Denis Berinchik was born in the city of Krasnodon in the Luhansk region (Ukraine) 05/05/1988. He has the title of "Honored Master of Sports of Ukraine" in boxing. His best sporting achievement is the silver medalist at the 2012 London Olympics.
Amateur career
Denis started boxing thanks to his parents. His father was a boxer, and his mother, who was also a sportswoman in the past, brought him to boxing, and she introduced him to his first mentor A. Polupanenko. Denis Berinchik in his childhood and youth often fought on the street, he had a fighting character from an early age. Denis's amateur career was successful, but not immediately.
Since 2007, the boxer begins to work with coach Tkachenko Yuri Ivanovich, under his leadership he will achieve all the most significant achievements in his career. At first, a serious result could not be achieved, but perseverance and character helped Denis, and in 2009 he became the owner of the Ukrainian Cup.
In 2010, Denis Berinchik achieves the first significant result in the international arena. He wins the World Student Championship. Next year for Denis will bring a silver medal of the World Championship (in Baku) in weight up to 64 kg. He confidently overcame all rivals to the finals and in the battle for the gold medal he met with Brazilian boxer Everton Lopez. This fight by Denis Berinchik was quite controversial. Denis knocked down the Brazilian several times, but the judges decided to give the victory to the Brazilian, with a score of 23:26 Berinchik lost. Then the Ukrainian team became the best in the world. In 2013, Berinchik won the bronze medal of the World Universiade in the city of Kazan.
Olympic Games
The next and most important stage in the amateur career was the 2012 London Olympics. The Olympic tournament for Denis was not easy, the first fight with the Swede Anthony Igit was very difficult. Not inferior in the course of the battle and showing strong resistance, nevertheless, thanks to his fighting character, Denis Berinchik outboxed the Swede and entered the next round of the Olympic tournament.
The next round of competitions was given to Denis more easily, and he with great confidence defeated the representative of Australia Jeff Charon. In the semifinal match, Denis defeated the Mongol Monk-Erdene Uranchimegiyin. The final fight was difficult (as Denis himself noted), the Cuban boxer Roniel Iglesias Sotolongos, whom Denis had defeated earlier, opposed him. This time, the Cuban took into account his past mistakes and was able to beat Berinchik with a score (22-15).
Professional career
Before moving to professional boxing, Denis Berinchik tried his hand at the semi-professional WSB league. He played for the Ukrainian Atamans team in a weight of 61 kg. He spent 5 fights, 3 of which ended in his victory. Denis was very fond of the audience for his bright and extraordinary outings in the ring. All of them were accompanied by a theatrical production and always with national symbols.
WSB gave Denis a good school and in 2015 he signed a contract with the Klitschko brothers promotion company : "K 2 Promotions". In August 2015, Denis Berinchik made his debut in professional boxing, starting with a victory over Belgian Tarik Madni. He continues to win in the pro ring and delight fans with bright and interesting fights.