Andrei Kotsur
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Andrei "White Cat" Kotsur (born September 11, 1982) is a Belarusian Muay Thai
welterweight
kickboxer fighting out of the Gym "Kick Fighter in Minsk, Belarus where is trained by Evgeni Kotelnikov. He is a four time pro world and three time European (two pro, one amateur) Muay Thai champion.
under the tutelage of Evgeni Kotelnikov in 1999. As a member of the strongest Muay Thai
gym in Belarus
and possibly Europe
, he would gain experience from training alongside champions such as Andrei Kulebin
, Dmitry Shakuta
, Dmitry Valent
, Vasily Shish
and Aliaksei Pekarchyk. He first gave notice of his rising talent by taking part in two title fights (albeit unsuccessful) for the W.K.N
European and world titles in 2001 and 2002 respectively. Andrei also competed in amateur competition, picking up a silver medal at the amateur European championships held in Cyprus in 2002 as well as winning gold two years later at the W.A.K.O.
European championships in Budva
.
In 2003 Andrei won his first pro title, winning an eight man tournament in Italy
to win up the "King of the Ring" European grand prix at 65 kg (143 lbs). He then followed this up by going to Australia
where he defeated Australian based Thai
Rhino Pichitchai to claim the I.M.T.F. World Profi Cup. More titles followed the next year as Andrei won first the W.K.N.
European title, giving him a shot against world champion Dan Rawlings, who he promptly defeated by decision when the USA team came to Belarus. The following year Andrei gained revenge against a previous opponent who had defeated him, knocking out nine time world champion Osman Yigin in the second round of their match to hold on to his W.K.N.
world title. Another successful defence followed as Andrei headed to Turin, Italy where he finished the Italian challenger via a brutal flurry of elbows in the third round.
In 2006 Andrei headed to England
where he faced WAKO-Pro
world champion Kieran Keddle in a bout for the vacant W.P.K.L. world title. Andrei was unsuccessful after five rounds as the English fighter dominated him but despite the loss would take part in a number of cards across the country over the next couple of years, defeating the likes of Richard Cadden and Nico Verresen but losing to Luke Turner in what was quite an upset as Luke was an upcoming fighter who was standing in for Kostur's original opponent multiple world champion Liam Harrison
. Sandwiched between the matches in England was a loss against legendary Full-Contact champion Samir Mohammed in Paris
and a victory over a Thai opponent to claim the W.P.K.A. world title, both in 2009.
Andrei returned back to England in 2010, winning an eight man tournament in Birmingham where he defeated three local fighters in one night to be crowned champion. He also faced and lost to a Thai
fighter Prathet Sor Thannikel at a Muay Thai show in Crawley
. He is currently looking to take part in the W.K.N.
Big-8 Grand Prix, to be held in Trinidad and Tobago
involving some of the best Muay Thai
fighters in the world around the 67-69 kg (147.4-151.8 lbs) mark.
Amateur
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
welterweight
Welterweight
Welterweight is a weight class division in combat sports. Originally the term "welterweight" was used only in boxing, but other combat sports like kickboxing, taekwondo and mixed martial arts also began to use it for their own weight division system...
kickboxer fighting out of the Gym "Kick Fighter in Minsk, Belarus where is trained by Evgeni Kotelnikov. He is a four time pro world and three time European (two pro, one amateur) Muay Thai champion.
Career/Biography
Andrei started his kickboxing career at the Gym "Kick Fighter" in MinskMinsk
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under the tutelage of Evgeni Kotelnikov in 1999. As a member of the strongest Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
gym in Belarus
Belarus
Belarus , officially the Republic of Belarus, is a landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered clockwise by Russia to the northeast, Ukraine to the south, Poland to the west, and Lithuania and Latvia to the northwest. Its capital is Minsk; other major cities include Brest, Grodno , Gomel ,...
and possibly Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, he would gain experience from training alongside champions such as Andrei Kulebin
Andrei Kulebin
Andrei "Bullet" Kulebin is a Belarusian Muay Thai welterweight kickboxer fighting out of Minsk, Belarus for Gym "Kick Fighter"...
, Dmitry Shakuta
Dmitry Shakuta
Dmitry "Shok" Shakuta is a Belarusian Muay Thai super middleweight kickboxer fighting out of Minsk, Belarus for the SK-55 gym. He is an eight time amateur and professional world champion who is most well known for being the It's Showtime 77MAX world champion between 2008-09.-Biography/Career:Born...
, Dmitry Valent
Dmitry Valent
Dmitry 'Black Valet' Valent is a Belarusian Muay Thai middleweight/super middleweight kickboxer fighting out of Minsk, Belarus for Gym "Kick Fighter". He is a ten time amateur and professional world champion who is known for his vicious elbows and explosive KO power...
, Vasily Shish
Vasily Shish
Vasily "Torero" Shish is a Belarusian Muay Thai middleweight kickboxer fighting out of Minsk, Belarus for the Chinuk Gym. He is a five time world and five time European Muaythai and kickboxing champion who has won titles at both amateur and professional level...
and Aliaksei Pekarchyk. He first gave notice of his rising talent by taking part in two title fights (albeit unsuccessful) for the W.K.N
World Kickboxing Network
The World Kickboxing Network is a professional kick boxing and thai boxing organization and is one of the largest professional sanctioning organizations in the world, represented in more than 100 countries....
European and world titles in 2001 and 2002 respectively. Andrei also competed in amateur competition, picking up a silver medal at the amateur European championships held in Cyprus in 2002 as well as winning gold two years later at the W.A.K.O.
World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
The World Association of Kickboxing Organisations is one the international organization of kickboxing, and the governing body of Amateur kickboxing sport certified by SportAccord...
European championships in Budva
Budva
Budva is a coastal town in Montenegro. It has around 15,000 inhabitants, and it is the centre of municipality...
.
In 2003 Andrei won his first pro title, winning an eight man tournament in Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
to win up the "King of the Ring" European grand prix at 65 kg (143 lbs). He then followed this up by going to Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
where he defeated Australian based Thai
Thai
When used as an adjective, Thai refers to anything that originates from Thailand. As a noun it may refer to:* Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand* Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand...
Rhino Pichitchai to claim the I.M.T.F. World Profi Cup. More titles followed the next year as Andrei won first the W.K.N.
World Kickboxing Network
The World Kickboxing Network is a professional kick boxing and thai boxing organization and is one of the largest professional sanctioning organizations in the world, represented in more than 100 countries....
European title, giving him a shot against world champion Dan Rawlings, who he promptly defeated by decision when the USA team came to Belarus. The following year Andrei gained revenge against a previous opponent who had defeated him, knocking out nine time world champion Osman Yigin in the second round of their match to hold on to his W.K.N.
World Kickboxing Network
The World Kickboxing Network is a professional kick boxing and thai boxing organization and is one of the largest professional sanctioning organizations in the world, represented in more than 100 countries....
world title. Another successful defence followed as Andrei headed to Turin, Italy where he finished the Italian challenger via a brutal flurry of elbows in the third round.
In 2006 Andrei headed to England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
where he faced WAKO-Pro
World Association of Kickboxing Organizations
The World Association of Kickboxing Organisations is one the international organization of kickboxing, and the governing body of Amateur kickboxing sport certified by SportAccord...
world champion Kieran Keddle in a bout for the vacant W.P.K.L. world title. Andrei was unsuccessful after five rounds as the English fighter dominated him but despite the loss would take part in a number of cards across the country over the next couple of years, defeating the likes of Richard Cadden and Nico Verresen but losing to Luke Turner in what was quite an upset as Luke was an upcoming fighter who was standing in for Kostur's original opponent multiple world champion Liam Harrison
Liam Harrison (kickboxer)
Liam "The Hitman" Harrison is an English light welterweight Muay Thai kickboxer currently fighting out of Bad Company in Leeds and Jitti Gym in Bangkok...
. Sandwiched between the matches in England was a loss against legendary Full-Contact champion Samir Mohammed in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
and a victory over a Thai opponent to claim the W.P.K.A. world title, both in 2009.
Andrei returned back to England in 2010, winning an eight man tournament in Birmingham where he defeated three local fighters in one night to be crowned champion. He also faced and lost to a Thai
Thai
When used as an adjective, Thai refers to anything that originates from Thailand. As a noun it may refer to:* Thai language, a Tai-Kadai language spoken mainly in and around Thailand* Thai people, the dominant ethnic group of Thailand...
fighter Prathet Sor Thannikel at a Muay Thai show in Crawley
Crawley
Crawley is a town and local government district with Borough status in West Sussex, England. It is south of Charing Cross, north of Brighton and Hove, and northeast of the county town of Chichester, covers an area of and had a population of 99,744 at the time of the 2001 Census.The area has...
. He is currently looking to take part in the W.K.N.
World Kickboxing Network
The World Kickboxing Network is a professional kick boxing and thai boxing organization and is one of the largest professional sanctioning organizations in the world, represented in more than 100 countries....
Big-8 Grand Prix, to be held in Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago
Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles...
involving some of the best Muay Thai
Muay Thai
Muay Thai is a combat sport from Thailand that uses stand-up striking along with various clinching techniques. It is similar to other Indochinese kickboxing systems, namely pradal serey from Cambodia, tomoi from Malaysia, lethwei from Myanmar and muay Lao from Laos...
fighters in the world around the 67-69 kg (147.4-151.8 lbs) mark.
Titles
Professional- 2010 Fight Sport "Champions Trophy" tournament champion -67 kg
- 2009 W.P.K.A. world champion
- 2005 W.K.N.World Kickboxing NetworkThe World Kickboxing Network is a professional kick boxing and thai boxing organization and is one of the largest professional sanctioning organizations in the world, represented in more than 100 countries....
Muay Thai super welterweight world champion -62.1 kg (2nd defence) - 2005 W.K.N.World Kickboxing NetworkThe World Kickboxing Network is a professional kick boxing and thai boxing organization and is one of the largest professional sanctioning organizations in the world, represented in more than 100 countries....
Muay world champion -62.1 kg (1st defence) - 2004 W.K.N.World Kickboxing NetworkThe World Kickboxing Network is a professional kick boxing and thai boxing organization and is one of the largest professional sanctioning organizations in the world, represented in more than 100 countries....
Muay Thai world champion -62.1 kg - 2004 W.K.N.World Kickboxing NetworkThe World Kickboxing Network is a professional kick boxing and thai boxing organization and is one of the largest professional sanctioning organizations in the world, represented in more than 100 countries....
Muay Thai super welterweight European champion -62.1 kg - 2003 I.M.T.F. World Profi Cup champion
- 2003 W.I.P.U. "King of the Ring" Europe Grand Prix tournament champion -65 kg
Amateur
- 2004 W.A.K.O. European Championships in Budva, Serbia & MontenegroW.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 (Budva)W.A.K.O. European Championships 2004 in Budva were the joint seventeenth European championships and were the fourth W.A.K.O. championships to be held in Serbia and Montenegro/Yugoslavia...
-63 kg (Thai-boxing) - 2002 I.A.M.T.F. European Championships in Cyprus
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