Oleksandr Gvozdyk
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| Native name | Олександр Гвоздик | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | The Nail | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ukrainian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | Oleksandr Serhiyovych Gvozdyk 15 April 1987 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reach | 192 cm (75.5 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 23 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Win by KO | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Oleksandr Serhiyovych Gvozdyk (also Hvozdyk; Ukrainian: Олександр Сергійович Гвоздик [olekˈsɑndr serˈɦijowɪdʒ ˈɦwɔzdɪk]; born 15 April 1987) is a Ukrainian professional boxer. He held the WBC and lineal light-heavyweight titles from 2018 to 2019. As an amateur, Gvozdyk won a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympics and a gold at the 2013 Summer Universiade.
Gvozdyk has stated he is nicknamed "The Nail" because his surname in Russian translates to 'nail'. He is considered part of the Ukrainian golden generation of boxing along with other 2012 Olympic medallists Denys Berinchyk, Vasiliy Lomachenko, Taras Shelestyuk, and Oleksandr Usyk.