Volodymyr Sydorenko

Volodymyr Sydorenko (Ukrainian: Володимир Сидоренко; born 23 September 1976), also known as Wladimir Sidorenko, is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2010, and held the WBA bantamweight title from 2005 to 2008. As an amateur he won a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships, and consecutive gold at the 1998 and 2000 European Championships; all in the flyweight division. His twin brother is former amateur boxer Valeriy Sydorenko.

Volodymyr Sydorenko
Володимир Сидоренко
Statistics
Weight(s)Bantamweight
Height1.62 m (5 ft 4 in)
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1976-09-23) September 23, 1976
Energodar, Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights27
Wins22
Wins by KO7
Losses3
Draws2
Medal record
Representing  Ukraine
Men's amateur boxing
Olympic Games
2000 SydneyFlyweight
World Championships
2001 Belfast Flyweight
European Championships
1998 Minsk Flyweight
2000 Tampere Flyweight

Amateur career

Sydorenko won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics as a flyweight:

  • 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

Sydorenko claimed an amateur record of 290–20.

Professional career

Sydorenko won the vacant WBA bantamweight title at expense of Julio Zarate on 26 February 2005. From there, he went on to defend that title six times.

He lost his title by unanimous decision to Anselmo Moreno in May 2008, and again in the rematch on 2 May 2009 by split decision. On 4 December 2010, he was knocked down 3 times en route to 4th-round KO loss to Nonito Donaire.[1]

Professional boxing record
Professional record summary
27 fights 22 wins 3 losses
By knockout 7 1
By decision 15 2
Draws 2
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
27 Loss 22–3–2 Nonito Donaire KO 4 (12), 1:48 4 Dec 2010 Honda Center, Anaheim, California, US
26 Win 22–2–2 Mbwana Matumla UD 12 28 Aug 2010 Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kiev, Ukraine
25 Loss 21–2–2 Anselmo Moreno SD 12 2 May 2009 Halle 7, Bremen, Germany For WBA bantamweight title
24 Loss 21–1–2 Anselmo Moreno UD 12 31 May 2008 Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany Lost WBA bantamweight title
23 Win 21–0–2 Nobuto Ikehara UD 12 10 Jan 2008 Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, Japan Retained WBA bantamweight title
22 Win 20–0–2 Jerome Arnould KO 7 (12) 29 Jun 2007 Palais des Sports, Marseille, France Retained WBA bantamweight title
21 Draw 19–0–2 Ricardo Cordoba MD 12 17 Mar 2007 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany Retained WBA bantamweight title
20 Win 19–0–1 Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym UD 12 15 Jul 2006 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany Retained WBA bantamweight title
19 Draw 18–0–1 Ricardo Cordoba MD 12 11 Mar 2006 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany Retained WBA bantamweight title
18 Win 18–0 Jose de Jesus Lopez UD 12 26 Nov 2005 Wilhelm Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen, Germany Retained WBA bantamweight title
17 Win 17–0 Julio Zarate UD 12 26 Feb 2005 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany Won vacant WBA bantamweight title
16 Win 16–0 Leo Gamez UD 12 26 Oct 2004 Scandlines Arena, Rostock, Germany
15 Win 15–0 Joseph Agbeko MD 12 18 May 2004 Hansehalle, Lübeck, Germany Retained EBA bantamweight title
14 Win 14–0 Moises Castro UD 12 17 Feb 2004 Hansehalle, Lübeck, Germany Won vacant EBA bantamweight title
13 Win 13–0 Sergei Tassimov PTS 8 13 Dec 2003 Hala Okrąglak, Opole, Poland
12 Win 12–0 Giovanni Andrade TKO 3 (8) 18 Nov 2003 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
11 Win 11–0 Alberto Ontiveros UD 8 23 Sep 2003 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
10 Win 10–0 Simphiwe Xabendlini TKO 2 (6) 31 May 2003 Circus, Lviv, Ukraine
9 Win 9–0 Emil Stoica UD 6 26 Apr 2003 Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany
8 Win 8–0 Pál Lakatos TKO 5 (6) 23 Mar 2003 Avendi Hotel, Bad Honnef, Germany
7 Win 7–0 Vuyisile Nunu TKO 2 (6) 21 Dec 2002 Lausitz-Arena, Cottbus, Germany
6 Win 6–0 Tamas Szakallas UD 6 12 Oct 2002 Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Imrich Parlagi KO 2 (8), 0:33 7 Sep 2002 Berlin, Germany
4 Win 4–0 Frederic Patrac PTS 4 6 Apr 2002 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Christophe Rodrigues PTS 4 8 Feb 2002 Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany
2 Win 2–0 Stefan Berza KO 2 (4) 15 Dec 2001 Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Vladimir Varhegyi PTS 4 3 Nov 2001 Hansehalle, Lübeck, Germany

See also

References
  1. "Moreno dethrones Sidorenko!". Fightnews.com. 31 May 2008. Archived from the original on 8 October 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2008.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Inaugural champion EBA bantamweight champion
17 February 2004 – October 2004
Vacated		 Title discontinued
World boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Johnny Bredahl		 WBA bantamweight champion
26 February 2005 – 31 May 2008		 Succeeded by
Anselmo Moreno
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