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
- 1997 World Champion in Budapest
- 1998 and 2000 European Champion
- Representing Hungary, won the Middleweight bronze medal at the 2000 Olympics in Sydney
- Amateur Record: 212-20
- 1996 Olympic Results
- *Defeated Juan Pablo López RSC 3
- *Lost to Malik Beyleroğlu 8-9
- 2000 Olympic Results - Boxed as a Middleweight
- *Defeated Vladislav Vizilter RSC-3
- *Defeated Alexander Zubrikhin 14-9
- *Lost to Gaydarbek Gaydarbekov 16-24
Professional career
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. | Result | Record | Opponent | Type | Round, time | Date | Location | Notes |
35 | Win | 34–1 | ![]() | UD | 10 | 9 Mar 2014 | ![]() | Won vacant WBO European light-heavyweight title |
34 | Loss | 33–1 | ![]() | SD | 10 | 30 Mar 2013 | ![]() | |
33 | Win | 33–0 | ![]() | TKO | 6, 1:58 | 4 Jun 2011 | ![]() | |
32 | Win | 32–0 | ![]() | UD | 8 | 20 Nov 2010 | ![]() | |
31 | Win | 31–0 | ![]() | MD | 12 | 21 Nov 2009 | ![]() | Won WBC cruiserweight title |
30 | Win | 30–0 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 10 Jan 2009 | ![]() | Retained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles |
29 | Win | 29–0 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 26 Apr 2008 | ![]() | Retained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles |
28 | Win | 28–0 | ![]() | SD | 12 | 24 Nov 2007 | ![]() | Retained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles |
27 | Win | 27–0 | ![]() | TKO | 11, 2:27 | 16 Jun 2007 | ![]() | Retained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles |
26 | Win | 26–0 | ![]() | TKO | 8, 1:55 | 27 Jan 2007 | ![]() | Retained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles |
25 | Win | 25–0 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 29 Jul 2006 | ![]() | Retained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles |
24 | Win | 24–0 | ![]() | TKO | 10, 0:19 | 6 May 2006 | ![]() | Retained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles |
23 | Win | 23–0 | ![]() | TKO | 12, 2:17 | 22 Oct 2005 | ![]() | Retained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles |
22 | Win | 22–0 | ![]() | 12 | 26 Feb 2005 | ![]() | Retained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles | |
21 | Win | 21–0 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 11 Sep 2004 | ![]() | Retained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles |
20 | Win | 20–0 | ![]() | 12 | 8 May 2004 | ![]() | Retained WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles | |
19 | Win | 19–0 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 17 Jan 2004 | ![]() | Won WBO and lineal light-heavyweight titles |
18 | Win | 18–0 | ![]() | KO | 1 | 15 Nov 2003 | ![]() | |
17 | Win | 17–0 | ![]() | UD | 12 | 6 Sep 2003 | ![]() | Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title |
16 | Win | 16–0 | ![]() | TKO | 7, 2:43 | 12 Jul 2003 | ![]() | Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title |
15 | Win | 15–0 | ![]() | TKO | 10, 2:45 | 29 Mar 2003 | ![]() | Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title |
14 | Win | 14–0 | ![]() | TKO | 8 | 23 Nov 2002 | ![]() | Retained WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title |
13 | Win | 13–0 | ![]() | KO | 5, 1:58 | 5 Oct 2002 | ![]() | Won vacant WBO Inter-Continental light-heavyweight title |
12 | Win | 12–0 | ![]() | UD | 8 | 17 Aug 2002 | ![]() | |
11 | Win | 11–0 | ![]() | UD | 6 | 29 Jun 2002 | ![]() | |
10 | Win | 10–0 | ![]() | KO | 2 | 16 Mar 2002 | ![]() | |
9 | Win | 9–0 | ![]() | TKO | 4 | 15 Dec 2001 | ![]() | |
8 | Win | 8–0 | ![]() | 2, 0:55 | 3 Nov 2001 | ![]() | ||
7 | Win | 7–0 | ![]() | TKO | 2 | 1 Sep 2001 | ![]() | |
6 | Win | 6–0 | ![]() | TKO | 3, 1:18 | 4 Aug 2001 | ![]() | |
5 | Win | 5–0 | ![]() | UD | 4 | 16 Jun 2001 | ![]() | |
4 | Win | 4–0 | ![]() | KO | 4 | 7 Apr 2001 | ![]() | |
3 | Win | 3–0 | ![]() | 4 | 27 Jan 2001 | ![]() | ||
2 | Win | 2–0 | ![]() | TKO | 2 | 16 Dec 2000 | ![]() | |
1 | Win | 1–0 | ![]() | 1 | 5 Dec 2000 | ![]() |