Viktor Postol
Viktor Postol is a Ukrainian professional boxer. Former WBC light welterweight world champion (2015—2016).
Born in 1984 in Velyka Dymerka, Kyiv region. In his native village, he boxed from the age of 12. In three years of training, Viktor Postol became champion of Ukraine. After that, he entered the Brovary Higher School of Physical Culture. In 2007, he moved to professional boxing. Throughout his professional career, he trained in Brovary with local coaches.In 2007, Viktor Postol signed a contract with the promotional company Elite Boxing Promotion and on December 1, 2007, had his first professional fight.
On December 18, 2011, Viktor defeated Russian Karen Tevosyan in the first title fight of his career and won the WBC International Silver light welterweight title.
On April 27, 2019, in Las Vegas, USA, a fight took place for the IBO title and the status of official WBC title challenger between Ukrainian Viktor Postol and French boxer Mohamed Mimoune, which ended in a confident victory for Postol by unanimous decision.
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