Introduction
Apti Alkhazurovich Davtaev (Russian: Апти Алхазурович Давтаев; born 16 May 1989) is a Russian professional boxer.
Professional career
Davtaev made his professional debut on 30 March 2013, scoring a second-round stoppage victory via corner retirement (RTD) against Ivan Bogdanov at the Galich Hall in Krasnodar, Russia.
After winning his first eight fights, all by stoppage, he fought Ante Verunica to a split draw (SD) over six rounds on 18 October 2014. In his next fight he faced Jakov Gospic for the vacant WBC-CISBB heavyweight title on11 July 2015 at the GETEC Arena in Magdeburg, Germany. Davtaev captured his first professional via second-round knockout (KO). The bout was part of the undercard of the WBA (Regular) heavyweight title fight between Ruslan Chagaev and Francesco Pianeta.
After scoring another five wins, four by stoppage, he faced German Skobenko for the vacant WBA Asia heavyweight title on 5 September 2018 at the Amphitheatre in Grozny, Russia. Davtaev defeated Skobenko via sixth-round technical knockout (TKO) to capture his second regional title by a major sanctioning body.
Following a first-round KO victory against Richard Carmack in February 2019, Davtaev defeated Pedro Otas via fifth-round KO to capture the WBC-ABC Continental heavyweight title. The bout took place on 18 April at the Colosseum Sport Hall in Grozny.
Professional boxing record
| 21 fights | 20 wins | 0 losses |
| By knockout | 19 | 0 |
| By decision | 1 | 0 |
| Draws | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 | Win | 20–0–1 | John Napari | KO | 2 (10), 1:05 | 21 Feb 2020 | Dynamo Palace of Sports, Moscow, Russia | Retained WBC-ABC Continental heavyweight title |
| 20 | Win | 19–0–1 | Keith Barr | TKO | 3 (8), 0:38 | 10 Jan 2020 | Ocean Casino Resort, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US | |
| 19 | Win | 18–0–1 | Daniel Martz | TKO | 1 (10), 1:09 | 19 Sep 2019 | Uvays Akhtayev Stadium, Grozny, Russia | Retained WBC-ABC Continental heavyweight title |
| 18 | Win | 17–0–1 | Pedro Otas | KO | 5 (10), 1:18 | 18 Apr 2019 | Colosseum Sport Hall, Grozny, Russia | Won WBC-ABC Continental heavyweight title |
| 17 | Win | 16–0–1 | Richard Carmack | KO | 1 (10), 2:26 | 15 Feb 2019 | Kansas Star Arena, Mulvane, Kansas, US | |
| 16 | Win | 15–0–1 | German Skobenko | TKO | 6 (10), 2:48 | 5 Sep 2018 | Amphitheatre, Grozny, Russia | Won vacant WBA Asia heavyweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–0–1 | Cory Phelps | TKO | 2 (8), 1:17 | 22 Jun 2018 | Masonic Temple, Detroit, Michigan, US | |
| 14 | Win | 13–0–1 | Garrett Wilson | UD | 6 | 12 Jan 2018 | Turning Stone Resort Casino, Verona, New York, US | |
| 13 | Win | 12–0–1 | Talgat Dosanov | TKO | 1 (10) | 28 May 2016 | Sport Palace "Uzbekiston", Tashkent, Uzbekistan | |
| 12 | Win | 11–0–1 | Davit Gorgiladze | TKO | 1 (6), 0:44 | 5 Mar 2016 | Colosseum Sport Hall, Grozny, Russia | |
| 11 | Win | 10–0–1 | Sherzod Mamajonov | TKO | 3 (8), 1:11 | 26 Dec 2015 | Colosseum Sport Hall, Grozny, Russia | |
| 10 | Win | 9–0–1 | Jakov Gospic | KO | 2 (10), 1:55 | 11 Jul 2015 | GETEC Arena, Magdeburg, Germany | Won vacant WBC-CISBB heavyweight title |
| 9 | Draw | 8–0–1 | Ante Verunica | SD | 6 | 18 Oct 2014 | Express, Rostov-on-Don, Russia | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Andrey Zapisov | RTD | 2 (4), 3:00 | 5 Sep 2014 | Boxing Gym, Krasnodar, Russia | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Oleksandr Nesterenko | KO | 1 (6), 0:34 | 6 Jul 2014 | Akhmat-Arena, Grozny, Russia | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Roman Mirzoev | KO | 1 (4), 2:27 | 23 May 2014 | Basket-Hall, Krasnodar, Russia | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Oleksandr Pritula | KO | 2 (4), 2:45 | 8 Feb 2014 | Club "Fight Glove", Rostov-on-Don, Russia | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Frantisek Kynkal | TKO | 1 (6), 0:29 | 30 Nov 2013 | Olympic Sports Complex, Grozny, Russia | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Vyacheslav Shcherbakov | TKO | 1 (4), 2:39 | 26 Oct 2013 | Express, Rostov-on-Don, Russia | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Semen Pakhomov | KO | 1 (4), 2:16 | 27 Jul 2013 | Trade And Entertainment Centre "Moskva", Kaspiysk, Russia | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Ivan Bogdanov | RTD | 2 (4), 3:00 | 30 Mar 2013 | Galich Hall, Krasnodar, Russia |