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Károly Balzsay
Károly Balzsay (born 23 July 1979) is a Hungarian former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2012. Amateur highlights *Member of the Hungarian Olympic team of Sydney at Light Middleweight *Member of the Hungarian Olympic team of Athens at Middleweight *Silver medalist in the 2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships, Perm, Russia *7x Hungarian amateur champion Amateur record: W231-L27-D2 (72KO's) *2000 Olympic Results - Boxed as a Light Middleweights (71 kg) **1st Round - Bye **Round of 16 - Lost to Pornchai Thongburan of Thailand, 12-17 *2004 Olympic Results - Boxed as a Middleweights (75 kg) **Round of 32 - Defeated Sahraoui Mohamed of Tunisia, 29-24 **Round of 16 - Lost to Yordanis Despaigne of Cuba, 38-25 Professional career He made his professional debut on September 11, 2004 in the Kisstadion of Budapest against Milojko Pivljanin of Serbia and Montenegro. In January, 2009 he won the WBO super middleweight title from Denis Inkin and became the thi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kecskemét
Kecskemét ( ) is a city with county rights in central Hungary. It is the List of cities and towns of Hungary, eighth-largest city in the country, and the county seat of Bács-Kiskun County, Bács-Kiskun. Kecskemét lies halfway between the capital Budapest and the country's third-largest city, Szeged, from both of them and almost equal distance from the two big rivers of the country, the Danube and the Tisza. It is the northern of two centres of the Hungarian Southern Great Plain () region (comprising the three County, counties Bács-Kiskun, Békés County, Békés and Csongrád County, Csongrád); the southern centre is Szeged, the seat of Csongrád county. Etymology The name of the city stems from the Hungarian language, Hungarian word meaning 'goat' and meaning 'mountain pass, pass'. Geography Kecskemét was established at the meeting point of a large sandy region and a sandy yellow soil; its elevation is Metres above sea level, above sea level. The territory west of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
István Kovács (boxer)
István Kovács (born August 17, 1970), nicknamed Ko-Ko or sometimes The Cobra, is a Hungarian people, Hungarian retired world champion boxing, boxer. He is a Secretary General of the International Boxing Association, AIBA. As an amateur, he won the bantamweight gold medal at the Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics, 1996 Summer Olympics, and was a world champion at the 1991 World Amateur Boxing Championships in flyweight and at the 1997 World Amateur Boxing Championships in featherweight. He was a world champion as a professional, winning the WBO Featherweight Champion, WBO featherweight title in 2001. Amateur career Kovács was born in Budapest and began his sports career as a football (soccer), football player, training among others in the youth team of MTK Budapest. He started boxing relatively late at the age of 15 in EVIG SE. He moved to Vasas SC in 1988 where he was trained by Gyula Bódis. His first international success also came in 1988 when he won the junior-flyweight ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yayla Arena
Yayla Arena, formerly known as KönigPALAST from 2004 to 2018, is an arena in Krefeld, Germany. It is primarily used for ice hockey, and is the Home to the Krefeld Pinguine. It opened in 2004 and holds 8,029 people. The original name sponsor was the König Brewery from Duisburg Duisburg (; , ) is a city in the Ruhr metropolitan area of the western States of Germany, German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. Lying on the confluence of the Rhine (Lower Rhine) and the Ruhr (river), Ruhr rivers in the center of the Rhine-Ruh .... External linksOfficial website of Yayla Arena Indoor arenas in Germany I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maselino Masoe
Maselino Francis Masoe Fao (born June 6, 1966 in Apia, Western Samoa) is a retired Samoan boxer who represented American Samoa at three Olympics starting with the 1988 Summer Olympics. As a professional, Masoe made history becoming the first Samoan boxer to win a major world title, defeating Kenyan born Evans Ashira on May 1, 2004 for the regular WBA world middleweight crown via second round Technical Knockout. He is the brother of rugby player Chris Masoe. Another brother, Mika, also represented American Samoa in boxing at the 1988 and 1992 Olympics. Amateur highlights Represented American Samoa as a Welterweight at the 1988 Summer Olympic Games at Seoul. His results were: *Round of 64: Defeated Pedro Fria (Dominican Republic) referee stopped contest in first round *Round of 32: Defeated Fidele Mohinga (Central African Republic) referee stopped contest in second round *Round of 16: Lost to Kenneth Gould (United States) by decision, 0-5 Competed as a Light Middleweig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eduard Gutknecht
Eduard Gutknecht (born 19 March 1982) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 2006 to 2016. He won the European light-heavyweight title in 2011, making three successful defences before losing it to Jürgen Brähmer in 2013. Gutknecht also challenged for the WBA light-heavyweight title, losing in a rematch against Brähmer in 2016. In November 2016, he was rushed to a London hospital and had emergency surgery following a losing bout with George Groves. Gutknecht suffered a bleed in the skull and collapsed in the dressing room. His injuries left him unable to walk or talk and he suffered multiple strokes. Professional record Gutknecht vs. Braehmer On March 12, 2016, Gutknecht faced Juergen Braehmer for the WBA regular light heavyweight title. Braehmer won via unanimous decision, 118-110, 116-111 and 116-111. Gutknecht vs. Groves On November 18, 2016, Gutknecht faced George Groves. Groves won the fight convincingly, winning 119-109, 119 - 109 and 119-110 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of WBA World Champions
This is a list of WBA world champions, showing every world champion certified by the World Boxing Association (WBA). The list also includes champions certified by the National Boxing Association (NBA), the predecessor to the WBA. Boxers who won the title but were stripped due to the title bout being overturned to a no contest (combat sports), no contest are not listed i.e. Evgeny Tishchenko won the inaugural bridgerweight title but was subsequently stripped after testing positive for banned substance. In December 2000, the WBA created an unprecedented situation of having a split championship in the same weight class by introducing a new title called ''Super world'', commonly referred to simply as ''Super''. The ''Super'' champion is the WBA's primary champion, while the ''World'' champion – commonly known as the ''Regular'' champion by boxing publications – is only considered the primary champion by the other three major sanctioning bodies (World Boxing Council, WBC, Internat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donetsk
Donetsk ( , ; ; ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin, and Stalino, is an industrial city in eastern Ukraine located on the Kalmius River in Donetsk Oblast, which is currently occupied by Russia as the capital of the Donetsk People's Republic. The population was estimated at in the city core, with over 2 million in the metropolitan area (2011). According to the 2001 census, Donetsk was the fifth-largest city in Ukraine. Administratively, Donetsk has been the centre of Donetsk Oblast, while historically, it is the unofficial capital and largest city of the larger economic and cultural Donets Basin (''Donbas'') region. Donetsk is adjacent to another major city, Makiivka, and along with other surrounding cities forms a major urban sprawl and conurbation in the region. Donetsk has been a major economic, industrial and scientific centre of Ukraine with a high concentration of heavy industries and a skilled workforce. The density of heavy indus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Donbas Arena
Donbas Arena ( ; ) is a stadium with a natural grass pitch in Donetsk, eastern Ukraine, that opened on 29 August 2009. The facility is located in the center of the city, in the Lenin Comsomol park. With a capacity of 52,187 spectators, the stadium used to host Shakhtar Donetsk matches and also hosted some matches of UEFA Euro 2012. The final cost of construction for Donbas Arena was $400M. The stadium has been unused and closed to the public since May 2014, due to the war in Donbas. The name of the stadium represents the simplified and shortened name of the Donets Basinhuge industrial region of Donbas, henceDonbas ( Ukrainian: ''Донецький басейн'' or ''Донбас''). Construction and design Construction began in 2006. The general contractor was a Turkish company ENKA. The Stadium was completed and opened in 2009. About 1,600 specialists, mainly Turkish, were involved in the construction. Donbas Arena was designed by ArupSport. It was Project Managed by Aru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Schwerin
Schwerin (; Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch dialect, Mecklenburgisch-Vorpommersch Low German: ''Swerin''; Polabian language, Polabian: ''Zwierzyn''; Latin: ''Suerina'', ''Suerinum'') is the Capital city, capital and List of cities and towns in Germany, second-largest city of the northeastern States of Germany, German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern as well as of the region of Mecklenburg, after Rostock. It has around 96,000 inhabitants, and is thus the least populous of all German state capitals. Schwerin is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Schwerin (''Schweriner See''), the second-largest lake of the Mecklenburg Lake Plateau after the Müritz, and there are eleven other lakes within Schwerin's city limits. The city is surrounded by the district of Nordwestmecklenburg, Northwestern Mecklenburg to the north, and the district of Ludwigslust-Parchim to the south. Schwerin and the two surrounding districts form the eastern outskirts of the Hamburg Metropolitan Region. The name ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sport- Und Kongresshalle
Sport- und Kongresshalle is an indoor sporting arena located in Schwerin, Germany. The capacity of the arena is 8,000 people. It is currently home to the SV Post Schwerin handball Handball (also known as team handball, European handball, Olympic handball or indoor handball) is a team sport in which two teams of seven players each (six outcourt players and a goalkeeper) pass a ball using their hands with the aim of thr ... team. Buildings and structures in Schwerin Handball venues in Germany Indoor arenas in Germany Sports venues in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania Sport in Schwerin {{MecklenburgVorpommern-struct-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitri Sartison
Dimitri Sartison (born 4 February 1980) is a German former professional boxer who competed from 2003 to 2013, and held the WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title from 2009 to 2011. He was stripped of title after failing to defence the belt against Brian Magee Brian Magee (born 9 June 1975) is a Northern Irish former professional boxer who competed from 1999 to 2012.. Retrieved 19 June 2016. He held the WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title in 2012, and the IBO title from 2001 to 2004. At regio ... and later Robert Stieglitz. References External links * 1980 births Living people Boxers from Hamburg German male boxers World super-middleweight boxing champions World Boxing Association champions German people of Kazakhstani descent 21st-century German sportsmen {{Germany-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Boxing Association
The World Boxing Association (WBA), formerly known as the National Boxing Association (NBA), is an international professional boxing organization based in Panama. The WBA awards its world championship title at the professional level. Founded in the United States in 1921 by 13 state representatives as the NBA, it is the oldest major organization regulating fights. In 1962, it changed its name in recognition of boxing's growing popularity around the world and began to admit other nations as members. By 1975, a majority of its members were Latin American nations and the organization headquarters was moved to Panama City, Panama. It moved again in the 1990s to Venezuela before returning to Panama in 2007. Alongside the World Boxing Council (WBC), International Boxing Federation (IBF) and World Boxing Organization (WBO), it was one of four major organizations which sanctions professional boxing bouts. As of August 2024, boxing website BoxRec no longer recognizes WBA world tit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
