Andreas Katzourakis is a Greek professional boxer.

Andreas Katzourakis
Born (1997-09-12) September 12, 1997
Athens, Greece
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights11
Wins11
Wins by KO9

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]

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]

References

  1. ↑ Kissel, Thomas (June 9, 2021). "Andreas Katzourakis, the Greek Boxer on the Path to World Champion". GreekReporter.com. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  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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