Andrew Selby is a Welsh amateur boxer fighting in the 52 kg Flyweight category and is ranked 6th in the world at that weight. He won gold at the 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships

2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships

The Men's 2011 European Amateur Boxing Championships was held in Ankara, Turkey from June 17 to June 24, 2011. It was the 39th edition of this biennial competition organised by the European governing body for amateur boxing, the EUBC.-Schedule:...

 in Ankara and had previously won a bronze medal at the 2008 European championships. He is the brother of Lee Selby

Lee Selby

Lee Selby is a Welsh boxer from Barry who fights in the featherweight division. He won the British and Commonwealth sfeatherweight title on 17 September 2011 with a 8th round stoppage victory over Stephen Smith. He also previously held the Welsh Area featherweight title and the Celtic Area...

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Selby became the fourth GB boxer to qualify for the 2012 Summer Olympics

2012 Summer Olympics

The 2012 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the "London 2012 Olympic Games", are scheduled to take place in London, England, United Kingdom from 27 July to 12 August 2012...

 when he overcame Khalid Yafai 26:12 in the GB Amateur Boxing Championships

GB Amateur Boxing Championships

The Great Britain Amateur Boxing Championships is an amateur boxing tournament, founded in 2010, in which boxers from England, Scotland and Wales compete over a two day period.- 2010 GB Boxing Championships :...

 in 2011, after the pair had both managed to reach the quarter-final stage of the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships

2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships

The 2011 AIBA World Boxing Championships was held at the Heydar Aliyev Sports and Exhibition Complex in Baku, Azerbaijan from September 22, 2011 to October 10, 2011....

, in which Selby was pipped to the gold medal by Russian Misha Aloyan when he beat him 13:12.