Dimitri Kirilov
Russian boxer
Dimitri Kirilov (Russian: Дмитрий Дмитриевич Кириллов; born November 24, 1978) is a Russian former professional boxer who competed from 1998 to 2015. He held the International Boxing Federation (IBF) super-flyweight title from 2007 to 2008.
Professional career
On October 13, 2007, Kirilov defeated José Navarro by unanimous decision in twelve rounds to capture the vacant IBF super flyweight championship. The judges scored it 116–112, 114–113, and 114–113; the bout would have been a majority draw had Kirilov not downed Navarro in the third round.
On February 28, 2008, Kirilov managed to retain his IBF super flyweight title against Cecilio Santos as the match ended in majority draw.
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