István Lévai
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István Lévai (born July 23, 1957) is a former boxer from Hungary, who won the bronze medal in the Heavyweight division (91 kg) at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. There he was defeated in the semi finals by titleholder Teófilo Stevenson of Cuba.
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[edit] Amateur Career
Lévai was a nine-time Hungarian amateur champion.
[edit] Olympic Results
1980 Olympic Results - Boxed as a Super Heavyweights (+91kg)
- 1st Round - bye
- Quarterfinals - Defeated Anders Eklund of Sweden, 4-1
- Semifinals - Lost to Teófilo Stevenson of Cuba, 0-5
[edit] Boxing coach
Lévai is currently the trainer of IBO super welterweight champion Attila Kovács.
[edit] Trivia
Lévai was the first boxer to last the distance with Stevenson at the Olympics.
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