Kotelnik



Sort by : relevance - date
3Vote!

Boxing: Amir Kham defends title with first-round victory

The 22-year-old from Bolton won the title with victory over Ukrainian Andreas Kotelnik in July less than a year after his shocking first-round defeat by unknown Colombian Breidis Prescott.

+Vote!

AMIR Khan made a hugely successful first defence of his WBA light-welterweight title with a first-round victory against unbeaten Dmitriy Salita in Newcastle last night.

The 22-year-old from Bolton won the title with victory over Ukrainian Andreas Kotelnik in July less than a year after his shocking first-round defeat by unknown Colombian Breidis Prescott.

  • 0 add comment
  • share
3Vote!

Khan expects Salita to bring out his best

... his world title on the line in Newcastle for the first time since dethroning the Ukrainian Andreas Kotelnik in the summer. The 22-year-old from Bolton, an Olympic silver medalist in Athens in 2004, produced a punch-perfect performance to beat the technically sound Kotelnik but he expects a tougher time of it against the unbeaten New Yorker Salita. "He'll bring out the best in...

3Vote!

AMIR KHAN insists he is focused on the job in hand ahead of his WBA light-welterweight title defence against Dmitriy Salita.

Speculation has been rife since Khan won the belt from Andreas Kotelnik in July, with Juan Manuel Marquez, Ricky Hatton and even Manny Pacquiao touted as potential future opponents.

4Vote!

Watch WBA Boxing Amir Khan v Dimitry Salita Free Live Online Stream

Amir Khan will defend his world title against Dmitriy Salita at the Metro Radio Arena in Newcastle on Saturday December 5. Khan, who won the WBA light-welterweight belt in July by outpointing Andreas Kotelnik, faces a tricky first defence. Promoter Frank Warren said: “For Amir’s first defence this is a very tough fight for him and he’s [...]