Taras Shelestyuk


Taras Oleksandrovych Shelestyuk is a Ukrainian professional boxer signed with Banner Promotions. He is 16–0 with 10 knockouts as a professional and is trained by legendary boxing trainer Freddie Roach. Shelestyuk won the gold medal at Welterweight division at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku and Bronze medal at Olympic games in London 2012.

Career

In the final of 2011 World Championships, he beat Serik Sapiyev from Kazakhstan after 3 rounds with 16-10 final score. Prior to the final, beating his opponents from Denmark, Cuba, France and Russia respectively, he qualified for 2012 Summer Olympics by reaching the quarter finals. Along with his contribution, Ukraine Boxing National Team have topped the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championship overall medal table with 4 gold and 1 silver medals. Additionally, climbing up 20 ladders, Shelestyuk captured the top spot at AIBA individual rankings with 1700 points, as of 31 October 2011, in front of Welsh Freddie Evans and Indian Vikas Krishan.
Getting the Bronze medal in Olympic Games in London 2012 he moved to Los Angeles and signed a contract with a promotion company and turned professional. Now training at famous boxing gym "Wild Card boxing club" with trainer Freddie Roach.

Highlights

EventRoundResultOpponentScore
WelterweightFirstWin Andrey Zamkovoy6–3
WelterweightSecondWin Önder Şipal4–2
WelterweightQuarterfinalWin John Joe Joyce9–1
WelterweightSemifinalLoss Balazs Bacskai2–4
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Professional boxing record