Andrew Golota
Polish boxer
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- Born
- 5 January 1968, Warsaw
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Sport
- boxing
- Discipline
- heavyweight
- Occupation
- boxer
- Height
- 193 cm (6 ft 4 in)
- Weight
- 116 kg (256 lb)
Andrzej Jan Gołota (Polish: [ˈandʐɛj ɡɔˈwɔta]; born 5 January 1968), best known as Andrew Golota, is a Polish former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2013. He challenged four times for a heavyweight world title (by all four major sanctioning bodies), and as an amateur won a bronze medal in the heavyweight division at the 1988 Olympics. Despite his accomplishments and more than 40 professional wins, Golota is perhaps best known for twice being disqualified against Riddick Bowe for repeated low blows in fights that Golota was winning. On October 4, 1997, he became the first Pole to challenge for a heavyweight boxing crown when he fought WBC champion Lennox Lewis at Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City. He had a bout with Mike Tyson in 2000, which he first withdrew from, but afterward was ruled no-contest. In November 2016, Golota was inducted into the Illinois Boxing Hall of Fame.
Competitions
| Competition | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Riddick Bowe vs. Andrew Golota | ||
| Riddick Bowe vs. Andrew Golota II | ||
| 1988 Summer Olympics | 1988 |
External links
Facts from Wikidata Q204899 (CC0); quoted introduction from English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Data retrieved 2026-10-22.
Data: Wikidata (CC0 1.0); Wikipedia (English) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Retrieved 2026-10-22.