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Nurhan Süleymanoğlu
Nurhan Süleymanoğlu (, born February 28, 1971) is a Kazakhstan-born Turkish former professional boxer who competed from 2001 to 2007. As an amateur, he participated at the 1996 Summer Olympics, where he was stopped in the second round of the light welterweight (63,5 kg) division by Cuba's Héctor Vinent. At the 2000 Summer Olympics he was stopped in the second round by Belarus' Sergey Bykovsky. Süleymanoğlu won silver medals in the same division at the 1995 World Championships and the 1996 European Championships, as well as a gold medal at the 1993 European Championships. Amateur highlights *1993: World Championships in Tampere, Finland as a Light Welterweight: **Defeated Vukasin Dobrasinovic (Yugoslavia) 12-2 **Lost to Hector Vinent (Cuba) RSC 2 *1993: 1st place at Mediterranean Games in Narbonne, France as a Light Welterweight: **Defeated Fathi Missaoui (Tunisia) points **Defeated Nordine Mouchi (France) points **Defeated Laureano Leyva (Spain) 4-2 *199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Light Welterweight
Light welterweight, also known as junior welterweight or super lightweight, is a weight class in combat sports. Boxing Professional boxing In professional boxing, light welterweight is contested between the lightweight and welterweight divisions, in which boxers weigh above 61.2kg or 135 pounds and up to 63.5 kg or 140 Ibs. The first champion of this weight class was Pinky Mitchell in 1922, though he was only awarded his championship by a vote of the readers of the ''Doxing Dlade'' magazine. There was not widespread acceptance of this new weight division in its early years, and the New York State Athletic Commission withdrew recognition of it in 1930. The National Boxing Association continued to recognize it until its champion, Barney Ross relinquished the title in 1935 to concentrate on regaining the welterweight championship. A few commissions recognized bouts in the 1940s as being for the light welterweight title, but the modern beginnings of this championship date from 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sergey Bykovsky
Sergey Bykovsky (; born May 30, 1972) is a boxer from Belarus, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Light Welterweight (– 63.5 kg) division at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark, alongside Bulgaria's Radoslav Suslekov. Bykovsky represented his native country at two consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996 in Atlanta, United States. There he was stopped in the second round of the Men's Light-Welterweight division by France's Nordine Mouichi. He failed to qualify for the 2004 Summer Olympics, finishing in third place at the 3rd AIBA European 2004 Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Gothenburg, Sweden Gothenburg ( ; ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, after the capital Stockholm, and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries. Situated by the Kattegat on the west coast of Sweden, it is the gubernatorial seat of Västra Götaland County, .... References * 1972 births Living people Sportspeople from Vitebsk Light-welterweig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel Oida
In the Abrahamic religions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam), Gabriel ( ) is an archangel with the power to announce God's will to mankind, as the messenger of God. He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible, the New Testament and the Quran. Many Christian traditions – including Eastern Orthodoxy, Catholicism, Lutheranism, and Anglicanism – revere Gabriel as a saint. In the Hebrew Bible, Gabriel appears to the prophet Daniel to explain his visions (Daniel 8:15–26, 9:21–27). The archangel also appears in the Book of Enoch and other ancient Jewish writings not preserved in Hebrew. Alongside the archangel Michael, Gabriel is described as the guardian angel of the people of Israel, defending it against the angels of the other peoples. In the New Testament, the Gospel of Luke relates the Annunciation, in which the angel Gabriel appears to Zechariah foretelling the birth of John the Baptist with the angel Gabriel foretelling the Virgin Mary the birth of Jesus Christ, resp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulat Niazymbetov
Bulat is both a masculine give name and surname with various origins. As a masculine given name, it is derived from a Russian word meaning "steel", ultimately from Persian پولاد (pulâd). From Middle Persian (pwlʾpt'), 𐫛𐫇𐫓𐫀𐫇𐫅 (pwlʾwd /pōlāwad/). Cognate with Iranian borrowing Old Armenian պողովատ (połovat), պողոպատ (połopat). There are patronymic surnames derived from it: Bulatov, Bulatović. Notable people with the surname include: * Alexandra Bulat, Romanian-English politician * Basia Bulat (born 1984), Canadian singer-songwriter * Gajo Bulat (1836–1900), Croatian lawyer and politician * Gajo Bulat (1867–1927), Croatian lawyer and politician * Iurie Bulat (born 1994), Moldovan weightlifter * Ivan Bulat (born 1975), Croatian football player * Lev Bulat (1947–2016), Russian physicist * * Nicolae Bulat (1952–2022), Moldovan historian * Nikol Bulat (born 1987), Croatian singer * Rade Bulat (1920–2013), Yugoslav Partisan * Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Besik Vardzelashvili
Besarion Vardzelashvili, born 27 October 1976, is a Georgian boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1976 births Living people Male boxers from Georgia (country) Olympic boxers for Georgia (country) Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Martial artists from Tbilisi Light-welterweight boxers 20th-century people from Georgia (country) {{Georgia-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zoran Didanovic
Zoran ( sr-Cyrl, Зоран) is a common South Slavic name, the masculine form of Zora, which means ''dawn, daybreak''. The name is especially common in Serbia, North Macedonia, Croatia and to some degree in Slovenia. Notable people with this given name include: *Zoran Bečić, Bosnian Serb actor *Zoran Baldovaliev, Macedonian football player *Zoran Ćirjaković, Serbian journalist *Zoran Cvijanović, Serbian actor * Zoran Ćirić, Serbian writer *Zoran Đerić, Bosnian Serb politician *Zoran Đinđić, Serbian politician *Zoran Dukić, Croatian classical guitarist *Zoran Džorlev, Macedonian violinist *Zoran Erić, Serbian composer *Zoran Erceg, Serbian basketball player *Zoran Filipović, Montenegrin football coach *Zoran G. Jančić, Bosnian Croat pianist *Zoran Janjetov, Serbian comic artist * *Zoran Jovanovski, Macedonian football player *Zoran Jolevski, Macedonian Ambassador to the US *Zoran Knežević (astronomer), Serbian astronomer *Zoran Knežević (politician), Serbi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oktay Urkal
Oktay Urkal (born 15 January 1970) is a German former professional boxer. He is a former European super lightweight and welterweight champion, and a multiple time world title challenger. Amateur career As an amateur, Urkal won the silver medal in the light welterweight division at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. His official results were: *Defeated Reynaldo Galido (Philippines) 19-2 *Defeated David Diaz (United States) 14-6 *Defeated Nordine Mouichi (France) 19-10 *Defeated Fathi Missaoui (Tunisia) 20-6 *Lost to Hector Vinent (Cuba) 13-20 In the same year he captured the gold medal at the European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark. His Amateur Record was reportedly 184-27-5. Professional career Urkal is of Turkish descent, and has a fight record of 38 wins and 4 defeats. He is the former WBC International Light-Welterweight, twice European Light-Welterweight and European Welterweight champion. Urkal has fought for the world title three time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Armen Gevorkian
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Armen may refer to: * the ''Armani'', a tribe of the Armenian Highlands and Anatolia ** sometimes associated with the Name of Armenia *Armen (name), including a list of people with the name Places *Armen, Albania, a village in southern Albania *Ar Men ("the rock" in Breton), a lighthouse at one end of the Chaussée de l'Île de Sein, at the west end of Brittany See also *Armin (name) *Armine Armine is a name. It may refer to: Given name * Armine, female counterpart of the Armenian given name Armen *Arminė, feminine form of the Lithuanian given name Arminas * Armine Wodehouse (other) * Armine Dew (1867–1941), British Indi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Richardson (boxer)
Peter Richardson (born 24 June 1970) is a retired British boxer. Boxing career He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He beat Vernon Forrest in the first round. He represented England in the lightweight division, at the 1990 Commonwealth Games in Auckland, New Zealand and reached the quarter-finals. Four years later he won the gold medal at the 1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, between 18 and 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, box .... Boxing for the Philip Thomas School of Boxing ABC, Richardson won the prestigious ABA featherweight championship in 1989. Four years later he won the 1993 ABA light-welterweight championship. References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Richardson, Peter 1970 births Living people British male boxers Olympic boxe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laureano Leyva
Laureano is a male name and a surname, both deriving from . Alternate spelling include Laurean (Romania, Spain, Italy, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Brazil, France, Mexico, Yugoslavia) and Laurian (Romania, Italy, France). People Given names * Laureano Albán (1942–2022), Costa Rican writer *Laureano Barrau, a Spanish impressionist painter *Laureano Fuentes, wrote the first opera to be composed on the island (Cuba), La hija de Jéfe (the Chief's daughter) *Laureano Gómez, the President of Colombia from 1950 to 1953 *Laureano Leone (born 1928), a former politician in Ontario, Canada *Laureano López Rodó (1920–2000), Spanish lawyer and politician *Laureano Olivares, a Venezuelan film and television actor best known for his role in Elia Schneider's movie Sicario at the age of 16 *Laureano Pineda, the 26th and 29th President (then called Supreme Director) of Nicaragua from 5 May to 11 August 1851, as dissident from 4 August, and from 11 November 1851 to 1 April 1853 * Laureano Ramírez, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nordine Mouchi
Nordine Mouchi (born 3 June 1972) is a French boxer. He competed in the men's light welterweight event at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referred to as the Centennial Olympic Games) were an international multi-sport event held from July 19 to August 4, 1996, in Atlanta, .... References 1972 births Living people French male boxers Olympic boxers for France Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Meurthe-et-Moselle Light-welterweight boxers 20th-century French sportsmen {{France-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
