Bogdan Shelestyuk

Bogdan Schelestjuk (* 1989 in Makijiwka , Ukraine ) is a Ukrainian boxer . He won at the 2013 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Minsk a bronze medal in the welterweight division .

Career

Bogdan Schelestjuk comes from a boxing family. One of his brothers is the world champion of 2011 in welterweight Taras Shelestyuk . Bogdan also started boxing as a teenager. He is trained by Wladimir A. Winnikow and Dimitri Sosnowski. In his last junior year he celebrated a great success, because he became Junior European Champion in 2007 in Sombor / Serbia in the weight class up to 57 kg body weight. In the final he defeated Dimitri Poljanski from Russia on points (23:17).

After that, however, it took several years before he was able to compete in the top class in the Ukraine and internationally. In 2010 he became the Ukrainian runner-up in the light welterweight division . In the final battle he lost to Alexander Kljuchko on points (0: 6). In 2011 he was the first Ukrainian champion in the same weight class, where he was able to take revenge in the final against Alexander Kljutschko and beat this by breaking off in the 3rd round.

In 2013 he was used at the European Championships in Minsk . He benefited from the fact that his brother Taras, who started in the same weight class, had migrated to the professionals. In Minsk he defeated Adam Nolan from Ireland (3-0 RS) and Youba Ndiaye Sissocho , Spain (3-0 RS) on points, but lost in the semi-finals to Alexander Besputin from Russia on points (0-3 RS) and won one Bronze medal.

International success

year	space	competition	Weight class	Results
2007	1.	Junior European Championship in Sombor / Serbia	up to 57 kg	after winning points over Stephen Thomas, Wales (12: 8), Ewgenijus Kirilows, Latvia (25: 3), Paul Turcito, Romania (20: 9) and Dimitri Polyanski, Russia (23:17)
2009	5.	World Cup of Oil Producing Countries in Khanty-Mansiisk / Russia	Half-worlds	after losing points to Grigory Varesjan, Russia
2011	5.	"Nurmagambetov" Memorial in Almaty	Half-worlds	after winning points over Aschkat Ualichanow, Kazakhstan (12: 7) and losing points to Serdar Hudaiberdijew, Turkmenistan (7: 8)
2011	5.	45. "Makar Mazay" Memorial in Mariupol	Half-worlds	after winning points over Dimitri Tschernjak, Ukraine and punk defeat against Vyacheslav Kislizin, Ukraine
2012	2.	Tournament of the best Ukrainians in Brovary	Welter	after winning points over Vitaly Konstantinow (16:11) and losing points to Denis Lazarow (10: 10+)
2012	3.	7. "Nikolai Manger" Memorial in Kherson	Welter	after winning points over Kanagat Maralew, Kazakhstan (11: 6) and Abulschabar Gasanow, Russia (10: 5) and Disq. defeat in the 3rd round against Denis Berinchik , Ukraine
2012	5.	Universities World Cup in Baku	Welter	after losing points to Evgeni Koschkarjew, Russia (13:14)
2012	1.	World Cup of Oil Producing Countries in Belojarsk	Welter	after winning points over Ismat Eynullajew, Azerbaijan, Rayheni Romaschkewitsch, Belarus (13:10) and Evgeni Koschkarjew (20:10)
2013	3.	8. "Nikolai Manger" Memorial in Kherson	Welter	after winning points over Dordirbek Kosimow, Uzbekistan (17:12), without a fight over Saal Kwachatadze, Georgia and losing the game because of injury in the 3rd round against Oleg Subenkow, Ukraine
2013	3.	EM in Minsk	Welter	after winning points over Adam Nolan, Ireland (3: 0 RS) and Youba Ndiaye Sissocho, Spain (3: 0 RS) and losing points to Alexander Besputin, Russia (0: 3 RS)

Ukrainian championships

year	space	Weight class	Results
2010	2.	Half-worlds	after winning points over Jaroslaw Dokuchajew (4: 1), Wasil Polishchuk (8: 0) and Evgeni Jurchak (10: 3) and losing points to Alexander Kljuchko (0: 6)
2011	1.	Half-worlds	after winning points over Maksim Sapunow (16: 0), Loma Aidarow (10: 2) and Mykola Bochkow (12: 3) and a breakout victory in the 3rd round over Alexander Kljuchko

Explanations

• WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship
• Half welter, weight class up to 64 kg, welter weight, up to 69 kg body weight
• RS = judges' votes (Note: In 2013 AIBA abolished the controversial "point machines" and put the judgments back into the hands of judges who have to decide in a 10-point system per round)

swell

• Box Sport magazine
• Website "www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl"
• Website of the Ukrainian Boxing Association