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Marco Rudolph
Marco Rudolph (born May 22, 1970 in Zittau, Saxony) is a retired German boxer, who won the Lightweight Silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Professional career Rudolph began his professional career in 1995 and had limited success. He fought Artur Grigorian in 1998 for the WBO Lightweight Title, but was TKO'd in the 6th. Rudolph retired after the fight with a record of 13-1-0. Amateur career Record: 207-28-1 *1987 German National Featherweight Champion *1988 European Junior Featherweight Champion *1989 German National Featherweight Champion *1989 2nd place at Featherweight at the 1989 European Amateur Boxing Championships, losing to Kirkor Kirkorov of Bulgaria in final. *1991 3rd place at 1991 European Amateur Boxing Championships, losing to Vasile Nistor of Romania by 1st-round TKO. *1991 German National Lightweight Champion *1991 World Amateur Lightweight Champion in Sydney, Australia. **Oscar De La Hoya (United States) won on points ** Julien Lorcy (France) won o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing
Boxing (also known as "Western boxing" or "pugilism") is a combat sport in which two people, usually wearing protective gloves and other protective equipment such as hand wraps and mouthguards, throw punches at each other for a predetermined amount of time in a boxing ring. Although the term "boxing" is commonly attributed to "western boxing", in which only the fists are involved, boxing has developed in various ways in different geographical areas and cultures. In global terms, boxing is a set of combat sports focused on striking, in which two opponents face each other in a fight using at least their fists, and possibly involving other actions such as kicks, elbow strikes, Knee (strike), knee strikes, and headbutts, depending on the rules. Some of the forms of the modern sport are western boxing, Bare-knuckle boxing, bare knuckle boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, muay-thai, lethwei, savate, and Sanda (sport), sanda. Boxing techniques have been incorporated into many martial ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oscar De La Hoya
Oscar De La Hoya ( , ; born on February 4, 1973) is an American boxing promoter and former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2008. His accolades include winning 11 world titles in six weight classes, including the lineal championship in three weight classes. He is ranked as the 38th best boxer of all time, pound for pound, by BoxRec. De La Hoya was nicknamed "The Golden Boy of boxing" by the media when he represented the United States at the 1992 Summer Olympics where, shortly after having graduated from James A. Garfield High School, he won a gold medal in the lightweight division, and reportedly "set a sport back on its feet." De La Hoya was named ''The Ring'' magazine Fighter of the Year in 1995, and was its top-rated fighter in the world, pound for pound, in 1997 and 1998. De La Hoya generated approximately $700 million in pay-per-view income, making him the top pay-per-view earner before being surpassed by Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Manny Pacquiao. He announced ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diego Corrales
Diego "Chico" Corrales Jr. (August 25, 1977 – May 7, 2007) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1996 to 2007. He was a multiple-time world champion in two weight divisions, having held the IBF super featherweight title from 1999 to 2000; the WBO super featherweight title in 2004; the WBO lightweight title from 2004 to 2006; and the WBC, ''Ring'' magazine, and lineal lightweight titles from 2005 to 2006. In 2005, Corrales received Fight of the Year honors by ''The Ring'' and the Boxing Writers Association of America for his acclaimed first bout with José Luis Castillo. Early life Corrales was born in Columbia, South Carolina to a Colombian father, Diego Corrales Sr. and a Mexican mother. Corrales' early life was filled with violence; he was raised in the Oak Park section of Sacramento, was involved with street gangs at age 13, and witnessed his best friend's death via drive-by shooting. Corrales had a degree in culinary arts. He trained at "Sac Pal" (Sac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julio González (Cuban Boxer)
Julio González (born 7 January 1961) is a Cuban boxer. He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1961 births Living people Cuban male boxers Olympic boxers of Cuba Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Boxers at the 1987 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1991 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1995 Pan American Games Pan American Games gold medalists for Cuba Pan American Games medalists in boxing Competitors at the 1986 Central American and Caribbean Games Competitors at the 1990 Central American and Caribbean Games Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for Cuba AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists People from Cienfuegos ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Wartelle
Bruno Wartelle (born 26 August 1971) is a French boxer. Life and career Wartelle was born in Algiers. He was the brother of Philippe Wartelle, an Olympic boxer. Wartelle competed at the 1991 and 1993 Mediterranean Games, winning the silver and bronze medal in the lightweight event. He also competed at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships The Men's 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany from May 4 to May 15. The eighth edition of this competition, held a year before the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia, was organised by the ..., winning the silver medal in the lightweight (-60 kilograms) event. References External links * 1971 births Living people Sportspeople from Algiers French male boxers Lightweight boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing Mediterr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nurlan Kalibaev
Nurlan () is a Turkic masculine given name that is mostly common in Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The name is essentially a combination of the Arabic word Noor (also spelled as "Nur") meaning ''light'', ''ray'' or ''shine'' and the Turkic word "Lan/Ulan" which means ''lion'' in most Turkic languages. Thus, the name itself can be translated into "''radiant lion''". Given name *Nurlan Balgimbayev (1947–2015), former Prime Minister of Kazakhstan *Nurlan Dulatbekov (born 1962), the Chancellor of Karagandy “Bolashak” University *Nurlan Iskakov, the Minister of Environmental Protection in the Government of Kazakhstan *Nurlan Koizhaiganov (born 1977), retired amateur Kazakh Greco-Roman wrestler, who competed in the men's lightweight category *Nurlan Mendygaliyev (born 1961), Kazakhstani former water polo player who competed in the 1988 Summer Olympics *Nurlan Motuev, a Kyrgyz politician *Nurlan Nigmatulin (born 1962), Kazakh politician, Chairman of the Mazhilis of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godwin Osagie
Godwin is an English-language surname with Anglo-Saxon origins. It means ''God's friend'' and is thus equivalent to Theophilus, Jedediah, Amadeus and Reuel. .However, the word "Godwin" can also mean "helper of mankind" People Politics and governance * Abraham Godwin (1763–1835), New Jersey General Assembly 1802–1806, Elector for Andrew Jackson 1828 * Abraham Godwin Jr. (1791–1849), New Jersey General Assembly 1821–1832, took vote to D.C. for Presidential Election 1840 * Godwin, Earl of Wessex (died 1053), earl in England under the Danish king Cnut the Great * Hannibal Lafayette Godwin (1873–1929), North Carolina Congressman * Mary Wollstonecraft, later Mary Godwin (1759–1797), English author of ''A Vindication of the Rights of Woman'' * Mills E. Godwin Jr. (1914–1999), Governor of Virginia * Richard Godwin (1922–2005), First Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics * William Godwin (1756–1836), English political philosopher Religion * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heiko Hinz
Heiko may refer to: * Heiko (given name) (including a list of people with the name) * Heiko (film), a 2008 short film See also * HEICO HEICO Corporation is an aerospace and electronics company that focuses on niche markets. HEICO’s products are found in aircraft, spacecraft, defense equipment, medical equipment, and telecommunications systems. HEICO's Flight Support Group i ... * Hayko (other) {{Disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Damian Austin
Damian ( la, links=no, Damianus) may refer to: *Damian (given name) *Damian (surname) *Damian Subdistrict, in Longquanyi District, Chengdu, Sichuan, China See also *Damiani, an Italian surname *Damiano (other) *Damien (other) *Damon (other) Damon may refer to: Places in the United States * Damon, Illinois, an unincorporated community * Damon, Missouri, a ghost town * Damon, Texas, a census-designated place * Damon, Virginia, an unincorporated community * Lake Damon, Florida * Damon M ... * Damion (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships
The Men's 1993 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in Tampere, Finland from May 7 to 16. The seventh edition of this competition, held nearly a year after the Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, was organised by the Tampere Boxing Association, member of the Finnish Boxing Association under the influence of the world's governing body for amateur boxing AIBA. The 1993 World Championships witnessed the introduction of publicised scores at the end of each round. Medal table Medal winners External links Results on Amateur Boxing {{WC Amateur Boxing World Amateur Boxing Championships The IBA World Boxing Championships, and the IBA Women's World Boxing Championships (previously known as AIBA), are biennial amateur boxing competitions organised by the International Boxing Association (IBA), which is the sport governing body. A ... AIBA World Boxing Championships B World Amateur Boxing Championships, 1993 Sports competitions in Tampere May 1993 sports events in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namjilyn Bayarsaikhan
Namjilyn Bayarsaikhan (Намжилын Баярсайхан; born 10 August 1965) is a retired Mongolian boxer. At the 1992 Summer Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's Lightweight category. He was born in Zavkhan Province. Olympic results *1st round bye *Defeated Mauricio Avila (Guatemala) 15–0 *Defeated Rashid Matumla (Tanzania) 9–6 *Lost to Marco Rudolph Marco Rudolph (born May 22, 1970 in Zittau, Saxony) is a retired German boxer, who won the Lightweight Silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Professional career Rudolph began his professional career in 1995 and had limited success. He fo ... (Germany) walk-over References External links * * * 1965 births Living people People from Zavkhan Province Olympic boxers for Mongolia Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Mongolia Olympic medalists in boxing Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Mongolian male boxers Lightweight boxers 21st-century Mongolian peopl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
