It wasn’t a good day for my possible long lost relative and former WBA bantamweight title holder Wladimir Sidorenko. Today in Düsseldorf he dropped at 116-113, 116-112, 116-112 decision to Panamanian Anselmo Moreno. Early reports suggest that the 5′4″ Sidorenko had trouble with the taller Moreno.

Moreno is now 21-1-1 while Sidorenko is now 21-1-2. On the bright side for my Ukrananian brother he is still flawless against fighters from every country except Panama; his loss and two draws both came at the hands of pugilists from that bi-oceanic country. Moreno is the 25th World Champion boxer to come from Panama, the most famous of whom was lightweight legend Roberto Durán.

On the undercard Russian cruiserweight Alexander Alexeev dropped Dominican Louis Azille in the second, Ukranian heavyweight Taras Bidenko scored a unanimous decision over Briton Michael Sprott and German heartthrob and female WBC featherweight champ Ina Menzer TKOd American Stacey Reile in the fourth.

More accurate picture to come later.

Photo Source: Newscom.com

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Sidorenko Loses Decision and Bantamweight Title

You see, Mister Sidorenko is most likely a distant relative of yours truly. The Sydor, Sedor, Sidor name and all its Cyrillic-derived variations is not very common. My grandfather also did indeed immigrate from the Ukraine, Sidorenko’s home country. But what does he fight like? Graham Houston, the fight writer, describes him as “one of those hard-working, well-schooled fighters who had a thorough grounding in the amateurs (including winning an Olympic bronze medal) and he is durable and adaptable.”

See for yourself below in Part Two of his most recent fight, a 12-round decision over the tough Japanese boxer Nobuto Ikehara in Osaka.

Click on parts One, Two, Three, Four, and Five for the rest of the fight.

Despite his odds as a 3:1 favorite this weekend’s fight should be a tough battle. Sidorenko’s two draws both came against Ricardo Cordoba, another Panamanian as well as Moreno’s training partner. Sidorenko will have no secrets. In fact Moreno was in Cordoba’s corner for the second of the two fights. Below are some very poor quality Ukranian highlights of that bout. The comments on that youtube page have elicited comments for each fighter’s fanbase claiming robbery. Saturday’s match-up should be interesting.

Also on the Universum Champions Night card is the WIBF/WBC female featherweight champion Ina Menzer (20-0) and Russian cruiserweight Alexander Alekseev (14-0).

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Bantamweight Champ Sidorenko Faces Another Panamanian