A professional boxer Igor Mikhalkin held the IBO light-heavyweight title from 2017 to 2018. Between 2014 and 2016, he held the European light-heavyweight title at the local level.
Mikhalkin defeated Thomas Oosthuizen in May 2017 to win the IBO light-heavyweight championship.
The famous professional fighter challenged WBO light heavyweight champion Sergey Kovalev on March 3, 2018, for his belt.
On September 10, 2021, the well-known boxer squared off against Mathieu Bauderlique, a light heavyweight who was ranked #5 by the WBC, #9 by the IBF, #10 by the WBA, and #12 by the WBA. Mikhalkin gave up after the seventh round and went on to lose the fight.
Boxrec: Who Is Igor Mikhalkin?
Igor Mikhalkin is a Russian professional boxer whose real name is Igor Gennadyevich Mikhalkin.
In November 2007, Mikhalkin made his professional debut. He lost against Aleksy Kuziemski in his 12th professional contest. Mikhalkin won the European light-heavyweight title in April 2014 by unanimous decision over Mohamed Belkacem.
The final defense of the championship, against Patrick Bois in March 2016, was one of his three victorious ones. Mikhalkin had a good IBF ranking while he was the European champion.
Mikhalkin tested positive and acknowledged taking meldonium, a chemical that was prohibited by WADA and was stripped of his continental title by the EBU, prior to his defense against Bois.
The EBU also imposed a two-year suspension on him. In the same year, the suspension was lifted in November.
Igor Mikhalkin Ethnicity & Nationality
Igor Mikhalkin belongs of Russian nationality and his ethnicity is not revealed yet. The popular boxer was born on May 31, 1985, in Irkutsk, Russia.
Mikhalkin is pleased to be a member of the Christian community. He also celebrates all of the rituals and worships every god and goddess.
Igor Mikhalkin Family
Igor Mikhal was born into an encouraging family. With the support of his family, he has got success in his professional field.
The famous boxer seems to be very secretive and does not reveal any information regarding his family. The boxer doesn’t care to discuss his personal life because he is too busy pursuing his career.
With the support of his family, he was now famous in his professional field.
Igor Mikhalkin’s Wife/Girlfriend
Igor Mikhal appears to be enjoying his married life to his wife. The boxer has two children, both of them appear to be very interested in boxing and are receiving instruction from their father.
He frequently updates his Instagram account with photos of his kids.
He has no girlfriend. There isn’t much information available about his prior relationships or engagements.
It was found that he is not interested to share his dating life and seems to be quite secretive.
Igor Mikhalkin Net Worth
Igor Mikhalkin’s net worth is around $5-$6 million.
The well-known boxer’s primary source of income is his boxing career. In 2020–2021, the champion’s net worth had a huge increase.
The monthly income or salary of the famous boxer is about $80k-$85k USD. In total, he played in 27 games during his career, winning 24 of them and losses in 3.