Russian boxing school, starting with the Soviettimes, was always famous for its pupils. For many years among the Russian fighters there have always been those who climbed to the top of this sport, winning various significant international tournaments and titles. Gregory Drozd did not become an exception in this sport, which is now included in the cohort of the best strata of the planet. His biography is worth knowing in detail, because it may well prove to be a practical guide for many of us in what successes you can achieve in life, working hard and achieving your goals.
The future world champion was born on August 26, 1979 in the Kemerovo region, the city of Prokopyevsk. His father was a simple miner. Originally Grigory Drozd got carried away by karate, which he began to study from the age of 12.But three years later the young man found himself in the boxing section. His first coach was honored coach of Russia Vitaly Ilyin, who was able to take the guy to the highest sporting level. At the age of 15 Gregory became the champion of the country in kickboxing, after which he took 3rd place in the Asian Championship. In 1995, the athlete wins the CIS tournament in Thai boxing. In 1997, being the youngest fighter, Grigory Drozd won the third place in the world championship in Thai boxing.
His first battle in the status of the pros Grigory Drozd held in April 2001.The debut took place in the first heavyweight (up to 90.7 kg), in which the fighter successfully performs to this day. In 2002, the boxer wins the Siberian Championship, and in 2003 - the All-Russian Championship. March 2004 was marked for Grigory Anatolyevich by a magnificent victory by knockout over the most experienced rival from Mexico named Saul Montana. The victorious series continued in January 2006, when Drozd "turned off the light" in the eyes of Pavel Melkomyan, who did not have any defeats at that time.
After this regular battle of Gregory Drozd was held in 2012, in which he defeated the Frenchman Jean-Marc Monroe. Forced simple was justified by a serious injury of a Russian.
October 2013 brought a remarkable victory of Drozd over Mateusz Masterknack. This allowed Drozd to become the champion of Europe. At the same time for the Pole, defeat was the first in his career.
The title was defended on March 15, 2014. And it was also quite successful for our hero. Already in the first round, Drozd will knock out his French opponent Jeremy Ouanna.
Such rapid professional developmentRussian boxing star did not go unnoticed by the functionaries. And so on September 27, 2014, Grigory Drozd, whose weight always perfectly fit into the limit of his chosen category, goes to the ring against the then world champion Krzysztof Volodarchik. Grigory emerged victorious from this fight and became the new king of the WBC cruiserweight.
Pay attention to the fact that in the course of the battle the PoleThe knockdown was counted down when he knelt, defending himself against Russian attacks. It should be noted that initially in this battle Drozd was considered an outsider in the opinion of various experts and bookmakers. But his unconditional, confident and bright victory on the points all put in their places.
Unfortunately, in August 2015, the public becameIt is known that Grigory suffered an extremely unpleasant knee injury and would not be able to compete against the mandatory challenger for the Ilungi Makabu title in November. At the moment, the fight was postponed approximately for the spring of 2016.
Sport, of course, takes the lion's share of personaltime for all athletes, especially in such a form as boxing. Grigory Drozd also is not an exception in this matter, differing tremendous capacity for work and diligence.
