WBC title eliminator on August 22, 2020, at the Pyramide in Kazan, Russia. Papin won the fight by a sixth-round knockout. Fayfer appeared up on the scorecards by the time of the stoppage, successfully scoring points from the outside and evading or blocking most of Papin's strikes. Early in sixth round, Papin dropped Fayfer with a left hook and punched him with two right hooks as he was going down. Although he was able to beat the count, the referee nonetheless decided to wave the fight off. Papin was scheduled to face Vaclav Pejsar on April 2, 2021, at the Soviet Wings Sport Palace in Moscow, Russia, in a stay-busy fight. He made quick work of his journeyman opponent, and won by a first-round knockout. Pejsar was knocked down with a right overhand midway through the round, but was able to make it up before the eight count was finished. He was unable to mount any proper defense however, and was knocked out at the 2:10 minute mark of the round. Papin was booked to face the one-time WBO world cruiserweight title challenger Dilan Prašović on May 27, 2022, at the Avangard Ice Hockey Academy in Omsk, Russia. He won the fight by a second-round stoppage, knocking Prašović down five times before the referee stopped the bout. Papin faced Damir Beljo on October 29, 2022, in his second bout of the year. He won the fight by a second-round knockout. Titles Boxing 2018 IBF International Cruiserweight title 2019 IBF International Cruiserweight title Kickboxing Professional 2013 W.A.K.O. Pro Low-Kick Rules Cruiser Heavyweight World Champion -94.1 kg 2012 W5 World Champion 2012 W5 Low-Kick Rules Champion -91 kg 2012 ISKA Low-Kick Rules Super-cruiserweight World Champion -91.8 kg 2011 Russian Professional Kickboxing Heavyweight Champion Amateur 2012 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Ankara, Turkey −91 kg (Low-Kick rules) 2011 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Skopje, Macedonia −91 kg (Low-Kick rules) 2011 W.A.K.O. World Cup Diamond −91 kg (K-1 rules) 2011 W.A.K.O. World Cup in Rimini, Italy −91 kg (Full-Contact rules) 2010 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Loutraki, Greece −91 kg (Full-Contact rules) 2010 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan −91 kg (Low-Kick rules) 2009 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Villach, Austria +91 kg (K-1 rules) 2008 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Porto, Portugal -86 kg (Low-Kick rules) Professional boxing record Kickboxing record |- |- bgcolor="#CCFFCC" | 2015-08-04 || Win ||align=left| Danyo Ilunga || Fight Night Saint-Tropez || Saint Tropez,