Zsolt Erdei

Infobox Boxer


name=Zsolt Erdei
realname=Zsolt Erdei
nickname=Madár
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weight=Light heavyweight
height=5 ft. 10 in. (177 cm.)
nationality=Flagicon|HUN Hungarian
birth_date=birth date and age|1974|5|31
birth_place=Budapest, Hungary
death_date|=
death_place|=
style=Orthodox
total=29
wins=29
losses=0
draws=0
no contests=0
KO=17|

Zsolt Erdei (born May 31, 1974 in Budapest, Hungary) is a boxer in the light heavyweight division. He is the current WBO light heavyweight champion.

Erdei boxed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the middleweight division.

Erdei won the WBO light heavyweight title from Julio César González by unanimous decision on January 17, 2004. Since then, Erdei has successfully defended the title ten times. Because he won his title from Gonzalez, Erdei is considered to be the lineal champion in the light heavyweight division. Gonzalez had previously been the first man to defeat Poland's Dariusz Michalczewski, who, in turn, had unified three of the four light heavyweight titles (WBA, IBF, and WBO) when he defeated Virgil Hill on June 13, 1997. [http://www.cyberboxingzone.com/boxing/champ.htm]

Amateur Highlights

* 1997 World Champion in Budapest
* 1998 and 2000 European Champion
* Representing Hungary, won the Middleweight bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney
* Amateur Record: 212-20

*1996 Olympic Results
**Defeated Juan Pablo Lopez (Mexico) RSC 3 (2:20)
**Lost to Malik Beyleroglu (Turkey) 8-9

*2000 Olympic Results - Boxed as a Middleweight (75kg)
**Defeated Vladislav Vizilter (Kyrgyzstan) RSC-3
**Defeated Alexander Zubrikhin (Ukraine) 14-9
**Lost to Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov (Russia) 16-24

External links

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* [http://www.boxrec.com/media/index.php?title=Zsolt_Erdei Zsolt Erdei - BoxRec Boxing Encyclopedia]
* [http://www.erdeizsolt.hu Official homepage]
* [http://www.boxing.de/en/fighters/fighters/fighter-details/boxer/6/universum.html News and Pictures of Zsolt Erdei]