Denis Boytsov

Denis Boytsov was born on February 14, 1986 in Oryol.^[1]

Boytsov has had a decorated amateur career, including the following accomplishments:

• 2001 won Cadet World Championship at Light Middleweight in Baku, Azerbaijan.
• 2002 won Cadet World Championship at Heavyweight in Kecskemet, Hungary.
• 2004 won Junior World Championship at Superheavyweight in Jeju, South Korea.

His record was 115-15.

Boytsov turned pro in 2004 in Germany and won his first 20 bouts with 18 KO's. Later his opponents included Vincent Maddalone and Israel Carlos Garcia.

On 3 May 2015 Boytsov was found unconscious in a Berlin subway tunnel. Due to a severe head injury he was placed in a medically induced coma for seven weeks, and will unlikely return to professional boxing. Ramzan Kadyrov agreed to cover Boytsov's medical bills after his banks accounts were blocked.^[2]

Boytsov lived in Germany for more than 10 years before the accident, which was initially related to his boxing activities, as he received multiple death threats in 2013.^[3] German court later ruled that Boytsov fell on tracks while being intoxicated.^[2]