In February 2008, he moved up another weightclass and was sent to the Olympic qualifier in Roseto degli Abruzzi replacing European Champion Denys Poyatsyka.
Oleksandr Turchynov | Oleksandr Tkachenko | Oleksandr Moroz | Oleksandr Usyk | Oleksandr Serdyuk | Oleksandr Pyschur | Oleksandr Oles | Oleksandr Konysky | Oleksandr Horshkov |
At the 2011 World Amateur Boxing Championships – Heavyweight he lost to eventual winner Oleksandr Usyk 13:17.