Károly Balzsay

The native form of this personal name is Balzsay Károly. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Károly Balzsay
Born (1979-07-23) 23 July 1979 (age 45)
Kecskemét, Hungarian People's Republic (now Hungary)
NationalityHungarian
Other namesKaresz ("Hitter")
Statistics
Weight(s)Super middleweight
Height6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
StanceSouthpaw
Boxing record
Total fights27
Wins25
Wins by KO18
Losses2
Medal record
Men's Amateur boxing
Representing  Hungary
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2002 Perm Middleweight

Károly Balzsay (born 23 July 1979) is a Hungarian former professional boxer who competed from 2004 to 2012.

Amateur highlights

  • Member of the Hungarian Olympic team of Sydney at Light Middleweight
  • Member of the Hungarian Olympic team of Athens at Middleweight
  • Silver medalist in the 2002 European Amateur Boxing Championships, Perm, Russia
  • 7x Hungarian amateur champion

Amateur record: W231-L27-D2 (72KO's)

  • 2000 Olympic Results - Boxed as a Light Middleweights (71 kg)
  • 2004 Olympic Results - Boxed as a Middleweights (75 kg)
    • Round of 32 - Defeated Sahraoui Mohamed of Tunisia, 29-24
    • Round of 16 - Lost to Yordanis Despaigne of Cuba, 38-25

Professional career

He made his professional debut on September 11, 2004 in the Kisstadion of Budapest against Milojko Pivljanin of Serbia and Montenegro.

In January, 2009 he won the WBO super middleweight title from Denis Inkin and became the third Hungarian World Champion of Universum Box-Promotion after István Kovács and Zsolt Erdei.

In August 2009 he lost the title in his second defense against Robert Stieglitz by an 11th round TKO.[1]

In 2011, Balzsay defeated Stanyslav Kashtanov to win the vacant WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title, he made one defence against Dimitri Sartison.[2]

Professional boxing record

27 fights 25 wins 2 losses
By knockout 18 1
By decision 7 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
27 Win 25–2 Dimitri Sartison TKO 12 (12), 2:25 21 Apr 2012 Sport- und Kongresshalle, Schwerin, Germany Retained WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title
26 Win 24–2 Stanyslav Kashtanov SD 12 26 Aug 2011 Donbas Arena, Donetsk, Ukraine Won vacant WBA (Regular) super-middleweight title
25 Win 23–2 Miša Nikolić KO 4 (6), 2:10 19 Nov 2010 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
24 Win 22–2 Aziz Daari KO 5 (8), 0:34 31 Jul 2010 O2 World, Hamburg, Germany
23 Loss 21–2 Eduard Gutknecht SD 12 4 Dec 2009 Freizeit Arena, Sölden, Austria For vacant WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
22 Loss 21–1 Robert Stieglitz TKO 11 (12), 0:12 22 Aug 2009 SYMA Sports and Conference Centre, Budapest, Hungary Lost WBO super-middleweight title
21 Win 21–0 Maselino Masoe KO 11 (12), 2:07 25 Apr 2009 König Palast, Krefeld, Germany Retained WBO super-middleweight title
20 Win 20–0 Denis Inkin UD 12 10 Jan 2009 Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany Won WBO super-middleweight title
19 Win 19–0 José Alberto Clavero KO 5 (12), 2:17 25 Jul 2008 Gerry Weber Stadion, Halle, Germany Retained WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
18 Win 18–0 Mantas Tarvydas TKO 10 (12), 2:29 26 Apr 2008 Freiberger Arena, Dresden, Germany Retained WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
17 Win 17–0 Rubén Acosta UD 12 24 Nov 2007 Freiberger Arena, Dresden, Germany Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental super-middleweight title
16 Win 16–0 Jose Hilton Dos Santos KO 5 (8), 2:59 16 Jun 2007 SYMA Sports and Conference Centre, Budapest, Hungary
15 Win 15–0 Soon Botes KO 2 (10), 1:16 27 Jan 2007 Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany
14 Win 14–0 Michal Bilak TKO 2 (8), 2:01 21 Nov 2006 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
13 Win 13–0 Etianne Whitaker TKO 4 (8), 0:59 9 Sep 2006 Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany
12 Win 12–0 Maneno Oswald KO 1 (8), 1:59 6 May 2006 Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany
11 Win 11–0 José Ubarnes TKO 5 (8) 4 Feb 2006 Burg-Waechter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany
10 Win 10–0 Sergey Kharchenko UD 8 22 Oct 2005 Brandberge Arena, Halle, Germany
9 Win 9–0 Konstantin Makhankov UD 8 20 Sep 2005 T-Mobile Arena, Prague, Czech Republic
8 Win 8–0 Youssef Temsoury TKO 2 (6), 1:14 2 Jul 2005 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany
7 Win 7–0 Jevgenijs Andrejevs UD 6 7 May 2005 Volkswagen Halle, Braunschweig, Germany
6 Win 6–0 Willie McDonald TKO 2 (6), 0:07 16 Apr 2005 Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany
5 Win 5–0 Danny De Beul KO 2 (6), 0:54 26 Mar 2005 Erdgas Arena, Riesa, Germany
4 Win 4–0 Jessy Moreaux TKO 2 (6), 2:29 26 Feb 2005 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Ronny Daniels UD 6 14 Dec 2004 Freizeit Arena, Sölden, Austria
2 Win 2–0 Mounir Sahli TKO 2 (4), 1:49 6 Nov 2004 Erdgas Arena, Riesa, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Milojko Pivljanin TKO 3 (4), 0:52 11 Sep 2004 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary

See also

References

  1. ^ "Stieglitz stops Balzsay, wins a 168-pound belt". The Ring. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
  2. ^ "Balzsay Stops Sartison: Chagaev, Gomez, Braehmer Win". Boxing Scene. Retrieved 2024-08-03.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Jürgen Brähmer 		WBO Inter-Continental
super-middleweight champion
November 24, 2007 – January 10, 2009
Won world title 		Vacant
Title next held by
Jean Pascal
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBO super-middleweight champion
January 10, 2009 – August 22, 2009 		Succeeded by
Vacant
Title last held by
Dimitri Sartison 		WBA super-middleweight champion
Regular title
August 26, 2011 – August 3, 2012
Status changed 		Succeeded by
Brian Magee
promoted from interim status
Honorary boxing titles
New title WBA super-middleweight champion
Champion in recess
August 3, 2012 – October 3, 2012
Retired 		Vacant