Kazakhstan, whom he had previously defeated at the 1995 World Championships...
elimination fight. This set up a fight between Toney and the champion, VassiliyJirov. After a postponement, the fight happened on April 26, 2003. Going into...
fought many world champions, including Dennis Andries, Jeff Harding, VassiliyJirov and Orlin Norris. In November 1993, Jimmerson competed at the very first...
severe deficit on the scorecards to hand former cruiserweight champion VassiliyJirov his first knockout loss. He continued fighting, winning all of his bouts...
7, 2005. "Catching up with VassiliyJirov". Archived from the original on 2012-03-25. Retrieved 2011-06-16. "Vassily Jirov". World News. "Suspension Upheld...
points system susceptible to controversy as well, when Kazakhstani VassiliyJirov was pronounced a 15–9 score winner over U.S. Antonio Tarver, with many...
Denmark for the IBO title. In 2005, he scored a draw with former champion VassiliyJirov, injecting some life back into his career. List of world cruiserweight...
Boukreev Alexander Bublik Alexander Dutov Gennady Golovkin (half-Korean) VassiliyJirov Vsevolod Ivanov Andrey Kashechkin Andrei Kivilev Nikolay Koksharov Ruslana...
1999 22 September 20062 Johnny Nelson WBO 46 5 June 1999 26 April 2003 VassiliyJirov IBF 47 9 December 2000 23 February 2002 Virgil Hill WBA 48 23 February...
1997 – 30 Oct 1998 1 12 Arthur Williams 30 Oct 1998 – 5 Jun 1999 0 13 VassiliyJirov 5 Jun 1999 – 26 Apr 2003 6 14 James Toney 26 Apr 2003 – 11 Feb 2004...
written columns on the careers of Phoenix residents Jesús González, VassiliyJirov, and José Miguel Cotto, who is Puerto Rican. In 1998, Frauenheim was...
Russia (in all three games). In 1996 and 2004, three Kazakhstani boxers (VassiliyJirov in 1996, Bakhtiyar Artayev in 2004 and Serik Sapiyev in 2012) were recognised...
include cyclists Alexander Vinokourov and Andrey Kashechkin, boxer VassiliyJirov and Gennady Golovkin, runner Olga Shishigina, decathlete Dmitriy Karpov...
Medal Name Games Sport Event Gold VassiliyJirov 1996 Atlanta Boxing Men's light-heavyweight Gold Alexander Parygin 1996 Atlanta Modern pentathlon Men's...
is derived from the word жир (zhir, meaning "fat") and may refer to: VassiliyJirov (born 1974), Kazakh boxer Aleksandr Zhirov (1958–1983), Soviet alpine...
Russia (in all three games). In 1996 and 2004, three Kazakhstani boxers (VassiliyJirov in 1996, Bakhtiyar Artayev in 2004 and Serik Sapiyev in 2012)) were...
Barcelona Roberto Balado Cuba Super heavyweight Gold 1996 Atlanta VassiliyJirov Kazakhstan Light heavyweight Gold 2000 Sydney Oleg Saitov Russia Welterweight...
middleweight Feb 13, 1993 Iran Barkley UD 12/12 IBF Cruiserweight May 26, 2003 VassiliyJirov UD 12/12 26 Shane Mosley IBF Lightweight Aug 2, 1997 Philip Holiday...
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