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5 unusual facts about Sergey Gulyakevich


Sergey Gulyakevich

The fight with Arthur in April 2006 saw Gulyakevich travel to Edinburgh only to suffer his first defeat as a professional when the fight was stopped in the 7th round due to a cut on his left eye.

On 22 December 2007 he travelled to Italy in order to challenge the new European champion Levan Kirakosyan.

He defeated Georgian fighter Nikoloz Berkatsashvili in the 2nd round of their fight which was one of the supporting bouts to the European title bout between Scott Lawton and former victim Levan Kirakosyan.

Two fights and two more victories followed the win over Tontchev to set Gulyakevich up for a shot at the full European title held by Scotsman Alex Arthur.

On 19 February 2010 he then returned to the United Kingdom to fight on the undercard of a Ricky Hatton promotion in Stoke.



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