Who Is Taras Shelestyuk? Details To Know About The Ukrainian Boxer

Here are some of the interesting details and facts about Taras Shelestyuk. Taras Shelestyuk hopes to defeat Gabriel Maestre and win the title.

With Taras Shelestyuk’s help, the Ukraine Boxing National Team led the overall medal table at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships, with four gold and one silver medal.

Also, Shelestyuk also climbed 20 ladders to the top of the AIBA individual rankings, with 1700 points as of 31 October 2011, ahead of Welsh Freddie Evans and Indian Vikas Krishan.

He traveled to Los Angeles after winning a bronze medal at the 2012 Olympic Games in London, where he signed a deal with a marketing business and became professional. Now training with Freddie Roach at the renowned boxing facility “Wild Card boxing club.”

Boxrec: What Is Taras Shelestyuk Age And Ethnicity?

Taras Shelestyuk’s full name is Tapac Олександрович Шелестюк. 

As for his age, Taras Shelestyuk is currently 36 years old. He was born on 30 November 1985. He was born and raised in Makiivka, Ukrainian SSR, USSR.

More on his body measurements, Shhelestyuk stands over 5 feet 10 inches tall (1.79 m) and has a Welterweight.

Taras Shelestyuk Wikipedia Explored

Taras Shelestyuk is a professional boxer from Ukraine who is represented by Banner Promotions. As a professional, he is 16–0 with ten knockouts and is taught by famed boxing trainer Freddie Roach.

Moreover, Shelestyuk earned the gold medal in the Welterweight class at the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Baku. Not only that, but he also won a bronze medal in the London 2012 Olympic Games.

In the 2011 World Championships final, he defeated Kazakhstan’s Serik Sapiyev with a 16–10 final score after three rounds (5:2, 3:2, 8:6 per round). He qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics by reaching the quarter-finals, defeating opponents from Denmark, Cuba, France, and Russia, respectively.

Does Taras Shelestyuk Have An Instagram Account?

Taras Shelestyuk has an Instagram account. To further elaborate, his handle name is @tarasshelestyuk. He is a verified user who currently has over 53.7 thousand followers, along with 938 posts.

In the same manner, he also has a Twitter account. His handle name is @TaraShelestyuk. He joined the social media platform in the year 2011 and has been active ever since. He has 742 followers, along with 1993 posts.

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