By Jim Dower: Unbeaten Russian heavyweight contender Alexander Ustinov (21-0, 16 KO’s) kept his perfect record intact with a one-sided 12 round unanimous decision over former 2000 Olympic heavyweight Bronze Medalist Paolo Vidoz (26-9, 15 KO’s) on Saturday night at the Sportspalace, in Odessa, Ukraine. The final judge’s scores were 117-112, 119-109 and 119-109.
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Ustinov-Boswell, Banks-Mora added to Arreola vs. Klitschko undercard
By Erik Schmidt: Big 6’7” Russian heavyweight contender Alexander Ustinov (17-0, 14 KO’s) has been added to the undercard of the September 26th title match between World Boxing Council heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko vs. American heavyweight Chris Arreola at the Staples Center, in Los Angeles, California. Ustinov will be fighting 40-year-old Cedric Boswell (30-1, 24 KO’s) in a 10-round bout.
Lee Defeats Fedotovs; Banks Stops Butlin, Ustinov Beats Sprott – Boxing Results
By William Mackay: Once again, middleweight prospect Andy Lee (18-1, 13 KOs) failed to look impressive, this time in defeating Latvian Olegs Fedotovs (10-6, 6 KOs) by a six round unanimous decision Saturday night on the undercard of the IBF/WBO heavyweight title match between Wladimir Klitschko and challenger Ruslan Chagaev at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Germany.
Ustinov vs. Sprott on Undercard of Klitschko Haye on June 20th
By Erik Schmidt: It looks like K2 East Promotions will finally be taking the training wheels of the huge 6’7″ 305 pound pro prospect Alexander Ustinov (15-0, 13 KOs) on June 20th, when Ustinov steps in the ring against British journeyman Michael Sprott (31-13, 16 KOs) on the undercard of the heavyweight championship between IBF/WBO title holder Wladimir Klitschko and challenger David Haye at the Veltins Arena, in Gelsenkirchen, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany.
Ustinov vs. Batchelder on Saturday
By Erik Schmidt: Unbeaten heavyweight prospect Alexander Ustinov (14-0, 12 KOs) will return to the ring this Saturday night against American journeyman Danny Batchelder (25-6-1, 12 KOs) in a scheduled eight round bout at the Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle, in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Ustinov, 32, a former MMA fighter who’s still finding his way in boxing having started his pro career only four years ago, is making a significant step up in competition facing the limited but tough Batchelder on the undercard of the WBC title match between champion Vitali Klitschko and his number #1 challenger Juan Carlos Gomez.
News – DeGale Inspired By Rogan; Ustinov Defeats Pedyura, Serrano-Krupp
James DeGale wants to fight on Martin Rogan’s undercard after being blown away by the new Commonwealth heavyweight champion’s defeat of Matt Skelton on Saturday. DeGale hailed Belfast hero Rogan as an inspiration following his KO win over the Bedford puncher in Birmingham.
Ustinov Flattens Long
By Erik Schmidt: Undefeated heavyweight prospect Alexander Ustinov (13-0, 11 KOs) made an impressive display of punching power in taking out seven foot American journeyman Julius Long (15-10, 13 KOs) in the 1st round on the undercard of Vitali Klitschko vs. Samuel Peter on Saturday night at the O2 Arena, Kreuzberg, in Berlin, Germany.
Ustinov, 31, a huge 6’7” 300 lb. heavyweight from Belarus, staggered Long, 31, with two solid right hands late in the first round. Ustinov then chased after Long and dropped him to the canvas with a powerful right hand. The fight was quickly stopped because Long was too badly hurt to continue fighting. Ustinov went right after Long at the bell, throwing hard right hands to the head and short left hooks.
Alexander Ustinov Stops Hans-Joerg Blasko
By Erik Schmidt: Big 6’7″ 300 lb heavyweight prospect Alexander Ustinov (11-0, 9 KOs) continued with his forward progress in his boxing career with a brutal two-round destruction of Hans-Joerg Blasko (4-1, 3 KOs) on the undercard of Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson IBF/WBO heavyweight title bout on Saturday night at the Color Line Arena, Altona, in Hamburg, Germany. Ustinov, 31, is promoted by K2 East Promotion, the promotional company owned by the Klitschko brothers, and appears to have the size and power to possibly make a mark in the heavyweight division. At 6’7″, Ustinov dwarfed his 6’5″ opponent Blasko, making him look almost tiny in comparison.
After a fairly dull first round in which Ustinov was nailed by some good right hands from Blasko, the action heated up in the second after Blasko nailed Ustinov with a good left jab. The punch seemed to awaken the sleeping giant, who had been mostly toying with Blasko up until then, and he immediately charged after Blasko, 34, hitting him with huge sweeping hooks to the head. One particularly hard right hand from Ustinov spun Blasko around, causing him to turn his back to Ustinov and show his large tattoo on his back.
Ustinov-Castillo, Baysangurov-Gontsa & Banks-Rossitto On This Saturday’s Klitschko Undercard
By Erik Schmidt: This Saturday’s undercard of the Wladimir Klitschko vs. Tony Thompson has a number of exciting bouts, starting with mammoth 6’7″ 300 lb undefeated heavyweight prospect Alexander Ustinov (10-0, 8 KOs) who goes up against Livin Castillo (14-5. 9 KOs), a fight that will likely see a lot of leather flying early on. Ustinov, originally from Belarus and now promoted by K2 East, is a relative newcomer to boxing after previously dabbling in Kick boxing and MMA, fighting well in both sports.
Due to his success in Kick boxing, which he seemed to excel in the boxing portions of the fights, Ustinov moved over to boxing in 2005, turning professional and quickly knocking out his first eight opponents. His fighting style is much like Vitali Klitschko, whom he has reportedly sparred with in the past on a number of occasions. Due to his size, 6’7″ and long reach, Ustinov has a tremendous advantage over most of his opponents, and is able to jab and bang them with left hooks without getting hit. His weight, age (31), and lack of mobility are areas of concern, however. He moves well for a fighter as large as he is, about as good as Vitali, but he needs to trim off more weight to make him more effective against the more mobile, more athletic heavyweights in the division like Alexander Povetkin.