Mykola Valeriyovych Butsenko (Ukrainian: Микола Валерійович Буценко, born 25 June 1991) is a Ukrainian amateur boxer who competes in the bantamweight division.[1] In the quarterfinals of the 2013 AIBA World Boxing Championships he defeated Selçuk Eker of Turkey to win his 1st medal at the World Championships.[2] He is also a two-time European silver medalist.[3] He participated at the 2016 Summer Olympscs where he lost his first bout against Mohamed Hamout from Morocco.[4][5]

Mykola Butsenko
Personal information
Full nameMykola Valeriyovych Butsenko
NationalityUkrainian
Born (1991-06-25) 25 June 1991 (age 33)
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union
Sport
SportBoxing
Weight classBantamweight
Medal record
Men's amateur boxing
Representing  Ukraine
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Almaty Bantamweight
European Games
Silver medal – second place 2019 Minsk Bantamweight
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2013 Minsk Bantamweight
Silver medal – second place 2017 Kharkiv Bantamweight

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Mykola Butsenko". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 May 2019.
  2. ^ "boxing-scoop.com". Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 24 October 2013.
  3. ^ "Butsenko wins silver medal at the EC". Archived from the original on 26 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. ^ "Butsenko to participate at the Olympics!". Archived from the original on 28 June 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ "The Olympic Team of Ukraine: Rio 2016: Official Handbook" (PDF). noc-ukr.org. National Olympic Committee of Ukraine. p. 19. Retrieved 14 June 2020. Буценко Микола / Butsenko Mykola
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