Zsolt Erdei


Zsolt Erdei is a Hungarian former professional boxer who competed from 2000 to 2014. He held world championships in two weight classes, including the WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles from 2004 to 2009, and the WBC cruiserweight title from 2009 to 2010. Erdei is the first boxer from Hungary to win world titles in two weight divisions. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 2000 Olympics. He also competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.

Amateur career

Erdei turned professional in December 2000 and won the WBO Inter-Continental light heavyweight title in October 2002. On January 17, 2004, Erdei won the Lineal and WBO light heavyweight titles from Julio César González by unanimous decision, and successfully defended the titles eleven times.
On November 13, 2009, he relinquished his WBO light heavyweight title and moved up to cruiserweight. Erdei defeated Giacobbe Fragomeni on November 21, 2009, for the WBC cruiserweight title. Most of Erdei's matches during his professional career were promoted by Universum boxing.
After announcing his retirement in January 2010 and thus relinquishing his claim as Lineal light heavyweight champion, Erdei decided to have more matches in 2011 in the USA and fought Samson Onyango and Byron Mitchell as his first opponents there. The Mitchell fight which was set up by Lou DiBella ended with Erdei knocking Mitchell out in the 6th round.
Erdei finally returned on March 30, 2013 and lost a controversial 10 round split decision to Denis Grachev.

Professional boxing record

No.ResultRecordOpponentTypeRound, timeDateLocationNotes
35Win34–1 Shalva JomardashviliUD109 Mar 2014 Messzi István Sportcsarnok, Kecskemét, HungaryWon vacant WBO European light-heavyweight title
34Loss33–1 Denis GrachevSD1030 Mar 2013 Salle des Etoiles, Monte Carlo, Monaco
33Win33–0 Byron MitchellTKO6, 1:584 Jun 2011 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
32Win32–0 Samson OnyangoUD820 Nov 2010 Boardwalk Hall, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
31Win31–0 Giacobbe FragomeniMD1221 Nov 2009 Sparkassen-Arena, Kiel, GermanyWon WBC cruiserweight title
30Win30–0 Yuri BarashianUD1210 Jan 2009 Bördelandhalle, Magdeburg, GermanyRetained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles
29Win29–0 DeAndrey AbronUD1226 Apr 2008 Freiberger Arena, Dresden, GermanyRetained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles
28Win28–0 Tito MendozaSD1224 Nov 2007 Freiberger Arena, Dresden, GermanyRetained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles
27Win27–0 George BladesTKO11, 2:2716 Jun 2007 SYMA Sports and Conference Centre, Budapest, HungaryRetained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles
26Win26–0 Danny SantiagoTKO8, 1:5527 Jan 2007 Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, GermanyRetained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles
25Win25–0 Thomas UlrichUD1229 Jul 2006 König Pilsener Arena, Oberhausen, GermanyRetained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles
24Win24–0 Paul MurdochTKO10, 0:196 May 2006 Burg-Wächter Castello, Düsseldorf, GermanyRetained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles
23Win23–0 Mehdi SahnouneTKO12, 2:1722 Oct 2005 Brandberge Arena, Halle, GermanyRetained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles
22Win22–0 Hugo Garay1226 Feb 2005 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, GermanyRetained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles
21Win21–0 Alejandro LakatosUD1211 Sep 2004 Kisstadion, Budapest, HungaryRetained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles
20Win20–0 Hugo Garay128 May 2004 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, GermanyRetained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles
19Win19–0 Julio César GonzálezUD1217 Jan 2004 Dm-Arena, Karlsruhe, GermanyWon WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles
18Win18–0 Ramdane SerdjaneKO1 15 Nov 2003 Oberfrankenhalle, Bayreuth, Germany
17Win17–0 Juan NelongoUD126 Sep 2003 Újszeged Sports Hall, Szeged, HungaryRetained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
16Win16–0 Massimiliano SaianiTKO7, 2:4312 Jul 2003 Wilhelm Dopatka Halle, Leverkusen, GermanyRetained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
15Win15–0 Jose Hilton Dos SantosTKO10, 2:4529 Mar 2003 Color Line Arena, Hamburg, GermanyRetained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
14Win14–0 Juan Carlos GiménezTKO8 23 Nov 2002 Westfalenhallen, Dortmund, GermanyRetained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
13Win13–0 Jim MurrayKO5, 1:585 Oct 2002 Főnix Hall, Debrecen, HungaryWon vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title
12Win12–0 Roberto CoelhoUD817 Aug 2002 Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
11Win11–0 Daren WhitleyUD629 Jun 2002 Etess Arena, Atlantic City, New Jersey, US
10Win10–0 Anthony StephensKO2 16 Mar 2002 Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle, Stuttgart, Germany
9Win9–0 Jesse CoronaTKO4 15 Dec 2001 Estrel Hotel, Berlin, Germany
8Win8–0 Alban Girouard2, 0:553 Nov 2001 Hansehalle, Lübeck, Germany
7Win7–0 Julius GalTKO2 1 Sep 2001 Berlin, Germany
6Win6–0 Dennis MatthewsTKO3, 1:184 Aug 2001 Mandalay Bay Events Center, Paradise, Nevada, US
5Win5–0 Oleksandr GarashchenkoUD416 Jun 2001 Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary
4Win4–0 Henry MobioKO4 7 Apr 2001 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany
3Win3–0 Dennis McKinney427 Jan 2001 Rudi-Sedlmayer-Halle, Munich, Germany
2Win2–0 Willie McDonaldTKO2 16 Dec 2000 Grugahalle, Essen, Germany
1Win1–0 Philip Houthoofdt1 5 Dec 2000 Universum Gym, Hamburg, Germany