Zsolt Erdei

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Zsolt Erdei
Statistics
Real name	Zsolt Erdei
Nickname(s)	Madár Firebird
Rated at	Light heavyweight
Height	5 ft. 10 in. (177 cm.)
Nationality	Hungarian
Birth date	May 31, 1974 (1974-05-31) (age 34)
Birth place	Budapest, Hungary
Stance	Orthodox
Boxing record
Total fights	28
Wins	28
Wins by KO	17
Losses	0
Draws	0
No contests	0

Medal record
Competitor for  Hungary
Men’s Boxing
Olympic Games
Bronze	2000 Sydney	Middleweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold	1997 Budapest	Middleweight
European Amateur Championships
Silver	1996 Vejle	Middleweight
Gold	1998 Minsk	Middleweight
Gold	2000 Tampere	Middleweight

Zsolt Erdei (born May 31, 1974 in Budapest, Hungary) is a boxer in the light heavyweight division. He is the current WBO light heavyweight champion.

Erdei boxed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He won a bronze medal in the middleweight division.

Erdei won the WBO light heavyweight title from Julio César González by unanimous decision on January 17, 2004. Since then, Erdei has successfully defended the title ten times.

[edit] 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 Beyleroglu (Turkey) 8-9

• 2000 Olympic Results - Boxed as a Middleweight (75kg)
  
  • Defeated Vladislav Vizilter (Kyrgyzstan) RSC-3
    
  • Defeated Alexander Zubrikhin (Ukraine) 14-9
    
  • Lost to Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov (Russia) 16-24
    

[edit] External links

• Professional boxing record for Zsolt Erdei from Boxrec
• Zsolt Erdei - BoxRec Boxing Encyclopedia
• Official homepage
• News and Pictures of Zsolt Erdei

Preceded by Julio César González

Light heavyweight boxing champion (WBO) January 17, 2004–Present

Succeeded by Incumbent