Cengiz Koç
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Bronze | 2000 Tampere | Super Heavyweight |
Cengiz Koç (b. September 9, 1977 in Gronau) is a German heavyweight boxer of Turkish descent who won the bronze medal at the 2000 European amateur championships.
[edit] Amateur
In Houston at the World championships 1999 he lost on points to eventual runner-up Kazakh Mukhtarkhan Dildabekov. At the European Championships 2000 he scored his biggest result in a third place after losing to Russian Alexei Lezin. At the Olympics he was spectacularly knocked cold in his first match by Cuban giant Alexis Rubalcaba.
[edit] Pro
He turned pro afterwards but disappointed displaying little power and dedication. He lost to Michael Sprott, Paolo Vidoz and Timo Hoffmann.