Denys Berinchyk Денис Берiнчик
Berinchyk in 2012
Born	Denys Yuriyovych Berinchyk (1988-05-05) 5 May 1988 (age 36) Krasnodon, Ukrainian SSR, USSR (now Ukraine)
Nationality	Ukrainian
Statistics
Weight(s)	Lightweight
Height	5 ft 7 in (170 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	19
Wins	19
Wins by KO	9
Medal record Men's Amateur boxing Representing  Ukraine Olympic Games 2012 London Light welterweight World Championships 2011 Baku Light welterweight Summer Universiade 2013 Kazan Light welterweight World University Championships 2010 Ulaanbaatar Light welterweight

Denys Berinchyk (Ukrainian: Денис Берінчик, pronounced [deˈnɪs beˈr⁽ʲ⁾in.tʃɪk]; born 5 May 1988^[1]) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He has held the WBO lightweight title since 18 May 2024.

As an amateur, he won silver medals in the light-welterweight division at the 2011 World Championships and the 2012 Summer Olympics.^[2] He made his professional bare knuckle debut on 24 July 2021, defeating former UFC Fighter Artem Lobov by TKO.^{[citation needed]}

He has a PhD in physical education and sport, obtained at the National University of Ukraine on Physical Education and Sport.^[3]

In the 2011 World Championships, he beat the No.1 seeded and reigning champion Cuban Roniel Iglesias Solotongo on points.^[4][5] In the gold medal bout, he was beaten by Everton Lopes of Brazil following the encounter ended 26–23.^[6] Finished the championship as silver medalist, Berinchyk was a part of the Ukraine national team, topped the medal table.^[6][7]

2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships

Event	Round	Result	Opponent	Score
Light Welterweight	First	Win	Roniel Solotongo	+19–19
	Second	Win	Anderson Rojas	26–13
	Third	Win	Jonathan Alonso	27–10
	Quarterfinal	Win	Heybatulla Hajialiyev	33–19
	Semifinal	Win	Tom Stalker	33–18
	Final	Loss	Everton Lopes	23–26

At the 2012 Summer Olympics, he had a bye into the second round, where he beat Anthony Yigit. He went on to beat Jeff Horn and then Uranchimegiin Mönkh-Erdene in the semi-final. In the final he lost to Roniel Iglesias, 15–22.^[2]

Berinchyk made his professional debut against Tarik Madni on 29 August 2015. He won the fight by a fourth-round stoppage, as Madni retired at the end of the round. Berinchyk amassed a 7–0 record during the next two years, with four stoppage victories.^[8]

Berinchyk was booked to face Allan Vallespin for the vacant WBO Oriental lightweight title on 16 December 2017, in the main event of a card which took place at the Ice Palace Terminal in Brovary, Ukraine. He won the fight by a dominant sixth-round knockout.^[9] Berinchyk made his first WBO Oriental title defense against Jose Luis Prieto on 23 June 2018. He won the fight by a sixth-round stoppage, as Prieto retired at the end of the round.^[10]

Berinchyk was scheduled to face for the vacant WBO International lightweight title Rosekie Cristobal on 22 December 2018. He won the fight by a seventh-round technical knockout.^[11] Berinchyk made his first WBO International title defense against the veteran Nihito Arakawa on 20 April 2019.^[12] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 120–107, 118–109 and 120–107.^[13] Berinchyk made his second title defense against Patricio Lopez Moreno on 5 October 2019.^[14] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 120–109, 120–108 and 120–108.^[15]

Berinchyk was booked to make his third title defense against the 21–1 Hector Edgardo Sarmiento on 22 February 2020. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 117–112, 118–110 and 117–111.^[16] Berinchyk made his fourth WBO International title defense against Viorel Simion on 8 October 2020. Simion retired from the bout at the end of the seventh round.^[17]

Berinchyk made the fifth defense of his WBO regional title against Jose Sanchez on 21 March 2021. He made quick work of Sanchez, as he won the fight by a third-round technical knockout.^[18] Berinchyk made his sixth title defense against the former WBO International titleholder Isa Chaniev on 19 December 2021.^[19] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 118–112, 116–112 and 118–111.^[20]

Berinchyk was scheduled to face Emanuel Navarrete for the vacant WBO lightweight title at Pechanga Arena in San Diego, California on 18 May 2024.^[21] Berinchyk won the fight by split decision with the scores 115–113, 116–112, 112–116.^[22][23]

Berinchyk made his bare-knuckle boxing debut against the former UFC fighter Artem Lobov at Mahatch FC 6 on 24 July 2021.^[24] Lobov retired from the bout at the end of the fourth round.^[25]

Res.	Record	Opponent	Method	Event	Date	Round	Time	Location	Notes
Win	1–0	Artem Lobov	TKO (retirement)	Mahatch FC 6	24 July 2021	4	2:00	Kyiv, Ukraine

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