Biography
Alexander Gvozdik - Professional boxer from Ukraine. The athlete acts in the weighty weight category. Behind his shoulders are loud victories: 3rd place at the Olympics in the UK in 2012, Triumph at the Universiade 2013, championship among NABF boxers in light heavyweight. In 2018, the athle became the WBC champion. Alexander is a well-deserved master of sports of Ukraine.Childhood and youth
Alexander Gvozdik was born in Kharkov on April 15, 1987. The boy was carried away by martial arts thanks to the Father. Already in the 5th grade Sasha attended the kickboxing section. After a few months of training, he penetrates interest in boxing and replaced the profile direction. In the first amateur battle Sasha turned out to be the winner. At the age of 10, he began to go to the training club "Metalist". The development of the athlete was engaged in coach Alexander Voddenko.
Carnails received a higher education in the Kharkov National Pedagogical University. G. S. Frying Pans. The boxer then graduated from the National Legal Academy. Yaroslav Wise. Thus, the athlete took care of the moment when his sports career would be completed and a new stage will come in the biography.
Martial arts
The debut significant victory of Alexander happened in 2008, when the carnations won the championship among students. After that, Fortuna was not turned away from the athlete. Since 2009, he regularly became the owner of the main prizes in Ukrainian light heavyweight competitions. In the 2010th athlete turned out to be the winner of the European Cup in boxing.World Championships in 2009 and 2011 were less successful for Alexander Carnation. He failed to take prizes. 2012 was marked for a boxer tolerance and obtaining a license to participate in the Olympiad, conducted in London. The athlete was able to reach the semi-final of the competition, but he lost the Championship of Adilbeck Niyuzymbetov, having received only a bronze medal.
It was helped to rehabilitate the Universiade of 2013, held in Kazan. Representing your native country, Alexander opposed rivals, whose weight did not exceed 81 kg. He managed to win a gold medal.
In 2014, the carnation began cooperation with the sports organization Top Rank. In early April, the first professional fight took place. Already in 2016, Alexander was laid by knockout on Paul Ring Najib Mohammedi, a former challenger on the title of world champion, and in July met with Tommy Karpensey. In November, the athlete won Aizek Chilembath and already in March 2018 turned out to be the leader of the meeting with Mehdi Amar, becoming a WBC world champion in his category.
The victory over Adonis Stevenson in December 2018 re-brought the champion title athlete. True, he was temporary.
Personal life
Together with his family, Alexander Carnation lives in the United States. With his wife Darya, the athlete met in Ukraine. They moved to America, already being the parents of two children. In a new place, a couple started a third child. In an interview, Alexander often admits that happy in his personal life, as the spouse is his close friend.
Now in his free time, the family often travels, discovering new corners of the uncharted country. Alexander and Daria are divided with fans of a photo on the "Instagram".
The height of the boxer is 190 cm, and the weight is 79 kg.
Alexander Carnation now
In 2019, Alexandra called among the highest paid Ukrainian athletes.Boxing fans gladly watched his meeting with Russian Artur Betherbiev, which took place on October 18 in Philadelphia. The unifying fight for the title of world champion in WBC and IBF, which lasted 10 rounds, ended with the victory of Beterbiev.
Achievements
- 2010 - European Cup winner
- 2012 - Bronze medalist of the Olympic Games in London
- 2012 - Order "For Merit" III degree
- 2012 - Honorary Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine
- 2013 - Order "For Merit" II degree
- 2013 - Winner of the Universiade
- 2016 - NABF Champion
- 2017-2018 - Champion of WBO-Nabo
- 2018 - Temporary World Champion in the WBC version
- 2018 - World Champion in Havivated Weight Version WBC