Zsolt Erdei

Zsolt Erdei
Zsolt Erdei
Born	Zsolt Erdei; May 31, 1974 (age 50); Budapest, Hungary
Nationality	Hungarian
Other names	Madár; Firebird
	Statistics
Weight(s)	Light-heavyweight; Cruiserweight
Height	5 ft 10 in (177 cm)
Stance	Orthodox
	Boxing record
Total fights	35
Wins	34
Wins by KO	18
Losses	1
Men’s Boxing
Representing Hungary
Olympic Games
World Amateur Championships
European Amateur Championships

Zsolt Erdei (born May 31, 1974 in Budapest, Hungary) is a Hungarian boxer in the light-heavyweight division. He is the former undefeated Lineal & WBO light-heavyweight champion, and WBC cruiserweight champion. Erdei is also the first Hungarian to win a world title in two weight divisions.

Erdei boxed at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He 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

34 Wins (18 KOs), 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, Hungary	Won vacant WBO European light-heavyweight title.
Loss	33–1	Denis Grachev	SD	10	2013-03-30	Salle des Étoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco
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/WBO light-heavyweight titles.
Win	29–0	DeAndrey Abron	UD	12	2008-04-26	Freiberger Arena, Dresden, Saxony	Retained Lineal/WBO light-heavyweight titles.
Win	28–0	Tito Mendoza	SD	12	2007-11-24	Freiberger Arena, Dresden, Saxony	Retained Lineal/WBO light-heavyweight titles.
Win	27–0	George Blades	TKO	11 (12), 2:27	2007-06-16	Syma Sport and Events Centre, Budapest	Retained Lineal/WBO light-heavyweight titles.
Win	26–0	Danny Santiago	TKO	8 (12), 1:55	2007-01-27	Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen	Retained Lineal/WBO light-heavyweight titles.
Win	25–0	Thomas Ulrich	UD	12	2006-07-29	König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia	Retained Lineal/WBO light-heavyweight titles.
Win	24–0	Paul Murdoch	TKO	10 (12), 0:19	2006-05-06	Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Nordrhein-Westfalen	Retained Lineal/WBO light-heavyweight titles.
Win	23–0	Mehdi Sahnoune	TKO	12 (12), 2:17	2005-10-22	Brandberge Arena, Halle, Saxony-Anhalt	Retained Lineal/WBO light-heavyweight titles.
Win	22–0	Hugo Garay	SD	12	2005-02-26	Color Line Arena, Hamburg	Retained Lineal/WBO light-heavyweight titles.
Win	21–0	Alejandro Lakatos	UD	12	2004-09-11	Kisstadion, Budapest	Retained Lineal/WBO light-heavyweight titles.
Win	20–0	Hugo Garay	MD	12	2004-05-08	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia	Retained Lineal/WBO light-heavyweight titles.
Win	19–0	Julio César González	UD	12	2004-01-17	Dm-Arena, Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg	Won Lineal/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	Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title.
Win	15–0	Jose Hilton Dos Santos	TKO	10 (12), 2:45	2003-03-29	Color Line Arena, Hamburg	Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title.
Win	14–0	Juan Carlos Giménez	TKO	8 (12), ?	2002-11-23	Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia	Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title.
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	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 előtt Népszabadság 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

Boxing record for Zsolt Erdei from BoxRec (registration required)
Zsolt Erdei - BoxRec Boxing Encyclopedia
Official homepage
News and Pictures of Zsolt Erdei

Achievements
Preceded by Julio César González	WBO Light-Heavyweight Champion January 17, 2004 – November 13, 2009 Vacated	Succeeded by Jürgen Brähmer Interim Champion promoted
Preceded by Julio César González	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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[1] "Erdei relinquishes WBO belt". fightnews.com. 2009-11-13. Retrieved 2009-11-13.

[2] Zsolt Erdei, Hungarian Boxer, Makes Comeback

[3] Erdei interview Erdei születésnap után, bunyó előtt Népszabadság Retrieved 2011-06-05. sidelined: The so called "Hamburg decline" (Hamburgi hanyatlás)"

[4] Erdei stops Mitchell, eyes Hopkins

[5] Erdei kiütéssel győzött, mehet a bajnoki övért Népszabadság Retrieved 2011-06-05.

[6] "Zsolt Erdei Professional boxing record". BoxRec.com.

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