Ričards Bolotņiks

Ričards Bolotņiks (born 24 March 1990) is a Latvian professional boxer who has held the WBO European light-heavyweight title since 2019.

Ričards Bolotņiks
Statistics
Nickname(s)The Lion
Weight(s)
Height1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
NationalityLatvian
Born (1990-03-24) 24 March 1990
Riga, Latvia
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record[1]
Total fights27
Wins19
Wins by KO8
Losses7
Draws1

Professional career

Bolotņiks played ice hockey when he was younger, but decided to try boxing since he had always wanted to fight.[2] He made his professional debut on 15 August 2013, defeating Pavels Veselovs by first-round knockout (KO) in Riga. In his next seven bouts he won only three times, suffering losses in Germany, England and France. After that he managed a string of six victories from 2015 to 2016, during which he moved up a weight class to cruiserweight. Sitting on a 10–3–1 record, he faced Micki Nielsen in Riga on 27 January 2018, losing by controversial split decision (SD) to end his streak.[3] Five months later he lost again to Thabiso Mchunu in South Africa,[4] and decided to move back down to light-heavyweight.

On 12 October 2019, Bolotņiks defeated Sergei Ekimov (18–0, 9 KO) by unanimous decision (UD) in Riga for the vacant EBP light-heavyweight title, the first of his career.[5] Later that month, he was announced as a participant in The Golden Contract light-heavyweight tournament that secures the winner a two-year, five-fight contract with MTK Global.[6][7] In the quarter-finals, he matched up against undefeated Belfast native Steven Ward (12–0, 4 KO) at the Brentwood Centre in England on 14 December with his WBO European light-heavyweight title also on the line. Bolotņiks won the fight by first-round technical knockout (TKO) in an upset, flooring the champion three times en route to a new belt and a £5,000 knockout bonus.[8] He retained his title in the semi-finals against Hosea Burton by ten-round UD in Riga on 26 September 2020.[9]

Professional boxing record
27 fights 19 wins 7 losses
By knockout 8 5
By decision 11 2
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
27 Loss 19–7–1 Ukraine Oleksandr Gvozdyk TKO 6 (10), 1:06 6 Apr 2023 Mexico Estadio Akron, Zapopan, Mexico
26 Win 19–6–1 Croatia Hrvoje Sep UD 8 1 Apr 2022 Spain Palau Olímpic Vall d'Hebron Barcelona, Spain
25 Loss 18–6–1 United Kingdom Joshua Buatsi KO 11 (12), 2:08 14 Aug 2021 United Kingdom Matchroom Fight Camp, Brentwood, England For WBA International light-heavyweight title
24 Win 18–5–1 Germany Serge Michel TKO 10 (10), 2:50 2 Dec 2020 United Kingdom Production Park Studios, South Kirkby, England Retained WBO European light-heavyweight title;
The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – final
23 Win 17–5–1 United Kingdom Hosea Burton UD 10 26 Sep 2020 Latvia Studio 69, Riga, Latvia Retained WBO European light-heavyweight title;
The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – semi-final
22 Win 16–5–1 United Kingdom Steven Ward TKO 1 (10), 2:21 14 Dec 2019 United Kingdom Brentwood Centre, Brentwood, England Won WBO European light-heavyweight title;
The Golden Contract: light-heavyweight – quarter-final
21 Win 15–5–1 Russia Sergei Ekimov UD 12 12 Oct 2019 Latvia Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia Won vacant EBP light-heavyweight title
20 Win 14–5–1 Russia Gasan Gasanov TKO 6 (8), 0:56 15 Jun 2019 Latvia Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
19 Win 13–5–1 The Gambia Patrick Mendy MD 8 23 Mar 2019 Latvia Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
18 Win 12–5–1 Georgia (country) Zura Mekereshvili UD 6 6 Oct 2018 Latvia Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
17 Loss 11–5–1 South Africa Thabiso Mchunu TKO 6 (10), 0:23 23 Jun 2018 South Africa Emperors Palace, Kempton Park, South Africa
16 Win 11–4–1 Argentina Alejandro Emilio Valori KO 1 (8), 2:41 17 Mar 2018 Latvia Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
15 Loss 10–4–1 Denmark Micki Nielsen SD 8 27 Jan 2018 Latvia Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
14 Win 10–3–1 Spain César Córdoba TKO 1 (6), 1:47 12 Nov 2016 Spain Bilbao Exhibition Centre, Barakaldo, Spain
13 Win 9–3–1 Latvia Reinis Porozovs UD 8 31 Jul 2016 Latvia Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
12 Win 8–3–1 Georgia (country) Giorgi Tevdorashvili UD 8 14 May 2016 Latvia Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
11 Win 7–3–1 Poland Jarek Prusak KO 2 (8), 0:34 21 Feb 2016 Latvia Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
10 Win 6–3–1 Latvia Reinis Porozovs UD 6 5 Dec 2015 Latvia Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
9 Win 5–3–1 Latvia Andrejs Pokumeiko UD 6 10 Oct 2015 Latvia Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
8 Loss 4–3–1 France Kevin Buval UD 6 22 May 2015 France Gymnase Georges Racine, Clichy, France
7 Win 4–2–1 Lithuania Lukas Ablozevicius UD 4 28 Mar 2015 Latvia Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
6 Win 3–2–1 Canada Pascal Villeneuve MD 6 31 Jan 2015 Canada Hilton Lac Leamy, Gatineau, Quebec, Canada
5 Win 3–2 Latvia Andrejs Pokumeiko UD 4 6 Dec 2014 Latvia Arēna Rīga, Riga, Latvia
4 Loss 2–2 United Kingdom Andreas Evangelou TKO 4 (6), 3:06 12 Jul 2014 United Kingdom York Hall, London, England
3 Win 2–1 Latvia Arturs Perihs TKO 1 (4), 0:33 18 May 2014 Latvia Club Rigas Rings, Riga, Latvia
2 Loss 1–1 Germany Abel Mikaelyan TKO 3 (4), 2:30 23 Nov 2013 Germany CU Arena, Hamburg, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Latvia Pavels Veselovs KO 1 (4), 2:37 15 Aug 2013 Latvia Club Rigas Rings, Riga, Latvia

References
  1. "Boxing record for Ričards Bolotņiks". BoxRec.
  2. "Bokseris Bolotņiks pēc karjerā lielākās uzvaras saņem apsveikumu no Brieža". Latvijas Sabiedriskie mediji (in Latvian). 1 October 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. Donovan, Jake (27 January 2018). "Usyk-Briedis Undercard: Nielsen (Gift), Hrgrovic (KO) Score Wins". Fight Nights. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  4. Zifo, Mesuli (25 June 2018). "Mbenge conquers the world". Daily Dispatch. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  5. Iskenderov, Parviz (14 October 2019). "LNK Fight Night 13 results: Bolotniks decisions Ekimov". Fightmag. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  6. "Highly-ranked Bolotniks in Golden Contract" (Press release). MTK Global. 28 October 2019. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  7. Parkinson, Nick (12 December 2019). "What's the Golden Contract light-heavyweight tournament, and who's in it?". ESPN. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  8. Parkinson, Nick (14 December 2019). "Ricards Bolotniks knocks out Steven Ward in Golden Contract light heavyweight tournament". ESPN. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  9. Sukachev, Alexey (26 September 2020). "Ricards Bolotniks Beats Up, Decisions Hosea Burton Over Ten". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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