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Zsolt Bedák
Zsolt Bedák (born 26 September 1983 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian boxer. His younger brother Pál Bedák is a flyweight boxer. Amateur career *2001 Bedák won bronze at the European Junior Championships. *Member of the Hungarian Olympic Team of 2004 Athens in Bantamweight. He qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics by ending up in first place at the 1st AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Plovdiv, Bulgaria. *2004 Olympic Results - Boxed as a Bantamweight (51 kg) **Round of 32 - Defeated Abner Mares of Mexico, 36-27 **Round of 16 - Lost to Maksym Tretyak of Ukraine, 24-27 *In 2005 he competed for Romania at the Boxing World Cup in Moscow, Russia, losing his first match but winning his second in the preliminary round. *2006 he won the bronze medal at the 2006 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Plovdiv. Professional career He turned pro in 2006 and signed a contract to fight for Hamburg-based Universum Box-Promotion. After winning his first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bantamweight
Bantamweight is a weight class in combat sports. For boxing, the range is above and up to . In kickboxing, a bantamweight fighter generally weighs between . In MMA, bantamweight is . The name for the class is derived from bantam chickens. Brazilian jiu-jitsu has an equivalent Rooster weight. Boxing Bantamweight is a class in boxing for boxers who weigh above 115 pounds (52.2 kg) and up to 118 pounds (53.5 kg). Professional History The first title fight with gloves was between Chappie Moran and Ray Lewis in 1889. At that time, the limit for this weight class was 110 pounds. In 1910, however, the British settled on a limit of 118. Current world champions Current ''The Ring'' world rankings As of , . Keys: : Current '' The Ring'' world champion Longest reigning world bantamweight champions Below is a list of longest reigning bantamweight champions in boxing measured by the individual's longest reign. Career total time as champion (for multiple time cha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |