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Pavlo Ishchenko

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Pavlo Ishchenko
Personal information
Birth nameПавел Олегович Ищенко
NicknameWild Man
NationalityUkrainian-Israeli
Born (1992-04-30) April 30, 1992 (age 32)
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai, Russia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Sport
Country Ukraine /  Israel
SportBoxing
EventBantamweight
Coached byOleg Ishchenko
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
European Championships
Representing  Ukraine
Gold medal – first place 2013 Minsk Lightweight
Representing  Israel
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Kharkiv Lightweight

Pavlo Olehovych Ishchenko (Hebrew: פבלו אולהוביץ' אישצ'נקו; Ukrainian: Павел Олегович Ищенко; nicknamed "Wild Man"; born April 30, 1992) is an Olympic Ukrainian-Israeli boxer who competes as a bantamweight.[1][2] He won the gold medal at the 2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships as a Lightweight (60 kg) for Ukraine. In 2017, boxing for Israel, he won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Amateur Boxing Championships as a Lightweight.

Early and personal life

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Ishchenko was born in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai, Russia, and is Jewish.[1][3] His father, Oleg Ishchenko, is also Jewish and is his coach.[4] He grew up in Kherson, in southern Ukraine, where he attended the local Chabad.[4][5]

Boxing career

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He represented Ukraine at the 2012 Summer Olympics, at 20 years of age, and was defeated in Round One of the Men's bantamweight by Joseph Diaz of the United States, 9–19, and came in 17th.[1][6]

He won the gold medal at the 2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships as a Lightweight (60 kg) for Ukraine, receiving congratulations from Prime Minister Mykola Azarov.[7][4][8] He also won a bronze medal at the Baku 2015 European Games, as he pulled out injured from his semi-final bout.[9] He competed for Ukraine until 2015.[4]

As an amateur he had a record of 294–23.[7]

In February 2016, he defeated Rafael Vazquez of Puerto Rico in a unanimous six-round decision in New York City, to bring his professional record to 3–0 (2 KOs).[7]

In 2017, he won the Israeli National Championship in the lightweight division.[4] That same year, boxing for Israel, he won a bronze medal at the 2017 European Amateur Boxing Championships as a Lightweight.[4][10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Pavlo Ishchenko Bio, Stats, and Results" | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
  2. ^ "Pavlo Ishchenko". London 2012. The London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games and Paralympic Games Limited. Archived from the original on 27 January 2013. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Sports Shorts," Jewish Sports Review, Volume 11, No. 4, Issue 124, p. 22, November/December 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "‘Ring of Conflict’: From Ukraine to Israel, Ishchenko jabs away" - Sportstarlive
  5. ^ The Jewish Boxing Blog: "Introducing Pavlo Ishchenko"
  6. ^ "London 2012 Olympics: Team GB middleweight Anthony Ogogo defeats Junior Castillo to reach last 16," Telegraph.
  7. ^ a b c "Broadway Boxing results: Amanda Serrano scores TKO1 victory" | ProBoxing-Fans.com
  8. ^ "Prime Minister congratulates Pavlo Ishchenko on victory at European Boxing Championship" - News from Ukraine - Embassy of Ukraine in the United States of America
  9. ^ Baku 2015 European Games - Sopinskyi Defends Ukrainian Boxing Title, Berinchyk Loses In Semis[usurped]
  10. ^ "Former Ukrainian Pavel Ishchenko has brought to Israel a medal TH Boxing"
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