Andrey Balanov defeated Oleksandr Stretskyy at the Euros 2006 and at the 2007 World Amateur Boxing Championships.
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. 
