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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] |
Light Middleweight
Light middleweight, also known as junior middleweight or super welterweight,PeBoxRec/ref> is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing The light middleweight division (also known as junior middleweight in the IBF or super welterweight in the WBA and WBC), is a weight division in professional boxing, above 66.7 kg and up to 69.9 kg (147–154 pounds). History This division was established in 1962, when the Austrian Board of Control recognized a fight between Emile Griffith and Teddy Wright for the "world" championship. The fight, which took place on October 17, was won by Griffith via a 15-round decision. Three days later, the World Boxing Association championship was created when Denny Moyer outpointed Joey Giambra. The World Boxing Council recognized the WBA champion as the true division champion until 1975, when it stripped their current champion and sanctioned a fight between Miguel de Oliveira and Jose Duran for the vacant title. De Oliveira won the title over 15 rounds in 197 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Borislav Abadzhiev
Borislav Stefanov Abadzhiev ( bg, Борислав Стефанов Абаджиев; born October 14, 1963, in Vidin) is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was defeated in the first round of the Men's Light-Welterweight Division (– 63,5 kg) by Yugoslavia's Vukašin Dobrašinović Vukašin Dobrašinović (born 15 July 1964) is a Montenegrin boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and com .... He is best known for winning the European title in 1987. References sports-reference 1963 births Living people Light-welterweight boxers Olympic boxers of Bulgaria Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics People from Vidin Bulgarian male boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists 20th-century Bulgarian people {{Bulgaria-Olympic-medalist-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orhan Delibaş
Orhan Ghazi ( ota, اورخان غازی; tr, Orhan Gazi, also spelled Orkhan, 1281 – March 1362) was the second bey of the Ottoman Beylik from 1323/4 to 1362. He was born in Söğüt, as the son of Osman I. In the early stages of his reign, Orhan focused his energies on conquering most of northwestern Anatolia. The majority of these areas were under Byzantine rule and he won his first battle at Pelekanon against the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos. Orhan also occupied the lands of the Karasids of Balıkesir and the Ahis of Ankara. A series of civil wars surrounding the ascension of the nine-year-old Byzantine emperor John V Palaiologos greatly benefited Orhan. In the Byzantine civil war of 1341–1347, the regent John VI Kantakouzenos married his daughter Theodora to Orhan and employed Ottoman warriors against the rival forces of the empress dowager, allowing them to loot Thrace. In the Byzantine civil war of 1352–1357, Kantakouzenos used Ottoman forces a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
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] |
Kabary Salem
Kabary Salem (born 12 February 1968) is an Egyptian former professional boxer who competed from 1997 to 2005 and challenged for the WBO super-middleweight title in 2004. In December 2020, he was arrested in Egypt and extradited to the United States for the murder of his daughter in Staten Island, New York in October 2019. Amateur career He competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics and the 1996 Summer Olympics. Salem won a gold medal in the light-middleweight division at the 1991 All-Africa Games. Professional career Salem is regarded as one of the dirtiest fighters of all time for his persistent headbutts, particularly in his bouts against Randie Carver (resulting in Carver's death), Mario Veit, and Joe Calzaghe Joseph William Calzaghe ( ; born 23 March 1972) is a Welsh former professional boxer who competed from 1993 to 2008. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the unified WBA (Undisputed), WBC, IBF, WBO, ''Ring'' magazine .... Professional boxing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fikret Kaman
Fikret is a given name and may refer to: * Fikret Abdić (born 1939), Bosnian politician and businessman * Fikret Alić, Bosniak survivor of the 1992 Keraterm and Trnopolje concentration camps * Fikret Amirov (1922-1984),Azerbaijani composer * Fikret Arıcan (1912-1994), Turkish footballer * Fikret Emek (born 1963), retired soldier from the Special Forces Command * Fikret Güler (born 1953), Turkish Taekwon-Do practitioner * Fikret Hakan (born 1934), Turkish film actor * Fikret Hodžić (1953-1992), professional bodybuilder from Bosnia and Herzegovina * Fikret Kırcan (1919-2014), Turkish footballer * Fikret Kızılok (1947–2001), Turkish musician * Fikret Kuşkan (born 1965), Turkish actor * Fikret Mujkić (born 1949), former Yugoslav and Bosnian footballer * Fikret Orman (born 1967), Turkish businessman * Fikret Özsoy (born 1965), Turkish javelin throw record holder * Fikret Mualla Saygı (1904-1967), Turkish painter * Fikrat Yusifov (born 1957), Azerbaijani economist * Tevfi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Park Si-hun
A park is an area of natural, semi-natural or planted space set aside for human enjoyment and recreation or for the protection of wildlife or natural habitats. Urban parks are green spaces set aside for recreation inside towns and cities. National parks and country parks are green spaces used for recreation in the countryside. State parks and provincial parks are administered by sub-national government states and agencies. Parks may consist of grassy areas, rocks, soil and trees, but may also contain buildings and other artifacts such as monuments, fountains or playground structures. Many parks have fields for playing sports such as baseball and football, and paved areas for games such as basketball. Many parks have trails for walking, biking and other activities. Some parks are built adjacent to bodies of water or watercourses and may comprise a beach or boat dock area. Urban parks often have benches for sitting and may contain picnic tables and barbecue grills. The largest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angel Stoyanov (boxer)
Angel Metodiev Stoyanov ( bg, Ангел Методиев Стоянов; born January 28, 1967 in Sofia) is a retired boxer from Bulgaria, who competed for his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. There he was defeated in the second round of the Men's Light Middleweight Division (– 71 kg) by East Germany's 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 notabl .... References * 1967 births Living people Welterweight boxers Light-middleweight boxers Olympic boxers of Bulgaria Boxers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Sofia Bulgarian male boxers {{Bulgaria-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Candelario Duvergel
Candelario Duvergel (2 February 1963 — 17 June 2016) was an amateur boxer from Cuba. Duvergel is better known for winning 2 consecutive Pan American Games gold medals in the light welterweight division. Duvergel was renowned for his counter-attacking prowess. He won 8 Cuban national championships but he had trouble replicating his success in international competitions, despite regularly defeating other Cuban amateur champions like Juan Carlos Lemus. Duvergel defeated Shane Mosley in 1991. Duvergel never competed in the Olympics, as Cuba boycotted 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics The 1988 Summer Olympics (), officially known as the Games of the XXIV Olympiad () and commonly known as Seoul 1988 ( ko, 서울 1988, Seoul Cheon gubaek palsip-pal), was an international multi-sport event held from 17 September to 2 October .... References 1963 births 2016 deaths Cuban male boxers Boxers at the 1983 Pan American Games Boxers at the 1987 Pan America ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
