Pavlo Ishchenko
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| Birth name | Павел Олегович Ищенко | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nickname(s) | Wild Man | |||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Ukrainian-Israeli | |||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 30, 1992 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka Krai, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country |  Ukraine /  Israel | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Boxing | |||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Bantamweight | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Oleg Ishchenko | |||||||||||||||||||
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Pavlo Olehovych Ishchenko (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[]
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[]
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[]
- ^ a b c "Pavlo Ishchenko Bio, Stats, and Results" | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Sports Shorts," Jewish Sports Review, Volume 11, No. 4, Issue 124, p. 22, November/December 2017.
- ^ a b c d e f "‘Ring of Conflict’: From Ukraine to Israel, Ishchenko jabs away" - Sportstarlive
- ^ The Jewish Boxing Blog: "Introducing Pavlo Ishchenko"
- ^ "London 2012 Olympics: Team GB middleweight Anthony Ogogo defeats Junior Castillo to reach last 16," Telegraph.
- ^ a b c "Broadway Boxing results: Amanda Serrano scores TKO1 victory" | ProBoxing-Fans.com
- ^ "Prime Minister congratulates Pavlo Ishchenko on victory at European Boxing Championship" - News from Ukraine - Embassy of Ukraine in the United States of America
- ^ Baku 2015 European Games - Sopinskyi Defends Ukrainian Boxing Title, Berinchyk Loses In Semis
- ^ "Former Ukrainian Pavel Ishchenko has brought to Israel a medal TH Boxing"
External links[]
- Pavlo Ishchenko at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
- Pavlo Ishchenko at the International Olympic Committee
- 1992 births
- People from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
- People from Kherson
- Living people
- Jewish boxers
- Jewish Israeli sportspeople
- Olympic boxers of Ukraine
- Boxers at the 2012 Summer Olympics
- Jewish Ukrainian sportspeople
- Bantamweight boxers
- Lightweight boxers
- Israeli male boxers
- Ukrainian male boxers
- Ukrainian Jews
- Naturalized citizens of Israel
- Ukrainian emigrants to Israel