Gyula Káté

Gyula Káté (born February 3, 1982 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian amateur boxer best known to win two bronze medals at European Championships and one at World Championships.

Career

In 2000 he won the World Junior Championships against Boris Georgiev.

At the World Championships he lost in the semi to Mario Kindelan and won lightweight Bronze.

In 2004 he won lightweight bronze at the Euros, at the Olympics he lost his first match against Jong Sub-Baik.At the 2004 World University Boxing Championships he won the 64 kg title, starting 2004 he competed at junior welter.

At the 2007 World Championships he beat Myke Carvalho but lost early to Gennadiy Kovalev.

In 2006 he won and bronze medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships after he was beaten in the semi finals by Russia's Oleg Komissarov.

He qualified for the Olympics at Light-welterwweight by beating Lithuanian boxer Egidijus Kavaliauskas in the semi final of a European qualifying tournament.

At the Olympics he lost his first bout 5:9 to Irish Johnny Joyce.

External links

* [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuroOlyQual2008_1.html Olympic qualifier]
* [http://www.aiba.org/documents/site1/Olympics/Qualifying%20Events/Europe%201/Scoring%20Sheets/Draw%20Sheet%2057kg.pdf AIBA results for Olympic qualification] .
* [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldJuniorChamps2000.html 2000 World Juniors]
* [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/WorldChamps2003.html World 2003]
* [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuropeanChampionships2004.html 2004 Euro]
* [http://www.amateur-boxing.strefa.pl/Championships/EuropeanChampionships2006.html 2006 Euro]