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Career made in Germany: heavyweight Denis Boytsov has died aged 40
Russian heavyweight Denis Boytsov, who turned professional in Germany in 2004 and won 36 of his 37 fights, has died at the age of 40.
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Former heavyweight boxer Denis Boytsov has died. Fightnews and World Boxing News report that the Russian died aged 40 in his hometown of Oryol.
Boytsov turned professional in Germany in 2004, first with the Universum stable and later with Sauerland. He won his first 20 fights, 18 inside the distance; his record ended at 36 wins (27 inside the distance) and one defeat – against Alex Leapai in November 2013.
After a serious accident in Berlin in 2015, Boytsov never boxed again. In 2021 his family brought him back to Oryol.