Glazkov's desire to become a Russian became known immediately after Fury announced that he would not fight a Ukrainian. Kirill Pchelnikov, head of the Russian promotional company Pushka, told the journalists the news.
“Vyacheslav Glazkov is currently 100% going to obtain Russian citizenship. And as far as I know, there are no obstacles for Slava to become a citizen of Russia. Moreover, he already has a place to live in Russia, in the near future he is going to transport his loved ones to Krasnodar,
- quotes Pchelnikov "R-Sport".
This step should not cause surprise, because Glazkov was born in Lugansk and began boxing there. The athlete will move to Krasnodar after his promoter Pchelnikov.
Glazkov systematically walked to the IBF championship belt and in the spring of this year, after defeating American Steve Cunningham, he became a mandatory challenger. He was supposed to fight, but he missed the belt, losing on points to Fury.
The IBF ordered the Briton to conduct an immediate defense. Meanwhile, by agreement with Klitschko Jr., Tyson is obliged to give the Ukrainian revenge, and before that he has no right to carry out any defense.
Almost from the very beginning, it became clear that the Briton was thinking more about a re-fight with Klitschko, which should bring fabulous profits to both boxers. This is what happened. Tyson signed a contract for a fight with Vladimir, and the IBF rightfully deprived him of his championship belt.
“Yes, it's true that Fury has been stripped of the IBF belt. Our challenger was Glazkov, but Fury refused him and signed a rematch with Klitschko, "Lindsay Tucker, chairman of the IBF Championships Committee, confirmed in a conversation with the BBC.
The Manchester-based boxer still holds the WBA, WBO and IBO titles.
Now Glazkov will have to fight for the belt with the fourth number in the IBF rating by American Charles Martin. It is quite possible that Vyacheslav, who has expressed his intention to become a Russian, will become the world champion.
Glazkov himself expected that his fight with Fury might not take place, but admitted that the evening of boxing was to be held in Krasnodar.
“Money plays an important role here. If the revenge takes place, then a large amount will be staked on it. I don’t know what decision Fury’s team will make, but I’m a mandatory bidder, the auction is scheduled for December 11th. And they have two options: bid and box with me, or vacate the IBF belt,
- said the boxer in an interview with Segodnya.ru. -
If we win the bidding, the fight will most likely take place in Krasnodar, where Pchelnikov's promotion company "Pushka" has now moved. If Fury refuses, I don't know yet who will be the second IBF number and my opponent. Now this is fortune telling on the coffee grounds. In any case, the fight will not take place in a month or two after the auction. I will have time to prepare for my opponent. "
Note that Glazkov has been working with Pchelnikov for several years already. The boxer's other promoter is Katie Duva, head of the Main Events promotion company.
As already mentioned, Vyacheslav began boxing in Lugansk in the Zarya-Ukraine and Zvezda clubs. In amateurs he became the silver medalist of the 2007 World Championship, as well as the bronze medalist Olympic Games in Beijing - 2008.
In 2009, Glazkov made his debut in the professional ring, where he quickly began to win one victory after another. It is curious that the boxer had his first fights in Russia, in Moscow and Yekaterinburg.
In total, the athlete took part in 22 fights and won 21 of them (13 by knockout), one more ended in a draw.
In March 2014, the long-awaited duel took place against the Pole Tomasz Adamek. The boxers were supposed to meet in the fall of 2013, but then Adamek's side refused to enter the ring due to the ward's illness. As a result, the Ukrainian won by decision and became the owner of the North American IBF title.
This spring, Glazkov beat the American Cunningham and became a mandatory contender for the championship belt.
Note that Vyacheslav may not become the first Ukrainian boxer to receive Russian citizenship. In February of this year, it was announced that a native of Donetsk, Stanislav Kashtanov, had moved to Russia.
After that, he won the national light heavyweight title, but lost to Dominican Felix Valera in the fight for the interim WBA world champion belt.
“In the war, I did not want to live, I took my family and went to Crimea. I knew that I would then go to Russia, to Moscow, but I wanted my two little daughters to get through this departure normally. I learned about the options, and they sunbathed and swam in the sea, ”Kashtanov told about his move to Russia in an interview with Gazeta.Ru.
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Graduate of the Luhansk State University of Internal Affairs.
Representative of "Dynamo" - "Ukraine", Lugansk.
Coaches - Alexander Arlanov, Dmitry Sosnovsky. The first coach is A. Arlanov.
Regalia and achievements. Honored Master of Sports.
2006 European Championship - 3rd place.
2007 World Championship - 2nd place.
Bronze medalist of the XXIX Olympic Games in Beijing 2008. In the 1/8 finals V. Glazkov defeated the Cuban Roberto Alfonso Acea (Cuba) with a score of 5: 3, in the quarterfinals he defeated Newfel Ouata from Algeria (10: 4). In the semifinal fight, the Ukrainian's opponent was supposed to be the Chinese Zhang Zhilei, but on the day of the fight Glazkov refused to enter the ring due to an elbow injury, and the press secretary of the International Amateur Boxing Association Richard Baker said that the Ukrainian even had to be taken to the hospital. As a result, Glazkov got bronze, and the Chinese went to the fight for gold without a fight.
In July 2009 year Vyacheslav made his debut in the professional ring in heavy weight category , and the first fight was held against an experienced boxer from Turkey, Oezkan Cetinkaya (15-6-1). Glazkov won on points in a four-round battle. Vyacheslav won the second fight on points against the Russian, Alexei Varkin (28-16-3). After spending six more victorious battles, he entered the ring for the first eight-round duel, and won the famous Russian boxer, Denis Bakhtov (33-5).
On March 16, 2012, Vyacheslav entered the ring with the Russian giant, Evgeny Orlov. Orlov only once lost ahead of schedule, and always caused problems to his opponents. Glazkov quickly exhausted Orlov, and Evgeny refused to continue the fight after the fifth round.
In May 2012, Vyacheslav knocked out in the 7th round former champion Africa, Gbengu Olowkun.
In September 2012, with a devastating referee's decision, Glazkov defeated the famous German boxer, Konstantin Airich.
December 22, 2012 Vyacheslav Glazkov met with the famous American avenue, Thor Haymer , who in turn was glorified by the triumphant victory in the tournament Prizefighter. Glazkov won the fourteenth victory in the professional ring, and the tenth early, and what is remarkable, the seventh victory by refusing to continue the fight.
On February 23, 2013, Vyacheslav entered the ring with an undefeated American boxer, Malik Scott ... Malik worked from a long distance, and although he mostly worked as a number two, he skillfully defended himself and punched jabs. This allowed him to win almost the entire first half of the match with a minimal advantage. Glazkov, on the other hand, acted in the role of an aggressor, but was never able to give Scott any serious problems. Towards the end of the fight, both fighters got tired, but Glazkov evened out the fight a little. In a non-spectacular match, the judges fixed a draw by a split decision.
A battle with Pole Tomasz Adamek was scheduled for November 16, 2013. But 2 days before the fight, it became finally known that the fight would not take place due to Tomas's illness. The "Main Events" promotion company has urgently found a replacement for the Pole in the person of Garrett Wilson. In the fight that took place, Vyacheslav won the unanimous decision of the judges (97-93, 98-92, 99-91).
The long-awaited battle took place on March 15, 2014. Vyacheslav won by unanimous decision to win the North American IBF Heavyweight Title.
On March 14, 2015, a battle took place between Glazkov and Cunningham. According to the results of the confrontation of equal rivals in strength, three judges gave the victory to the Ukrainian with a score of 116-112, 115-113 and 116-112.
Vyacheslav Glazkov became a must-have for IBF World Champion
After the refusal of Tyson Fury, who won on November 28, 2015, Vladimir Klitschko, to meet with the mandatory IBF contender, Ukrainian Vyacheslav Glazkov, a fight for the IBF world title between Vyacheslav Glazkov and American Charles Martin was scheduled for January 16, 2016. Glazkov's fight was on the undercard of the fight between the WBC world champion American Wilder and the Pole Shpilka.
Heavyweight Charles Martin defeats Vyacheslav Glazkov for the IBF world title. The fight turned out not to be what many fans of the Ukrainian athlete expected.Already in the third round, Glazkov twice found himself on the floor of the ring.At the first fall into the ring, the Ukrainian twisted his leg, and then in the middle of the round Glazkov, conceding a strong beat from Martin, fell into the ring and showed the referee that he would not be able to continue the fight due to injury.As a result, the victory went to Martin by technical knockout.
At the end of 2015, some Russian media published provocative statements that Vyacheslav Glazkov was planning to apply for Russian citizenship., however, this information was officially denied by the boxer himself.
Family. He is married with a daughter (born in 2009). Lives with family in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
Vyacheslav Glazkov's grandmother died during the shelling of Luhansk in 2014.
Awards. Order "For Courage" III degree (September 4, 2008) - for achieving high athletic performance at the XXIX Summer Olympic Games in Beijing (People's Republic of China), shown courage, dedication and will to win, the rise of the international authority of Ukraine.
During the fight, 31-year-old Glazkov, who had previously expressed a desire to obtain Russian citizenship, suffered an injury to his right knee and lost in the third round by TKO. According to the heavyweight boxer Vyacheslav Glazkov, he was injured and received not only a rupture of the cruciate ligaments, but also a meniscus, a dislocation of the entire knee.
In the professional ring, Vyacheslav made his debut in July 2009, and played his first fight against an experienced boxer from Turkey, Oezkan Cetinkaya (15-6-1). After spending six more victorious fights, he entered the ring for the first eight-round match, and defeated the famous Russian boxer, Denis Bakhtov, on points (33-5). On March 16, 2012, Vyacheslav entered the ring with the Russian giant, Evgeny Orlov. Glazkov quickly exhausted Orlov, and Evgeny refused to continue the fight after the fifth round.
The fight did not take place at a very high pace, but Glazkov constantly changed the distance, and in every possible way bothered the American with combinations of blows. Haymer could not oppose anything to the skilled Glazkov. Glazkov won the fourteenth victory in the professional ring, and the tenth early, and what is remarkable, the seventh victory by refusing to continue the fight.
Glazkov, on the other hand, acted in the role of an aggressor, but was never able to give Scott any serious problems. Towards the end of the fight, both fighters got tired, but Glazkov evened out the fight a little. In a non-spectacular match, the judges fixed a draw by a split decision.
Glazkov - Martin: Fight video
In the fight that took place, Vyacheslav won the unanimous decision of the judges (97-93, 98-92, 99-91). Glazkov started well and looked preferable in the middle of the confrontation, but he was not enough for the ending - the initiative was intercepted by a fairly beaten Adamek. The American veteran fought much more actively than Glazkov, he threw out and hit more punches than Vyacheslav, who focused on quality.
Vyacheslav Glazkov excluded from the WBC boxer ranking
The so-called "championship rounds" - from the 10th to the 12th inclusively - remained behind Glazkov, who caught his second wind. Glazkov's fight was on the undercard of the fight between the WBC world champion American Wilder and the Pole Shpilka.
Ukrainian boxer Glazkov suffered his first career defeat
Since Glazkov did not fall from a blow, the referee did not count the knockdown. Glazkov continued the fight, but slowed down noticeably and soon fell again. Despite the fact that this time the fall was not the result of Martin's blows, the referee recorded a knockdown. Glazkov could not continue the fight and the referee recorded Martin's victory by TKO.
Boxer Glazkov said he will not be able to compete for at least 10 months
Later, Glazkov said that even before the fight he twisted his leg while playing football in training before the fight. The table lists the results of all boxers' bouts. Now he is in a cast for a month, after that there will be a month and a half of therapy, and only after that the doctor will be able to perform the operation.
Fight Vyacheslav Glazkov - Malik Scott + VIDEO
Vyacheslav felt it, Martin was in his hands, after Vyacheslav's blows Martin had already started to close his eyes. It was supposed to be my title, - said disappointed Vyacheslav Glazkov (21-1-1, 13 KOs) after an early loss in the third round to Charles Martin (23-0-1, 21 KOs) due to a knee injury. In the third round, Glazkov was forced to stop fighting due to an injury to the anterior cruciate ligament of his right knee.
Former IBF title contender began preparations for a rehabilitation course after a successful operation Ukrainian boxer Vyacheslav Glazkov successfully underwent ligament surgery knee joint... The manager of the Ukrainian boxer Vyacheslav Glazkov, Egis Klimas, spoke about the injury of the Ukrainian. "We are all very sorry, a very serious injury.
And what is there to serve, there is such a champion that while Glazkov is ready to enter the ring again, I don’t think that Martin will still be a champion ... Immediately after the fight, Vyacheslav said that he “calculated” his opponent, but the injury allegedly prevented him from using the meeting knowledge in practice. In battle, all the saddest things for him were just beginning at that moment. I felt that he did not have the strength and told myself that it would be an easy job.
I am the world champion and I can say that the belt is in the right hands... But I will not sit back. This is not Charles Martin's fault. He received the title as a gift and grabbed it with both hands. Ukrainian Vyacheslav Glazkov failed to win the IBF world title in heavyweight champion, losing it to the American Charles Martin.
In addition, he performed in a glove with a tricolor and white and blue shorts. Olympic tournament 2008 boxing will remain in the history of the sport as one of the most controversial and controversial.
The punches to Scott's body also did not bring much result, and in the second half of the fight, both boxers looked equally ready for its continuation. On my own behalf, I’ll add that it’s a pity that Glazkov could not win, but he didn’t lose either. At the end of the article, I suggest you watch the whole fight with the participation of Vyacheslav Glazkov vs Malik Scott. Thus, Glazkov's rival in the January 17 fight will be the second number of the IBF rating - Charles Martin.
For Glazkov, defeat was the first in the professional ring. In 23 battles, he had 21 wins and one draw. Martin, 29, remains undefeated. The title became vacant in December 2015, when Briton Tyson Fury, who refused to carry out the mandatory defense with Glazkov, was deprived of it.
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As expected, Glazkov's “crosses” were ruptured - the anterior ligament suffered. That's how it all ended pretty quickly for Glazkov. Once again Glazkov falls - he points to his knee and writhes in pain. Apparently, the Ukrainian boxer has a meniscus or cruciate ligament injury.
On March 14, 2015, a battle took place between Glazkov and Cunningham. Glazkov won on points in a four-round battle. Vyacheslav won the second fight on points against the Russian, Alexei Varkin (28-16-3). For both boxers, this will be the first serious test of their careers: Glazkov has 22 fights (21 wins (13 knockouts) and one draw).
On the night from Saturday to Sunday, January 17, the boxer from Luhansk Vyacheslav Glazkov, nicknamed "Tsar", will fight in New York with American Charles Martin for the vacant IBF heavyweight title. "Russian Vesna" will conduct an online broadcast of the Glazkov - Martin fight. The approximate start of the fight is 5 am Moscow time (4 am Moscow time).
In case of victory, the 31-year-old native of Luhansk will become the third boxer - a native of Ukraine, after the Klitschko brothers, who will manage to win the champion belt in the most prestigious weight category. We bring to your attention six interesting facts about who Vyacheslav Glazkov is.
Skinny "Botan"
Looking at the invincible "Tsar", whose height is 191 cm, and the weight fluctuates around a centner, it is difficult to imagine that once Slava was a thin boy, and even a nerd.
Glazkov graduated from the legal lyceum in Lugansk with a gold medal, and at the first competitions he performed in the lightest weight (up to 56 kg). According to the boxer himself, he did not pull him by the ears of the teachers, and since during his school years he did not have a tight training schedule, he had the opportunity to study excellently.
After graduating from the Lyceum, Vyacheslav entered the Luhansk Academy of Internal Affairs as a lawyer-economist. In parallel, he continued to engage in boxing, annually moving to a heavier weight category.
The future heavyweight studied at the Faculty of Economic Security - this area is also called the "War on White Collar Crime". In 2008, he was awarded the title of Master of Criminal Law, and at the same time the rank of police lieutenant.
"Understudy" Klitschko
The first serious title for Glazkov was the gold medal of the student world championship in Turkey. Then there was the adult World Cup, which took place in China. The 21-year-old boxer competed in the category over 91 kg, and already in the 2nd round lost on points to the future champion of the tournament Odlanier Solis. The same Cuban who was knocked out by Vitali Klitschko in 2011.
IN next year Glazkov went to Bulgaria for the European Championship. In Plovdiv, Vyacheslav reached the semifinals, where he lost to the future victim of Vladimir Klitschko - Kubrat Pulev.
A year later, in Chicago, the Luhansk man finally made it to the decisive battle, but in the final he was devastatingly defeated on points by Italian Roberto Cammarella (14:24). By the way, at the same tournament, our Vasily Lomachenko was defeated in the final by Albert Selimov.
And in 2008, Vyacheslav went to the Olympics in Beijing. In the quarterfinal fight with the Algerian Newfel Watt, he received a tear ulnar ligaments... In the semifinals, he was awaited by the Chinese Zhang Zhile, whom he had already defeated twice in the United States and Turkey. But the doctors insisted on withdrawing from the battle. As a result, Glazkov won the "bronze", becoming the first after Vladimir Klitschko and the last Ukrainian boxer who was able to get a medal at the Olympic Games in the heavyweight division.
Craving for Russia and the United States
Glazkov's first fight in the professional ring took place on July 2, 2009. Vyacheslav began his professional career in Moscow with a duel against the Turk Oezkan Cetinkaya. It was not possible to start confidently - "Tsar" won on points. In the next fight, which took place in Yekaterinburg, he also won thanks to the decision of the judges.
It is worth noting that Slava had 21 fights in 6.5 years. Of these, 9 took place in Russia, he boxed three times in his homeland (in Zaporozhye, Kiev and Brovary), fought 8 times in the States and once, at the beginning of his career, he was brought to the Dominican Republic.
Considering that the main office of Glazkov's promotion company Main Events is located in New Jersey, and Vyacheslav's co-promoter is Kirill Pchelnikov, the head of one of the oldest promotion companies in Russia (Pushka), it is not surprising why the Ukrainian lives and trains in Florida or Krasnodar. ...
Champion with no experience
An interesting fact: Glazkov has practically no experience in 12-round fights. The fight with Martin will become for Vyacheslav only the third in his career, when he will be able to go the maximum distance, laid down in pro boxing.
Before meeting with Pole Tomasz Adamek in March 2015, "Tsar" fought only in battles consisting of 10/8/6/4 rounds. The very first full-fledged fight became for Vyacheslav the most difficult test of all time - at first the fight was in favor of our boxer, but in the championship rounds ex-rival Vitali Klitschko had a "second wind".
Experienced Adamek crumpled well and became a tough opponent, but the judges still gave the victory to Glazkov. After that, Vyacheslav had another 12-round fight. The cut with American Steve Cunningham also turned out to be no joke, and again Vyacheslav won only on points.
True, Charles Martin cannot even boast of this. The hitherto undefeated Missouri native has 22 fights, but he hasn’t had more than 10 rounds. Therefore, whoever wins in the upcoming fight, he can be safely called a champion without experience.
Hostage of the war in Donbass
Considering the events in Dobnbass, in the spring of 2014, the boxer took his family from Luhansk and moved his wife and daughter to the small resort town of Fort Lauderdale, located on the east coast of southern Florida between Miami and West Palm Beach.
Unfortunately, the war did not bypass Glazkov, and in December in Luhansk his grandmother was killed by a shell explosion. According to Vyacheslav, the old woman stood in line for water, where the shell arrived.
Extreme family man
Glazkov tries to devote most of his free time to his family. In the summer of 2009, his wife Elena gave the "Tsar" a daughter, so after the battles at home there is someone to meet the heavyweight.
According to the boxer, the family is his best talisman and the main balm for wounds received in the ring. And after training, Vyacheslav's wife pleases Vyacheslav with an abundance of dishes. Favorite food of the heavyweight - chicken bouillon, baked meat and boiled potatoes or mashed potatoes.
However, in addition to family leisure, Glazkov also loves to relax with adrenaline. The boxer's hobby is kite surfing *, which he has been practicing for six years. Earlier in the summer with friends, he regularly traveled to the Azov Belosarayskaya spit, and in the winter he plowed sea spaces Egypt.
Recall that the IBF title became vacant after the British Tyson Fury was deprived of his belt due to a rematch with Wladimir Klitschko.
Ukrainian athletes performing in martial arts have earned their authority for a long time. This is especially true of boxers who, over the years of their performances, have repeatedly won various prestigious awards at numerous international tournaments... If we take professional boxing, then it is worth noting the performances of such an athlete as Vyacheslav Glazkov, whose results are worthy of respect. It is interesting to consider his life in more detail.
Few facts
The future heavyweight was born in the regional center - Lugansk - on October 15, 1984. Vyacheslav Glazkov, in parallel with training, graduated from the State University of Internal Affairs, located in his hometown... Initially, the guy spent boxing in the sports club "Zarya" under the leadership of Ilyich. After a while, the athlete ended up in the Zvezda club, where he had already fallen under the wing of Alexander Arlanov.
Amateur performances
At the 2005 World Championships, Vyacheslav Glazkov in his first fight defeated the representative of Lithuania Yaroslav Yakshto with a score of 26:20. However, in the next round, the Ukrainian lost to the eminent Cuban Odlanier Solis (11:26).
In 2006, a boxer from Ukraine won the bronze medal of the European Championship. He managed to defeat the promising David Price and subsequently lose to the Bulgarian Kubrat Pulev. A year later, Slava took second place in the world tournament, losing only to an Italian named Roberto Cammarella.
In 2008, Vyacheslav Glazkov was able to win the bronze medal of the Beijing Olympic Games. Perhaps his performance would have been more successful if not for the elbow injury that the athlete received during the tournament.
Professional fights
Vyacheslav Glazkov is a boxer who made his debut in the pro-ring in a duel with a very experienced Turkish athlete Oezkan Cetinkai. But the native of Donbass managed to win on points in this four-round match. The Ukrainian fought the second fight against the Russian Varkin, whom he also won by a decision. After that, Vyacheslav spent six more victorious fights for himself, after which he had an eight-round fight with a fairly well-known and very experienced boxer from Russia
In March 2012, Glazkov fought with a giant who had lost early only once before and always created serious problems for his opponents. The Ukrainian managed to quickly wear down the Russian, as a result of which Orlov was forced to refuse to continue the fight after the fifth three minutes.
In May of the same year, Vyacheslav knocked out ex-African champion Gbenga Olowkun.
Draw
Vyacheslav Glazkov, whose photo is given in the article, in February 2013 fought with American Malik Scott. The fight took place in the following format: Glazkov is the aggressor, Scott is the second number. The first half of the fight passed with a minimal advantage from a native of the United States, who, although he worked as number two, skillfully defended himself and skillfully applied jabs, while Glazkov could not do anything about it. By the end of the fight, the Ukrainian leveled the battle pattern, but fatigue was already affecting in many ways. As a result, the judges' notes recorded a draw, although many agreed that Scott was sued and should have been declared the winner.
Confrontation with the Pole
On March 15, 2014, Glazkov fought with Tomasz Adamek. In the initial rounds and in the middle of the battle, the Ukrainian looked much more preferable, but by the end of the fight it became noticeable that he was "running 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 IBF title.
Title fight
On January 16, 2016, the most important fight in the boxer's career took place. The rival of the Ukrainian was Charles Martin. This fight was preceded by the fight between Wilder and Hairpin.
The first two rounds were fairly even, without anyone's advantage. But already in the third round, Glazkov made an unsuccessful attack and twisted his knee. As a result, the fighter ended up on the canvas, but the referee did not count the knockdown. Vyacheslav continued the fight, but it was clear that he had slowed down too much. After a while, he fell again without being hit by the enemy. This time the judge counted the knockdown, and when it became clear that the Ukrainian could not continue the fight, a technical knockout was recorded. As it became known later, the fault was the rupture of the cruciate tendon.
Family
Not only a successful athlete, but also a good family man Vyacheslav Glazkov. The wife often pampers her beloved with various dishes and meals, and in the summer of 2009 she gave birth to a daughter. Also, according to the boxer, his wife is the best healer and psychotherapist for him, able to heal both bodily and mental wounds.