Roman Romanchuk
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Roman Romanchuk (Роман Романович Романчук; born June 3, 1979 in Stryi, Lviv region, Ukraine)
is a Ukrainian amateur boxer national gold medalist in 1995, who later adopted a Russian citizenship,
to win Silver at super heavyweight world championships 2005, and helped the Russia
n team to win the 2005 Boxing World Cup
. He has also had success in amateur kickboxing
.
2002 and 2003 he finished second at 201 lbs in the national championships as he could not get past fellow southpaw Alexander Alekseev.
He won the title in 2004 and 2006.
In 2005 he participated in the open weight class super heavyweight at the World Championships where he defeated Rustam Saidov
and future world champion Roberto Cammarelle
34:27 in the semis but lost the final to Odlanier Solis
whom he had beaten on other occasions.
In 2005 he was part of the Russia
n team that won the 2005 Boxing World Cup
.
Back at 201 lbs in 2006 he was sensationally upset at the European Championships by Ukrainian puncher Denis Poyatsika
who managed to stop him in the finals.
In 2007 he surprisingly lost to his compatriot and fellow southpaw Rakhim Chakhkeiv
and could not go to the World Championships in Chicago
.
On July 28, 2008 he was arrested by the police in Vladivostok
, Russia for shooting a man in the eye in a drunken fight.
He was convicted of "murder committed with excessive force in self-defense" and sentenced to 1 year 6 months of imprisonment on March 27, 2009. According to the judge, the victim, a 22-year-old Oleg Meshkov attacked Romanchuk, but Romanchuk went beyond self-defense when he took the Osa non-letal pistol
from Meshkov, shot him in the face and punched and kicked him in the head. His conviction was overturned on appeal on July 28, 2009 and he is facing a second trial.
Kickboxing
is a Ukrainian amateur boxer national gold medalist in 1995, who later adopted a Russian citizenship,
to win Silver at super heavyweight world championships 2005, and helped the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n team to win the 2005 Boxing World Cup
2005 Boxing World Cup
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. He has also had success in amateur kickboxing
Kickboxing
Kickboxing refers to a group of martial arts and stand-up combat sports based on kicking and punching, historically developed from karate, Muay Thai and western boxing....
.
Career
Southpaw Romanchuk, whose father also was a successful amateur boxer, started to box in 1997.2002 and 2003 he finished second at 201 lbs in the national championships as he could not get past fellow southpaw Alexander Alekseev.
He won the title in 2004 and 2006.
In 2005 he participated in the open weight class super heavyweight at the World Championships where he defeated Rustam Saidov
Rustam Saidov
Rustam Saidov is a boxer from Uzbekistan, who competed in the Super Heavyweight at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won the bronze medal.-Career:...
and future world champion Roberto Cammarelle
Roberto Cammarelle
Roberto Cammarelle is an Italian boxer, best known for winning the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 2007 and 2009 as a super heavyweight and a gold medal at the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing.-Biography:...
34:27 in the semis but lost the final to Odlanier Solis
Odlanier Solis
Odlanier Solís Fonte is a Cuban professional boxer. He won the Olympic Gold medal in Athens 2004 and was a three time winner at the World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Amateur career:...
whom he had beaten on other occasions.
In 2005 he was part of the Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n team that won the 2005 Boxing World Cup
Boxing World Cup
Boxing World Cup is an international boxing event which features boxers competing in different weight divisions, organized by the International Boxing Association.- History :...
.
Back at 201 lbs in 2006 he was sensationally upset at the European Championships by Ukrainian puncher Denis Poyatsika
Denis Poyatsika
Denys Poyatsyka is a Ukrainian amateur boxer best known to win the European title at 201 lbs in 2006.-Career:Poyatsyka started to box in 1995...
who managed to stop him in the finals.
In 2007 he surprisingly lost to his compatriot and fellow southpaw Rakhim Chakhkeiv
Rakhim Chakhkeiv
Rakhim Ruslanovich Chakhkiyev is an Ingush-Russian pro heavyweight boxer best known for winning a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics and a silver medal at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.-Amateur:...
and could not go to the World Championships in Chicago
Chicago
Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles...
.
On July 28, 2008 he was arrested by the police in Vladivostok
Vladivostok
The city is located in the southern extremity of Muravyov-Amursky Peninsula, which is about 30 km long and approximately 12 km wide.The highest point is Mount Kholodilnik, the height of which is 257 m...
, Russia for shooting a man in the eye in a drunken fight.
He was convicted of "murder committed with excessive force in self-defense" and sentenced to 1 year 6 months of imprisonment on March 27, 2009. According to the judge, the victim, a 22-year-old Oleg Meshkov attacked Romanchuk, but Romanchuk went beyond self-defense when he took the Osa non-letal pistol
Osa (pistol)
Osa is a family of Russian non-lethal pistols that can be also used as flare launcher or flashbang gun. The system consists of the gun , and various ammunition types....
from Meshkov, shot him in the face and punched and kicked him in the head. His conviction was overturned on appeal on July 28, 2009 and he is facing a second trial.
Titles
Boxing- 2006 E.A.B.A. European Amateur Boxing Championships in Plodiv, Bulgaria2006 European Amateur Boxing ChampionshipsThe Men's 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Plovdiv, Bulgaria from July 13 to July 23. The 36th edition of this bi-annual competition was organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, EABA.-Medal winners:-Medal table:...
+91 kg - 2005 A.I.B.A. World Amateur Boxing Championships in Mianyang, China2005 World Amateur Boxing ChampionshipsThe Men's 2005 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Mianyang, People's Republic of China from November 13 to November 20. The competition was organised by the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA.- Medal winners :- Medal table :...
+91 kg - 2005 Boxing World Cup in Moscow, Russia2005 Boxing World Cup-Cuba-Thailand:-Cuba-Romania:-Romania-Thailand:-Final ranking:-Russia-Belarus:-United States-Belarus:-Russia-United States:-Final ranking:-Georgia-Kazakhstan:-Georgia-Africa:-Africa-Kazakhstan:-Final ranking:-Azerbaijan-South Korea:...
-91 kg (Team Event)
Kickboxing
- 2001 W.A.K.O. World Championships in Belgrade, Serbia & MontenegroW.A.K.O. World Championships 2001 (Belgrade)W.A.K.O. World Championships 2001 were the joint thirteenth world kickboxing championships hosted by the W.A.K.O. organization...
-81 kg (Full-Contact)