Ukrainian boxing star - Vyacheslav Glazkov

Ukrainian athletes, performing in martial arts, have long earned their authority. In particular, this applies to boxers who over many years of performances repeatedly won various prestigious awards at numerous international tournaments. If you take professional boxing, it is worth noting the performance of such an athlete as Vyacheslav Glazkov, whose results are worthy of respect. His life is interesting to consider in more detail.

Few facts

The future heavyweight was born in the regional center - Lugansk - October 15, 1984. Vyacheslav Glazkov, in parallel with training, graduated from the State University of Internal Affairs, located in his hometown. Initially, the boxing guy spent in the sports club "Dawn" under the leadership of Vladimir Ilyich Baranov. After some time, the athlete was in the club "Star", where he already fell under the wing of Alexander Arlanov.

Amateur Performances

At the World Championships in 2005, Vyacheslav Glazkov in the first battle won a representative of Lithuania Yaroslav Yakshtot with a score of 26:20. However, already in the next round, the Ukrainian lost to the eminent Cuban Odlanier Solis (11:26).

In 2006, a boxer from Ukraine won a bronze medal in the European Championship. He managed to defeat the promising David Price and subsequently lose to the Bulgarian Kubratu Pulyov. A year later, Slava took second place in the world tournament, losing only an Italian named Roberto Cammarelele.

In 2008, Vyacheslav Glazkov was able to win the bronze of the Olympic Games in Beijing. Perhaps, his performance would have been more successful, if not for the elbow injury that the athlete received during the tournament.

Fights in the professionals

Vyacheslav Glazkov is a boxer who made his professional debut in a duel with a very experienced Turkish sportsman Ozekan Cetinkai. But the native of Donbass managed to win on points in this four-round duel. The second Ukrainian fought against the Russian Varkin, from whom he also won a referee's decision. After that, Vyacheslav had six more victorious fights for himself, after which he had already had an eight-year fight with the well-known and very experienced boxer from Russia Denis Bakhtov.

In March 2012, Glazkov boxed with the giant Eugene Orlov, who only once before lost ahead of time and always created serious problems for his opponents. The Ukrainian managed to quickly wear out the Russian, as a result of which Orlov was forced to refuse to continue the battle after the fifth three minutes.

In May of the same year, Vyacheslav sent a knockout to former champion of Africa Gbeng Oloukun.

Draw

Vyacheslav Glazkov, whose photo is given in the article, in February 2013, held a duel with the American Malik Scott. The battle took place in the format: Glazkov - the aggressor, Scott - the second number. The first half of the bout went with a minimal preponderance of the US man, who, although he worked as the second number, skillfully defended himself and masterfully applied jabs, while Glazkov could not help it. By the end of the fight, the Ukrainian leveled the battle pattern, but fatigue was already largely responsible. As a result, the judicial notes recorded a draw, although many agreed that Scott was convicted and he should have been recognized as the winner.

Confrontation with the Pole

March 15, 2014 Glazkov fought with Tomasz Adamek. In the initial rounds and middle of the fight, the Ukrainian looked much more preferable, but by the end of the fight it became noticeable that he had "run out of gas" while the Pole became more active. However, in the end, all the judges gave preference to Vyacheslav, he became the owner of the North American title of IBF.

Title fight

January 16, 2016 was the most important duel in the career of a boxer. The opponent of the Ukrainian was Charles Martin. This duel preceded the fight between Wilder and the Hairpin.

The first two rounds were fairly flat, without anyone else's advantage. But already in the third round Glazkov conducted an unsuccessful attack and tucked his knee. As a result, the fighter was on canvas, but the referee did not countdown the knockdown. Vyacheslav continued the fight, but it was clear that he was too slow. After a while, he fell again without being hit by the enemy. This time the judge counted down, and when it became clear that the Ukrainian can not continue the fight, a technical knockout was recorded. As it became known later, the fault was caused by the rupture of the cruciate sinew.

A family

Not only a successful athlete, but also a good family man Vyacheslav Glazkov. The wife often pampers her faithful with various dishes and dishes, and in the summer of 2009 she gave birth to her daughter. Also, according to the boxer, his wife is the best healer and psychotherapist, able to heal both bodily and spiritual wounds.