- Zsolt Erdei
Infobox Boxer
name=Zsolt Erdei
realname=Zsolt Erdei
nickname=Madár
Bird
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 inBudapest ,Hungary ) is a boxer in thelight heavyweight division. He is the current WBO light heavyweight champion.Erdei boxed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won a
bronze medal in themiddleweight division.Erdei won the WBO light heavyweight title from
Julio César González by unanimous decision onJanuary 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'sDariusz Michalczewski , who, in turn, had unified three of the four light heavyweight titles (WBA, IBF, and WBO) when he defeatedVirgil 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 2000Olympics in Sydney
* Amateur Record: 212-20*1996 Olympic Results
**DefeatedJuan Pablo Lopez (Mexico) RSC 3 (2:20)
**Lost toMalik Beyleroglu (Turkey) 8-9*2000 Olympic Results - Boxed as a Middleweight (75kg)
**DefeatedVladislav Vizilter (Kyrgyzstan) RSC-3
**DefeatedAlexander Zubrikhin (Ukraine) 14-9
**Lost toGaydarbek Gaydarbekov (Russia) 16-24External 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]
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