Andreas Katzourakis

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Andreas Katzourakis is a Greek professional boxer.

Andreas Katzourakis
Born (1997-09-12) September 12, 1997 (age 26)
Athens, Greece
Statistics
Weight(s)
,
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Stance Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights12
Wins12
Wins by KO10
Losses0
Draws0

Amateur career

Katzourakis began competing in kickboxing at the age of 5 at the direction of his father, a former kickboxer. [1] [2] [3] After competing in hundreds of amateur bouts in kickboxing and point fighting at both the national and international level, Andreas turned full athletic attention to boxing at 15. [4] [5] Katzourakis had a brief career as an amateur boxer in Greece. As an amateur, he won 4 Greek National Championships and finished with a combined record of 21–0 with 16 forced stoppages within his home country. [6]

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Professional career

Katzourakis made his professional debut in June 2018 at The Hangar in Costa Mesa, California, knocking out Chukwuka Willis in the first round of a scheduled four round bout. [7] In only his fourth professional fight, Katzourakis took on former World Title challenger Walter Wright in Montebello, California. [8] [9] Katzourakis won this fight via unanimous decision, sweeping the scorecards over 6 rounds. [10] In October 2022, Katzourakis took on veteran fighter Cameron Krael in Houston, Texas. Katzourakis won the fight via technical knockout after Krael's corner stopped the fight after 5 one-sided rounds. [11] [12]

Katzourakis is currently being coached by Ronnie Shields in Houston, Texas. [13]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Andreas Katzourakis ready to open eyes to his boxing talent". FanSided. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  3. ↑ March 2021, Craig Scott on 2nd (March 2, 2021). "Andreas Katzourakis: To Hellas and back". boxing-social.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  4. ↑ "Andreas Katzourakis ready to open eyes to his boxing talent". FanSided. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  5. ↑ Gerbasi, Thomas. "Andreas Katzourakis Aims To Be Next Star For Greece, Abel Sanchez at His Side". BoxingScene.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  6. ↑ admin (October 23, 2020). "Undefeated Greek Boxer Andreas Katzourakis Back in USA". The National Herald. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  7. ↑ "BoxRec: Login". boxrec.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  8. ↑ karlfreitag (April 26, 2019). "Boxing News: Katzourakis-Wright tonight in Montebello » January 10, 2023". fightnews.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  9. ↑ "BoxRec: Login". boxrec.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  10. ↑ "BoxRec: Login". boxrec.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  11. ↑ Gct (October 11, 2022). "Andreas Katzourakis Remains Undefeated" . Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  12. ↑ "BoxRec: Login". boxrec.com. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
  13. ↑ RINGSIDE (June 2, 2021). "Undefeated middleweight Andreas Katzourakis, 6-0, trains with Ronnie Shields". WBN - World Boxing News. Retrieved January 11, 2023.
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