“In Vinnytsia, they said goodbye to boxer Vyacheslav Uzelkov. In Vinnytsia, they said goodbye to boxer Vyacheslav Uzelkov, who died at the age of 46. The athlete was a WBA champion, a TV presenter and a father of two children.”, — write on: unn.ua
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Ukrainian boxer V’yacheslav Uzelkov was taken to the last leg.
His friends and relatives came to see Vyacheslav on his last journey, including children Robert and Olivia, who were born in marriage with fitness trainer Maryna Borzhemska.
The farewell ceremony was held in one of Vinnytsia’s memorial halls, and Vyacheslav was buried at the local cemetery, also in his native Vinnytsia.
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On November 9, boxer V’yacheslav Uzelkov passed away. The cause of death is currently unknown, but a few months before, he said that he was in a coma and was “pulled out of that world”
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Vyacheslav Uzelkov was born on April 8, 1979 in Vinnytsia and started boxing in 1987.
In the amateur arena, Uzelkov achieved significant success: he won the European Junior Championship in Birmingham in 1997, won silver at the 1998 World Cup in Beijing, and took third place at the World Military Games in Zagreb in 1999.
In 2000, at the European Championships in the category up to 81 kg, he lost in the first fight, and at the World Championships in 2001 in Belfast, he took third place in the category up to 91 kg. In the same year, he took second place at the prestigious tournament in Helsinki, and in 2002 he won “silver” at the European Championship in Perm. In 2003, Uzelkov took third place at the “Strandja” tournament in Bulgaria and second place at the Black Sea Cup in Sudak.
Vyacheslav Uzelkov debuted in the professional ring in 2004, winning over the Russian Suleiman Dzherilov. After a series of successful fights in 2007, he became the WBA Intercontinental Champion, defeating the Spaniard Gabriel Campillo.
In 2010, he fought for the title of world champion with Beibut Shumenov, but lost by unanimous decision of the judges. After the defeat, he won several fights, but suffered a stroke after a fight with the German Eduard Gutknecht. Uzelkov ended his career in 2014, having fought 34 fights, of which he won 30 (19 by knockout).
After the end of his boxing career, Uzelkov actively engaged in various projects – he tried himself as an actor, TV presenter and politician. In 2008, he starred in a melodrama, and in 2009, he participated in the show “Dancing for you”.
In 2014-2015, he was a member of the jury on the “Ukraine has talent” program, later, together with his wife Marina, he starred in the “Weighed and Happy” project. In 2020, he ran for mayor of Vinnytsia from OPZZH, but received only 4% of the vote. Uzelkov was married to Maryna Borzhemska for 22 years, with whom he raised two children, but the couple divorced in 2021.
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