Andrey Balanov
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Competitor for  Russia |
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Andrey Balanov (April 27, 1976) is a Russian amateur boxer best known to win the European title in 2006 at welterweight.
[edit] Career
At the world championships 2005 he exited early against eventual Cuban winner Erislandi Lara.
At the Euros 2006 he beat Oleksandr Stretskyy from Ukraine in the semifinals and Bulgarian Spas Genov in the final 30:12.
2007 at the World championships he again beat Olexandr Stretskiy but was upset by Thai Non Boonjumnong.
At the first Olympic qualifier he was upset by English teenager Billy Joe Saunders, at the second he lost to Frenchman Jaoid Chiguer but barely qualified by defeating Samuel Matevosyan.
