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

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."Witter retains title". BBC. 11 July 2005. Retrieved 21 September 2016. 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."M'Baye, Kotelnik ends in draw!". boxnews.com.ua. 11 March 2007 Retrieved 21 September 2016. 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."Kotelnik ends Rees' dream". Sky Sports. Sky. 23 March 2008. Retrieved 21 September 2016. Two successful defences were made: a UD against Norio Kimura on 13 September 2008,Vester, Mark (13 September 2008). "Andreas Kotelnik Decisions Kimura, Dmitriy Salita Next?". BoxingScene. Retrieved 21 September 2016. and a close SD against future world champion Marcos Maidana on 7 February 2009."Kotelnik Defeats Maidana In a War". boxingnews24.com. 8 February 2009. Retrieved 21 September 2016. In his third defence, Kotelnik lost the title to Amir Khan after a clear UD.Jackson, Jamie (19 July 2009). "Amir Khan seizes Andreas Kotelnik's title with unanimous verdict". The Guardian. Guardian Media Group. Retrieved 9 April 2016. 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".DJ Spanksta (7 August 2010). "Kotelnik robbed as Alexander wins controversial decision". boxingnews24.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.Christ, Scott (8 August 2010). "Devon Alexander escapes with questionable hometown win; Cloud beats Johnson". SB Nation. Vox Media. Retrieved 21 September 2016.Hirsch, Joseph (10 August 2010). "Kotelnik Gets Sturm Treatment; Robbed of Victory Against Alexander". fighthype.com. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

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.Sukachev, Alexey (4 October 2014). "Usyk Stops Brewer in Seven: Andriy Kotelnik Wins". BoxingScene. Retrieved 21 September 2016.

Professional boxing record

ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes37Win32–4–1Alexander BenidzeUD84 Oct 201436Loss31–4–1Devon AlexanderUD127 Aug 201035Loss31–3–1Amir KhanUD1218 Jul 200934Win31–2–1Marcos MaidanaSD127 Feb 200933Win30–2–1Norio KimuraUD1213 Sep 200832Win29–2–1Gavin ReesTKO12 (12), 22 Mar 200831Win28–2–1Laszlo KomjathiUD816 Jun 200730Draw27–2–1Souleymane M'baye1210 Mar 200729Win27–2William GonzálezTKO8 (12), 21 Oct 200628Win26–2Richard ReinaUD1229 Apr 200627Win25–2Muhammad AbdullaevUD1226 Nov 200526Loss24–2Junior WitterUD129 Jul 200525Win24–1Marcelo Gonzalo SaucedoUD815 Feb 200524Loss23–1Souleymane M'baye1221 Oct 200423Win23–0Gabriel MapoukaUD1222 Jun 200422Win22–0Sayan SanchatUD830 Mar 200421Win21–0Juan Alberto GodoyUD831 Jan 200420Win20–0Andrey DevyataykinUD613 Dec 200319Win19–0Arturo UrenaTKO10 (10)23 Sep 200318Win18–0Vasile HertegKO8 (8)6 Sep 200317Win17–0Zimisele MpusulaTKO3 (12)31 May 200316Win16–0Virgil MelegUD826 Apr 200315Win15–0Fabrice ColombelUD1224 Jan 200314Win14–0Matthews Zulu821 Dec 200213Win13–0Ferenc SzakallasTKO2 (6)7 Sep 200212Win12–0Tomas BescTKO2 (6), 7 Sep 200211Win11–0Patrik ProkopeczTKO317 Aug 200210Win10–0Manuel GomesTKO6 (6)6 Apr 20029Win9–0Vladimir VarhegyiTKO2 (8)5 Jan 20028Win8–0Anton VontszemuPTS43 Nov 20017Win7–0Wilson Acuna2 (4)23 Sep 20016Win6–0Abdelilah BenabbouKO128 Jul 20015Win5–0Florin OaneaPTS616 Jun 20014Win4–0Pascal MontuletPTS47 Apr 20013Win3–0Jozef KubovskyPTS424 Mar 20012Win2–0Oganes Ovsepyan410 Feb 20011Win1–0Peter Feher1 (4)16 Dec 2000

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