Attila Levin (born November 8, 1976) is a

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Amateur career

Levin had a decent amateur career prior to turning professional. *In 1996 Levin competed at the European Championships in Vejle, Denmark as a Super Heavyweight. Results were: **Defeated Henryk Zatyka (Poland) points **Defeated Petr Horáček (Czech Republic) TKO 1 **Lost to

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(Ukraine) points *Levin represented Sweden as a Super Heavyweight at the 1996

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in Atlanta, Georgia. Results were: **Defeated Jean-François Bergeron (Canada) TKO 1 **Lost to

(Ukraine) TKO by 1

Professional career

Levin turned pro in 1997 and started off his pro career going undefeated in his first 14 fights. He then faced journeyman Ramon Hayes in 2000, and was upset via TKO after being dropped twice. Levin then ran off another winning streak knocking out guys like Ray Austin before facing fringe contender Jeremy Williams in 2004, and losing via TKO in the 8th. He then fought undefeated

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, and was TKO'd in the 3rd round. After three years off he restarted his career in 2008 with a win against

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(TKO) in a boxing gala held in

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. On 28 November 2010 he lost to

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via TKO in the 2nd round.

Professional boxing record

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