Vít Král

Vít Král
Vit Král in 2009
Born	(1992-03-22) 22 March 1992 (age 32) Brno, Czech Republic
Nationality	Czech
Other names	King[a]
Statistics
Weight class	Heavyweight
Weight(s)	165 lb (75 kg)
Height	6 ft (180 cm)
Medal record Men's amateur boxing Representing  Czech Republic CZE Championship of men 2008 69 kg CZE Championship of men 2009 69 kg Internacional IBA Tournament 2009 69 kg CZE Championship of men 2012 75 kg CZE Championship of men 2014 75 kg

Vit Král (Czech pronunciation: [vi:t kra:l]; born 22 March 1992) is a Czech boxer. He is twelve times champion of the Czech Republic in various age categories. He was member of the Czech national team and a boxing coach.

Life

Vít Král was born on 22 March 1992 in Brno. He was a student of the Ludvík Daňek Sports High School.[1] In his childhood, he was first involved in football. He has doing boxing since he was ten years old.[2] His coach was his father Vít Král Sr., former champion of Czechoslovakia.[2] As an extraordinary talent, he was able to box thanks to a Czech boxing association exemption at the Czech Senior Championships (men), where he fought for the first time at the age of fifteen,[1] but was defeated on points in the 57 kilograms (125.66 pounds) category.[3]

However, an injury[4] to his right wrist (fracture of the scaphoid ) and a dislocated shoulder limited the promising development of his career. He had three operations[5] related to his injuries. After healing these injuries, he bounced back by winning the Czech Republic men's championship in 2012.[6] He also boxed in the Czech national tournament for the Prostějov boxing club DTJ Prostějov[7][8] and Rohovník Armex Děčín.[2] After finishing his active career, he has been coaching and working with young boxers. He works as a coach in the Kometa Boxing Brno club. Among his charges is also Jindřich Janečka.

Sports career

• 2005
  • Champion of the Czech Republic, boys, 48 kilograms (105.82 pounds) category.[5]
  • Champion of the Czech Republic, youth, category 48 kilograms (105.82 pounds), RSC victory[9] (victory by stopping the match by the ring referee).
• 2006
  • Champion of the Czech Republic, boys, 50 kilograms (110.23 pounds), RSC victory.[10]
  • Champion of the Czech Republic, youth, 51 kilograms (112.44 pounds) category, RSC victory.[11]
• 2007
  • Champion of the Czech Republic, boys, 57 kilograms (125.66 pounds) category, victory on points.[12]
  • Czech Republic Champion, youth, category 60 kilograms (132.28 pounds), RSC victory.[13]
• 2008
  • Czech Republic Champion, boys, 63 kilograms (138.89 pounds) category, RSC victory.[14]
  • Czech Republic Champion, youth, 60 kilograms (132.28 pounds) category, WO victory[15] (win without a fight).
  • Second place at the Czech Republic Championship, men, 69 kilograms (152.12 pounds) category, loss on points in the final.[16]
• 2009
  • Czech National Champion, youth, 69 kilograms (152.12 pounds) category, RSC victory.[17]
  • Czech Republic Champion, men, 69 kilograms (152.12 pounds) category, victory on points.[18]
  • Winner of the International youth Tournament in Mostar, 69 kilograms (152.12 pounds) category, victory by forfeit.[19]
• 2012
  • Champion of the Czech Republic, men, 75 kilograms (165.35 pounds) category, victory on points.[6]
• 2014
  • Champion of the Czech Republic, men, 75 kilograms (165.35 pounds) category, victory on points.[20]
• 2015
  • Participant of the European Games in Baku 2015[21] after being nominated by the Czech Olympic Committee.

Notes

1. král means 'king' in Czech

References

1. Fojtů, Martina (2009-08-12). "Talentovaný boxer Král už se nevzteká, jednou by chtěl na olympiádu". iDNES.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
2. Redakce (2015-12-20). "Příprava na Rio? Boxer Král líčí: Cukroví ochutnám, ale půjdu si zaběhat". Deník.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
3. "Czech Republic National Championships - Ostrava - June 8-10 2007". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. 2007-06-10. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
4. Pařík, Jan (2015-02-05). "Vít Král hájí čest boxerského titulu". Brněnský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
5. Valaškovčák, Tomáš (2012-12-13). "Návrat Krále: Box byl smysl života. Teď myslím i na vzdělání". Brněnský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
6. "Czech Republic National Championships - Rakovnik - December 7-9 2012". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. 2012-12-09. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
7. Valaškovčák, Tomáš (2009-08-27). "Boxera Krále vyřadila nemoc z boje o titul". Brněnský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
8. Valaškovčák, Tomáš (2009-07-01). "Vrstevníci mu nestačí, boxer Vít Král poráží i muže". Brněnský deník (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-06-07.
9. "Czech Junior National Championships - Usti - April 15-17 2005". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
10. "Czech Republic National Cadet Championships - Karvina - March 17-19 2006". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
11. "Czech Junior National Championships - Rakovnik - April 7-9th 2006". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
12. "Czech Republic National Cadet Championships - Jablonec - March 2-4 2007". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
13. "Czech Republic Junior National Championships - Moravska Trebova - September 28-30 2007". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
14. "Czech Republic National Cadet Championships - Krnov - February 15-17 2008". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
15. "Czech Republic Junior National Championships - Brandys - March 14-16 2008". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
16. "Czech Republic National Championships - Desenice - December 5-7 2008". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
17. "Czech Republic Youth National Championships - Karvina - April 24-26 2009". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
18. "Czech Republic National Championships - Prague - June 12-14 2009". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
19. "Intl Youth Tournament Mostar 2009". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
20. "Czech Republic National Championships - Pilsen - October 23-25 2014". amateur-boxing.strefa.pl. Retrieved 2024-06-07.
21. "Vít Král". olympijskytym.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 2024-06-07.