Rudolf Kraj () (born 5 December 1977 in

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) is a

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Amateur

He won the

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in the men's Light Heavyweight (81 kg) category at the

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in Sydney. He lost to

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in the final. He also won a bronze medal at the

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losing to another Russian, the eventual winner

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. He won 170 out of 200 amateur matches.

Olympic results

**1st round bye **Defeated

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(United States) 13-12 **Defeated Jegbefumer Albert (Nigeria) 8-7 **Defeated

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(Ukraine) 11-7 **Lost to

(Russia) 6-20

Professional

Kraj began his professional career in 2005 in Germany and won all his thirteen bouts in the cruiserweight division including a stoppage of Armenian Melkomian (record 20-1). He fought

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for the WBC Cruiserweight title on October 24, 2008 and lost the fight by technical decision after eight rounds after and accidental headbutt earlier in the fight. His record is 14-1 with 10 knockouts.

Professional boxing record

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