Artur Akavov was born in Novocherkassk, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union on December 14, 1985. He made his professional debut at the age of 25 years on March 4, 2011 against Andrey Korzhenevsky. Akavov defeated Korzhenevsky via 4-round unanimous decision, making a successful beginning of his pro career.
Akavov got his first shot at a world title at the age of 30 after 17 professional fights. On December 3, 2016 Akavov challenged Billy Joe Saunders' WBO middleweight title but lost via 12-round unanimous decision.
Akavov's latest fight was a 4th-round RTD loss to Esquiva Falcão at age 35, on February 20, 2021.
Some of Artur Akavov's best fights so far have been against Gonzalo Coria and Josué Obando. For a complete list of Akavov's best fights and their details, refer to "Best fights of Artur Akavov".
Akavov has 4 losses on his record. For details about these losses refer to "Artur Akavov Losses".
# | Date | Age | Opponent | Res | Via |
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24 | Feb 20, 2021 | 35 |
Esquiva Falcão 31 27-0 | loss | RTD 4 |
23 | Oct 18, 2019 | 33 | Sergei Melis | win | TKO 5 |
22 | Jan 18, 2019 | 33 |
Demetrius Andrade 30 26-0 | loss | TKO 12 |
21 | May 12, 2018 | 32 |
Gonzalo Gaston Coria 21 12-1 | win | UD 10 |
20 | Mar 24, 2018 | 32 | Jean Carlos Prada | win | KO 1 |
19 | Apr 22, 2017 | 31 |
Josue Obando 27 14-13-1 | win | SD 8 |
18 | Dec 03, 2016 | 30 |
Billy Joe Saunders 27 23-0 | loss | UD 12 |
17 | Mar 30, 2016 | 30 | Todd Manuel | win | TKO 6 |
16 | Nov 20, 2015 | 29 | Freddy Lopez | win | TKO 2 |
15 | Jun 12, 2015 | 29 | Michel Mothmora | win | UD 12 |
14 | Mar 21, 2015 | 29 | David Makaradze | win | TKO 7 |
13 | Feb 13, 2015 | 29 | Sebastian Skrzypczynski | win | TKO 4 |
12 | Oct 31, 2014 | 28 | Sandor Micsko | win | KO 4 |
11 | May 15, 2014 | 28 | Ivan Jukic | win | KO 2 |
10 | Nov 30, 2013 | 27 | Marat Khuzeev | win | KO 1 |
9 | Apr 27, 2013 | 27 | Bekzod Yunusov | win | UD 10 |
8 | Nov 24, 2012 | 26 | Evgeny Meshkov | win | UD 6 |
7 | Jul 14, 2012 | 26 | Dmitry Pankratov | win | UD 6 |
6 | Apr 04, 2012 | 26 | Oleg Liseev | loss | UD 8 |
5 | Oct 08, 2011 | 25 | Sergey Sergeev | win | UD 6 |
4 | Jul 26, 2011 | 25 | Andrey Tylilyuk | win | UD 6 |
3 | May 27, 2011 | 25 | Gevorg Akopyan | win | UD 4 |
2 | Apr 16, 2011 | 25 | Sherkhomil Rakhimov | win | UD 4 |
1 | Mar 04, 2011 | 25 | Andrey Korzhenevsky | win | UD 4 |