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Igor Vysotsky (born 10 September 1953 in Yagodnoye, Magadan Oblast)〔(Биография Игоря Высоцкого ) .vysotsky.web-box.ru〕 is a retired Soviet amateur boxer, best known for twice defeating the triple Olympic Champion Teófilo Stevenson. He was the Soviet Heavyweight Champion in 1978 and had an amateur record of 161–24. Vysotsky first fought Stevenson in July 1973, defeating him by a 3–2 decision. Their second and final meeting was in April 1976. Vysotsky stopped Stevenson in the third round.〔 Shortly before the 1976 Montreal Olympics, Vysotsky was badly cut in a sparring session, which prevented his participation in the Olympics (cuts were a problem for Vysotsky throughout his career). The Cubans didn't know about the injury and sent two heavyweights to Montreal, Stevenson and Milyano Romero. If Vysotsky had participated, Stevenson would have been an alternate. In 1976, He stopped future WBA Heavyweight Champion Tony Tubbs in two rounds.〔''Bangor Daily news'' December 3, 1976〕 The following year, he fought another future WBA Heavyweight Champion, Greg Page, losing by a split decision. Both bouts were in Las Vegas, Nevada and were part of a series of matches between the American and Soviet teams.〔''The Tuscaloosa News'' December 11, 1977〕 In June 1978, Muhammad Ali went on a ten-day tour of the Soviet Union. While there, he sparred several rounds with Vysotsky.〔''Lodi News-Sentinel'' June 15, 1978〕 Vysotsky's last fight was at the 1980 National Championships. He lost to Evgeny Gorstkov due to a cut.〔(Igor Vysotsky – The Man Who Had Teofilo Stevenson's Number! ) eastsideboxing.com〕 After retirement Vysotsky worked as a coach and sport functionary, particularly as vice-president of the Boxing Federation of Moscow Oblast.〔 == Rivalry with Stevenson == Teófilo Stevenson was known for two fights with Vysotsky, who defeated Stevenson twice. Vysotsky later revealed in his interview to ''East Side Boxing'': 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Igor Vysotsky」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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