Andreas Kotelnik

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

Andreas Kotelnik Андрій Котельник
Kotelnik in 2008
Statistics
Real name	Andriy Kotelnyk
Nickname(s)	Kotelya
Weight(s)	Light-welterweight
Height	1.71[1]
Reach	178 cm (70 in)[1]
Nationality	Ukrainian
Born	(1977-12-29) 29 December 1977 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 2000 Sydney Lightweight

Amateur career

• 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 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

Professional record summary

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. 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.

External links

• Boxing record for Andreas Kotelnik from BoxRec (history)

Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant Title last held by Souleymane M'baye	WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight champion 24 January 2003 – October 2004 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Himself
Vacant Title last held by Himself	WBA Inter-Continental light-welterweight champion 26 November 2005 – 10 March 2007 Lost bid for world title	Vacant Title next held by Giorgio Marinelli
Vacant Title last held by Naoufel Ben Rabah	WBO Asia Pacific light-welterweight champion 26 November 2005 – 21 October 2006 Won Inter-Continental title	Vacant Title next held by Sergey Sorokin
Vacant Title last held by Willy Blain	WBO Inter-Continental light-welterweight champion 21 October 2006 – December 2006 Vacated	Vacant Title next held by Willy Blain
World boxing titles
Preceded by Gavin Rees	WBA light-welterweight champion 10 March 2007 – 18 July 2009	Succeeded by Amir Khan