Volodymyr Sydorenko


Volodymyr Petrovych Sydorenko, also known as Wladimir Sidorenko, is a Ukrainian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2010, and held the WBA bantamweight title from 2005 to 2008. As an amateur, he won a silver medal at the 2001 World Championships, and consecutive golds at the 1998 and 2000 European Championships; all in the flyweight division. His twin brother is former amateur boxer Valeriy Sydorenko.

Amateur career

Sydorenko won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics as a flyweight:
Sydorenko claimed an amateur record of 290–20.

Professional career

Sydorenko won the vacant WBA bantamweight title at expense of Julio Zarate on 26 February 2005. From there, he went on to defend that title six times.
He lost his title by unanimous decision to Anselmo Moreno in May 2008, and again in the rematch on 2 May 2009 by split decision. On 4 December 2010, he was knocked down 3 times en route to 4th-round KO loss to Nonito Donaire.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
27Loss22–3–2Nonito DonaireKO4, 1:484 Dec 2010Honda Center, Anaheim, California, USFor vacant WBC Continental Americas bantamweight title
26Win22–2–2Mbwana MatumlaUD1228 Aug 2010Maidan Nezalezhnosti, Kyiv, UkraineWon vacant WBC International super flyweight title
25Loss21–2–2Anselmo Moreno122 May 2009Halle 7, Bremen, GermanyFor WBA bantamweight title
24Loss21–1–2Anselmo MorenoUD1231 May 2008Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, GermanyLost WBA bantamweight title
23Win21–0–2Nobuto IkeharaUD1210 Jan 2008Prefectural Gymnasium, Osaka, JapanRetained WBA bantamweight title
22Win20–0–2Jerome ArnouldKO7 29 Jun 2007Palais des Sports, Marseille, FranceRetained WBA bantamweight title
21Draw19–0–2Ricardo CordobaMD1217 Mar 2007Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, GermanyRetained WBA bantamweight title
20Win19–0–1Poonsawat KratingdaenggymUD1215 Jul 2006Color Line Arena, Hamburg, GermanyRetained WBA bantamweight title
19Draw18–0–1Ricardo Cordoba1211 Mar 2006Color Line Arena, Hamburg, GermanyRetained WBA bantamweight title
18Win18–0Jose de Jesus LopezUD1226 Nov 2005Wilhelm Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen, GermanyRetained WBA bantamweight title
17Win17–0Julio ZarateUD1226 Feb 2005Color Line Arena, Hamburg, GermanyWon vacant WBA bantamweight title
16Win16–0Leo GamezUD1226 Oct 2004Scandlines Arena, Rostock, Germany
15Win15–0Joseph Agbeko1218 May 2004Hansehalle, Lübeck, GermanyRetained EBA bantamweight title
14Win14–0Moises CastroUD1217 Feb 2004Hansehalle, Lübeck, GermanyWon vacant EBA bantamweight title
13Win13–0Sergei TassimovPTS813 Dec 2003Hala Okrąglak, Opole, Poland
12Win12–0Giovanni AndradeTKO3 18 Nov 2003Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
11Win11–0Alberto OntiverosUD823 Sep 2003Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
10Win10–0Simphiwe XabendliniTKO2 31 May 2003Circus, Lviv, Ukraine
9Win9–0Emil StoicaUD626 Apr 2003Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany
8Win8–0Pál LakatosTKO5 23 Mar 2003Avendi Hotel, Bad Honnef, Germany
7Win7–0Vuyisile Nunu2 21 Dec 2002Lausitz-Arena, Cottbus, Germany
6Win6–0Tamas Szakallas612 Oct 2002Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany
5Win5–0Imrich ParlagiKO2, 0:337 Sep 2002Berlin, Germany
4Win4–0Frederic PatracPTS46 Apr 2002Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
3Win3–0Christophe RodriguesPTS48 Feb 2002Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany
2Win2–0Stefan Berza2 15 Dec 2001Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
1Win1–0Vladimir Varhegyi43 Nov 2001Hansehalle, Lübeck, Germany