Alexander Besputin

Alexander Alexandrovich Besputin (; born 26 April 1991) is a Russian professional boxer. As an amateur he won a gold medal at the 2013 European Championships and silver at the 2015 European Games.

Professional career

Besputin vs. Butaev Besputin turned professional in 2015 and compiled a record of 13–0 before getting an opportunity to fight for a world title against fellow Russian boxer Radzhab Butaev. Butaev was ranked #3 by the WBA at welterweight at the time. In the fight Besputin would go on to win via unanimous decision to capture the WBA (Regular) and EBP welterweight titles.

Six-month suspension In January 2020 it was reported that Besputin had failed a post-fight drug test for the bout with Butaev, testing positive for the performance-enhancing drug Ligandrol. Upon hearing the news, Butaev said, "Ahead of the fight my team insisted on VADA testing while he and his team were denying it all along, and even after I agreed to pay for both sides, including his costs, he was very reluctant. After finally enrolling he attempted to ignore the requests from VADA for two weeks for his whereabouts to be tested." Besputin elected to have a secondary 'B sample' tested, which also came back positive for the same substance in June. Following the second test result, the WBA stripped Besputin of his title and issued a six-month suspension on 4 July.

Besputin vs. Plotnikov On 20 March 2021, Besputin fought Viktor Plotnikov in his comeback fight after his suspension. Besputin dominated in the first two rounds, which prompted the opposition's trainer to end the fight right after the end of the second round.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes16WinMauricio PintorKO5 (12), 11 Sep 202115Win14–0 Viktor PlotnikovRTD2 (10), 20 Mar 202114NC13–0 Radzhab Butaev 1230 Nov 201913Win13–0Alfredo Rodolfo BlancoUD10 12 Apr 201912Win12–0Juan Carlos AbreuUD108 Dec 201811Win11–0Alan SanchezTKO9 (10), 14 Sep 201810Win10–0Saul CorralKO3 (10), 26 May 20189Win9–0Wesley TuckerRTD5 (8), 16 Feb 20188Win8–0Juan RuizKO7 (8), 11 Nov 20177Win7–0Breidis PrescottUD8 22 Apr 20176Win6–0Gilberto Pereira dos SantosUD627 Jan 20175Win5–0Azael CosioRTD6 (8), 5 Nov 20164Win4–0Kevin Womack JrKO1 (6), 6 Aug 20163Win3–0Christon EdwardsRTD4 (6), 2 Apr 20162Win2–0K'Lon SpencerTKO3 (4), 16 Jan 20161Win1–0Fernando PalizaKO2 (6), 12 Dec 2015

Alexander Besputin

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