Andrew Selby Carried European Gold Into Britain’s
Andrew Selby won European amateur flyweight gold in 2011 and 2013 before becoming British professional flyweight champion. The Welsh boxer also earned World Championship silver and represented Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics.
Amateur championship results
Born in Cardiff and associated with Barry, Selby defeated Georgiy Balakshin in the 2011 European final in Ankara. Later that year, he beat Michael Conlan in the World Championship quarterfinals in Baku and Jasurbek Latipov in the semifinals before losing the final to Misha Aloyan by a single point.
At London 2012, Selby defeated Ilyas Suleymenov before losing his quarterfinal to Cuba’s Robeisy Ramírez. He returned to the European podium’s top step in Minsk in 2013, defeating Conlan in the final, and added a World Championship bronze medal that year.
Professional flyweight career
Selby’s professional honors included the British, IBF Inter-Continental and WBC International flyweight championships. In May 2017, he recovered from an opening-round knockdown to outpoint Cristofer Rosales unanimously over twelve rounds in Cardiff.
His professional opposition later included Julio César Martínez in Mexico in March 2019. The WBA’s career ledger lists Selby with thirteen victories and one defeat.
His earlier amateur medals included European bronze in Liverpool in 2008 and Moscow in 2010, before the later gold-medal campaigns.
Sources
- BoxRec: Selby’s amateur championship results and professional titles
- PhilBoxing / Eric Armit: Selby–Rosales ringside report
- World Boxing Association: Selby’s professional record and opponents
