Andrew Kooner

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Medal record
Competitor for Flag of Canada Canada
Men’s Boxing
Commonwealth Games
Silver 2002 Manchester Bantamweight
Pan American Games
Bronze 2003 Santo Domingo Bantamweight

Andrew Singh Kooner (born May 11, 1979 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England) is a Canadian boxer.

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[edit] Amateur career

Andrew Kooner moved to Tecumseh, Ontario at a young age and began boxing at age 13 out of a Windsor boxing club. He is a member of the Sikh religion. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he lost in the 2nd round in the bantamweight division. In 2002 he won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games. At the 2004 Summer Olympics he finished tied for fifth in the bantamweight (54kg) division.

[edit] Olympic Results

2000 Olympics

  • Defeated Nacer Keddam (Algeria) 18-11
  • Lost to Wijan Ponlid (Thailand) 7-11

2004 Olympics

  • Defeated Alexander Espinoza (Venezuela) 37-20
  • Lost to Bahirdirdjon Sultanov (Uzbekistan) 32-44

[edit] Pro career

Kooner has recently turned pro and has a 8-1 Record and is the current bantamweight champion of Canada .

He recorded his 7th win in world class style, with a knockout blow that may be the knock out of the year (2008).

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