Andreas Kotelnik

Andreas Kotelnik Андрій Котельник
File:Andreas Kotelnik.jpg Kotelnik in 2008
Statistics
Real name	Andriy Kotelnyk
Nickname(s)	Kotelya
Rated at	Light welterweight
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	(1977-12-29) 29 December 1977 Lviv, Ukraine
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	37
Wins	32
Wins by KO	13
Losses	4
Draws	1
Medal record Representing Ukraine Men's boxing 2000 Sydney Lightweight

Andreas Kotelnik (Ukrainian: Андрій Котельник; born Andriy Kotelnyk; 29 December 1977) is a Ukrainian professional boxer and former WBA super lightweight champion. As an amateur he won a silver medal in the lightweight division at the 2000 Olympics.

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)

Professional career

Kotelnik turned pro in 2000 and won his first 23 bouts prior to losing to Souleymane M'baye in Paris in 2004 via split decision. In 2005 he lost in a European title clash to Junior Witter on a close unanimous decision, but later in the year defeated former Olympic gold medallist Mohamad Abdulaev. Kotelnik beat Gavin Rees for the WBA light-welterweight title on 22 March 2008 in the Cardiff International Arena via 12th round TKO and made his first successful defence in his hometown of L'viv against Japanese champion Norio Kimura.

Kotelnik was scheduled to face Dmitry Salita on the undercard of the Joe Calzaghe / Roy Jones Jr. clash in November 2008, but had to pull out due to injury. Consequently, he faced mandatory challenger Marcos Maidana on February 7, 2009, in Rostock.

Kotelnik vs. Maidana

The fight was a fast paced bout with both fighters landing strong shots to the head and body. Maidana mostly controlled the early rounds by landing blistering power shots, causing significant swelling to Kotelnik's face. Kotelnik regained his composure after round four and the fight became more closely contested. In the ninth Kotelnik was rocked heavily by a right hand that caught him flush. In the twelfth and final round, Kotelnik went on the defensive while Maidana attempted to get the knockout, strafing his opponent with numerous vicious shots. Kotelnik would survive this and ultimately win the fight via an extremely controversial unanimous decision.

Kotelnik vs. Khan

On July 7, 2009, Kotelnik faced off against Amir Khan for the WBA light welterweight title. Khan was moving up in weight from lightweight, and had only eight months earlier suffered a brutal first round knockout loss to Breidis Prescott. Despite his opponent moving up in weight, Kotelnik was thoroughly dominated throughout the fight. Khan used his lightning fast reflexes to consistently dictate the tempo of the fight, and to keep his opponent from ever scoring either on the inside or outside.

Kotelnik vs. Alexander

Kotelnik's last fight before announcing his retirement was against undefeated IBF and WBC light welterweight champion Devon Alexander. The fight was fought at an extremely fast pace, with a total of 1876 punches being thrown by both fighters. Alexander in fact had thrown nearly 650 jabs, however only landing 64, compared to Kotelnik who threw 397 but landed 116. Alexander would win a very controversial decision, receiving a 116-112 victory from all three judges. Most observers felt Kotelnik did enough to win by landing the more effective punches also utilising a very effective jab. HBO's Harold Ledderman scored the bout 117-111 for Alexander which was looked at as a terrible scorecard. [1]

Professional boxing record

32 Wins (13 knockouts), 4 Losses, 1 Draws
Res.	Record	Opponent	Type	Rd., Time	Date	Location	Notes
Win	32–4-1	Alexander Benidze	UD	8 (8)	2014-10-04	Arena Lviv Stadium, Lviv
Loss	31–4-1	Devon Alexander	UD	12 (12)	2010-08-07	Scottrade Center, Saint Louis	For IBF and WBC Light Welterweight titles
Loss	31–3-1	Amir Khan	UD	12 (12)	2009-07-18	M.E.N. Arena, Manchester	Lost WBA Light Welterweight title.
Win	31–2-1	Marcos Maidana	SD	12 (12)	2009-02-07	Stadthalle, Rostock	Retained WBA Light Welterweight title.
Win	30–2-1	Norio Kimura	UD	12 (12)	2008-09-13	Sportpalace Ukraine, Lviv	Retained WBA Light Welterweight title.
Win	29–2-1	Gavin Rees	TKO	12 (12), 2:34	2008-03-22	Cardiff International Arena, Cardiff	Won WBA Light Welterweight title.
Win	28–2-1	Laszlo Komjathi	UD	8	2007-06-16	SYMA Sport & Leisure Center, Budapest
Draw	27–2-1	Souleymane M'baye	SD	12	2007-03-10	Liverpool Olympia, Liverpool	For WBA Light Welterweight title.
Win	27–2	William González	TKO	8 (12), 2:40	2006-10-21	Brandberge Arena, Halle an der Saale
Win	26–2	Richard Reina	UD	12 (12)	2006-04-29	Hanns-Martin-Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart
Win	25–2	Muhammad Abdullaev	UD	12 (12)	2005-11-26	Wilhelm-Dopatka-Halle, Leverkusen
Loss	24–2	Junior Witter	UD	12 (12)	2005-07-09	Ice Arena, Nottingham
Win	24-1	Marcelo Gonzalo Saucedo	UD	8 (8)	2005-02-15	Alte Reithalle, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg
Loss	23-1	Souleymane M'baye	SD	12	2004-10-21	Palais des Sports, Levallois-Perret, Hauts-de-Seine
Win	23-0	Gabriel Mapouka	UD	12	2004-06-22	Sportzentrum, Telfs
Win	22-0	Sayan Sanchat	UD	8	2004-03-30	Saaltheater Geulen, Aachen, Nordrhein-Westfalen
Win	21-0	Juan Alberto Godoy	UD	8	2004-01-31	El Poliedro, Caracas
Win	20-0	Andrey Devyataykin	UD	6	2003-12-13	Okraglak Halle, Opole

External links

• News and Pictures of Andriy Kotelnyk
• Professional boxing record for Andreas Kotelnik from BoxRec

Achievements
Preceded by Tontcho Tontchev	Olympic Lightweight Runner-up September 30, 2000	Succeeded by Amir Khan
Preceded by Gavin Rees	WBA Super Lightweight Champion March 22, 2007 – July 18, 2009