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Paolo Vidoz
Paolo Vidoz (born 21 August 1970) is an Italian former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2011 and held the European heavyweight title from 2005 to 2006. As an amateur Vidoz won a bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics in the super-heavyweight bracket, as well as a bronze medal at the 1997 and 1999 World Championships and a silver medal at the 2000 European Championships. Amateur career He won Olympic Bronze in 2000 at Super Heavyweight after beating Calvin Brock and Samuel Peter but lost to Audley Harrison. Amateur highlights * Italian Superheavyweight Champion 1991, 1993, 1995–1997, 1999 *1996 competed at the European Championships in Vejle, Denmrl. Results were: **Defeated Vasile Ciocan (Romania) RSC-2 **Defeated Miroslav Gavenciak (Slovakia) PTS **Lost to René Monse (Germany) DSQ-3 *1996 competed as a Superheavyweight at the Atlanta Olympics. Results was: **Lost to Alexis Rubalcaba (Cuba) RSCH-1 *1997 3rd place at the World Championships in Budapest, Hungary. Resul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heavyweight
Heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and professional wrestling. Boxing Professional Boxers who weigh over are considered heavyweights by 3 of the 4 major professional boxing organizations: the International Boxing Federation, the World Boxing Association, and the World Boxing Organization. In 2020, the World Boxing Council increased their heavyweight classification to 224 pounds (102 kg; 16 st) to allow for their creation of the bridgerweight division. Historical development Because this division had no weight limit, it has been historically vaguely defined. In the 19th century, for example, many heavyweight champions weighed or less (although others weighed 200 pounds). In 1920, the light heavyweight division was formed, with a maximum weight of . Any fighter weighing more than 175 pounds was a heavyweight. The cruiserweight division (first for boxers in the 175–190 pound range) was established in 1979 and recognized by the various boxing organizations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boxing At The 1997 Mediterranean Games
Boxing was one of the sports held at the 1997 Mediterranean Games. Medalists Medal table References1997 Mediterranean Games reportat the International Committee of Mediterranean Games (CIJM) website1997 Mediterranean Games boxing tournament at Amateur Boxing Results {{DEFAULTSORT:Boxing At The 1997 Mediterranean Games 1997 in boxing, Medi Sports at the 1997 Mediterranean Games Boxing at the Mediterranean Games, 1997 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexis Rubalcaba
Alexis Rubalcaba (born September 9, 1972) is a retired boxer from Cuba, who competed in the Super Heavyweight division. He twice represented his native country at the Summer Olympics: in 1996 (where he suffered a shocking loss to Paea Wolfgramm of Tonga in the quarter-finals) and in 2000. One of his biggest achievements in amateur boxing was winning the gold medal at the 1999 Pan American Games in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. Two years earlier, at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in Budapest, Hungary, he won a silver medal. Results 1996 Summer Olympics *1st round bye *Defeated Paolo Vidoz (Italy) RSC 1 (2:39) *Lost to Paea Wolfgramm (Tonga) 12-17 1999 Pan American Games *Defeated Ruben Pallardel (Peru) KO 1 *Defeated Patrice L'Heureux (Canada) RSC 2 *Defeated Claudio Silva (Brazil) RSCH 1 *Defeated Davin King (United States) WO. 2000 Summer Olympics *Defeated Cengiz Koc (Germany) KO 1 *Lost to Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov Mukhtarkhan Qabylanbekuly Dildabekov ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
René Monse
René Monse (28 September 1968 in Potsdam – 8 June 2017) was a German heavyweight boxer best known for having won a bronze medal at the world championships in 1995. Monse died in 2017 after what his former promoter described as a lengthy illness. Amateur In 1995, the southpaw won third place at the World Championships in Berlin after losing to Vitali Klitschko. He also placed third in the 1996 European Championships. At the Olympics, he lost to Russian star Alexei Lezin. Amateur highlights * East German Super Heavyweight Champion 1989, German Super Heavyweight Champion 1993, 1994 *1990 3rd place at the World Cup in Dublin, Ireland. Lost the semifinal to Félix Savón (Cuba) by RET-1 *1994 won the Military World Championships in Tunis, Tunisia with a Walkover win in the finalover Wladimir Klitschko (Ukraine). *1994 2nd place at the World Cup in Bangkok, Thailand. Results were: **Defeated Alexander Ermashevich (Belarus) PTS **Defeated Viktor Shtorm (Kazakhstan) PTS **Lost to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miroslav Gavenciak
Miroslav may refer to: * Miroslav (given name), a Slavic masculine given name * ''Young America'' (clipper) or ''Miroslav'', an Austrian clipper ship in the Transatlantic case oil trade * Miroslav (Znojmo District), a town in the Czech Republic See also * Miroslava (other) Miroslava may refer to: * Miroslava (actress), Mexican actress in the 1950s ** ''Miroslava'' (film), a 1993 film about the actress * Miroslava of Bulgaria, a daughter of tsar Samuil of Bulgaria * Miroslava, Iași, a commune in Iaşi County, Romani ... * Mirosław (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vasile Ciocan
The male name Vasile is of Greek origin and means "King". Vasile is a male Romanian given name or a surname. It is equivalent to the English name Basil. As a given name As a surname * Cristian Vasile (1908–1985), Romanian tango-romance singer * Nicolae Vasile (born 1995), Romanian professional footballer * Niculina Vasile (born 1958), former Romanian high jumper *Radu Vasile (1942–2013), Romanian politician and Prime Minister * Ștefan Vasile (born 1982), Romanian Olympic canoer Places * Pârâul lui Vasile, a river in Romania *Valea lui Vasile, a river in Romania * Vasile Aron (Sibiu district) See also * Vasiliu (surname) * Vasilescu (surname) * Vasilievca (other) * Vasile Alecsandri (other) Vasile Alecsandri may refer to two villages in Romania, named after the poet and politician Vasile Alecsandri: * Vasile Alecsandri, a village in Braniştea Commune, Galați County * Vasile Alecsandri, a village in Stejaru Commune, Tulcea County ... * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Audley Harrison
Audley Hugh Harrison, (born 26 October 1971) is a British former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2013. As an amateur he represented Great Britain at the 2000 Olympics, winning a gold medal in the super-heavyweight division and becoming the first ever British boxer to win Olympic gold in that division. Harrison turned professional the following year after signing a contract with BBC Sport, and went on to have seventeen fights on the network before their cancellation of all boxing broadcasts. In his professional career he challenged for the WBA, British, and Commonwealth heavyweight titles. In 2009, Harrison won the Prizefighter tournament, his first of two. He became the European heavyweight champion in 2010, after defeating Michael Sprott in a rematch of their 2007 bout. In 2013, Harrison won his second Prizefighter tournament, becoming the first boxer to do so. Amateur career Boxing out of Repton Amateur Boxing Club in Bethnal Green, London, Harrison became Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel Peter
Samuel Okon Peter (born September 6, 1980) is a Nigerian professional boxer. He held the WBC heavyweight title in 2008, when he stopped Oleg Maskaev in six rounds. In his prime, he was known for his rivalry with the Klitschko brothers, having faced Wladimir twice (in 2005 and 2010) and Vitali once. He was ranked by ''The Ring'' among ten best heavyweights from 2005 to 2008, reaching his highest ranking of world No.2 in 2007, and by BoxRec as the world's No.6 heavyweight at the conclusion of 2004 and 2005 and as No.5 heavyweight in 2006. Peter is known for his punching power and holds a 78.9% knockout-to-win ratio. Early years and amateur career Originally, Peter's preferred sport was football. In 1992, some boxers came to his school to train. The curious young 11-year-old stopped by and asked if he could train along with them. He was put up against an experienced amateur and knocked him out. This marked the beginning of a successful amateur career for Peter. He won the Nigeri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Calvin Brock
Calvin Vance Brock (born January 22, 1975) is an American former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2007. He was ranked as the world's No.9 heavyweight by BoxRec at the conclusion of 2005. Calvin Brock was trained by Tom Yankello. In 2006, he won '' Ring Magazine's'' Knockout of the Year for his win against Zuri Lawrence and challenged for the IBF and IBO heavyweight titles. Brock was forced to retire after receiving retinal damage in his right eye following his loss to Eddie Chambers. Early life Brock was born and raised in Charlotte, North Carolina in a middle-class family. He became a fan of boxing as a kid, prompting his father to take him to the gym when he was 10 years old, where he was told to come back when he's 12. Brock returned to that gym five months after turning 12, losing his first six bouts. Brock earned a degree in finance from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte in 1999 and took a job as a banker in the Bank of America. He appeared in a ... [...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] |
Super-heavyweight
Super heavyweight is a weight class in combat sports and competitive bodybuilding. Boxing In amateur boxing, the super heavyweight division is a weight class division for fighters weighing in excess of 91 kilograms (200 pounds). Introduced for the 1984 Summer Olympics, the division is the amateur equivalent of the heavyweight division in professional boxing. The super heavyweight division was introduced because the general increase in the weight of top heavyweights throughout the 20th century meant that the heavyweight division became excessively broad, with the smaller men having little chance of competing effectively. Therefore, the bigger men were split off into the new super heavyweight division. Professional boxing also made this split, but instead of renaming the unlimited division, it introduced the cruiserweight division for the smaller heavyweights, and continued to call the unlimited division heavyweight. In the International Kickboxing Federation (IKF), the Super Heavyw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2000 Olympics
The 2000 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXVII Olympiad and also known as Sydney 2000 (Dharug: ''Gadigal 2000''), the Millennium Olympic Games or the Games of the New Millennium, was an international multi-sport event held from 15 September to 1 October 2000 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It marked the second time the Summer Olympics were held in Australia, and in the Southern Hemisphere, the first being in Melbourne, in 1956. Sydney was selected as the host city for the 2000 Games in 1993. Teams from 199 countries participated in the 2000 Games, which were the first to feature at least 300 events in its official sports programme. The Games' cost was estimated to be A$6.6 billion. These were the final Olympic Games under the IOC presidency of Juan Antonio Samaranch before the arrival of his successor Jacques Rogge. The 2000 Games were the last of the two consecutive Summer Olympics to be held in a predominantly English-speaking country fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
