Vitali Tajbert

Vitali Tajbert (born 25 May 1982) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 2005 to 2013. He held the WBC super-featherweight title in 2010 (having held the interim title from 2009 to 2010) and the European Union title in 2008. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2003 World Championships, a gold medal at the 2004 European Championships, and a bronze medal at the 2004 Summer Olympics, all in the featherweight division.

Vitali Tajbert
Statistics
Weight(s)	Super-featherweight
Height	5 ft 5.5 in (166 cm)
Nationality	German
Born	25 May 1982 Mikhaylovka, Kazakhstan
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	26
Wins	24
Wins by KO	6
Losses	2
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Germany Olympic Games 2004 Athens Featherweight World Championships 2003 Bangkok Featherweight European Championships 2004 Pula Featherweight

Amateur results

• 1999 won a bronze medal at the Junior European Championships in Rijeka, Croatia at Bantamweight.
• 2000 won the gold medal at the Junior World Championships in Budapest at Batamweight.
  • Defeated Yuguang Zhang (China) RSC-2
  • Defeated Yusni Barzaga (Cuba) PTS (27-13)
  • Defeated Yevgeni Kybalyuk (Ukraine) PTS (19-8)
  • Defeated Haruyton Tovmasyan (Armenia) PTS (15-6)
  • Defeated Murat Chrachev (Russia) PTS (23-3)
• 2001 represented Germany at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Belfast at Bantamweight.
  • Lost to Afansy Poskachine (Russia) PTS (9-10)
• 2002 represented Germany at the European Championships in Perm, Russia. Result was:
  • Lost to Waldemar Cucereanu (Romania) PTS (15-29)
• 2003 won the silver medal at the 2003 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Bangkok at Featherweight.
  • Defeated Cheng Tong Shou (China) RSCI
  • Defeated Bekzod Chidrov (Uzbekistan) PTS (26-14)
  • Defeated Oleg Jefimovich (Ukraine) PTS (35-19)
  • Defeated Abdusalom Khasanov (Tajikistan) PTS (19-17)
  • Lost to Galib Jafarov (Kazachstan) PTS (35-43)
• 2004 won the gold medal at the European Championships 2004 in Pula, Croatia at Featherweight.
  • Defeated Sedat Tasci (Turkey) PTS (48-13)
  • Defeated Viorel Simion (Romania) PTS (65-41)
  • Defeated Mikhail Bernadski (Belarus) PTS (45-24)
  • Defeated Khedafi Djelkhir (France) RSCO-3
• 2004 won a bronze medal representing Germany at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens at Featherweight.
  • Defeated Daniel Brizuela (Argentina) RSCO-3
  • Defeated Khedafi Djelkhir (France) PTS (40-26)
  • Defeated Luis Franco (Cuba) PTS (34-26)
  • Lost to Song Guk Kim (North Korea) PTS (24-29)
• 2005 won the gold medal at the Military World Championships in Pretoria at Featherweight.
  • Defeated V. Anghel (Romania) PTS (24-5)
  • Defeated Y. Uruzbayev (Kazachstan) PTS (24-12)
  • Defeated Thongtheang Khlongchan (Thailand) PTS (30-28)
  • Defeated Sergej Ignatyev (Russia) PTS (25-14)

Professional boxing record

Professional record summary

26 fights	24 wins	2 losses
By knockout	6	0
By decision	18	2

No.	Result	Record	Opponent	Type	Round, time	Date	Location	Notes
26	Win	24–2	Mikheil Avakyan	UD	6	24 August 2013	Warsteiner HockeyPark, Mönchengladbach, Germany
25	Win	23–2	Michael Dufek	UD	6	12 October 2012	Sporthalle Wandsbek, Hamburg, Germany
24	Win	22–2	Jose Luis Graterol	UD	8	28 January 2012	Grand Elysée, Hamburg, Germany
23	Win	21–2	Andrey Kostin	UD	6	24 September 2011	Dima-Sportcenter, Hamburg, Germany
22	Loss	20–2	Takahiro Aoh	UD	12	26 November 2010	Nihon Gaishi Hall, Nagoya, Japan	Lost WBC super-featherweight title
21	Win	20–1	Héctor Velázquez	TD	9 (12), 1:35	22 May 2010	StadtHalle, Rostock, Germany	Retained WBC super-featherweight title; Unanimous TD after Tajbert was cut from an accidental head clash
20	Win	19–1	Humberto Mauro Gutiérrez	UD	12	21 November 2009	Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Germany	Won WBC interim super-featherweight title
19	Win	18–1	Rudy Encarnacion	UD	6	6 June 2009	König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
18	Loss	17–1	Sergey Gulyakevich	UD	12	5 December 2008	Sporthalle Brandberge, Halle, Germany	For European super-featherweight title
17	Win	17–0	Ermano Fegatilli	UD	8	29 August 2008	Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany
16	Win	16–0	Antonio Joao Bento	UD	12	5 July 2008	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany	Retained European Union super-featherweight title
15	Win	15–0	Jesus Garcia Escalona	UD	12	29 February 2008	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany	Won European Union super-featherweight title
14	Win	14–0	Youssouf Djibaba	TKO	10 (10), 2:51	7 December 2007	Alsterdorfer Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
13	Win	13–0	Petr Petrov	UD	8	20 October 2007	Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany
12	Win	12–0	Younes Amrani	TKO	7 (8), 1:00	28 July 2007	Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany
11	Win	11–0	Jairo Moura dos Santos	UD	8	30 March 2007	Kolnarena, Cologne, Germany
10	Win	10–0	Alessandro Di Meco	TKO	1 (6), 2:00	16 February 2007	Fight Night Arena, Cologne, Germany
9	Win	9–0	Kirkor Kirkorov	UD	6	5 December 2006	Freizeit Arena, Sölden, Austria
8	Win	8–0	Fabian Valentin Martinez	UD	6	21 November 2006	Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
7	Win	7–0	Wladimir Borov	UD	6	19 September 2006	Kugelbake-Halle, Cuxhaven, Germany
6	Win	6–0	Adolphe Avadja	UD	4	29 July 2006	König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany
5	Win	5–0	Pablo Ernesto Oliveto	UD	6	27 May 2006	Zenith - Die Kulturhalle, Munich, Germany
4	Win	4–0	Dzmitri Rabikau	KO	1 {4), 1:11	29 April 2006	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
3	Win	3–0	Alain Rakow	UD	4	28 February 2006	Alte Reithalle, Stuttgart, Germany
2	Win	2–0	Julio Borges	KO	1 (4), 2:15	7 January 2006	Zenith - Die Kulturhalle, Munich, Germany
1	Win	1–0	Robert Zsemberi	KO	1 (4), 2:25	3 December 2005	Bordelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany

Personal life

Tajbert and his family migrated from Kazakhstan as ethnic Germans to Stuttgart in 1992.

External links

• Boxing record for Vitali Tajbert from BoxRec
• Website of Vitali Tajbert
• News and Pictures of Vitali Tajbert