Andreas Sidon (born 4 February 1963) is a German professional boxer. A professional since 1999, he has faced former world champions and contenders Nikolay Valuev, Odlanier Solis, Danny Williams, and Andrzej Wawrzyk.
Andreas Sidon | |
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 Andreas Sidon with Axel Schulz | |
| Born | 4 February 1963 Wuppertal, Germany |
| Nationality | German |
| Statistics | |
| Weight(s) | Heavyweight |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 57 |
| Wins | 45 |
| Wins by KO | 36 |
| Losses | 11 |
| No contests | 1 |
Debut
editSidon turned professional in March 1999 in the Buergerzentrum Chorweiler, Cologne, Germany. In his debut Sidon stopped Zoltan Nagymihaly in the second round of a four round contest.[1]
German title
editSidon faced Nikolay Valuev in only his second fight. Sidon suffered two standing eight-counts in the first round. Valuev also dominated the second round. The referee wanted to stop the fight in the third round, although there seemed to be no reason for a stoppage at that moment. The crowd was very discontented with the ref's decision and beercups and bottles were thrown into the ring. Sidon wanted to continue, so he persuaded Valuev to continue fighting for the full 6 rounds.[1]
Due to fighting without a referee (who left the ring in the third round), the EBU ruled the bout as a no-contest. Sidon later told, that it was the referee's first professional bout and that Valuev's people shouted to the referee, that he should stop the fight, otherwise Valuev might hurt Sidon. Sidon also said, that the timekeeper shortened the later rounds, due to Valuev having conditioning problems.[2]
WBU V. Heavyweight title
editSidon became the World Boxing Union V. heavyweight Champion on May 26, 2012 by defeating Henadzi Daniliuk in the Stadthalle, Ransbach-Baumbach, Germany.[1][3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Andreas Sidon". BoxRec. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ Von Frank Bleydorn. "Interview mit Andreas Sidon". Seconds Out. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
- ^ Von Frank Bleydorn. "Andreas Sidon in the ring again - fight for WBU V. Title". Figo Sport. Archived from the original on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
External links
edit- Boxing record for Andreas Sidon from BoxRec (registration required)
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