Amateur Career
Sidorenko won a bronze medal at the 2000 Summer Olympics as a flyweight, and a silver medal at the 2001 World Amateur Boxing Championships in the same division. He won the title at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships.
Sydorenko represented his native country at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. There he was stopped in the quarterfinals of the Men's Light Flyweight division by Cuba's eventual bronze medalist Maikro Romero. His results were:
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- Defeated Daniel Ponce de León (Mexico) 16-8
- Defeated Omar Andrés Narváez (Argentina) 16-10
- Defeated Andrzej Rżany (Poland) RSC 3
- Lost to Wijan Ponlid (Thailand) 11-14
- 1998 European Championships gold medalist
- 2000 European Championships gold medalist
- 2001 World Championships silver medalist
He compiled a 290-20 record during 13 year amateur career.
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