Record details

Vassiliy JIROV

"The Tiger"

Cruiserweight

Male

(aka Vasiliy Jirov)
(aka Vassili Zhirov)
(Vassiliy Valerevyich Jirov)
Kazakhstan
Based in USA, Scottsdale, AZ & Fountain Hills, CA
Born: April 4, 1974, Yezkazjan, Almaty, Kazakhstan, Soviet Union
Height 6ft 1 1/2in, mt 1,86 – Reach 74in – Weight 227-206-223 lbs
"southpaw"

as an amateur:

1992 Edinburgh Junior European middleweight champion
1993 Tampere World Sr Champs middleweight bronze medal
Wstpd3 Francesco Passanante (Swi), Wpt Andrei Khamula (Ukr)
Semis: Lpt Akin Kuloglu (Tur) 9-2
1994 Bangkok AIBA's World Cup lt.heavyweight
Wpt Aik Postolokian (Arm), Lpt Islam Arsangaliev (Rus)
1994 Hiroshima Asian Games lt.havy bronze medal
Wtko Asghar Ali (Pak)
Semis: Lpt Yong-Sam Ko (SKor) 17-10
1995 Berlin World Sr Champs lt.heavy bronze medal
Wko2 Ervin Helmanis (Lat), Wstpd1 Ismael Kone (Swe)
Semis: Lpt Antonio Tarver (USA) 9-6
1996 Tashkent, Uzbekistan, Asian Championships heavy gold medal
1996 Atlanta Olympic Games lt.Heavy gold medal
WStpd2 Julio Gonzalez (Mex), Wpt Pietro Aurino (Ita) 18-13
Wpt Troy Amos Ross (Can) 14-8, Wstpd3 Antonio Tarver (USA)
Final: Wpt Seung-Bao Lee (Kor) 12-8

Vassiliy Jirov was the first Olympic Gold Medallist at light-heavyweight
to win a professional cruiserweight world title

Amateur Results


1992
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Edinburgh, Scotland, European Junior Championships gold medal, 75 kg
+ Apr. 7	Thomas Hansvoll (NOR)	Edinburgh, Scotland	WRSC 2
+ Apr. 9	Rickard Eckvall (SWE)	Edinburgh, Scotland	WPTS 12:6
+ Apr. 11	Sinan Samil Sam (GER)	Edinburgh, Scotland	WPTS 11:7


1993-1995 No activity recorded

1996
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
Atlanta, Georgia, Olympic Games gold medal, 81 kg
+ July 24	Julio Cesar Gonzalez (MEX)	Atlanta, Georgia	WRSC 2
+ July 28	Pietro Aurino (ITA)	Atlanta, Georgia	WPTS 18:3
+ July 31	Troy Ross (CAN)	Atlanta, Georgia	WPTS 14:8
+ Aug. 2	Antonio Tarver (USA)	Atlanta, Georgia	WPTS 15:9
+ Aug. 4	Lee Seung Bae	Atlanta, Georgia	WPTS 17:4

Professional record


1997
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 18	Vincent Brwn	Las Vegas, Nevada	TKO 2
+ Jan. 28	Exum Speight	Tempe, Arizona	TKO 2
+ Feb. 18	Chuck Miller	New York, New York	TKO 4
+ Mar. 8	Aljenon De Bose	Albuquerque, New Mexico	TKO 4
+ Mar. 30	Calvin Smith	Uncasville, Connecticut	TKO 1
+ Apr. 12	Tyrone Armstead	Las Vegas, Nevada	TKO 4
+ May 31	Gesses Mesgana	Atlantic City, New Jersey	TKO 2
+ July 5	Dennis Matthews	Lake Charles, Louisiana	TKO 4
+ Sept. 12	Calvin Combs	Las Vegas, Nevada	TKO 2
+ Oct. 10	Quentin Osgood	Primm, Nevada	TKO 1
+ Dec. 6	Art Jimmerson	Atlantic City, New Jersey	TKO 2

1998
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Jan. 23	Jason Nicholson	Tunica, Mississippi	TKO 2
+ Feb. 10	Trent Surrette	Phoenix, Arizona	TKO 2
+ Mar. 14	Jason Weller	Atlantic City, New Jersey	TKO 1
+ May 5	Rich LaMontagne	Biloxi, Mississippi	W 12
(Won vacant WBC Int’l Cruiserweight Title)
+ Aug. 6	Cliff Nellon	Worley, Idaho	TKO 3
+ Oct. 3	John Kiser	Las Vegas, Nevada	TKO 8
+ Dec. 5	Alexandre Vasiliev	Kiev, Ukraine	W 8

1999
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Mar. 6	Cesar Rendon	Indio, California	KO 1
+ Apr. 22	Onebo Maxime	Dallas, Texas	KO 5
(Won vacant Cont.Americas Cruiserweight Title)
+ June 5	Arthur Williams	Biloxi, Mississippi	TKO 7
(Won IBF Cruiserweight Title)
+ Sept. 18	Dale Brown	Las Vegas, Nevada	TKO 10
(Retained IBF Cruiserweight Title)

2000
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 12	Saul Montana	Boise, Idaho	TKO 9
(Retained IBF Cruiserweight Title)
+ Mar. 25	Don Normand	Canyonville, Oregon	KO 1
+ May 19	Esteban Pizarro	Beverly Hills, California	KO 2
+ July 29	Earl Butler	Phoenix, Arizona	KO 2

2001
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 6	Alex Gonzales	Almaty, Kazakhstan	KO 1
(Retained IBF Cruiserweight Title)
+ Mar. 24	Terry McGroom	Las Vegas, Nevada	KO 1
(Retained IBF Cruiserweight Title)
+ July 20	Adolpho Washington	Canton, Ohio	W 10
+ Sept. 8	Julian Letterlough	Reno, Nevada	TKO 8
(Retained IBF Cruiserweight Title)

2002
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Feb. 1	Jorge Fernando Castro	Phoenix, Arizona	W 12
(Retained IBF Cruiserweight Title)

2003
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Apr. 26	James Toney	Ledyard, Connecticut	L 12
(Lost IBF Cruiserweight Title)
+ Aug. 7	Ernest Mateen	Temecula, California	TKO 7
+ Nov. 6	Joseph Kiwanuka	Phoenix, Arizona	TKO 6
(Won vacant NABO Cruiserweight Title)

2004
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
- Mar. 13	Baby Joe Mesi	Las Vegas, Nevada	L 10
- Dec. 9	Michael Moorer	Temecula, California	TKO by 9
(For vacant WBC Cont’l Americas and vacant NABA Heavyweight Titles)

2005
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 7	Forrest Neal	Temecula, California	TKO 3
+ May 14	Troy Beets	Kinder, Louisiana	W 10
= July 21	Orlin Norris	Lemoore, California	Drew 8

2006
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ Apr. 20	Luke Munsen	Worley, Idaho	W 10

2007
Date	Opponent	Place	Result
+ July 14	Kenny Craven	New Town, North Dakota	TKO 2

Summary