Yevgeny Nikolayevich Gorstkov
Yevgeny Nikolajewitsch Gorstkow ( Russian Евгений Николаевич Горстков ; born May 26, 1950 in Orsk ; † September 12, 2020 ) was a Soviet boxer . He was European heavyweight champion in 1977 and 1979 .
Career
Yevgeny Gorstkow started as an adult for the sports organization Zenit Moscow . Otherwise, no information is available about his career as a teenager or junior. The first known result of him is a tournament victory in March 1972 in Moscow in the light heavyweight division . From 1973 he started in the heavyweight division and always weighed around 90 kg. So he was a relatively light heavyweight, but he was equipped with an impressive punch, which is proven by his many early victories. After 1990 Yevgeny Gorstkov became a busy referee in Russian professional boxing.
In 1973 he first won the Soviet heavyweight championship with a techn. KO victory in the 2nd round over Pyotr Sajew . In the following years he won this title in 1974 with a points victory in the final over Gennadi Kokurin, in 1975 with a point victory over Pyotr Sajew, 1977 with a second round victory over Pyotr Sajew and 1978 with a point victory in the final over Mikhail Subbotin . In addition, in 1974, 1976 and 1977 he also won the title of so-called "absolute master", in which the best boxers in the three heaviest weight classes were allowed to compete. 1974 with a techn. KO victory in the third round over Igor Vysotsky , 1976 with a point victory in the final over Viktor Tereschtschenko and 1977 with a point victory in the final over Pyotr Sajew. With a total of eight titles he was by far the most successful Soviet boxer of those years with which he left his fiercest competitors Pyotr Sajew, Viktor Petrovich Ulyanich and Igor Vysotsky far behind. Yevgeny Gorstkov had no luck at the Russian championships in 1976 and 1980, of all things. In both 1976 and 1980 he lost in the semifinals against Pyotr Sajew on points and got no chance to participate in the Olympic Games of those years.
He contested the first international championship in 1974 when he was nominated for the world championship in Havana . He lost there but surprisingly against Rajko Miljić from Yugoslavia in the second round by techn. KO in the 2nd round, with which he was eliminated and only finished 9th. He was much more successful at the next two international championships he contested. First he became European heavyweight champion in 1977 in Halle (Saale) with a knockout win in the 2nd round over Antoni Kuskowski, Poland, a point win over Mircea Simon , Romania and another knockout win in the 2nd round over Jürgen Fang Hänel , GDR. Then he became European heavyweight champion in Cologne in 1979 . At this championship two heavyweight champions were determined for the first time. A weight class with a weight limit of up to 91 kg body weight was introduced and this weight class was designated as heavyweight. What was new was the so-called super heavyweight, which started at 91 kg body weight. Evgeni Gorstkow beat Georgi Stoimenow , Bulgaria by knockout in the 1st round and then defeated Grzegorz Skrzecz , Poland, Ion Cernat, Romania and Werner Kohnert , GDR, on points.
He did not contest any other international championships. Noteworthy in the career of Yevgeny Gorstkow are several victories over US boxers in the annual international fights between the USSR and the USA . In these international battles he defeated u. a. the Americans John Tate , Greg Page and Jimmy Clark , who later became very successful as professional boxers , while he suffered a point defeat against Tony Tubbs .
International success
year | space | competition | Weight class | Result |
1972 | 1. | Intern. Tournament in Moscow | Semi-difficult | after winning points in the semifinals over Anatoly Nikulin, USSR; Final opponent unknown |
1974 | 2. | "Golden Belt" cup tournament in Bucharest | Heavy | after a non-fighting defeat in the final against Teófilo Stevenson , Cuba |
1974 | 9. | World Cup in Havana | Heavy | after a techn. Knockout loss in the 2nd round against Rajko Miljic, Yugoslavia |
1974 | 1. | TSC tournament in Berlin | Heavy | |
1976 | 1. | Waclaw Prochazka tournament in Ostrava | Heavy | after a demolition victory in the 2nd round over Jürgen Fanghänel , GDR |
1977 | 1. | EM in Halle (Saale) | Heavy | after a knockout win in the 2nd round over Antoni Kuskowski, Poland , a point win over Mircea Simon , Romania and a knockout win in the 2nd round over Jürgen Fanghänel |
1977 | 1. | Belgrade ’s Liberation Tournament | Heavy | |
1977 | 1. | Feliks Tribe Memorial in Warsaw | Heavy | after a demolition victory in the 3rd round over Marian Klass and a demolition victory in the 1st round over Jerzy Skoczek, both Poles |
1979 | 1. | Intern. Tournament in Alma Ata | Heavy | after a demolition victory in the 1st round over Pyotr Sajew , USSR |
1979 | 1. | EM in Cologne | Heavy | after a knockout victory in the first round over Georgi Stoimenow and point wins over Grzegorz Skrzecz , Poland, Ion Cernat, Romania and Werner Kohnert , GDR |
1980 | 1. | "Golden Boat" cup tournament in Lodz | Heavy | after winning points over Zdzislaw Jariczak, Grzegorz Skrzecz and Marian Klass, all Poles |
International battles
year | place | encounter | Result | |
1975 | new York | USA versus USSR | Heavy | Demolition victory in the 3rd round over Frank Brown |
1975 | Cincinnati | USA versus USSR | Heavy | Demolition victory in the 2nd round over John Tate |
1975 | Las Vegas | USA versus USSR | Heavy | Demolition victory in the 2nd round over Henry Coopman |
1976 | Yerevan | USSR versus USA | Heavy | First round demolition victory over Woody Clark |
1976 | Las Vegas | USA versus USSR | Heavy | Losing points to John Tate |
1976 | new York | USA versus USSR | Heavy | Points win over Greg Page |
1978 | Alma Ata | USSR versus USA | Heavy | Points victory over Jimmy Clark |
1979 | Las Vegas | USA versus USSR | Heavy | Losing points to Tony Tubbs |
1979 | Troy | USA versus USSR | Heavy | Second round knockout win over Floyd Cummings |
USSR championships
year | space | Weight class | Result |
1973 | 1. | Heavy | after a techn. KO victory in the 2nd round in the final over Pyotr Sajew |
1974 | 1. | Heavy | after winning points in the semifinals over Viktor Petrovich Uljanitsch and winning points in the final over Gennadi Kokurin |
1974 | 1. | Heavy | Determination of the "absolute master": technical knockout victory in the 3rd round in the final over Igor Vysotsky |
1975 | 1. | Heavy | after a point victory in the final over Pyotr Sajew |
1975 | 2. | Heavy | Determination of the "absolute champion": point defeat in the final against Pyotr Sajew |
1976 | 3. | Heavy | after losing points in the semi-finals against Pyotr Sajew |
1976 | 1. | Heavy | Determination of the "absolute master": points victory in the final over Viktor Tereschtschenko |
1977 | 1. | Heavy | after a demolition victory in the 2nd round in the final over Pyotr Sajew |
1977 | 1. | Heavy | Determination of the "absolute master": points victory in the final over Pyotr Sajew |
1978 | 1. | Heavy | after winning points in the final over Mikhail Subbotin |
1979 | 5. | Heavy | Determination of the "absolute champion": knockout loss in the 2nd round in the quarter-finals against Atom Pogosjan |
1980 | 3. | Heavy | Point defeat in the semifinals against Pyotr Sajew |
Explanations
- WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
- Lightweight, weight class up to 81 kg, heavyweight, up to 91 kg and super heavyweight over 91 kg body weight
swell
- Box Sport magazine
- amateur-boxing.strefa.pl
- BoxRec.com
Web links
- Muhammad Ali vs Russian boxers Igor Vysotsky, Pyotr Zayev, and Yevgeny Gorstkov. June 20, 1978. CSKA Palace of Sports, Moscow, USSR. (Video on YouTube; 12:30 minutes)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Варвара Романова (Varvara Romanowa): Умер боксёр Евгений Горстков. Он проводил бои с Мухаммедом Али. In: life.ru. September 13, 2020, accessed September 14, 2020 (Russian).
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Gorstkov, Yevgeny Nikolayevich |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Горстков, Евгений Николаевич (Russian) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | soviet boxer |
DATE OF BIRTH | May 26, 1950 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Orsk |
DATE OF DEATH | September 12, 2020 |