István Kovács

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The native form of this personal name is Kovács István. This article uses the Western name order.

Medal record
István Kovács
Men’s Boxing
Competitor for  Hungary
Olympic Games
Bronze	1992 Barcelona	Flyweight
Gold	1996 Atlanta	Bantamweight
World Amateur Championships
Gold	1991 Sydney	Flyweight
Gold	1997 Budapest	Featherweight
European Amateur Championships
Gold	1991 Gothenburg	Flyweight
Bronze	1993 Bursa	Bantamweight
Gold	1996 Vejle	Bantamweight

István Kovács (born August 17, 1970 in Budapest) is a Hungarian boxer.

[edit] Amateur career

Nicknamed "Ko-Ko", Kovács won the bantamweight gold medal at the 1996 Summer Olympics and a flyweight bronze medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He won the title at the 1996 European Amateur Boxing Championships in Vejle, Denmark.

• 1988: E.C. Juniors Gdansk Juniorflyweight: 1°
• 1991: E.C. Gothenburg Flyweight: 1°
• 1991: Tournoi TSC Berlin Flyweight: 1°
• 1991: W.C. Sydney Flyweight: 1°
• 1992: Hungary Flyweight: 1°
• 1992: Olympic Games Barcelona Flyweight (Bronze medalist)
  • Defeated Dharmendra Yadav (India) 21-5
  • Defeated Jesper Jensen (Denmark) 14-0
  • Defeated Héctor Julio Avila (Dominican Republic) 17-3
  • Lost to Choi Chol-Su (North Korea) 5-10
• 1993: Hungary Bantamweight: 1°
• 1993: E.C. Bursa Bantamweight: 3°
• 1994: Tournoi Venice Bantamweight: 1°
• 1994: World Cup Bangkok Bantamweight: 3°
• 1995: Hungary Bantamweight: 1°
• 1995: Tournoi Venice Bantamweight: 1°
• 1996: E.C. Vejle Bantamweight: 1°

• 1996: Olympic Games Atlanta Bantamweight: 1°
• Olympic results:
  • Round of 32 - Defeated Soner Karaoz (Turkey) 15-3
  • Round of 16 - Defeated Khurshed Khasanov (Tajikistan) 17-3
  • Quarterfinals - Defeated Crinu Olteanu (Romania) 24-2
  • Semifinals - Defeated Vichairachanon Khadpo (Thailand) 12-7
  • Final - Defeated Arnaldo Mesa (Cuba) 14-7

• 1997: W.C. Budapest Featherweight: 1°

• Amateur records: 297 fights; W282, D1, L14<br

[edit] Professional career

Kovács began his professional career in 1997, and began his career with 20 consecutive victories, including capturing the vacant WBO featherweight title with a TKO of Antonio Diaz. Kovács lost the belt in his next fight against Julio Pablo Chacon, who dropped him in the 5th and TKO'd him in the 6th. Kovács fought twice more before retiring in 2002.

[edit] Retirement

After retiring, Kovács took up several media roles, becoming a promoter for Universum Box Promotion and hosted various TV shows, before settling for sports programmes.

[edit] External links

• Professional boxing record for István Kovács from Boxrec
• Profile

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