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Stefano Zoff
Stefano Zoff (; born 17 March 1966) is an Italian lightweight boxer from Monfalcone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia. In 1999 he won the WBA lightweight title. Professional career Zoff turned professional in 1989 & compiled a record of 28–6–2 before facing & defeating Julien Lorcy, to win the WBA lightweight title. He would lose the title in his first defense against Venezuelan Gilberto Serrano. Zoff would have two further attempts at a world title including against Leavander Johnson. Professional boxing record See also *List of world lightweight boxing champions This is a list of world lightweight boxing champions by organization, as recognized by four of the better-known sanctioning organizations: * The World Boxing Association (WBA), founded in 1921 as the National Boxing Association (NBA), * The World ... References External links * , - , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Zoff, Stefano 1966 births Living people Italian male boxers Sportspeople from Monf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monfalcone
Monfalcone (; Venetian language#Regional variants, Bisiacco: ; ; ; archaic ) is a town and (municipality) in the Province of Gorizia, Regional decentralization entity of Gorizia in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, northern Italy, located on the Gulf of Trieste. Its name means 'falcon mountain' (see in French and in Germanic languages). It is a major industrial centre for manufacturing ships, airplanes, textiles, chemicals, and refined oil, and is home to one of Fincantieri's main shipyards. Monfalcone is the northernmost city on the Mediterranean Sea. Geography Monfalcone is the fifth most populous town in Friuli-Venezia Giulia and the main centre of Bisiacaria territory. Joined to its neighbourhoods, it has about 50,000 inhabitants. The town lies between the Karst Plateau, Karst hills and the Adriatic Sea, Adriatic coast, and it is the northernmost port of the Mediterranean Sea. History In prehistoric times the area of Monfalcone housed several fortified villages called ''castellie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Burke (boxer)
David Burke (born 3 February 1975 in Liverpool, Merseyside) is an English boxer who won the bronze medal in the Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) division at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark. Nicknamed ''Burkey'', Burke represented Great Britain at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, Georgia. There he was stopped in the first round of the Men's Featherweight division by Germany's Falk Huste Falk Huste (born November 6, 1971, in Greiz, Thüringen) is a boxer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the Men's Featherweight (– 57 kg) division at the 2000 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Tampere, Finland. He is the .... He was affiliated with the Salisbury Amateur Boxing Club. References External links * 1975 births Living people English male boxers Featherweight boxers Boxers at the 1996 Summer Olympics Olympic boxers for Great Britain Boxers from Liverpool English Olympic competitors {{England ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Hardy (boxer)
Billy Hardy (born 5 September 1964 in Sunderland) is a former bantamweight and featherweight boxer champion. He held the British championship at bantamweight and featherweight, as well as the European and Commonwealth featherweight titles. The Billy Hardy Sports Centre, in Castletown, Sunderland bears his name. He started boxing when he was six or seven, at the Hylton Castle Boys Club. He was an aggressive boxer who liked to come forward and take the fight to his opponent. Being a dedicated fan of Sunderland Football Club, Hardy normally fought wearing red and white striped shorts, the club colours. Professional career He had his first professional fight in November 1983, beating Kevin Downer on points over six rounds at Eltham, Kent. British bantamweight title He built up a record of thirteen wins and three defeats before fighting for the British bantamweight title against the holder Ray Gilbody. The title fight was in February 1987 in St Helens and Hardy took the title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Laureano Ramírez
Laureano Ramírez Padilla (born December 24, 1965, in San Pedro de Macorís) is a retired Dominican boxer, who represented his native country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles in the Men's Flyweight division. Ramírez won the silver medal in the same weight category a year earlier at the 1983 Pan American Games The 1983 Pan American Games, officially known as the IX Pan American Games () and commonly known as Caracas 1983, were held in Caracas, Venezuela from August 14 to August 29, 1983. The games were the first major international competition to inclu .... In the final he was defeated by Cuba's Pedro Orlando Reyes. 1984 Olympic results Below are the results of Laureano Ramirez, a flyweight boxer from the Dominican Republic, who competed at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics: * Round of 32: defeated Oscar Carballo (Argentina) referee stopped contest in second round * Round of 16: defeated Jose Rodriguez (Puerto Rico) by decision, 5-0 * Quarterfinal: lost to Ibrahim Bi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julien Lorcy
Julien Lorcy (born 12 April 1972) is a French former professional boxer who held the WBA lightweight title twice. Amateur career Record: 65-4 (36 KO) *1990 French National Amateur Featherweight Champion *1991 French National Amateur Featherweight Champion *1991 World Championship Featherweight competition in Sydney, Australia. Results were: **Defeated Billy Irwin (Canada) on points **Lost to Marco Rudolph (Germany) on points *Qualified for the Olympics as a Lightweight, in trials at Berck, France. Results were: **Defeated Thomas Damgaard (Denmark) on points **Defeated Giuseppe Pasquini (Italy) on points **Defeated Tontcho Tontchev (Bulgaria) on points **Defeated Dariusz Snarski (Poland) on points *At the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games, lost in the quarterfinals in Lightweight competition. Results were: **Defeated Kamel Marjouane (Morocco) on points **Defeated Shigeyuki Dobashi (Japan) TKO 2 **Lost to Marco Rudolph (Germany) on points Professional career Nicknamed "Bobo, Julien ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas & Mack Center
The Thomas & Mack Center is a multi-purpose arena located on the campus of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada. It is home of the UNLV Runnin' Rebels basketball team of the Mountain West Conference. History The facility first opened in the summer of 1983. The gala grand opening was held on December 16, 1983, featuring Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and Diana Ross. The facility hosts numerous events, such as concerts, music festivals, conventions and boxing cards. For ring events, the capacity is 19,522; for basketball, the capacity is 18,000. The facility is named after two prominent Nevada bankers, E. Parry Thomas and Jerome D. Mack, who donated the original funds for the feasibility and land studies. The arena underwent a major interior and exterior renovation in 1999. 2008 saw the installation of all new visual equipment, which included a 4-sided new center-hung LED widescreen scoreboard, which includes four LED advertising/scoring boards above it and a LED adv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Evander Holyfield Vs
Evander is a masculine given name. It is an anglicization of the Greek name Εὔανδρος (lit. "good man", Latinized ''Evandrus''). It has also been adopted as an anglicization of the Gaelic name Ìomhar (the Gaelic variant of the name Ivor). Evandro is the Italian, Portuguese and Spanish version. People and mythological figures named Evander include: Ancient world * Evander (mythology), three figures in Greek or Roman mythology * Evander (philosopher) (3rd century–2nd century BC), Greek philosopher and joint leader of the Platonic Academy at Athens with Telecles * Evander of Beroea, first century sculptor Modern era * Evander (footballer) (born 1998), Evander da Silva Ferreira, Brazilian footballer * Evander Holyfield (born 1962), American retired world champion heavyweight boxer * Evander Ziggy Hood (born 1987), American National Football League player * Evander Kane (born 1991), Canadian National Hockey League player * Evander M. Law Evander McIver Law (Augu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilberto Serrano
Gilberto Rafael Serrano (born March 19, 1970) is a Venezuelan former professional boxer. Serrano is most notable for having won the WBA World lightweight title during his career, which spanned from 1993 to 2004. He won the Lightweight title from Stefano Zoff in 1999 after unsuccessfully challenging Yong Soo Choi for the WBA World super featherweight title in 1998. He retained the title in his first defence after stopping Hiroyuki Sakamoto in the fifth round. However, in his next fight he lost his title to Takanori Hatakeyama via an eighth round knockout. Serrano fought for a final time on November 15, 2004, beating Luis Cardozo by a unanimous decision A unanimous decision (UD) is a winning criterion in several full-contact combat sports, such as boxing, kickboxing, Muay Thai, mixed martial arts and other sports involving striking and submission in which all three judges agree on which fighte .... Professional boxing record References External links * , - ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Djamel Lifa
Djamel Lifa (born 1 March 1969) is a French former professional boxer who competed from 1992 to 2001, holding the European super featherweight title from 1997 to 1998. As an amateur, he represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics. Amateur career Lifa claimed a record of 120-16-4 (13 KO) and competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. In 1991 he won the bronze medal at the European Championships, held in Gothenburg, Sweden. Amateur Highlights *1989, 1990 French Featherweight Champion *1989 European Championships in Athens as a Featherweight. Lost to Kirkor Kirkorov (Bulgaria) points *1989 World Championships in Moscow as a Featherweight. Results were: **Defeated Saoud Al Mowaizri (Kuwait) points **Defeated Sandro Casamonica (Italy) points **Lost to Arnaldo Mesa (Cuba) points *1990 French Featherweight Champion *1991 3rd place at French Championships as a Featherweight, losing on points to Eddy Suarez *1991 3rd place at European Championships as a Feather ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dariusz Snarski
Dariusz Snarski is a Polish Olympic boxer. He represented his country in the lightweight division at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He won his first bout against Justin Rowsell of Australia, and then lost his second bout to Marco Rudolph of Germany Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It lies between the Baltic Sea and the North Sea to the north and the Alps to the south. Its sixteen States of Germany, constituent states have a total popu .... References 1968 births Living people People from Bielsk Podlaski Martial artists from Podlaskie Voivodeship Polish male boxers Olympic boxers for Poland Boxers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Lightweight boxers 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-boxing-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Wartelle
Bruno Wartelle (born 26 August 1971) is a French boxer. Life and career Wartelle was born in Algiers. He is the brother of Philippe Wartelle, an Olympic boxer. Wartelle competed at the 1991 and 1993 Mediterranean Games, winning the silver and bronze medal in the lightweight event. He also competed at the 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships The Men's 1995 World Amateur Boxing Championships were held in the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany from May 4 to May 15. The eighth edition of this competition, held a year before the Boxing at the 1996 Summer Olympics, Summer Olympics in Atl ..., winning the silver medal in the lightweight (-60 kilograms) event. References External links * 1971 births Living people Boxers from Algiers French male boxers Lightweight boxers AIBA World Boxing Championships medalists Competitors at the 1991 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 1993 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in boxing Mediterranean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World Boxing Organization
The World Boxing Organization (WBO) is an organization which sanctions professional boxing bouts. It is recognized by the International Boxing Hall of Fame (IBHOF) as one of the four major world championship groups, alongside the World Boxing Association (WBA), World Boxing Council (WBC), and International Boxing Federation (IBF). The WBO's headquarters are located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico. History The WBO started after a group of Puerto Rico, Puerto Rican and Dominican Republic, Dominican businessmen broke out of the World Boxing Association, WBA's 1988 annual convention in Isla Margarita, Venezuela over disputes regarding what rules should be applied. The WBO's first president was Ramon Pina Acevedo of the Dominican Republic. Soon after its beginning, the WBO was staging world championship bouts around the globe. Its first championship fight was for its vacant super middleweight title, between Thomas Hearns and James Kinchen; Hearns won by decision. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
