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Volodymyr Kolesnyk
Volodymyr Kolesnyk ( uk, Володимир Колесник; born 16 January 1976), also known as Vladimir Kolesnik, is a Ukrainian former amateur boxer, who competed from 1994 to 2001. As an Amateur boxing, amateur he won a silver medal at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships, 2001 World Championships, and consecutive bronze at the 2001 Goodwill Games; all in the lightweight division. Biography Volodymyr Kolesnyk was born in Kolomyia, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast and studied at the lyceum No.1 named after Vasyl Stefanyk in Kolomyia. He gratulated the Vasyl Stefanyk Precarpathian National University. After his amateur boxing career he heads the Sports Department of the Kolomyia City Council. Amateur career Kolesnyk won a silver medal at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships as a lightweight: * Defeated Noel Monteith (United Kingdom) 12–6 * Defeated Robert Maczik (Hungary) 15–12 * Defeated Vidas Biciulaitis (Lithuania) 28–19 * Defeated Filip Palic (Croatia) RS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lightweight
Lightweight is a weight class in combat sports and rowing. Boxing Professional boxing The lightweight division is over 130 pounds (59 kilograms) and up to 135 pounds (61.2 kilograms) weight class in the sport of boxing. Notable lightweight boxers include Henry Armstrong, Ken Buchanan, Tony Canzoneri, Pedro Carrasco, Joel Casamayor, Al "Bummy" Davis, Oscar De La Hoya, Roberto Durán, Joe Gans, Artur Grigorian, Benny Leonard, Ray Mancini, Floyd Mayweather Jr., Juan Manuel Márquez, Sugar Shane Mosley, Miguel Ángel González, Carlos Ortiz, Katie Taylor, Edwin Valero, Len Wickwar, Pernell Whitaker, Manny Pacquiao and Ike Williams. Current world champions Current world rankings =''The Ring''= As of , . Keys: : Current '' The Ring'' world champion =BoxRec= As of , . Longest reigning world lightweight champions Below is a list of "longest reigning lightweight champions" career time as champion (for multiple time champions) does not apply. Amateur boxing Olympic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |