Maksym Bursak (born 3 July 1984) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He held the European middleweight title in 2013, and has challenged once for the WBO super-middleweight title in 2017.
Professional career Bursak made his professional debut on 16 June 2004 against Viacheslav Kusov, who also debuted. Their fight ended in a four-round points draw. For the next eight years Bursak would remain undefeated, scoring wins over perennial middleweight contender Brian VeraSukachev, Alexey; Mikhalchuk, Dmitry (5 September 2010). "Maksym Bursak Dominates Brian Vera in Ukraine". BoxingScene. Retrieved 1 March 2016. and future world champion Giovanni De Carolis. Bursak fought for his first major world championship—the vacant WBO interim title—against Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam on 4 May 2012, but lost via wide unanimous decision (UD).Donovan, Jake (4 May 2012). "Hassan N'Dam N'Jikam Tops Max Bursak, Wins Interim Title". BoxingScene. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
On 2 February 2013, Bursak stopped Julien Marie Sainte in three rounds to become the European middleweight champion.Sukachev, Alexey (2 February 2013). "Bursak Stops Marie Sainte in Three, Wins The EBU Title". BoxingScene. Retrieved 1 March 2016. He made one defence of the title on 13 July 2013, scoring a UD over Prince Arron."Prince Arron is plotting more title success as he prepares for comeback". Sky Sports. Sky. 11 February 2015. Retrieved 1 March 2016. After vacating the title, Bursak next fought Nick Blackwell on 21 September 2013. Despite being knocked down in round four, Bursak won a disputed twelve-round UD.Beck, Neil (26 September 2013). "Spot the difference after boxer Nick Blackwell's defeat in Ukraine" . The Bath Chronicle. Local World. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
2014 would be less successful for Bursak: on 1 February he lost a twelve-round UD to Jarrod Fletcher,Erazo, Hilmar Rojas (3 February 2014). "Jarrod Fletcher won International title". WBA. Retrieved 1 March 2016. which was followed by another UD loss to Martin Murray on 21 June;"Martin Murray beats Max Bursak on points to close on world title". Sky Sports. Sky. 21 June 2014. Retrieved 1 March 2016. in the latter fight, the vacant WBC Silver middleweight title was on the line. A second opportunity for Bursak to win a world championship—the vacant IBO super-middleweight title–came on 27 June 2015, against Zac Dunn. Having travelled far away to Australia from his native Ukraine, Bursak lost via UD.Reed, Ron (28 June 2015). "Melbourne boxer Zac Dunn claims vacant IBO super-middleweight world title". Herald Sun. The Herald and Weekly Times. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
Professional boxing record
ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes41DrawMukhitdin Rajapbaev822 Dec 201840Win34–5–1Soso AbuladzeUD816 Dec 201739Loss33–5–1Gilberto RamírezUD1222 Apr 201738Win33–4–1Ruslan SchelevUD823 Apr 201637Win32–4–1Giorgi Beroshvili2 (8), 12 Dec 201536Loss31–4–1Zac DunnUD1226 Jun 201535Win31–3–1Chris HerrmannTKO1 (8), 18 Apr 201534Win30–3–1Ramazi GogichashviliTKO2 (8), 22 Nov 201433Loss29–3–1Martin MurrayUD1221 Jun 201432Loss29–2–1Jarrod FletcherUD121 Feb 201431Win29–1–1Gary AbajyanUD814 Dec 201330Win28–1–1Nick BlackwellUD1221 Sep 201329Win27–1–1Prince ArronUD1213 Jul 201328Win26–1–1Julien Marie SainteTKO3 (12)2 Feb 201327Win25–1–1Sergei MelisTKO1 (8), 21 Jul 201226Loss24–1–1Hassan N'Dam N'JikamUD124 May 201225Win24–0–1Laatekwei HammondTKO3 (12), 17 Dec 201124Win23–0–1Abdulaziz MatazimovTKO3 (8)22 Oct 201123Win22–0–1Carlos Adan JerezUD1228 May 201122Win21–0–1Brian VeraUD124 Sep 201021Win20–0–1Marco SchulzeTKO8 (12)24 Apr 201020Win19–0–1Sergey KhomitskyUD1021 Oct 200919Win18–0–1Alexander SiposTKO4 (10)30 May 200618Win17–0–1Levan ShoniaUD1026 Feb 200917Win16–0–1Esteban Waldemar PonceTKO8 (10)27 Sep 200816Win15–0–1Giovanni De CarolisTKO8 (10)14 Jun 200815Win14–0–1Mikheil KhutsishviliTKO7 (10)19 Apr 200814Win13–0–1Volodymyr BorovskyyUD821 Feb 200813Win12–0–1Andrey TylilyukTKO5 (8)17 Nov 200712Win11–0–1George KhulelidzeTKO1 (8)13 Sep 200711Win10–0–1Tagir RzaevUD89 Jun 200710Win9–0–1Sergey Gribkov8 (8)26 Apr 20079Win8–0–1Rostyslav KitunUD619 Dec 20068Win7–0–1Siarhei NavarkaUD623 Sep 20067Win6–0–1Ruslan SemenovUD68 Apr 20066Win5–0–1Artem MakohonenkoUD62 Mar 20065Win4–0–1Maksym VelychkoUD616 Sep 20054Win3–0–1Taras Boyko67 May 20053Win2–0–1Dmytro Madulu613 Feb 20052Win1–0–1Pavlo Sukmanskyy69 Jul 20041Draw0–0–1Aleksandr Chuvirov416 Jun 2004
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