Oleg Platov (born 8 April 1983 in Dnipropetrovsk, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union) is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who fought in the heavyweight division.
Professional career
Debut fight After leaving the amateurs ranks Platov was based in Belgium when he became a professional. His first pro bout was in May 2001, winning in Bruges, Belgium, when Platov beat fellow debutant French fighter Jacques Bret with a first round knockout.
Belgian base Platov fought his first 20 fights in Belgium, suffering only one defeat which was a points defeat to Ludovic Mace. He faced Mace again six months later and avenged the loss, KO'ing Mace in the third round.
First belt Whilst still based in Belgium, Platov fought for his first title belt against Belarusian Igor Shukala in Brussels, Belgium for the vacant WBC World Youth heavyweight title. Platov knocked the previously unbeaten Shukala out in the first round to take the title.
On November 4, 2006, he fought the former #1 contender Henry Akinwande and won a split decision. This was his greatest achievement, as Akinwande's record at the time was 49–2 and he had fought for the WBC title against Lennox Lewis previously. In December 2007 he fought Danny Williams, another former title contender. The bout ended with a no-decision after Platov was cut over the left eye following an accidental headbutt and the referee stopped the contest.
Platov was then inactive for just over a year, before returning against Jason Gavern, in Zurich, Switzerland. Platov won a clear 8-round decision, flooring Gavern in the sixth round.
Over the next four years, Platov only fought 3 more times, winning them all. His final bout was in November 2012, when he fought in America for the first time, knocking out Harold Sconiers in 2 rounds - his record after this fight was W-30; L-1. D-0; 1 No Contest.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes32Win30–1 Harold SconierKO2 (6), 16 Nov 201231Win29–1 Gbenga OloukunTKO6 (10), 5 Jun 201030Win28–1 Daniil PeretyatkoUD828 Jun 200929Win27–1 Jason GavernUD820 Dec 20082826–1 Danny WilliamsNC4 (12), 8 Dec 200727Win26–1Miyan SolomonsTKO2 (8), 27 Oct 200726Win25–1Colin WilsonTKO10 (12), 14 Apr 200725Win24–1Zoltán PetőKO1 (4)17 Feb 200724Win23–1Henry AkinwandeSD124 Nov 200623Win22–1Tamás BorbélyTKO1 (8)23 Sep 200622Win21–1Colin KennaTKO5 (8)22 Apr 200621Win20–1Stephane TessierKO4 (8)17 Dec 200520Win19–1Mindaugas KulikauskasTKO3 (6)8 Oct 200519Win18–1Thierry GuezouliTKO2 (6)28 May 200518Win17–1Alexey OsokinUD622 Jan 200517Win16–1Aleksandrs BorhovsKO1 (6)25 Dec 200416Win15–1Ihar ShukalaKO1 (10)4 Dec 200415Win14–1Edgars KalnarsKO7 (8)1 Nov 200414Win13–1Marian TudorTKO1 (6)25 Sep 200413Win12–1Štefan CirokTKO1 (6)28 May 200412Win11–1Roger FoeKO1 (6)22 Nov 200311Win10–1Marek OravskýTKO1 (6)27 Sep 200310Win9–1Ludovic MaceKO3 (6)7 Jun 20039Win8–1Gábor FarkasKO1 (6)10 May 20038Win7–1Leonardo PetulloKO1 (6)15 Feb 20037Win6–1Ivo EduvaldoTKO1 (6)18 Jan 20036Loss5–1Ludovic MacePTS626 Dec 20025Win5–0Frank WuestenberghsKO1 (4)28 Sep 20024Win4–0Frank WuestenberghsUD416 Feb 20023Win3–0Manfred KongMD427 Oct 20012Win2–0Radmilo ŠodaTKO3 (4)3 Jun 20011Win1–0Jacques BretKO1 (4)1 May 2001
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