Nikita Ababiy


Nikita Ababiy is an American professional boxer. Ababiy's achievements include becoming Jr. Golden Gloves National Champion as well as two-time World Ring Side Champion. Ababiy was also in the USA Youth Team in 2016.

Professional career

Ababiy made his professional debut under Eddie Hearn's Matchroom Boxing USA banner on October 6, 2018, at the Wintrust Arena in Chicago, Illinois. The fight was streamed live, exclusively on DAZN in the U.S. as part of the undercard of Jessie Vargas vs. Thomas Dulorme. Ababiy won the fight via first round knockout. Ababiy's second professional fight was against American welterweight Javier Rodriquez at the Kansas Star Arena in Kansas on November 17, 2018. The bout was stopped in the first round and the referee declared Ababiy the winner by TKO. Ababiy's third professional fight was on the undercard of Dmitry Bivol vs. Joe Smith Jr. against American Cory Dulaney on March 9, 2018. Ababiy got a TKO victory in the first round, achieving his third first round knockout victory in a row.
In April 2019, Ababiy made his first appearance outside the United States at The O2 Arena in London. He secured a second-round TKO victory over Dimitri Faltin to take his record to 4-0 and make it 4 consecutive knockout victories. Two months later, Ababiy defeated Juan Francisco Lopez Barajas of Mexico with a first-round knockout, in Madison Square Garden, New York City. In July of 2019, Ababiy won by unanimous decision against Cuban Yunier Calzada after 6 rounds. In Ababiy's seventh professional fight, on November 5, 2019, he defeated Isiah Seldon via first round knockout, bringing his knockout total to 6 out of 7 fights. In his eighth professional fight, he won by disqualification against Jonathan Batista on the KSI vs. Logan Paul II undercard after Batista continued to fight after the round ending bell had been sounded. This brought Ababiy's record to 8-0 with 6 first-round victories.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
9 Jarvis WilliamsAug 15, 2020 Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
8Win8–0 Jonathan Batista1, 3:00Nov 9, 2019 Staples Center, Los Angeles, California, U.S.Batista disqualified for punching after the bell
7Win7–0 Isiah SeldonKO1, 1:45Oct 5, 2019 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
6Win6–0 Yunier Calzada6Jul 27, 2019 College Park Center, Arlington, Texas, U.S.
5Win5–0 Juan Francisco Lopez BarajasKO1, 0:41Jun 8, 2019 Madison Square Garden, New York City, New York, U.S.
4Win4–0 Dimitri FaltinTKO2, 0:26Apr 20, 2019 The O2 Arena, London, England
3Win3–0 Cory DulaneyTKO1, 3:00Mar 9, 2019 Turning Stone Resort & Casino, Verona, New York, U.S.
2Win2–0 Javier Rodriquez1, 1:48Nov 17, 2018 Kansas Star Arena, Mulvane, Kansas, U.S.
1Win1–0 Jake Henriksen1, 0:28Oct 6, 2018 Wintrust Arena, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.