Andreas Kotelnik
Андрій Котельник
Kotelnik in 2008
Born
Andriy Kotelnyk

(1977-12-29) 29 December 1977 (age 46)
Lviv, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
NationalityUkrainian
Other namesKotelya
Statistics
Weight(s)Light-welterweight
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7 in)[1]
Reach178 cm (70 in)[1]
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights37
Wins32
Wins by KO13
Losses4
Draws1
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Ukraine
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2000 Sydney Lightweight
Junior European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1995 Siofok Flyweight

Andriy Mykolayovich Kotelnyk (Ukrainian: Андрій Миколайович Котельник; born 29 December 1977), best known by the Germanicised name Andreas Kotelnik, is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed between 2000 and 2014, and held the WBA super-lightweight title from 2008 to 2009. As an amateur boxer, he won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2000 Olympics.

Amateur career

Professional career

Kotelnik made his professional debut on 16 December 2000, scoring a first-round knockout against Peter Feher. On 24 January 2003, Kotelnik won his first regional championship—the vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title—following a unanimous decision (UD) over Fabrice Colombel. He defended this title twice before a career first loss on 21 October 2004, a split decision (SD) against Souleymane M'baye. On 9 July 2005, Kotelnik challenged European light-welterweight champion Junior Witter, but lost via UD.[2] In his next fight, on 26 November 2005, Kotelnik defeated Muhammad Abdullaev via UD to win back the vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title, as well as the vacant WBO Asia Pacific light-welterweight title.

A rematch against M'baye on 30 March 2007, this time with M'baye's WBA light-welterweight world title on the line, ended in a split draw.[3] Almost exactly a year later, on 22 March 2008, Kotelnik won the aforementioned WBA world title—now held by Gavin Rees—by stopping the champion in the twelfth and final round.[4] Two successful defences were made: a UD against Norio Kimura on 13 September 2008,[5] and a close SD against future world champion Marcos Maidana on 7 February 2009.[6] In his third defence, Kotelnik lost the title to Amir Khan after a clear UD.[7] After more than a year of inactivity, he returned on 7 August 2010 to face unified WBC and IBF light-welterweight champion Devon Alexander, but lost a UD which was widely viewed as controversial and a "robbery".[8][9][10]

Having spent more than four years out of the sport, Kotelnik had a farewell fight on 4 October 2014, winning a dominant eight-round UD over Alexander Benidze.[11]

Professional boxing record

37 fights 32 wins 4 losses
By knockout 13 0
By decision 19 4
Draws 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
37 Win 32–4–1 Alexander Benidze UD 8 4 Oct 2014 Arena Lviv, Lviv, Ukraine
36 Loss 31–4–1 Devon Alexander UD 12 7 Aug 2010 Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri, US For WBC and IBF light-welterweight titles
35 Loss 31–3–1 Amir Khan UD 12 18 Jul 2009 MEN Arena, Manchester, England Lost WBA light-welterweight title
34 Win 31–2–1 Marcos Maidana SD 12 7 Feb 2009 StadtHalle, Rostock, Germany Retained WBA light-welterweight title
33 Win 30–2–1 Norio Kimura UD 12 13 Sep 2008 Sports Palace "Ukraine", Lviv, Ukraine Retained WBA light-welterweight title
32 Win 29–2–1 Gavin Rees TKO 12 (12), 2:34 22 Mar 2008 International Arena, Cardiff, Wales Won WBA light-welterweight title
31 Win 28–2–1 Laszlo Komjathi UD 8 16 Jun 2007 SYMA Sports and Conference Centre, Budapest, Hungary
30 Draw 27–2–1 Souleymane M'baye SD 12 10 Mar 2007 Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool, England For WBA light-welterweight title
29 Win 27–2 William González TKO 8 (12), 2:40 21 Oct 2006 Brandberge Arena, Halle, Germany Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title;
Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
28 Win 26–2 Richard Reina UD 12 29 Apr 2006 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany Retained WBA Inter-Continental and WBO Asia Pacific light-welterweight titles
27 Win 25–2 Muhammad Abdullaev UD 12 26 Nov 2005 Wilhelm Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen, Germany Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental and WBO Asia Pacific light-welterweight titles
26 Loss 24–2 Junior Witter UD 12 9 Jul 2005 National Ice Centre, Nottingham, England For European light-welterweight title
25 Win 24–1 Marcelo Gonzalo Saucedo UD 8 15 Feb 2005 Alte Reithalle, Stuttgart, Germany
24 Loss 23–1 Souleymane M'baye SD 12 21 Oct 2004 Palais des sports Marcel-Cerdan, Levallois-Perret, France
23 Win 23–0 Gabriel Mapouka UD 12 22 Jun 2004 Das SportZentrum, Telfs, Austria Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
22 Win 22–0 Sayan Sanchat UD 8 30 Mar 2004 Saaltheater Geulen, Aachen, Germany
21 Win 21–0 Juan Alberto Godoy UD 8 31 Jan 2004 Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela
20 Win 20–0 Andrey Devyataykin UD 6 13 Dec 2003 Hala Okrąglak, Opole, Poland
19 Win 19–0 Arturo Urena TKO 10 (10) 23 Sep 2003 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
18 Win 18–0 Vasile Herteg KO 8 (8) 6 Sep 2003 Újszeged Sports Hall, Szeged, Hungary
17 Win 17–0 Zimisele Mpusula TKO 3 (12) 31 May 2003 State Circus, Lviv, Ukraine Retained WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
16 Win 16–0 Virgil Meleg UD 8 26 Apr 2003 Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany
15 Win 15–0 Fabrice Colombel UD 12 24 Jan 2003 State Circus, Lviv, Ukraine Won vacant WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight title
14 Win 14–0 Matthews Zulu UD 8 21 Dec 2002 Lausitz-Arena, Cottbus, Germany
13 Win 13–0 Ferenc Szakallas TKO 2 (6) 7 Sep 2002 Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany
12 Win 12–0 Tomas Besc TKO 2 (6), 2:42 7 Sep 2002 Berlin, Germany
11 Win 11–0 Patrik Prokopecz TKO 3 17 Aug 2002 Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
10 Win 10–0 Manuel Gomes TKO 6 (6) 6 Apr 2002 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
9 Win 9–0 Vladimir Varhegyi TKO 2 (8) 5 Jan 2002 Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany
8 Win 8–0 Anton Vontszemu PTS 4 3 Nov 2001 Hansehalle, Lübeck, Germany
7 Win 7–0 Wilson Acuna TKO 2 (4) 23 Sep 2001 Festzelt, Hattersheim am Main, Germany
6 Win 6–0 Abdelilah Benabbou KO 1 28 Jul 2001 Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Florin Oanea PTS 6 16 Jun 2001 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary
4 Win 4–0 Pascal Montulet PTS 4 7 Apr 2001 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Jozef Kubovsky PTS 4 24 Mar 2001 Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, Germany
2 Win 2–0 Oganes Ovsepyan PTS 4 10 Feb 2001 Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Peter Feher KO 1 (4) 16 Dec 2000 Grugahalle, Essen, Germany

References

  1. ^ a b Sky Box Office tale of the tape prior to the Amir Khan fight.
  2. ^ "Witter retains title". BBC. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  3. ^ "M'Baye, Kotelnik ends in draw!". boxnews.com.ua. 11 March 2007 Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Kotelnik ends Rees' dream". Sky Sports. Sky. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  5. ^ Vester, Mark (13 September 2008). "Andreas Kotelnik Decisions Kimura, Dmitriy Salita Next?". BoxingScene. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Kotelnik Defeats Maidana In a War". boxingnews24.com. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  7. ^ Jackson, Jamie (19 July 2009). "Amir Khan seizes Andreas Kotelnik's title with unanimous verdict". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  8. ^ DJ Spanksta (7 August 2010). "Kotelnik robbed as Alexander wins controversial decision". boxingnews24.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  9. ^ Christ, Scott (8 August 2010). "Devon Alexander escapes with questionable hometown win; Cloud beats Johnson". SB Nation. Vox Media. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  10. ^ Hirsch, Joseph (10 August 2010). "Kotelnik Gets Sturm Treatment; Robbed of Victory Against Alexander". fighthype.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
  11. ^ Sukachev, Alexey (4 October 2014). "Usyk Stops Brewer in Seven: Andriy Kotelnik Wins". BoxingScene. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

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Sporting positions Regional boxing titles VacantTitle last held bySouleymane M'baye WBA Inter-Continentallight-welterweight champion 24 January 2003 – October 2004Vacated VacantTitle next held byHimself VacantTitle last held byHimself WBA Inter-Continentallight-welterweight champion 26 November 2005 – 10 March 2007Lost bid for world title VacantTitle next held byGiorgio Marinelli VacantTitle last held byNaoufel Ben Rabah WBO Asia Pacificlight-welterweight champion 26 November 2005 – 21 October 2006Won Inter-Continental title VacantTitle next held bySergey Sorokin VacantTitle last held byWilly Blain WBO Inter-Continentallight-welterweight champion 21 October 2006 – December 2006Vacated VacantTitle next held byWilly Blain World boxing titles Preceded byGavin Rees WBA light-welterweight champion 10 March 2007 – 18 July 2009 Succeeded byAmir Khan
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