Zsolt Erdei

The native form of this personal name is Erdei Zsolt. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.
Zsolt Erdei
Erdei in 2009
Born (1974-05-31) 31 May 1974 (age 50)
Budapest, Hungarian People's Republic (now Hungary)
NationalityHungarian
Other namesMadár ("Bird")
Statistics
Weight(s)
Height5 ft 10 in (178 cm)
Reach72 in (183 cm)
StanceOrthodox
Boxing record
Total fights35
Wins34
Wins by KO18
Losses1
Medal record
Men's Amateur boxing
Representing  Hungary
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2000 Sydney Middleweight
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1997 Budapest Middleweight
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 1998 Minsk Middleweight
Gold medal – first place 2000 Tampere Middleweight
Silver medal – second place 1996 Vejle Middleweight

Zsolt Erdei (born 31 May 1974) is a Hungarian former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2014. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles from 2004 to 2009 (making eleven consecutive defences against ten different opponents), and the WBC cruiserweight title from 2009 to 2010. Erdei is the first boxer from Hungary to win world titles in two weight divisions. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 2000 Olympics. He also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Amateur career

Professional career

Erdei turned professional in December 2000 and won the WBO Inter-Continental light heavyweight title in October 2002. On 17 January 2004 Erdei won the Lineal and WBO light heavyweight titles from Julio César González by unanimous decision,[1] and successfully defended the titles eleven times.

On 13 November 2009 he relinquished his WBO light heavyweight title and moved up to cruiserweight.[2] Erdei defeated Giacobbe Fragomeni on 21 November 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 US 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).[3]

Erdei finally returned on 30 March 2013, losing a 10-round split decision to Denis Grachev.[4]

Professional boxing record

35 fights 34 wins 1 loss
By knockout 18 0
By decision 16 1
No. Result Record Opponent Type Round, time Date Location Notes
35 Win 34–1 Shalva Jomardashvili UD 10 9 Mar 2014 Messzi István Sportcsarnok, Kecskemét, Hungary Won vacant WBO European light-heavyweight title
34 Loss 33–1 Denis Grachev SD 10 30 Mar 2013 Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco
33 Win 33–0 Byron Mitchell TKO 6 (10), 1:58 4 Jun 2011 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
32 Win 32–0 Samson Onyango UD 8 20 Nov 2010 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
31 Win 31–0 Giacobbe Fragomeni MD 12 21 Nov 2009 Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, Germany Won WBC cruiserweight title
30 Win 30–0 Yuri Barashian UD 12 10 Jan 2009 Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, Germany Retained WBO light-heavyweight title
29 Win 29–0 DeAndrey Abron UD 12 26 Apr 2008 Freiberger Arena, Dresden, Germany Retained WBO light-heavyweight title
28 Win 28–0 Tito Mendoza SD 12 24 Nov 2007 Freiberger Arena, Dresden, Germany Retained WBO light-heavyweight title
27 Win 27–0 George Blades TKO 11 (12), 2:27 16 Jun 2007 SYMA Sports and Conference Centre, Budapest, Hungary Retained WBO light-heavyweight title
26 Win 26–0 Danny Santiago TKO 8 (12), 1:55 27 Jan 2007 Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany Retained WBO light-heavyweight title
25 Win 25–0 Thomas Ulrich UD 12 29 Jul 2006 König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, Germany Retained WBO light-heavyweight title
24 Win 24–0 Paul Murdoch TKO 10 (12), 0:19 6 May 2006 Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, Germany Retained WBO light-heavyweight title
23 Win 23–0 Mehdi Sahnoune TKO 12 (12), 2:17 22 Oct 2005 Brandberge Arena, Halle, Germany Retained WBO light-heavyweight title
22 Win 22–0 Hugo Garay SD 12 26 Feb 2005 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany Retained WBO light-heavyweight title
21 Win 21–0 Alejandro Lakatos UD 12 11 Sep 2004 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary Retained WBO light-heavyweight title
20 Win 20–0 Hugo Garay MD 12 8 May 2004 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany Retained WBO light-heavyweight title
19 Win 19–0 Julio César González UD 12 17 Jan 2004 Dm-Arena, Karlsruhe, Germany Won WBO light-heavyweight title
18 Win 18–0 Ramdane Serdjane KO 1 (8) 15 Nov 2003 Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Germany
17 Win 17–0 Juan Nelongo UD 12 6 Sep 2003 Újszeged Sports Hall, Szeged, Hungary Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
16 Win 16–0 Massimiliano Saiani TKO 7 (12), 2:43 12 Jul 2003 Wilhelm Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen, Germany Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
15 Win 15–0 Jose Hilton Dos Santos TKO 10 (12), 2:45 29 Mar 2003 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, Germany Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
14 Win 14–0 Juan Carlos Giménez TKO 8 (12) 23 Nov 2002 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, Germany Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
13 Win 13–0 Jim Murray KO 5 (12), 1:58 5 Oct 2002 Főnix Aréna, Debrecen, Hungary Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
12 Win 12–0 Roberto Coelho UD 8 17 Aug 2002 Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
11 Win 11–0 Daren Whitley UD 6 29 Jun 2002 Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
10 Win 10–0 Anthony Stephens KO 2 (8) 16 Mar 2002 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
9 Win 9–0 Jesse Corona TKO 4 (8) 15 Dec 2001 Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
8 Win 8–0 Alban Girouard KO 2 (8), 0:55 3 Nov 2001 Hansehalle, Lübeck, Germany
7 Win 7–0 Julius Gal TKO 2 (4) 1 Sep 2001 Berlin, Germany
6 Win 6–0 Dennis Matthews TKO 3 (4), 1:18 4 Aug 2001 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, US
5 Win 5–0 Oleksandr Garashchenko UD 4 16 Jun 2001 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary
4 Win 4–0 Henry Mobio KO 4 (4) 7 Apr 2001 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
3 Win 3–0 Dennis McKinney UD 4 27 Jan 2001 Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, Germany
2 Win 2–0 Willie McDonald TKO 2 (4) 16 Dec 2000 Grugahalle, Essen, Germany
1 Win 1–0 Philip Houthoofdt TKO 1 (4) 5 Dec 2000 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany

See also

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References

  1. ^ "Erdei shocks Gonzalez". BBC. 18 January 2004. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  2. ^ "Erdei Vacates: Ding-Dong, the Lineage Argument is Dead". Boxing Scene. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  3. ^ "Erdei stops Mitchell, eyes Hopkins". ESPN. 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
  4. ^ "GRACHEV OUTPOINTS ERDEI". The Ring. 31 March 2013. Retrieved 2024-06-19.
Sporting positions
Regional boxing titles
Vacant
Title last held by
Glen Johnson 		WBO Inter-Continental
light-heavyweight champion
5 October 2002 – 17 January 2004
Won world title 		Vacant
Title next held by
Tomasz Adamek
Vacant
Title last held by
Jonathan Profichet 		WBO European
light heavyweight champion
8 March 2014 – November 2014
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Umar Salamov
World boxing titles
Preceded by WBO light heavyweight champion
17 January 2004 – 13 November 2009
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Jürgen Brähmer
Preceded by WBC cruiserweight champion
21 November 2009 – 22 January 2010
Vacated 		Vacant
Title next held by
Krzysztof Wlodarczyk