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{{Infobox boxer
| name        = Konstantin Airich
| realname    = Konstantin Airich
| nickname    = 
| height      = {{height|ft=6|in=1}}
| weight      = [[Heavyweight]]
| nationality = [[Germany|German]]
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1978|11|4|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Astana]], [[Kazakh SSR]], [[Soviet Union]]
| death_date  = 
| death_place = 
| style       = [[Orthodox stance|Orthodox]]
| total       = 43
| wins        = 23
| KO          = 18
| losses      = 18
| draws       = 2
}}
'''Konstantin Airich''' (born 4 November 1978) is a [[Kazakhstan|Kazakh]]-born [[Germany|German]] [[heavyweight]] [[Boxing|boxer]] born in [[Astana]], Kazakhstan and based in [[Hamburg]], Germany.

Airich's first defeat was against [[Danny Williams (boxer)|Danny Williams]] in a controversial fight. In the sixth round, Williams landed a number of big shots and was thought to be on the verge of knocking Airich out, when the bell sounded with 1:28 left on the clock.<ref name="Williams Stops Airich In 7th Round">{{cite news
| title = Williams Stops Airich In 7th Round
| url = http://www.boxingnews24.com/2008/05/williams-stops-airich-in-7th-round/
| publisher = BoxingNews24.com
| date = 2008-05-30
| accessdate = 2008-09-12}}</ref> Williams ended the fight in the following round, when Airich's promoter decided to [[Throwing in the towel|throw in the towel]].

His second loss was a majority decision loss to [[Ondrej Pala]] on 6 March 2009.

Airich took part in the [[Prizefighter series|Prizefighter]] 'International heavyweights' tournament held at [[Alexandra Palace]] in [[London]] on 7 May 2011. After winning his opening bout of the evening against Lucian Bot, Airich was eliminated in the semi final when he suffered a first-round knockout defeat to eventual runner up [[Tye Fields]].

After one month, after that defeat, on June 17, 2011 he once again step up and took part in the ‘Biggers Better VI’ boxing tournament and became the winner of the tournament by defeating every opponent he faced.

After Airich became the vacant [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] Inter-Continental heavyweight titleholder by knocking out German fighter Varol Vekiloglu in round 1, on March 9, 2012 he faced [[Ondřej Pála|Ondrej Pala]] for the second time to retain his [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] Inter-Continental heavyweight title and for Pala’s [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] European heavyweight title. This time Airich defeated Pala by TKO in round 9.

On May 19, 2012 he faced [[Odlanier Solis]], who was coming back from a defeat and knee injury taken during his last fight against [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] heavyweight champion [[Vitali Klitschko]] a year before. Airich lost the fight by unanimous decision.

On September 13, 2014, Airich faced British fighter and London 2012 Olympic Gold Medalist, [[Anthony Joshua]] in an 8-round fight. During the third round, Joshua knocked Airich down and the referee stopped the fight. Konstantin was the first fighter to go past the second round with Anthony Joshua despite the loss.

==Professional boxing record==

{{s-start}}
|-
|align="center" colspan=8|'''23 Wins''' (18 knockouts), '''18 Losses''', '''2 Draws''' [http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=391766&cat=boxer]
|-
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Result'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Record'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Opponent'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Type'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Round'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Date'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Location'''
| align="center" style="border-style: none none solid solid; background: #e3e3e3"|'''Notes'''
|-align=center
|{{no2}}Loss
|21-9-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} [[Anthony Joshua]]
|TKO
|3 {{small|(8)}}
|13/09/2014
|align=left|{{flagicon|GBR}} {{small|[[Phones 4U Arena]], [[Manchester]], [[Greater Manchester]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Airich was the first fighter to go more than 2 rounds with Anthony Joshua.}}
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{no2}}Loss
|27-10-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|ROU}} [[Christian Hammer]]
|UD
|10 {{small|(10)}}
|11/04/2014
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|[[Hamburg]], [[Germany]]}}
|align=left| 
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|27-9-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|GRE}} Vlasis Apostolakis
|PTS
|3 {{small|(3)}}
|19/04/2013
|align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} {{small|[[Varna]], [[Bulgaria]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Bigger's Better XXI final.}}
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|26-9-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} Wieslaw Kwasniewski
|TKO
|1 {{small|(3)}}
|19/04/2013
|align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} {{small|[[Varna]], [[Bulgaria]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Bigger's Better XXI semi-final.}}
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|25-9-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} Claudiu George Dinu
|KO
|1 {{small|(3)}}
|19/04/2013
|align=left|{{flagicon|BUL}} {{small|[[Varna]], [[Bulgaria]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Bigger's Better XXI quarter-final.}}
|-align=center
|{{no2}}Loss
|24-9-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|Lebanon}} [[Manuel Charr]]
|KO
|1
|21/12/2012
|align=left|{{flagicon|GER}} {{small|Maritim Hotel, [[Cologne]], [[Germany]]}}
|align=left|{{small|For vacant [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Mediterranean heavyweight title and vacant [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Baltic heavyweight title.}}
|-align=center
|{{no2}}Loss
|24-8-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|LTU}} [[Sergej Maslobojev]]
|UD
|3
|16/11/2012
|align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} {{small|[[Andrychów]], [[Poland]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Bigger's Better XVII semi-final.}}
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|24-7-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|ROM}} Ionel Osvat
|TKO
|2 {{small|(3)}}
|16/11/2012
|align=left|{{flagicon|POL}} {{small|[[Andrychów]], [[Poland]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Bigger's Better XVII quarter-final.}}
|-align=center
|{{no2}}Loss
|23-7-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|UKR}} [[Vyacheslav Glazkov]]
|UD
|10
|08/09/2012
|align=left|{{flagicon|RUS}} {{small|[[Olympic Stadium (Moscow)|Olympic Indoor Arena]], [[Moscow]], [[Russia]]}}
|align=left|{{small|For vacant [[World Boxing Council|WBC]] Baltic Silver heavyweight title.}}
|-align=center
|{{no2}}Loss
|23-6-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|Cuba}} [[Odlanier Solis]]
|UD
|12
|19/05/2012
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} {{small|Convention Center, [[Pharr, Texas|Pharr]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]}}
|align=left|{{small|For vacant [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] Inter-Continental heavyweight title.}}
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|23-5-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Ondřej Pála|Ondrej Pala]]
|TKO
|9 {{small|(12)}}
|09/03/2012
|align=left|{{flagicon|Turkey}} {{small|Atatürk Spor Salonu, [[Tekirdağ|Tekirdag]], [[Turkey]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Retained [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] Inter-Continental heavyweight title & won [[World Boxing Organization|WBO]] European heavyweight title.}}
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|22-5-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Varol Vekiloglu
|KO
|1 {{small|(12)}}
|14/10/2011
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} {{small|Mehrzweckhalle, [[Obertraubling]], [[Bavaria|Bayern]], [[Germany]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Won vacant [[International Boxing Federation|IBF]] Inter-Continental heavyweight title.}}
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|21-5-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|Romania}} Marc Adrian
|PTS
|3
|17/06/2011
|align=left|{{flagicon|Portugal}} {{small|[[Pavilhão da Luz Nº 1|Pavilhão Império Bonança]], [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Bigger's Better VI final.}}
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|20-5-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|Turkey}} Oezcan Cetinkaya
|UD
|3
|17/06/2011
|align=left|{{flagicon|Portugal}} {{small|[[Pavilhão da Luz Nº 1|Pavilhão Império Bonança]], [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Bigger's Better VI semi-final.}}
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|19-5-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|Serbia}} Samir Kurtagic
|TKO
|3 {{small|(3)}}
|17/06/2011
|align=left|{{flagicon|Portugal}} {{small|[[Pavilhão da Luz Nº 1|Pavilhão Império Bonança]], [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Bigger's Better VI quarter-final.}}
|-align=center
|{{no2}}Loss
|18-5-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Tye Fields]]
|KO
|1 {{small|(3)}}
|07/05/2011
|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{small|[[Alexandra Palace]], [[Muswell Hill]], [[London]], [[England]], [[UK]]}}
|align=left|{{small|[[Prizefighter series|Prizefighter]] 18: The International Heavyweights semi-final.}}
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|18-4-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|Romania}} Lucian Bot
|UD
|3
|07/05/2011
|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} {{small|[[Alexandra Palace]], [[Muswell Hill]], [[London]], [[England]], [[UK]]}}
|align=left|{{small|[[Prizefighter series|Prizefighter]] 18: The International Heavyweights quarter-final.}}
|-align=center
|{{no2}}Loss
|17-4-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|Denmark}} Ed Monso
|PTS
|3
|15/04/2011
|align=left|{{flagicon|Denmark}} {{small|[[Atletion|NRGi Arena]], [[Aarhus]], [[Denmark]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Bigger's Better V semi-final.}}
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|17-3-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|Austria}} Vladimir Zelent
|KO
|2 {{small|(3)}}
|15/04/2011
|align=left|{{flagicon|Denmark}} {{small|[[Atletion|NRGi Arena]], [[Aarhus]], [[Denmark]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Bigger's Better V quarter-final.}}
|-align=center
|{{no2}}Loss
|16-3-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|Nigeria}} [[Gbenga Oloukun]]
|TKO
|4 {{small|(10)}}
|12/11/2010
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} {{small|HanseDom, [[Stralsund]], [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]], [[Germany]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Airich down once in the 4th round.}}
|-align=center
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|16-2-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|Turkey}} Serdar Uysal
|TKO
|1 {{small|(6)}}
|11/09/2010
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} {{small|Bitterfeld, [[Saxony-Anhalt|Sachsen-Anhalt]], [[Germany]]}}
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|15-2-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} Alexander Kahl
|TKO
|2 {{small|(8)}}
|04/06/2010
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} {{small|Karl Eckel Halle, Hattersheim am Main, [[Hesse]]n, [[Germany]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Kahl down twice in round 1.}}
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|14-2-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|Russia}} Alexey Varakin
|TKO
|1 {{small|(8)}}
|09/04/2010
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} {{small|Arena, [[Schwerin]], [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]], [[Germany]]}}
|align=left|
|-align=center
|style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw
|13-2-2
|align=left|{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Oleksiy Mazikin]]
|MD
|8
|23/01/2010
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} {{small|Kugelbake-Halle, [[Cuxhaven]], [[Lower Saxony|Niedersachsen]], [[Germany]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Alexey Mazikin was deducted a point twice in round 3 for low blows.}}
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|13-2-1
|align=left|{{flagicon|Mali}} [[Cisse Salif]]
|UD
|8
|24/10/2009
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} {{small|Kugelbake-Halle, [[Cuxhaven]], [[Lower Saxony|Niedersachsen]], [[Germany]]}}
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|12-2-1
|align=left|{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Vaclav Cihlar
|KO
|1 {{small|(8)}}
|18/09/2009
|align=left|{{flagicon|Spain}} {{small|Gran Casino, [[Province of Castellón|Castellon]], [[Valencian Community|Comunidad Valenciana]], [[Spain]]}}
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{no2}}Loss
|11-2-1
|align=left|{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} [[Ondřej Pála|Ondrej Pala]]
|MD
|10
|06/03/2009
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} {{small|Kugelbake-Halle, [[Cuxhaven]], [[Lower Saxony|Niedersachsen]], [[Germany]]}}
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|11-1-1
|align=left|{{flagicon|Uzbekistan}} Furkat Tursunov
|UD
|8
|18/11/2008
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} {{small|Kugelbake-Halle, [[Cuxhaven]], [[Lower Saxony|Niedersachsen]], [[Germany]]}}
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|10-1-1
|align=left|{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Vaclav Cihlar
|KO
|1 {{small|(6)}}
|27/09/2008
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} {{small|Genesis, [[Wusterhusen]], [[Mecklenburg-Vorpommern]], [[Germany]]}}
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{no2}}Loss
|9-1-1
|align=left|{{flagicon|United Kingdom}} [[Danny Williams (boxer)|Danny Williams]]
|TKO
|7 {{small|(8)}}
|30/05/2008
|align=left|{{flagicon|Spain}} {{small|Pabellon Lasesarre, [[Barakaldo]], [[Basque Country (autonomous community)|País Vasco]], [[Spain]]}}
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|9-0-1
|align=left|{{flagicon|Ukraine}} Andriy Oliynyk
|UD
|8
|26/04/2008
|align=left|{{flagicon|Turkey}} {{small|Spor Salonu, [[Trabzon]], [[Turkey]]}}
|align=left|
|-align=center
|style="background:#abcdef;"|Draw
|8-0-1
|align=left|{{flagicon|Ukraine}} [[Oleksiy Mazikin]]
|PTS
|8
|14/03/2008
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} {{small|Zenith - Die Kulturhalle, [[Munich]], [[Bavaria|Bayern]], [[Germany]]}}
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|8–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Turkey}} Turhan Altunkaya
|RTD
|2 {{small|(10)}}
|23/12/2007
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} {{small|Maritim Hotel, [[Halle, Saxony-Anhalt|Halle an der Saale]], [[Saxony-Anhalt|Sachsen-Anhalt]], [[Germany]]}}
|align=left|{{small|Won interim Germany BDB heavyweight title.}}
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|7–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Kenya}} [[Raymond Andrew Ochieng|Raymond Ochieng]]
|KO
|2 {{small|(8)}}
|21/09/2007
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} {{small|Hansehalle, [[Lübeck|Luebeck]], [[Schleswig-Holstein]], [[Germany]]}}
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|6–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Turkey}} Ergin Solmaz
|TKO
|3 {{small|(6)}}
|06/07/2007
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} {{small|Arena Gym, [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]]}}
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|5–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Turkey}} Adnan Serin
|KO
|5 {{small|(6)}}
|16/06/2007
|align=left|{{flagicon|Turkey}} {{small|Atatürk Sport Salonu, [[Ankara]], [[Turkey]]}}
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|4–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Turkey}} Ergin Solmaz
|TKO
|5 {{small|(6)}}
|27/04/2007
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} {{small|Arena Gym, [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]]}}
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|3–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Belarus}} Valeri Meierson
|TKO
|2 {{small|(4)}}
|09/03/2007
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} {{small|Arena Gym, [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]]}}
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|2–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Czech Republic}} Tomas Mrazek
|TKO
|2 {{small|(4)}}
|10/02/2007
|align=left|{{flagicon|Germany}} {{small|Hotel Elysee, [[Rothenbaum]], [[Hamburg]], [[Germany]]}}
|align=left|
|-align=center
|{{yes2}}Win
|1–0
|align=left|{{flagicon|Hungary}} Mihaly Farkas
|TKO
|1 {{small|(4)}}
|25/01/2007
|align=left|{{flagicon|Italy}} {{small|PalaLido, [[Milan]], [[Lombardy]], [[Italy]]}}
|align=left|
|-align=center
{{s-end}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Boxrec|id=383219}}

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[[Category:1978 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Astana]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani emigrants to Germany]]
[[Category:Kazakhstani people of German descent]]
[[Category:German people of Kazakhstani descent]]
[[Category:Heavyweight boxers]]
[[Category:Prizefighter contestants]]
[[Category:German male boxers]]