Viktor Vasylovych Postol is a Ukrainian professional boxer who held the WBC light-welterweight title from 2015 to 2016.
26 Facts About Viktor Postol
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Viktor Postol won his next fourteen bouts fighting in countries Bosnia and Herzegovina, Ukraine, Spain, Russia and Georgia.
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Viktor Postol managed to win via unanimous decision to claim the belt.
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On 7 November 2013, the World Boxing Council ordered a final eliminator for their super lightweight title, held at the time by unified champion Danny Garcia, which would see Viktor Postol fight Turkish boxer Selcuk Aydin.
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On his American debut, Viktor Postol stopped Aydin in round 11 to become the mandatory challenger for the WBC title.
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Viktor Postol won the fight via unanimous decision after 8 rounds.
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Round after round, Viktor Postol attacked Matthysse to the body and kept his jab in his face.
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Viktor Postol nailed Crawford with a right hand behind the head, for which Postol was penalized one point, adding to Crawford's advantage.
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Over 12 rounds, Crawford landed 141 of his 388 punches thrown, and Viktor Postol landed 83 of 244 thrown.
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Viktor Postol is one of the best fighters in the world.
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Kornilov further explained that even when Viktor Postol was winning his fights, the possibility of finding TV opportunities were still slim.
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Viktor Postol won a hard-fought fight, settling for a unanimous decision against Najmiddinov.
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In round 5, Viktor Postol was floored with a left hook and hit the canvas hard.
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WBC President Mauricio Sulaiman then announced that Viktor Postol, who was ranked number 4, would fight number 2 ranked Regis Prograis for the interim WBC title.
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Viktor Postol's replacement was confirmed as former unified champion Julius Indongo.
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On 26 April 2018, Cyclone Promotions announced Viktor Postol would be fighting their 27 year old rising prospect Josh Taylor at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow on 23 June, with Taylor defending his WBC Silver title and a chance for the winner to become a step closer to challenging for a world title.
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Viktor Postol was regarded as Taylor's toughest opponent to date in his 12-fight career.
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Viktor Postol started the fight stronger but it was during the middle rounds where Taylor took control, eventually dropping Viktor Postol in round 10.
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On 24 October, Viktor Postol was announced by the World Boxing Super Series as a reserve fighter for Josh Taylor vs Ryan Martin on 3 November 2018 at the SSE Hydro in Glasgow.
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Viktor Postol was taken the 10 round distance, dominating the fight.
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On 19 March 2019, it was announced that Viktor Postol would fight French boxer Mohamed Mimoune in a WBC final eliminator on 27 April.
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Viktor Postol defeated Mimoune by a 10 round unanimous decision to become a step closer to challenging WBC champion Jose Ramirez.
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Viktor Postol threw punches throughout and got the better of Mimoune in every round of the fight, mostly using his stiff jab and using his reach advantage.
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Viktor Postol managed to knock Mimoune off balance a number of times.
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CompuBox showed that Viktor Postol landed 149 of 587 punches thrown and Mimoune landed 73 of his 306 punches.
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Viktor Postol attributed the win with Freddie Roach's game plan and that he was able to stay disciplined.