Ivan Senaj

Ivan Sergijowitsch Senaj ( Ukrainian Іван Сергійович Сенай ; English Ivan Senay ; born April 3, 1987 in Krywyj Rih , Ukrainian SSR , USSR ) is a Ukrainian boxer . He was European Middleweight Champion in Liverpool in 2008 .

Career

Ivan Senaj began boxing as a teenager in his hometown of Krywyj Rih and developed into an excellent boxer as a junior. In 2004 he became Ukrainian junior champion and started at the age of 17 at the Junior World Championship in Jeju, South Korea . In the light welterweight he achieved victories over Sung Jong-Park, South Korea u. Mark Jason Melligen from the Philippines . In the quarter-finals he was defeated by Armen Ovsepjan from Russia and finished 5th.

In 2005 he won the bronze medal at the European Junior Championships in Tallinn in the welterweight division . After three wins he was defeated there in the semifinals against Norbert Harcsa from Hungary just on points (38:41). In 2006 he was at the Algirdas Schozikas tournament in Kaunas welterweight winner with a point win in the final over Ernestas Dapkus from Lithuania .

He also achieved a remarkable tournament victory at the 41st Makar Mazny Memorial in Mariupol / Ukraine , where he started in the middleweight division. He won there over the Russian Roman Kostin by breaking off in the 2nd round and then beat the two Irish top boxers Darren O'Neill on points and Darren Sutherland by breaking off in the 3rd round. In 2007 he won an international match against Cuba against Yudiel Napoles in Krivoyrog .

In the national field, Ivan Senaj was in the shadow of Sergei Derevjantschenko , who also competed at the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2006, 2007 and the first half of 2008 . In 2008 Ivan Senaj was the first Ukrainian champion among the seniors with a victory over Ivan Golub from Donetsk . In November 2008 Iwan Senaj was then used at the European Championships in Liverpool . He was able to convince there in the middleweight division and won with points over Mladen Manew, Bulgaria (9: 3), István Szili , Hungary (13: 5), Viktor Cotiujanschi , Moldova (8: 4) and Maxim Koptjakow , Russia (9: 4) the European Championship title in a sovereign manner.

International success

(WM = World Championship, EM = European Championship, Hw = light welterweight, We = welterweight, Mi = middleweight, up to 64 kg, 69 kg and 75 kg body weight)

• 2004, 5th place , Junior World Championships in Jeju / South Korea , Hw, with victories over Sung Jong-Park, South Korea a. Mark Jason Melligen, Philippines a . lost to Armen Ovsepjan, Russia ;

• 2005, 2nd place , Inter. Junior tournament in Berdichev, We, after losing in the semi-finals to Igor Sikorsky, Ukraine ;

• 2005, 3rd place , European Junior Championships in Tallinn , We, with points victory over Gheorgita Sbengea, Romania , demolition victories over Mariano Hilario, Spain a . Galin Rafailow, Bulgaria a . a point defeat against Norbert Harcsa, Hungary (38:41);

• 2006, 1st place , Algirdas-Schozikas tournament in Kaunas , We, with points wins over Dimitrijs Sostaks, Latvia , Vitalie Bondarenko, Belarus a . Ernestas Dapkus, Lithuania ;

• 2007, 5th place , Algirdas Schozikas tournament in Kaunas, Wed, with one point defeat against Kiril Makarewitsch, Belarus;

• 2007, 5th place , tournament for the Golden Belt in Bucharest , Wed, with one point defeat against Roland Gavril, Romania;

• 2007, 1st place , 41st Makar Mazay Memorial in Mariupol / Ukraine, Wed, with a second round demolition victory over Roman Kostin, Russia, a point win over Darren O'Neill , Ireland (16: 9) and. a third round demolition win over Darren Sutherland , Ireland;

• 2008, 1st place , EM in Liverpool , Wed, with points wins over Mladen Manew, Bulgaria (9: 3), István Szili , Hungary (13: 5), Viktor Cotiujanschi , Moldova (8: 4) and Maxim Koptjakow , Russia (9: 4)

International match

• 2007 in Krivojrog, Ukraine against Cuba , Wed, points winner over Yudiel Napoles

Ukrainian championships

(as far as known)

• 2008, 1st place, Wed, with victory in the final over Ivan Golub, Donetsk

swell

• Box Sport magazine ,
• Website "www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl"