Andreas Kotelnik

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Andreas Kotelnik

Real name	Andriy Kotelnyk
Rated at	light welterweight
Height	5′ 7½″
Nationality	Ukrainian
Birth date	December 29, 1977 (1977-12-29) (age 30)
Birth place	Lvov, Ukraine
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	32
Wins	29
Wins by KO	13
Losses	2
Draws	0
No contests	0

Men's boxing
Olympic medal record
Silver	2000 Sydney	Lightweight

Andreas Kotelnik (born December 29, 1977 in Lviv, Ukraine) is an Ukrainian boxer who won the Lightweight Silver Medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He is the current WBA Light Welterweight champion.

[edit] Amateur record

Kotelnik reportedly had an amateur record of 135-15.

1995 won the Junior European Championship in Siofok, Hungary as a Flyweight
1997 competed as a Featherweight at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Results were:
- Defeated Kenneth Buhlalu (South-Africa) PTS
- Defeated Roman Rafael (Slovakia) WO
- Lost to Falk Huste (Germany) PTS
2000 won the silver medal as a Lightweight at the Sydney Olympics. Results were:
- Defeated Larry Semillano (Philippines) RSCO 4
- Defeated Raymond Narh (Ghana) PTS (17:11)
- Defeated Nurzhan Karimzhanov (Kazakhstan) RSCO 3
- Defeated Cristian Bejarano (Mexico) PTS (22:14)
- Lost to Mario Kindelan (Cuba) PTS (4:14)

[edit] Pro career

Kotelnik turned pro in 2000 and won his first 23 bouts prior to losing to Souleymane M'baye in 2004. In 2005 he lost to Junior Witter, but later in the year defeated former Olympian Mohamad Abdulaev. Kotelnik beat Gavin Rees for the WBA Light-welterweight title on 22nd March in the Cardiff International Arena.