Vassiliy Jirov (38-3-1, 32) was born in Balkhash, Kazakh SSR, Soviet Union on April 4, 1974. At the age of 22 years on January 18, 1997, he made his professional boxing debut against Vincent Brown, winning the fight via 2nd-round TKO.
On his 21st career fight at 25 years old, Jirov became a cruiserweight world champion on June 5, 1999 after defeating Arthur Williams via 7th-round TKO to win the IBF title.
Jirov's last fight was a 2nd-round TKO win against Jonathan Williams at age 35 on October 17, 2009. He retired with a 3-fight winning streak.
Some of Vassiliy Jirov's best fights have been against Jorge Castro, Saúl Montana, Arthur Williams, Adolpho Washington, Terry McGroom, Orlin Norris and Alex Gonzales.
Jirov has 3 losses on his boxing record.
| # | Date | Opponent | Weight | Round | Method | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
42 | Oct 17, 2009 35 years, 6 months 38-3-1 (32) | Jonathan Williams | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
41 | Jul 14, 2007 33 years, 3 months 37-3-1 (31) | Kenny Craven | HW | 2 | TKO | WIN |
40 | Apr 20, 2006 32 years 36-3-1 (30) | Luke Munsen | HW | 10 | UD | WIN |
39  | Jul 21, 2005 31 years, 3 months 35-3-1 (30) | 39 years, 9 months 57-9 (30) | HW | 8 | MD | DRAW |
38 | May 14, 2005 31 years, 1 months 35-3 (30) | Troy Beets | HW | 10 | UD | WIN |
37 | Apr 7, 2005 31 years 34-3 (30) | Forrest Neal | HW | 3 | TKO | WIN |
36  | Dec 9, 2004 30 years, 8 months 33-3 (29) | 37 years 46-4-1 (36) | HW | 9 | TKO | LOSS |
35 | Mar 13, 2004 29 years, 11 months 33-2 (29) | Joe Mesi | CR | 10 | UD | LOSS |
34 | Nov 6, 2003 29 years, 7 months 33-1 (29) | Joseph Kiwanuka | CR | 6 | RTD | WIN |
33 | Aug 7, 2003 29 years, 4 months 32-1 (28) | Ernest Mateen | CR | 7 | TKO | WIN |
32  | Apr 26, 2003 29 years 31-1 (27) | 34 years, 8 months 65-4-2 (42) | CR | 12 | UD | LOSS Lost IBF |
31  | Feb 1, 2002 27 years, 9 months 31-0 (27) | 34 years, 5 months 119-7-3 (83) | CR | 12 | UD | WIN Defended IBF |
30 | Sep 8, 2001 27 years, 5 months 30-0 (27) | Julian Letterlough | CR | 8 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
29  | Jul 20, 2001 27 years, 3 months 29-0 (26) | 33 years, 10 months 30-8-2 (17) | CR | 10 | UD | WIN |
28  | Mar 24, 2001 26 years, 11 months 28-0 (26) | 35 years 19-2-2 (10) | CR | 1 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
27 | Feb 6, 2001 26 years, 10 months 27-0 (25) | Alex Gonzales | CR | 1 | KO | WIN Defended IBF |
26 | Jul 29, 2000 26 years, 3 months 26-0 (24) | Earl Butler | CR | 2 | TKO | WIN |
25 | May 19, 2000 26 years, 1 months 25-0 (23) | Esteban Pizzarro | CR | 2 | KO | WIN |
24 | Mar 25, 2000 25 years, 11 months 24-0 (22) | Don Normand | CR | 1 | TKO | WIN |
23  | Feb 12, 2000 25 years, 10 months 23-0 (21) | 29 years, 2 months 33-6 (29) | CR | 9 | TKO | WIN Defended IBF |
22 | Sep 18, 1999 25 years, 5 months 22-0 (20) | Dale Brown | CR | 10 | KO | WIN |
21  | Jun 5, 1999 25 years, 2 months 21-0 (19) | 34 years, 6 months 30-4-1 (22) | CR | 7 | TKO | WIN Won IBF |
20 | Apr 22, 1999 25 years 20-0 (18) | Onebo Maxime | CR | 5 | KO | WIN |
19 | Mar 6, 1999 24 years, 11 months 19-0 (17) | Cesar Rendon | CR | 1 | KO | WIN |
18 | Dec 5, 1998 24 years, 8 months 18-0 (16) | Alexander Vasiliev | CR | 8 | UD | WIN |
17 | Oct 3, 1998 24 years, 5 months 17-0 (16) | John Kiser | CR | 8 | TKO | WIN |
16 | Aug 6, 1998 24 years, 4 months 16-0 (15) | Cliff Nellon | CR | 3 | TKO | WIN |
15 | May 5, 1998 24 years, 1 months 15-0 (14) | Rich LaMontagne | CR | 12 | UD | WIN |
14 | Mar 14, 1998 23 years, 11 months 14-0 (14) | Jason Waller | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
13 | Feb 10, 1998 23 years, 10 months 13-0 (13) | Trent Surratt | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
12 | Jan 23, 1998 23 years, 9 months 12-0 (12) | Jason Nicholson | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
11 | Dec 6, 1997 23 years, 8 months 11-0 (11) | Art Jimmerson | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
10 | Oct 18, 1997 23 years, 6 months 10-0 (10) | Quinton Osgood | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
9 | Sep 12, 1997 23 years, 5 months 9-0 (9) | Calvin Combs | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
8 | Jul 5, 1997 23 years, 3 months 8-0 (8) | Dennis Matthews | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
7 | May 31, 1997 23 years, 1 months 7-0 (7) | Gesses Mesgana | 2 | TKO | WIN | |
6 | Apr 12, 1997 23 years 6-0 (6) | Tyrone Armstead | 4 | RTD | WIN | |
5 | Mar 30, 1997 22 years, 11 months 5-0 (5) | Calvin Smith | 1 | TKO | WIN | |
4 | Mar 8, 1997 22 years, 11 months 4-0 (4) | Aljenon DeBose | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
3 | Feb 12, 1997 22 years, 10 months 3-0 (3) | Chuck Miller | 4 | TKO | WIN | |
2 | Jan 28, 1997 22 years, 9 months 2-0 (2) | Exum Speight | 3 | TKO | WIN | |
1 | Jan 18, 1997 22 years, 9 months 1-0 (1) | Vincent Brown | 2 | TKO | WIN |
