Sergey Lipinets

Sergey Alekseyevich Lipinets is a professional Russian boxer born on March 23, 1989, in Martuk, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union (now Kazakhstan). He is a former kickboxer who became a professional boxer at the age of 25 when he debuted against Franklin Varela on April 25, 2014. Lipinets boasts a boxing record of 20 fights, 17 wins, 13 of which were KO wins, two losses, one draw, and no no-contests.

Lipinets' impressive boxing career includes notable victories over some of the best boxers in the world, such as Lamont Peterson, Omar Figueroa Jr., Leonardo Zappavigna, Cosme Rivera, Erick Bone, Jayar Inson, and Kendal Mena. He won his first world title at age 28 on November 4, 2017, when he defeated Akihiro Kondo to become the super-lightweight champion of the world. His victory over Kondo was by unanimous decision.

Boxing enthusiasts and fans alike have come to associate the nickname "Samurai" with Sergey Lipinets. The nickname was given to him due to his strong fighting spirit, which is reminiscent of the famous Japanese warriors known as samurais.

Currently, Lipinets competes in the light-welterweight and welterweight weight classes. His orthodox stance and physical build work in his favor to deliver powerful punches and quick moves. He boasts a height of 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) and reach of 170 cm (67 in).

Despite his impressive wins, Lipinets has had two losses in his professional boxing career. One of the losses occurred in a non-title bout, while the other was in a title bout against Mikey Garcia via a unanimous decision. The fight with Garcia ended Lipinets' 13-fight win streak, and he hasn't stopped working to get back to his winning ways since then.

Recently, in his most recent fight which took place on August 20, 2022, Sergey Lipinets faced off against Omar Figueroa Jr. in a non-title bout. In what was a show of superior boxing skills, Lipinets won the fight by TKO in the 8th round. At the time of writing this article, it's been 7 months and 11 days since this fight, and Sergey Lipinets is on a one-fight winning streak.

Sergey Lipinets will likely continue to fight and earn titles in his career, and his fighting spirit will undoubtedly lead him to more victories.

Sergey Lipinets Fight Record