Andreas Kotelnik facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Andreas Kotelnik Андрій Котельник
Kotelnik in 2008
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Real name	Andriy Kotelnyk
Nickname(s)	Kotelya
Rated at	Light-welterweight
Height	1.71 m
Reach	178 cm
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	(1977-12-29) 29 December 1977 (age 47) Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	37
Wins	32
Wins by KO	13
Losses	4
Draws	1
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Ukraine Olympic Games Silver 2000 Sydney Lightweight Junior European Championships Gold 1995 Siofok Flyweight

Andriy Mykolayovich Kotelnyk (Ukrainian: Андрій Миколайович Котельник), also known as Andreas Kotelnik, is a former professional boxer from Ukraine. He was born on December 29, 1977. He competed in boxing from 2000 to 2014. Kotelnik held the WBA super-lightweight title from 2008 to 2009. Before becoming a professional, he won a silver medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics as an amateur boxer.

Becoming a Boxer: Amateur Career

Andriy Kotelnyk started his boxing journey as an amateur. He showed great talent early on.

Early Wins

• In 1995, he won the Junior European Championship. He competed in the flyweight division in Siofok, Hungary. This was a big win for him.
• In 1997, he took part in the World Championships. This event was held in Budapest, Hungary. He competed as a featherweight. He won against Kenneth Buhlalu and Roman Rafael. He then lost to Falk Huste.

Olympic Success

• In 2000, Kotelnyk went to the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He competed as a lightweight. He won a silver medal, which is a huge achievement.
• During the Olympics, he defeated several strong opponents. These included Larry Semillano, Raymond Narh, Nurzhan Karimzhanov, and Cristian Bejarano.
• His only loss at the Olympics was to Mario Kindelan from Cuba.

Professional Boxing Journey

Andriy Kotelnyk began his professional boxing career in December 2000. He quickly made a name for himself.

First Professional Fights

• His first professional fight was on December 16, 2000. He won by knockout in the first round against Peter Feher.
• In January 2003, he won his first major title. This was the WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title. He won by a unanimous decision against Fabrice Colombel.
• He successfully defended this title two times.

Challenging for Titles

• In October 2004, he had his first professional loss. It was a close fight against Souleymane M'baye.
• In July 2005, he challenged Junior Witter for the European light-welterweight title. He lost this fight.
• Later in 2005, he won back the WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title. He also won the WBO Asia Pacific light-welterweight title. He defeated Muhammad Abdullaev for these titles.

Becoming a World Champion

• In March 2007, he had a rematch with Souleymane M'baye. This time, M'baye's WBA world title was on the line. The fight ended in a draw.
• Almost exactly one year later, on March 22, 2008, Kotelnik became a world champion. He won the WBA light-welterweight title. He defeated Gavin Rees by technical knockout in the final round.
• He defended his world title successfully two times. He beat Norio Kimura in September 2008. He also had a very close win against Marcos Maidana in February 2009.

Later Career Fights

• In his third title defense, Kotelnik lost his WBA title to Amir Khan. Khan won by a clear unanimous decision.
• After a break, he returned to fight Devon Alexander in August 2010. Alexander held the WBC and IBF light-welterweight titles. Kotelnik lost this fight by unanimous decision. Many people thought this decision was unfair.
• Kotelnik took another long break from boxing. He returned for one final fight on October 4, 2014. He won this farewell fight against Alexander Benidze. He won by a dominant unanimous decision over eight rounds.

See also

In Spanish: Andri Kotelnyk para niños