Yuriy Nuzhnenko

Yuriy Nuzhnenko
Born	Юрій Нужненко (1976-06-02) June 2, 1976 (age 48) Kyiv, Soviet Union
Nationality	Ukrainian
Other names	"Real Man"
Statistics
Weight(s)	Welterweight
Height	5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	35
Wins	31
Wins by KO	14
Losses	3
Draws	1
No contests	0

Yuriy Nuzhnenko (Юрій Нужненко, born June 2, 1976) is a Ukrainian boxer who captured the vacant WBA Interim Welterweight belt on December 8, 2007 in Le Cannet, France against Frédéric Klose of France by twelve-round unanimous decision.

Amateur career

• Amateur record: 190–67
• 1995 and 1996 Ukraine national amateur champion as a Light Welterweight (63,5 kg)
• 2001 and 2002 most improved boxer in Ukraine
• One of the most outstanding boxer who live in Europe
• He defeated some of the big names in amateur level like Mark Dungca and Jonell Matias
• Won the Championship fight against Cristopher Sazon of Pandaqaqui via TKO

External links

• Boxing record for Yuriy Nuzhnenko from BoxRec (registration required)

Sporting positions
World boxing titles
New title	WBA Welterweight Interim Champion December 8, 2007 – October 3, 2008 Promoted	Vacant Title next held by Souleymane M'baye
Vacant Title last held by Luis Collazo	WBA (Regular) welterweight champion October 3, 2008 – April 10, 2009	Succeeded by Vyacheslav Senchenko