Andrey Vitalyevich Sirotkin (born March 6, 1985, Ilinogorsk, Nizhny Novgorod Region) is a Russian athlete who competed in full-contact kickboxing and in professional boxing in the middleweight and super middleweight divisions. A world and European kickboxing champion and an International Master of Sport of Russia; since 2014 he has been a professional boxer, holding the titles of WBC and WBA Asia champion, WBC Eurasia champion, and WBO European champion.[1]

Nizhny Novgorod Roots and Training

Sirotkin was born in the urban-type settlement of Ilinogorsk in the Volodarsky District of Nizhny Novgorod Region.[2] He began kickboxing at the age of eight and trained in Nizhny Novgorod under coach Igor Petrovich Belyantsev.[1] At the same time he studied sambo at a specialized youth Olympic reserve sports school in Kstovo, where in 2009 he earned the title of Master of Sport in combat sambo.[2] In 2007 he graduated from the Nizhny Novgorod Academy of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia, after which he worked as a precinct police officer in the Kanavinsky District of Nizhny Novgorod with the rank of senior lieutenant of police.[1] Since 2007 he has also worked as a personal martial arts trainer at the World Class fitness club.[2]

Kickboxing

At the junior level, Sirotkin repeatedly became champion of Nizhny Novgorod Region and the Volga Federal District. His first notable international result came in 1997, when he took second place at a tournament in Moscow.[2]

In 2007 he reached the final of the Russian championship in Samara; in 2008 he won bronze at the national championship in Saratov, won the Russian Cup in Ufa, became European champion in Riga, and took silver at the World Cup in Italy. In 2009 he won the WPKA world championship in Madrid (full contact, up to 76 kg), while also being a silver medalist at the Russian championship in Nalchik and at the World Cup in Hungary. In 2010 he again won the Russian Cup, won a World Cup stage in Hungary, and took bronze at the Italian stage. In 2011 he became Russian champion in Rostov-on-Don (up to 81 kg) and won a World Cup stage in Italy.[2] For his combined achievements he was awarded the title of International Master of Sport of Russia.[1]

While serving as a police officer, Sirotkin competed in departmental hand-to-hand combat tournaments: in 2011 he took third place, and in 2012 he won gold at the Russian championship among police officers in this discipline and received the title of Master of Sport in hand-to-hand combat.[2]

Professional Boxing

In February 2014, Sirotkin made his professional boxing debut, defeating his first opponent by unanimous decision over four rounds. His next fight took place in Germany — a first-round knockout. In November 2014, he fought in the United States for the first time, winning on points against the American Michael Mitchell (scores: 60–53, 59–54, 59–54). In February 2016, he defeated the Russian boxer Karen Avetisyan. In May 2016, in a bout with Murad Dalkhaev, he won the vacant WBC Asian champion title (World Boxing Council) in the super middleweight division.[2] He subsequently added to his collection the titles of WBC Eurasian champion, WBA Asian champion, and WBO European champion.[1]

Public activities

He is an ambassador of the GTO complex for Nizhny Novgorod Region.[1] In February 2026, he founded and headed the "Public Benefit Foundation for the Support and Development of Sports named after Andrey Sirotkin" (the A. Sirotkin Foundation), registered in Nizhny Novgorod.[3] He is married; the wedding with his wife Marina took place in 2014 in an improvised boxing ring. His younger brother Oleg also practices kickboxing and is a world and European champion in this sport.[2]

Sources

  1. web.archive.org — Sirotkin Andrey Vitalyevich — VFSK GTO (archive)
  2. roo-msvds.ru — Sirotkin Andrey Vitalyevich — Moscow Union of Judo and Sambo Veterans (MSVDS), a regional public organization
  3. checko.ru — FOUNDATION "NAMED AFTER A. SIROTKIN" — Nizhny Novgorod — INN 5261140065 — President Sirotkin A. V.
  4. companium.ru — Sirotkin Andrey Vitalyevich — Ilinogorsk urban-type settlement — INN 521400173207