Evgeny Tishchenko

Evgeny Tishchenko
Tishchenko in 2016
Personal information
NationalityRussian
Born (1991-07-15) 15 July 1991
Height196 cm (6 ft 5 in)
Weight91 kg (201 lb)
Boxing career
Weight class
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights14
Wins12
Win by KO8
Losses1
No contests1
Medal record
Representing  Russia
Olympic Games
2016 Rio de Janeiro Heavyweight
World Championships
2015 Doha Heavyweight
2013 Almaty Heavyweight
2017 Hamburg Heavyweight
European Championships
2015 Samokov Heavyweight
2017 Kharkiv Heavyweight
Summer Universiade
2013 Kazan -91 kg

Evgeny Andreyevich Tishchenko (Russian: Евгений Андреевич Тищенко; born 15 July 1991) is a Russian professional boxer. He was the inaugural World Boxing Association (WBA) bridgerweight champion but was subsequently stripped after testing positive for banned substance. As an amateur, he won gold medals at the 2016 Olympics, 2015 World Championships, and the 2015 and 2017 European Championships and silver at the 2013 and 2017 World Championships.