Siarhei Liakhovich

Siarhei Piatrovich Liakhovich (Сяргей Пятровіч Ляховіч; Серге́й Петро́вич Ляхо́вич; also Siarhiej Piatrovič Liachovič or Siarhiej Piatrovič Lyakhóvich; born 29 May 1976) is a Belarusian professional boxer who held the WBO heavyweight title in 2006.

Liakhovich was born in Vitebsk, in the former Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic (now Belarus), and represented Belarus at the 1996 Olympic Games.

As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the super-heavyweight division at the 1997 World Championships.

He was a long-time amateur who won a bronze medal at the 1997 World Championships.

He amassed a 145–15 record before turning pro in 1998.

His first defeat occurred on June 1, 2002, when he was knocked out by Maurice Harris in the 9th round.

Liakhovich won the WBO title from Lamon Brewster on April 1, 2006.

Liakhovich was knocked down in the 7th round, but went on to win on points via unanimous decision.

He lost the title to former Lineal heavyweight champion Shannon Briggs by technical knockout in the 12th round on November 4, 2006, after being knocked down twice.

On February 16, 2008, Liakhovich lost to Nikolai Valuev by unanimous decision following a one-sided contest.

He won his next two fights a first-round TKO of Jeremy Bates on November 7, 2009 in Nuremberg, Germany and a 9th-round KO of Evans Quinn in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany on May 22, 2010 on the undercard of Chagaev-Meehan.

On August 9, 2013, Liakhovich fought American heavyweight Deontay Wilder.

Wilder won the fight with a first-round knockout.

In February 2014, Liakhovich achieved his first win in four years with a unanimous decision over journeyman Chad Davis.