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| Born | Wolodymyr Sydorenko (1976-09-23) September 23, 1976 (age 48) Energodar, Soviet Union |
| Nationality |  Ukrainian |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Bantamweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 23 |
| Wins | 21 |
| Wins by KO | 7 |
| Losses | 1 |
| Draws | 2 |
| No contests | 0 |
| Medal record | ||
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| Representing Ukraine
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| Men’s Boxing | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
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2000 Sydney | Flyweight |
| World Amateur Championships | ||
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2001 Belfast | Flyweight |
| European Amateur Championships | ||
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1998 Minsk | Flyweight |
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2000 Tampere | Flyweight |
Wladimir Sidorenko (born September 23, 1976 in Energodar, Ukraine) is a professional boxer in the bantamweight (118 lb) division. He is the former WBA world bantamweight champion.
Amateur career
Sidorenko won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics as a flyweight, and a silver medal at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the same division. He won the title at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships.
Sidorenko's amateur highlights are as follows:
- Won the Flyweight Bronze medal for Ukraine at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney. His results were:
- Defeated Daniel Ponce de León (Mexico) 16-8
- Defeated Omar Andrés Narváez (Argentina) 16-10
- Defeated Andrzej Rżany (Poland) RSC 3
- Lost to Wijan Ponlid (Thailand) 11-14
- 1998 European Championships Gold Medalist
- 2000 European Championships Gold Medalist
- 2001 World Championships Silver Medalist
- Compiled a 290-20 record during 13 year amateur career.
Professional career
Sidorenko won the vacant WBA bantamweight title at expense of Julio Zarate on February 26, 2005. From there, he went on to defend that title six times.
He lost his title by unanimous decision to Anselmo Moreno in May of 2008.
See also
- List of current world boxing champions
- List of male boxers
- List of WBA world champions
- Olympic medalists in boxing
- Ukraine at the 2000 Summer Olympics
References
External links
- Boxing record for Volodymyr Sydorenko from BoxRec (registration required)
- News and Pictures of Wladimir Sidorenko
| Preceded byJohnny Bredahl Retired |
WBA Bantamweight Champion February 26 2005 – May 31 2008 |
Succeeded byAnselmo Moreno |
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