Andrey Vladimirovich Balanov (Андрей Владимирович Баланов) (April 27, 1976 in Podolsk) is a Russian amateur boxer best known for winning the European title in 2006 at welterweight and being part of the Russian 2005 team at the Boxing World Cup.

Career

At the world championships 2005 he exited early against eventual Cuban winner Erislandi Lara.

At the Euros 2006 he beat Oleksandr Stretskyy from Ukraine in the semifinals and Bulgarian Spas Genov in the final 30:12.

2007 at the World championships he again beat Olexandr Stretskiy but was upset by Thai Non Boonjumnong.

At the first Olympic qualifier he was upset by English teenager Billy Joe Saunders, at the second he lost to Frenchman Jaoid Chiguer but barely qualified by defeating Samuel Matevosyan.

External links

• World 2005
• Euro 2006
• 2nd Qualifier