Zsolt Erdei
The native form of this personal name is Erdei Zsolt. This article uses the Western name order.
| Zsolt Erdei | |
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Erdei in 2009 | |
| Statistics | |
| Nickname(s) |
Madár Firebird |
| Rated at |
Light-heavyweight Cruiserweight |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
| Reach | 183 cm (72 in) |
| Nationality | Hungarian |
| Born |
31 May 1974 Budapest, Hungary |
| Stance | Orthodox |
| Boxing record | |
| Total fights | 35 |
| Wins | 34 |
| Wins by KO | 18 |
| Losses | 1 |
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Zsolt Erdei (born 31 May 1974) is a Hungarian professional boxer. He is a former WBO and lineal light-heavyweight champion, as well as a former WBC cruiserweight champion. Erdei is the first Hungarian boxer to win a world title in two weight divisions. As an amateur, he boxed at the 2000 Summer Olympics and won a bronze medal in the middleweight division.
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 Beyleroğlu (Turkey) 8-9
- 2000 Olympic Results - Boxed as a Middleweight (75 kg)
- Defeated Vladislav Vizilter (Kyrgyzstan) RSC-3
- Defeated Alexander Zubrikhin (Ukraine) 14-9
- Lost to Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov (Russia) 16-24
Professional
Erdei turned professional in December 2000 and won the WBO Inter-Continental light heavyweight title in October 2002. On January 17, 2004, Erdei won the Lineal/WBO light heavyweight titles from Julio César González by unanimous decision, and successfully defended the titles eleven times.
On November 13, 2009, he relinquished his WBO light heavyweight title and moved up to cruiserweight.[1] Erdei defeated Giacobbe Fragomeni on November 21, 2009, for the WBC cruiserweight title. Most of Erdei's matches during his professional career were promoted by Universum boxing.
After announcing his retirement in January 2010 and thus relinquishing his claim as Lineal light heavyweight champion, Erdei decided to have more matches in 2011 in the USA [2][3] and fought Samson Onyango and Byron Mitchell as his first opponents there. The Mitchell fight which was set up by Lou DiBella ended with Erdei knocking Mitchell out in the 6th round (TKO).[4][5]
Erdei finally returned on March 30, 2013 and lost a controversial 10 round split decision to Denis Grachev.
Professional boxing record
| 35 fights, 34 wins (18 knockouts), 1 loss[6] | |||||||
| Res. | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, Time | Date | Location | Notes |
| Win | 34–1 |  Shalva Jomardashvili |
UD | 10 | 2014-03-09 |  Messzi István Sporthall, Kecskemét |
Won vacant WBO european light-heavyweight title |
| Loss | 33–1 |  Denis Grachev |
SD | 10 | 2013-03-30 |  Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo | |
| Win | 33–0 |  Byron Mitchell |
TKO | 6 (10), 1:58 | 2011-06-04 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| Win | 32–0 |  Samson Onyango |
UD | 8 | 2010-11-20 | Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| Win | 31–0 |  Giacobbe Fragomeni |
MD | 12 | 2009-11-21 |  Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Schleswig-Holstein |
Won WBC cruiserweight title |
| Win | 30–0 |  Yuri Barashian |
UD | 12 | 2009-01-10 | Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Saxony-Anhalt |
Retained lineal and WBO light-heavyweight titles |
| Win | 29–0 | DeAndrey Abron |
UD | 12 | 2008-04-26 | Freiberger Arena, Dresden, Saxony | |
| Win | 28–0 |  Tito Mendoza |
SD | 12 | 2007-11-24 | Freiberger Arena, Dresden, Saxony | |
| Win | 27–0 | George Blades |
TKO | 11 (12), 2:27 | 2007-06-16 | Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest | |
| Win | 26–0 | Danny Santiago |
TKO | 8 (12), 1:55 | 2007-01-27 | Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
| Win | 25–0 | Thomas Ulrich |
UD | 12 | 2006-07-29 | König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Win | 24–0 |  Paul Murdoch |
TKO | 10 (12), 0:19 | 2006-05-06 | Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen | |
| Win | 23–0 |  Mehdi Sahnoune |
TKO | 12 (12), 2:17 | 2005-10-22 | Brandberge Arena, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt | |
| Win | 22–0 |  Hugo Garay |
SD | 12 | 2005-02-26 | Color Line Arena, Hamburg | |
| Win | 21–0 |  Alejandro Lakatos |
UD | 12 | 2004-09-11 | Kisstadion, Budapest | |
| Win | 20–0 | Hugo Garay |
MD | 12 | 2004-05-08 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Win | 19–0 |  Julio César González |
UD | 12 | 2004-01-17 | Dm-Arena, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg |
Won lineal and WBO light-heavyweight titles |
| Win | 18–0 |  Ramdane Serdjane |
KO | 1 (8) | 2003-11-15 | Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Bavaria | |
| Win | 17–0 | Juan Nelongo |
UD | 12 | 2003-09-06 | Új Szeged Sporthall, Szeged, Csongrád |
Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title |
| Win | 16–0 | Massimiliano Saiani |
TKO | 7 (12), 2:43 | 2003-07-12 | Wilhelm Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Win | 15–0 |  Jose Hilton Dos Santos |
TKO | 10 (12), 2:45 | 2003-03-29 | Color Line Arena, Hamburg | |
| Win | 14–0 |  Juan Carlos Giménez |
TKO | 8 (12) | 2002-11-23 | Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Win | 13–0 |  Jim Murray |
KO | 5 (12), 1:58 | 2002-10-05 | Főnix Sport Center, Debrecen, Hajdú-Bihar |
Won WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title |
| Win | 12–0 | Roberto Coelho |
UD | 8 | 2002-08-17 | Estrel Convention Center, Berlin | |
| Win | 11–0 | Daren Whitley |
UD | 6 | 2002-06-29 | Taj Mahal Hotel & Casino, Atlantic City, New Jersey | |
| Win | 10–0 | Anthony Stephens |
KO | 2 (8) | 2002-03-16 | Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg | |
| Win | 9–0 | Jesse Corona |
TKO | 4 (8) | 2001-12-15 | Estrel Convention Center, Berlin | |
| Win | 8–0 | Alban Girouard |
KO | 2 (8), 0:55 | 2001-11-03 | Hansehalle, Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein | |
| Win | 7–0 |  Julius Gal |
TKO | 2 (4) | 2001-09-01 | Berlin | |
| Win | 6–0 | Dennis Matthews |
TKO | 3 (4), 1:18 | 2001-08-04 | Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, Nevada | |
| Win | 5–0 | Oleksandr Garashchenko |
UD | 4 | 2001-06-16 | Kisstadion, Budapest | |
| Win | 4–0 |  Henry Mobio |
KO | 4 (4) | 2001-04-07 | Universum Gym, Hamburg | |
| Win | 3–0 | Dennis McKinney |
UD | 4 | 2001-01-27 | Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, Bavaria | |
| Win | 2–0 | Willie McDonald |
TKO | 2 (4) | 2000-12-16 | Grugahalle, Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia | |
| Win | 1–0 | .svg.png){kind=small} Philip Houthoofdt |
TKO | 1 (4) | 2000-12-05 | Universum Gym, Hamburg |
Professional debut |
References
- ↑ "Erdei relinquishes WBO belt". fightnews.com. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2009-11-13.
- ↑ Zsolt Erdei, Hungarian Boxer, Makes Comeback
- ↑ Erdei interview Erdei születésnap után, bunyó előttNépszabadság Retrieved 2011-06-05. sidelined: The so called "Hamburg decline" (Hamburgi hanyatlás)"
- ↑ Erdei stops Mitchell, eyes Hopkins
- ↑ Erdei kiütéssel győzött, mehet a bajnoki övért Népszabadság Retrieved 2011-06-05.
- ↑ "Zsolt Erdei Professional boxing record". BoxRec.com.
External links
- Professional boxing record for Zsolt Erdei from BoxRec
- Zsolt Erdei - BoxRec Boxing Encyclopedia
- Official homepage
- News and Pictures of Zsolt Erdei
| Achievements | ||
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| Preceded by Julio César González |
WBO light heavyweight champion January 17, 2004 – November 13, 2009 Vacated |
Succeeded by Jürgen Brähmer Interim Champion promoted |
| Lineal light heavyweight champion January 17, 2004 – November 13, 2009 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Jean Pascal | |
| Preceded by Giacobbe Fragomeni |
WBC cruiserweight champion November 21, 2009 – January 22, 2010 Vacated |
Vacant Title next held by Krzysztof Włodarczyk |
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