| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Andrew Singh Kooner |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 11 May 1979 Kettering, Northamptonshire |
| Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
| Weight | 54 kg (119 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Boxing |
| Weight class | Flyweight and Bantamweight |
| Club | Windsor Amateur Boxing Club |
| Medal record Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Bantamweight Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Bantamweight |
Andrew Singh Kooner (born 11 May 1979 in Kettering, Northamptonshire, England) is a Canadian boxer and trainer, currently living in Toronto.
Amateur career[edit]
Andrew Kooner moved to Tecumseh, Ontario at a young age and began boxing at age 13 out of a Windsor boxing club. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he lost in the 2nd round in the flyweight division. In 1998 he won the bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games; and in 2002 he won the silver medal at the Commonwealth Games. At the 2004 Summer Olympics he finished tied for fifth in the bantamweight (54 kg) division[1] after having qualified at the 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Tijuana, Mexico. He also defeated Juan Manuel López in the amateurs.[2]
Olympic results[edit]
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
Pro career[edit]
Kooner turned pro in 2006 and has a 10-2 Record and is the current bantamweight champion of Canada.
Post Boxing[edit]
Andrew Kooner currently resides in Toronto and runs his own fitness program, Kooner's Boxing, providing specialized training ranging from fitness to well-being to training up-and-coming boxers. He is also a coach for Rock Steady Boxing, a program that gives people with Parkinson’s disease hope by improving their quality of life through a non-contact boxing-based fitness curriculum.
References[edit]
- ^ "Andrew Kooner". Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 May 2012. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ^ 1st AIBA American 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament
External links[edit]
- Boxing record for Andrew Kooner from BoxRec
- Chris Johnson's Fighting Alliance - Kooner's Boxing Club
- Andrew Kooner Official Website - Website
