Andrew Selby
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| Real name | Andrew Selby | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rated at | Flyweight | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 4 in (1.62 m) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Welsh | |||||||||||||||||||||
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25 December 1988 Barry, Wales |
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| Stance | Orthodox | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total fights | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Wins by KO | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Losses | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Draws | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| No contests | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Andrew Selby (born 25 December 1988) is a professional boxer from Barry, Wales, competing in the Flyweight division.
Hailing from Colcot, Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Selby claimed a silver medal at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku, Azerbaijan, after he was pipped 13:12 by Russian Misha Aloyan. The tournament was also a qualifying tournament for the 2012 London Olympics with a quarter-final being the usual qualification criteria. However, as Selby wasn't the only Brit in his weight division, he had to wait until later that year to seal Olympic qualification when he met Beijing Olympian Khalid Yafai at the 2011 GB Amateur Boxing Championships. Selby won the fight 26:12, thus sealing a place as GB Boxing's flyweight representative at the 2012 London Olympics.
Selby's #1 ranking by AIBA meant he was seeded and was given a bye through the first round of the Olympic tournament. His first bout came against Ilyas Suliemenov of Kazakhstan, a stiff test for the Welshman, but one that he passed with relative ease, prevailing 19:15. In the quarterfinal Selby was pitted against the exciting young Cuban Robeisy Ramirez Carranza. He fell short to the eventual gold medalist 16:11, preventing Selby from earning at least a bronze medal.
Selby competed in the 2012–13 World Series of Boxing season, representing the British Lionhearts. He boxed six times during his debut season in the WSB, remaining unbeaten throughout.
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