Eimantas Stanionis (born 17 August 1994) is a Lithuanian professional boxer. He has held the World Boxing Association (WBA) welterweight title since August 2024. Previously he held the WBA (Regular) welterweight title from 2022 to 2024.
Eimantas Stanionis | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | August 17, 1994 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Other names | Jaunutis | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight(s) | Welterweight Light-middleweight | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Reach | 68 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Stance | Orthodox | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Boxing record | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total fights | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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As an amateur, he won a gold medal at the 2015 European Championships in the welterweight bracket.[1]
Professional career
editAfter defeating Liu Wei in his first match in the welterweight division of the 2016 Summer Olympics he lost a 3-0 decision to eventual silver medalist (and 2017 World Amateur Champion) Shakhram Giyasov of Uzbekistan.[2]
Stanionis made his professional debut on April 9, 2017, against Rasheed Olawale Lawal. He won the fight by a first-round knockout.[3] Stanionis notched three more victories in 2017, stopping Isaac Freeman on July 30,[4] Oscar Valenzuela on September 23,[5] and winning a unanimous decision against Todd Manuel on October 14.[6]
Stanionis began 2018 with a fourth-round technical knockout of Hector Munoz on March 10, 2018. He followed this up with a third-round technical knockout of Erick Daniel Martinez on June 16, and by winning a unanimous decision against Levan Ghvamichava on August 24.[7]
Stanionis fought thrice in 2019. He first won a unanimous decision against Samuel Figueroa on March 9, 2019, which was followed by stoppage victories over Evincii Dixon on October 26, and Julio Cesar Sanchez on December 21.[8]
Stanionis was scheduled to face on November 4, 2020. He won the fight by a ninth-round knockout, which was preceded by two knockdowns in the same round.[9] Stanionis was next scheduled to fight Janer Gonzalez just one month later, on December 16, 2020. He won the fight by a ninth-round knockout, with two of the three judges also awarding him all eight preceding rounds.[10]
Stanionis was scheduled to face the one-time WBO light welterweight title challenger Thomas Dulorme on April 10, 2021, in his first twelve-round bout. He won the fight by unanimous decision, with scores of 117-111, 116-112 and 115-113.[11] Stanionis faced the former WBA welterweight titlist Luis Collazo on August 7, 2021. The fight ended in a no-contest, following an accidental clash of heads which caused a cut in Collazo’s right eyelid.[12]
On May 4, 2024 in Las Vegas, Stanionis was scheduled to defend his WBA "Regular" welterweight title against Gabriel Maestre.[13] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[14]
Professional boxing record
edit| 16 fights | 15 wins | 0 losses |
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| By knockout | 9 | 0 |
| By decision | 6 | 0 |
| No contests | 1 | |
| No. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 16 | Win | 15–0 (1) | Gabriel Maestre | UD | 12 | 4 May 2024 | T-Mobile Arena, Paradise, Nevada, US | Retained WBA (Regular) welterweight title |
| 15 | Win | 14–0 (1) | Radzhab Butaev | SD | 12 | 16 Apr 2022 | AT&T Stadium, Arlington, Texas, US | Won WBA (Regular) welterweight title |
| 14 | NC | 13–0 (1) | Luis Collazo | NC | 4 (10), 2:44 | 7 Aug 2021 | Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | Collazo suffered a cut from an accidental head clash |
| 13 | Win | 13–0 | Thomas Dulorme | UD | 12 | 10 Apr 2021 | Mohegan Sun Arena, Montville, Connecticut, US | |
| 12 | Win | 12–0 | Janer Gonzalez | KO | 9 (10), 0:45 | 16 Dec 2020 | Shrine Exposition Hall, Los Angeles, California, US | |
| 11 | Win | 11–0 | Justin DeLoach | KO | 9 (10), 2:53 | 4 Nov 2020 | Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, US | |
| 10 | Win | 10–0 | Julio Cesar Sanchez | KO | 3 (10), 2:05 | 21 Dec 2019 | Toyota Arena, Ontario, California, US | |
| 9 | Win | 9–0 | Evincii Dixon | KO | 1 (6), 2:11 | 26 Oct 2019 | Santander Arena, Reading, Pennsylvania, US | |
| 8 | Win | 8–0 | Samuel Figueroa | UD | 8 | 9 Mar 2019 | Dignity Health Sports Park, Carson, California, US | |
| 7 | Win | 7–0 | Levan Ghvamichava | UD | 8 | 24 Aug 2018 | Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, Minnesota, US | |
| 6 | Win | 6–0 | Erick Daniel Martinez | TKO | 3 (8), 1:56 | 16 Jun 2018 | Ford Center at The Star, Frisco, Texas, US | |
| 5 | Win | 5–0 | Hector Munoz | TKO | 4 (8), 1:50 | 10 Mar 2018 | Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, US | |
| 4 | Win | 4–0 | Todd Manuel | UD | 8 | 14 Oct 2017 | StubHub Center, Carson, California, US | |
| 3 | Win | 3–0 | Oscar Valenzuela | KO | 1 (6), 1:44 | 23 Sep 2017 | Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas, US | |
| 2 | Win | 2–0 | Isaac Freeman | KO | 3 (6), 0:50 | 30 Jul 2017 | Rabobank Theater, Bakersfield, California, US | |
| 1 | Win | 1–0 | Rasheed Lawal | KO | 1 (4), 2:35 | 9 Apr 2017 | The Novo, Los Angeles, California, US |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "E.Stanionį sužlugdė teisėjai – į čempionato pusfinalį nepateko". sportas.lrytas.lt.
- ^ "Olympedia – Welterweight (≤69 kilograms), Men".
- ^ Rodriguez, Joseph (9 April 2017). "Live Boxing Results | PBC on FS1: Josesito Lopez vs. Saul Corral". roundbyroundboxing.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Kim, Steve (30 July 2017). "Richard Schaefer is Very High on Eimantas Stanionis". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Genevičius, Dominykas (16 October 2017). "E.Stanionis pergalių seriją JAV pratęsė su traumuota ranka (0)". respublika.lt. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ "Smūgių kruša: E. Stanionis savo varžovą nokautavo jau pirmame raunde (16)". delfi.lt. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Idec, Keith (24 August 2018). "Stanionis Beats Up Ghvamichava, Wins Unanimous Decision". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Idec, Keith (21 December 2019). "Stanionis Stops Sanchez In 3rd On Harrison-Charlo Card". boxingscene.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Rosenthal, Michael (5 November 2020). "Eimantas Stanionis breaks down, stops Justin DeLoach in nine". boxingjunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Christ, Scott (16 December 2020). "Stanionis vs Gonzalez results and highlights: Eimantas Stanionis stops Janer Gonzalez, Eumir Marcial wins pro debut". badlefthook.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Rosenthal, Michael (11 April 2021). "Eimantas Stanionis walks down Thomas Dulorme, wins clear decision". boxingjunkie.usatoday.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Rosenthal, Michael (8 August 2021). "Eimantas Stanionis pounds Luis Collazo but has to settle for 'no decision'". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (10 April 2024). "Eimantas Stanionis vs Gabriel Maestre booked for Canelo-Munguia PPV opener". FIGHTMAG.
- ^ Iskenderov, Parviz (5 May 2024). "Eimantas Stanionis bests Gabriel Maestre to retain title in ring return". FIGHTMAG.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Eimantas Stanionis from BoxRec (registration required)
- Eimantas Stanionis at AIBA.org (archived)
- Eimantas Stanionis at Olympics.com
- Eimantas Stanionis at Olympedia
- Eimantas Stanionis at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Eimantas Stanionis at the Lietuvos tautinis olimpinis komitetas (in Lithuanian)
