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Alexander Lebziak
Aleksandr Borisovich Lebziak (russian: Александр Борисович Лебзяк, born 15 April 1969) is a Russian boxer, who won the Gold medal in the men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg) category at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He beat Rudolf Kraj in the final. Lebziak also won the World Amateur Boxing Championships in 1997. At the 1991 World Amateur Championships he won a silver medal in the Middleweight (75 kg) category. He also triumphed at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland. Highlights *1987 Junior World Champion at Light Middleweight (Havana, Cuba) *1990 Middleweight Bronze Medalist at Goodwill Games in Seattle, United States. Results were: **Defeated Ray Downey (Canada) points **Lost to Torsten Schmitz (Germany) points *1991 Lost to Sven Ottke (Germany) as a Middleweight at European Championships in Gothenburg, Sweden *1991 2nd place at Middleweight at World Championships in Sydney, Australia. Results were: **Def ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Heavyweight
Light heavyweight, also referred to as junior cruiserweight or light cruiserweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional In professional boxing, the division is above and up to , falling between super middleweight and cruiserweight. The light-heavyweight class has produced some of boxing's greatest champions: Bernard Hopkins (who, upon becoming champion, broke the record for oldest man to win a world title), Archie Moore was the FIRST oldest man to become champion Tommy Loughran, Billy Conn, Joey Maxim, Archie Moore, Michael Moorer, Bob Foster, Ann Wolfe, Michael Spinks, Dariusz Michalczewski, Roy Jones Jr., Sergey Kovalev and Zsolt Erdei. Many light heavyweight champions unsuccessfully challenged for the heavyweight crown until Michael Spinks became the first reigning light heavyweight champion to win the heavyweight championship. Bob Fitzsimmons captured the light-heavyweight championship after losing his heavyweight championship. Two all-time great heavy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Medalists In Boxing
Current program Men's Flyweight *1904: up to 105 lb (47.6 kg) *1920–1936: up to 112 lb (50.8 kg) *1948–1964: up to 51 kg *1968–2008: 48–51 kg *2012–present: 49–52 kg ;Notes Featherweight *1904: 115–125 lb (52.2–56.7 kg) *1908: 116–126 lb (52.6–57.2 kg) *1920–1928: 118–126 lb (53.5–57.2 kg) *1932–1936: 119–126 lb (54.0–57.2 kg) *1948: 54–58 kg *1952–2008: 54–57 kg Lightweight *1904: 125–135 lb (56.7–61.2 kg) *1908: 126–140 lb (57.2–63.5 kg) *1920–1936: 126–135 lb (57.2–61.2 kg) *1948: 58–62 kg *1952–2008: 57–60 kg *2012–present: 56–60 kg Welterweight *1904: 135–145 lb (61.2–65.8 kg) *1920–1936: 135–147 lb (61.2–66.7 kg) *1948: 62–67 kg *1952–2000: 63.5–67 kg *2004–present: 64–69 kg Middleweight *1904: 145–158 lb (65.8–7 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mkhitar Vanesian
Mkhitar or Mekhitar or Mechitar or Latinized Mechitarius ( hy, Մխիթար) is a common Armenian male given name. See Մխիթար for more on the origin of the name. The surname Mkhitaryan is from this name. Persons Notable people bearing this name include: ;Historical * Mekhitar of Sebaste (1676–1749), founder of the Mekhitarists * Mekhitar of Ayrivank (1222–1307), compiler of a canon of holy books, composer officer. * Mkhitar Gosh (1130–1213), a scholar, writer, public figure, thinker, and priest. * Mkhitar Sparapet (?-1730), a military commander * Mkhitar Heratsi, an Armenian physician of the 12th century ;Contemporary * Mkhitar Djrbashian (1918–1994), a notable Armenian mathematician. * Mkhitar Manukyan (born 1973), an Armenian wrestler * Mkhitar Mnatsakanyan (born 1950), Armenian politician and minister Others * Mkhitar Sebastatsi Educational Complex, a public school in Malatia-Sebastia District of Yerevan, Armenia See also *Mkhitaryan Mkhitaryan, Mkhitarian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Byrd
Christopher Cornelius Byrd (born August 15, 1970) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2009. He is a two-time world heavyweight champion, having first won the WBO title in 2000 after an upset corner stoppage over then-undefeated Vitali Klitschko. In his first title defense later that year, he lost to Vitali's brother Wladimir Klitschko. In 2002, Byrd defeated Evander Holyfield to win the IBF heavyweight title for his second reign as world champion. He made four successful defenses until losing his title again to Wladimir Klitschko in a 2006 rematch. He was ranked by BoxRec as the world's top 10 heavyweight from 1996 to 2003, reaching his highest ranking of No.4 in 1998. As an amateur, Byrd represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the middleweight division. He is also a three-time national amateur champion, winning the light middleweight title in 1989, and the middleweight title in 1991 and 1992. Early lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Justann Crawford
Justann John Crawford (born July 24, 1973) is a retired indigenous Australian Olympic boxer. Justann earned 9 international gold medals and represented Australia at the 1992, 1996 Olympic Games and 1994 Commonwealth Games. He also held 9 Australian boxing titles mainly in the middleweight division, or in the light heavyweight division. Justann Crawford's boxing career was cut short because of an eye injury and mild brain damage in 1998 at age 25. However, he was one of the first few indigenous Australians to compete in the Olympic Games. His commitment to boxing has put him in the Aboriginal and Islander Sports Hall of Fame to recognise his multiple international titles in representing Australia as an aboriginal. Following his retirement from the ring, Crawford became a personal boxing trainer at Balmain Fitness. Early life Justann Crawford was born and raised in Tasmania, Australia. He attended Parklands High School in Burnie, Cosgrove High School in Hobart for the durati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tommaso Russo
Tommaso Russo (born 31 August 1971) is an Italian former boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References External links * 1971 births Living people Italian male boxers Olympic boxers for Italy Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics People from Marcianise AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Middleweight boxers Sportspeople from the Province of Caserta {{Italy-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Buda
Robert Buda (born 10 February 1970) is a Polish boxer. He competed in the men's middleweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics The 1992 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1992, ca, Jocs Olímpics d'estiu de 1992), officially known as the Games of the XXV Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XXV Olimpiada, ca, Jocs de la XXV Olimpíada) and commonly known as .... References 1970 births Living people Polish male boxers Olympic boxers for Poland Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Wrocław Middleweight boxers 21st-century Polish people 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sven Ottke
Sven Ottke (born 3 June 1967) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2004. He was a unified super-middleweight world champion, having held the IBF title from 1998 to 2004, and the WBA (Unified) title from 2003 to 2004. With 21 successful title defences, Ottke was the fourth European boxer to retire as an undefeated world champion, after Jack McAuliffe, Terry Marsh, and Michael Loewe; Joe Calzaghe later became the fifth. Ottke defended the title against 20 boxers, a record in the super-middleweight division shared with Joe Calzaghe. As an amateur, Ottke won a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 1989 World Championships. Early life Sven Ottke served two apprenticeships as a plasterer and industrial clerk. He became a member of the boxing club ''Spandauer BC 26 Berlin'' at the age of 14. Amateur career He rebutted his critics, which had complained that he had started too late, when he became German Champion at the age of 18 at Middleweight. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Torsten Schmitz
Torsten Schmitz (born 26 August 1964 in Crivitz) is a retired German boxer in the Light Middleweight class. He represented East Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics. Amateur career Schmitz was an amateur standout and fought in several notable European tournaments, compiling a record of 215–35. Amateur highlights *1982 Junior European Champion at Welterweight in Schwerin, Germany **Defeated Luciano Bruno (Italy) in the final. *1984 1st place at the Friendship Games in Havana, Cuba as a Welterweight **Defeated Khaidavyn Gantulga (Mongolia) RSCI 3 **Defeated Luis Garcia (Venezuela) PTS (5-0) **Defeated Jose Luis Hernandez (Cuba) PTS (4-1) *1985 competed at the European Championships in Budapest, Hungary as a Welterweight **Defeated Jacek Olejniczak (Poland) PTS (4-1) **Lost to Borislav Abadzhiev (Bulgaria) PTS (2-3) *1986 3rd place at World Championships in Reno, United States as a Welterweight **Defeated Stefan Driscu (Romania) PTS (4-1) **Defeated Kim Dong-Kil (South ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ray Downey
Raymond Tyler Downey (born September 23, 1968 in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian boxer, who won a light middleweight bronze medal at the 1988 Summer Olympics. In 1990 he gained silver at the 1990 Commonwealth Games. He is a member of Nova Scotia's ''"Boxing Downeys"'' family of fighters. His father was boxer David Downey. Raymond has four children a son Tylor Flint, daughter Raya Flint, also two younger daughters Genevia and Summer Downey. Amateur highlights * Ray Downey was a bronze medallist in the light middleweight classification for Canada at the 1988 Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. His Olympic results were: 1988 Seoul Olympics ** Round of 64: Defeated Jorge López (Argentina) by decision, 5-0 ** Round of 32: Defeated Norbert Nieroba (West Germany) by decision, 3-2 ** Round of 16: Defeated Abrar Hussain Syed (Pakistan) by decision, 5-0 ** Quarterfinal: Defeated Martin Kitel (Sweden) by decision, 5-0 ** Semifinal: Lost to Park Si-hun A park is an area of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tampere, Finland
Tampere ( , , ; sv, Tammerfors, ) is a city in the Pirkanmaa Regions of Finland, region, located in the western part of Finland. Tampere is the most populous inland city in the Nordic countries. It has a population of 244,029; the Tampere urban area, urban area has a population of 341,696; and the metropolitan area, also known as the Tampere sub-region, has a population of 393,941 in an area of . Tampere is the List of urban areas in Finland by population, second-largest urban area and List of Finnish municipalities, third most-populous individual municipality in Finland, after the cities of Helsinki and Espoo, and the most populous Finnish city outside the Greater Helsinki area. Today, Tampere is one of the major urban, economic, and cultural hubs in the whole inland region. Tampere and its environs belong to the Satakunta (historical province), historical province of Satakunta. The area belonged to the Häme Province from 1831 to 1997, and over time it has often been consi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
