Vassiliy Jirov was born in Balkhash, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union on April 4, 1974. He made his professional debut at the age of 22 years on January 18, 1997 against Vincent Brown. Jirov defeated Brown via 2nd round TKO, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Jirov became a world champion at the age of 25 after 20 professional fights. He challenged Arthur Williams for the IBF cruiserweight title and stopped the champion in the 7th of the 12-round fight, winning his first world title.
Jirov's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO victory over Jonathan Williams at age 35, on October 17, 2009.
Some of Vassiliy Jirov's best fights have been against Jorge Castro and Orlin Norris. For a top-10 list of Jirov's best performances, refer to "Best fights of Vassiliy Jirov".
Jirov has 3 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Vassiliy Jirov Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
42 | Oct 17, 2009 | 35 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
41 | Jul 14, 2007 | 33 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
40 | Apr 20, 2006 | 32 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
39 | Jul 21, 2005 | 31 | ![]() | draw | MD 8 |
38 | May 14, 2005 | 31 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
37 | Apr 07, 2005 | 31 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
36 | Dec 09, 2004 | 30 | ![]() | loss | TKO 9 |
35 | Mar 13, 2004 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 10 |
34 | Nov 06, 2003 | 29 | ![]() | win | RTD 6 |
33 | Aug 07, 2003 | 29 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
32 | Apr 26, 2003 | 29 | ![]() | loss | UD 12 |
31 | Feb 01, 2002 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
30 | Sep 08, 2001 | 27 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
29 | Jul 20, 2001 | 27 | ![]() | win | UD 10 |
28 | Mar 24, 2001 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
27 | Feb 06, 2001 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
26 | Jul 29, 2000 | 26 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
25 | May 19, 2000 | 26 | ![]() | win | KO 2 |
24 | Mar 25, 2000 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
23 | Feb 12, 2000 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 9 |
22 | Sep 18, 1999 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 10 |
21 | Jun 05, 1999 | 25 | ![]() | win | TKO 7 |
20 | Apr 22, 1999 | 25 | ![]() | win | KO 5 |
19 | Mar 06, 1999 | 24 | ![]() | win | KO 1 |
18 | Dec 05, 1998 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 8 |
17 | Oct 03, 1998 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 8 |
16 | Aug 06, 1998 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
15 | May 05, 1998 | 24 | ![]() | win | UD 12 |
14 | Mar 14, 1998 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
13 | Feb 10, 1998 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
12 | Jan 23, 1998 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
11 | Dec 06, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
10 | Oct 18, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
9 | Sep 12, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
8 | Jul 05, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
7 | May 31, 1998 | 24 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |
6 | Apr 12, 1997 | 23 | ![]() | win | RTD 4 |
5 | Mar 30, 1997 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 1 |
4 | Mar 08, 1997 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
3 | Feb 12, 1997 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 4 |
2 | Jan 28, 1997 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 3 |
1 | Jan 18, 1997 | 22 | ![]() | win | TKO 2 |