Yuriy Nuzhnenko

{{short description|Ukrainian boxer}}

{{Infobox boxer

| name = Yuriy Nuzhnenko

| image =

| realname = Юрій Нужненко

| nickname = "Real Man"

| weight = Welterweight

| height = 5 ft 9 in

| nationality = Ukrainian

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1976|6|2|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Kyiv, Ukrainian SSR,
Soviet Union
(now Ukraine)

| death_date =

| death_place =

| style = Orthodox

| total = 35

| wins = 31

| losses = 3

| draws = 1

| no contests = 0

| KO = 14

}}

Yuriy Nuzhnenko (Юрій Нужненко, born June 2, 1976) is a Ukrainian boxer who captured the vacant WBA Interim Welterweight belt on December 8, 2007 in Le Cannet, France against Frédéric Klose of France by twelve-round unanimous decision.

Amateur career

  • Amateur record: 190–67
  • 1995 and 1996 Ukraine national amateur champion as a Light Welterweight (63,5 kg)
  • 2001 and 2002 most improved boxer in Ukraine
  • One of the most outstanding boxer who live in Europe
  • He defeated some of the big names in amateur level like Mark Dungca and Jonell Matias
  • Won the Championship fight against Cristopher Sazon of Pandaqaqui via TKO