Andrew Kooner
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| Full name | Andrew Singh Kooner | ||||||||||||
| Nationality | Canadian | ||||||||||||
| Born |
11 March 1979 Kettering, Northamptonshire | ||||||||||||
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) | ||||||||||||
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| Sport | Boxing | ||||||||||||
| Rated at | Flyweight and Bantamweight | ||||||||||||
| Club | Windsor Amateur Boxing Club | ||||||||||||
Medal record
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Andrew Singh Kooner (born 11 May 1979 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England) is a Canadian boxer.
Amateur career
Andrew Kooner moved to Tecumseh, Ontario at a young age and began boxing at age 13 out of a Windsor boxing club. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he lost in the 2nd round in the flyweight division. In 1998 he won the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games; and in 2002 he won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games. At the 2004 Summer Olympics he finished tied for fifth in the bantamweight (54 kg) division[1] after having qualified at the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tijuana, Mexico. He also defeated Juan Manuel López in the amateurs.[2]
Olympic results
2000 Olympics
- Defeated Nacer Keddam (Algeria) 18-11
- Lost to Wijan Ponlid (Thailand) 7-11
2004 Olympics
- Defeated Alexander Espinoza (Venezuela) 37-20
- Lost to Bahirdirdjon Sultanov (Uzbekistan) 32-44
Pro career
Kooner turned pro in 2006 and has a 10-2 Record and is the current bantamweight champion of Canada.
References
- ↑ "Andrew Kooner". Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2012-05-17.
- ↑ 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
External links
- Professional boxing record for Andrew Kooner from BoxRec
- Chris Johnson's Fighting Alliance - Kooner's Boxing Club
- Andrew Kooner Official Website - Website