Ali Ahmet Çapraz
Ali Ahmet Çapraz (1911–?) is a retired Turkish wrestler with a claim to being undefeated in professional wrestling.[1] He is known widely with the nickname Alamet Pehlivan to Turkish public and used the alias Ali Ahmet Bey for his international professional wrestling career.
Early life and career
[edit]Çapraz was born in 1911 in the village of Nozharovo, Bulgaria. He trained in oil wrestling from a young age and immigrated to Turkey clandestinely in 1932. He was settled in Lüleburgaz and later moved to Istanbul. Çapraz had participated in prestigious Turkish tournaments such as Kırkpınar. Although a member of the Turkish national team that would later participate in the 1950 World Wrestling Championships, he was expelled due to an alleged breach of discipline.[2] Çapraz then moved to Britain and decided to start a career in professional wrestling.[2]
Çapraz defeated Lebanese wrestler Ali Musa at a World Heavyweight title match[3] held in Beirut on January 31, 1948.[1] He later travelled to many countries and was known for his feuds with Greek, French, and American wrestlers[2] such as Karpozilos, Iliyazi, Bagras, and Kosta Natail.[3]
Personal life
[edit]As of 2001, Çapraz and his second wife (married in 1979)[3] were living in Bandırma where he settled after retirement.[2] He died sometime between 2001 and 2006.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Dünya Pankreas Şampiyonu 100 Yaşında Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, CNN Türk, 20 September 2004
- ^ a b c d Alamet Pehlivan Archived 2012-04-26 at the Wayback Machine, Analiz, April 2001
- ^ a b c Ali Bey profile at Obsessed with Wrestling
- ^ "Legends celebrated at Titans In Toronto II". SLAM! Wrestling. 2006-10-01. Archived from the original on 2017-07-25.
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