Claim: Andrey Balanov defeated Oleksandr Stretskyy at the Euros 2006 and at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.
Evidence: At the Euros 2006 he beat Oleksandr Stretskyy from Ukraine in the semifinals and Bulgarian Spas Genov in the final 30:12. At the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships he again beat Olexandr Stretskiy but was upset by Thai Non Boonjumnong.