Hungarian boxing

[Odo]

All results of yesterday's fight event in Hungary's capital Budapest:

WBO World Championship Light Heavyweight (12 Rounds)
Zsolt Erdei (HUN) vs. George Blades (USA)
W TKO, Rd.11, 2´27
Convincing performance against an American club fighter

WBA Interim World Championship Cruiserweight (12 Rounds)
Valery Brudov (RUS) vs. Firat Arslan (GER)
L PTS; 112:116, 116:112, 111:117
Very controversial outcome.I had Brudov ahead on points after 12 close rounds.Brudov was the better boxer,and conected with the more telling punches

WBO Intercontinental Championship Cruiserweight (12 Rounds)
Aleksander Alekseev (RUS) vs. Hector Alfredo Avila (ARG)
W KO, Rd. 1, 2´32
Very impressive stoppage victory for Alexeev against a foe who gave hell to rising Cuban talent Hernandez in one of his previous fights

WBF World Championship Cruiserweight (12 Rounds)
Gyorgy Hidvegi (HUN) vs. Merick Roberge (FRA)
W TKO, Rd. 2, 2`39

Super Middleweight (8 Rounds)
Karoly Balzsay (HUN) vs. Jose Hilton Dos Santos (BRA)
W KO, Rd. 5, 2’59
Dos Santos is a decent skalp in the young Hungarian's resume.

Heavyweight (8 Rounds)
Dieter Roth (GER) vs. Vlado Szabo (SLO)
W DQ, Rd. 5, 1’41

Super Middleweight (8 Rounds)
Dimitri Sartison (GER) vs. Mike Algoet (BEL)
W PTS: 80:72, 80:73, 78:74
Sartison defeats tough Belgian based journeyman

Jr. Welterweight (8 Rounds)
Andreas Kotelnik (UKR) vs. Laszlo Komjathi (HUN)
W PTS: 79:75, 79:73, 79:73


Jr. Featherweight (6 Rounds)
Zsolt Bedak (HUN) vs. Kemal Plavci (SRB)
W TKO, Rd. 2, 1`49

[Axe]

All results of yesterday's fight event in Hungary's capital Budapest:

WBO World Championship Light Heavyweight (12 Rounds)
Zsolt Erdei (HUN) vs. George Blades (USA)
W TKO, Rd.11, 2´27
Convincing performance against an American club fighter

WBA Interim World Championship Cruiserweight (12 Rounds)
Valery Brudov (RUS) vs. Firat Arslan (GER)
L PTS; 112:116, 116:112, 111:117
Very controversial outcome.I had Brudov ahead on points after 12 close rounds.Brudov was the better boxer,and conected with the more telling punches

WBO Intercontinental Championship Cruiserweight (12 Rounds)
Aleksander Alekseev (RUS) vs. Hector Alfredo Avila (ARG)
W KO, Rd. 1, 2´32
Very impressive stoppage victory for Alexeev against a foe who gave hell to rising Cuban talent Hernandez in one of his previous fights

WBF World Championship Cruiserweight (12 Rounds)
Gyorgy Hidvegi (HUN) vs. Merick Roberge (FRA)
W TKO, Rd. 2, 2`39

Super Middleweight (8 Rounds)
Karoly Balzsay (HUN) vs. Jose Hilton Dos Santos (BRA)
W KO, Rd. 5, 2’59
Dos Santos is a decent skalp in the young Hungarian's resume.

Heavyweight (8 Rounds)
Dieter Roth (GER) vs. Vlado Szabo (SLO)
W DQ, Rd. 5, 1’41

Super Middleweight (8 Rounds)
Dimitri Sartison (GER) vs. Mike Algoet (BEL)
W PTS: 80:72, 80:73, 78:74
Sartison defeats tough Belgian based journeyman

Jr. Welterweight (8 Rounds)
Andreas Kotelnik (UKR) vs. Laszlo Komjathi (HUN)
W PTS: 79:75, 79:73, 79:73


Jr. Featherweight (6 Rounds)
Zsolt Bedak (HUN) vs. Kemal Plavci (SRB)
W TKO, Rd. 2, 1`49

Cheers Odo! I thought Erdei looked great, but the opposition wasn't anything to write home about...meanwhile Brudov fought well, it was a close fight and I thought Brudov deserved the nod. Can't call it a robbery (it was too close) but I agree for my part that Arslan did not do enough.

[Odo]

Cheers Odo! I thought Erdei looked great, but the opposition wasn't anything to write home about...meanwhile Brudov fought well, it was a close fight and I thought Brudov deserved the nod. Can't call it a robbery (it was too close) but I agree for my part that Arslan did not do enough.

Well,I wouldnt call Brudov's loss a robbery either.It was a bloody close fight which could have gone either way,but like you I for my part had Brudov ahead on points.He connected with the better and more telling punches.
Anyway!
Firat Arslan is a quite limited and average fighter who doesnt have much pop in his fists.However,his stamina as well as his willpower and desire to win a fight is totally impressive.His mental toughness allows him to win fights he shouldnt be able to win.
Drozd had the upper hand in almost every department.Nevertheless he lost his encounter with Arslan.
To tell the truth I cant imagine that Hill will go the full route with this merciless pitbull.Arslan's excellent stamina and his outstanding willpower will be the decisvie factors in their upcomming bout.

[Darien]

I was there so I thought I write down my impressions of the card.
The whole thing started with a big mistake, we were told that the event starts at six but the first match (Bedák vs Plavci) started around 5:45 so we missed that unfortunately. Poor Zsolt had to fight in an almost totally empty arena.

The next bout was Hidvégi vs Roberge. The French guy was taller and had the reach advantage but he was technically inferior to Gyuri who dominated him already in the first round. Then he caught Roberge in the 2nd with a beautiful combo and the fight was over.

Alexeev vs Avila was an interesting fight. At first it seemed that it could be competitive but suddenly Alexeev threw a vicious bodypunch and Avila went down in great pain. I don't know if it was his ribs broken or maybe it was a liver-punch but he couldn't stand up for a while.

Roth vs Szabo was a joke. Szabo didn't do anything that resembles boxing in any sense of the word. He clinched, threw low-blows all the time, threw some punches that were so wide and slow that even my granny could've avoided it if she was there in front of him. The ref had enough of it and dq-ed him.

Balzsay vs Dos Santos. OMG what a KO!!! It was a very good fight, Balzsay dominated the Brazilian who was no pushover. Karesz was amazing. He countered, threw the right leads and connected all the time, his body-movement was just perfect. Then in the 5th he threw a right-left combo and Santos was knocked out cold. He just lay there and didn't move. He was sent to hospital immediately.

Brudov vs Arslan was a great fight. Brudov had the better repertoire he boxed nicely he even danced in the ring for a few rounds. But Arslan was like a machine. No matter what Brudov did, he kept going forward and threw a huge amount of punches. What's more not only did he throw those punches, he connected with a nice pecentage. Somewhere around the middle rounds Brudov stopped dancing and started to exchange with Arslan. Those were great moments! Unfortunately Brudov gased out so he wasn't able to keep Arslan's pace. I had Arslan winning around 116:112.

Sartison vs Algoet - well I can't say much about that one, I was waiting in a queue in front of one of the buffets to get some beer. But a friend of mine who saw it said that it was awfully boring.

Before the main event the Hungarian ringspeaker asked the audience to give Erdei a little suprise so when he came in the whole arena stood up and sang his walk-in music. It was amazing. The fight itself was very one-sided, Erdei schooled Blades. He didn't take any risks and when the American's legs wobbled the 3rd or 4th time the ref stepped in and stopped the beating.

The last fight was between Kotelnik and tough Hungarian journeyman László Komjáthy. Laci did very well but there was no question who the winner will be after 8 rounds.

[Bentex]

Here is a video of the Balzsay KO. Amazing!
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Erdei, Well what can I say. It was really boring... just what I expected. It pains me to see a career flushed down the toilet.

[Darien]

From Fightnews:

Erdei targets Roy Jones!

WBO light heavyweight champion Zsolt Erdei has commented on his win Saturday over George Blades and his future plans. "The crowd was fantastic," said Erdei. "Therefore, I was worried about losing my head and becoming careless. Blades may have been able to continue in the eleventh round, but for health reasons it would not have been good. In any case, the fight would not have gone twelve rounds. The ring from the WBO is a great honor for me, an acknowledgement of my career. Now I'm ready for a title defense against Roy Jones."

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[Bentex]

Can you see universum setting that up?

[Darien]

Can you see universum setting that up?
Well, Zsolt said that he asked Kohl before the Blades fight about Jones. Kohl said that they tried to negotiate with Roy but he had irrational demands so it's impossible to bring him to Europe. Zsolt repiled: No problem, I'll go to the US. If Zsolt and the Universum is willing to go to the States I see no reason why it couldn't work out when Roy currently fights guys like Ajamu and Hanshaw. It's a good opportunity for him to get into the mix again.

[Fitir]

RJJ ??? It would be a joke. It seems everyone targets Roy Jones now. Erdei does not need RJJ, he has a belt and he could use it to defend against decent opponents. The level of his defenses are under the level of the EBU title fights. He struggled against a SMW who had been schooled by the old Branco, then he could have unified and he chose to step down against C level boxers instead. He is skilled, he was promising a few years ago but the way his career has been managed deserves 0 consideration. They could also target DM for a come back ? Or Maske...

[Darien]

RJJ ??? It would be a joke. It seems everyone targets Roy Jones now. Erdei does not need RJJ, he has a belt and he could use it to defend against decent opponents. The level of his defenses are under the level of the EBU title fights. He struggled against a SMW who had been schooled by the old Branco, then he could have unified and he chose to step down against C level boxers instead. He is skilled, he was promising a few years ago but the way his career has been managed deserves 0 consideration. They could also target DM for a come back ? Or Maske...
Come on Fitir! You know much more about boxing than this. Erdei fought Sahnoune with a bruised rib (result of a sparring session with Vadim Tokarev) and he couldn't breathe from the 4th round. He WANTED to fight Tiozzo, it was Kohl and Aceries (yes, Aceries too, not just those nasty Germans) who couldn't make this fight happen. RJJ a joke? He's surely not as good as before, his reflexes faded badly but he still is a top ten LHW and just a few weeks ago he was Erdei's mandatory challenger. On the other hand, I agree with you on the quality (or rather lack of it) of Erdei's last two opponents.

[Fitir]

Erdei is a great technician and I like his style but he hasn't fought a real test since Garay 2 years ago (and he was not very convincing...) . I hate the way his career is managed, the guy has the talent but he will be quickly forgotten. We had similar guys in France who defended their title many times and who are now completely unknown. Who remembers Wamba who defended his WBC title 8 times for example ?
Sahnoune wasn't a deserving challenger, he was a protected SMW who had been given a title (he had done nothing great before Girard, Girard gave him his "title" and he has done nothing great after Girard). Even if Erdei was injured he had 0 reason to step down after Sahnoune. Ullrich is the only decent name he fought after Garay , he is good at EBU level but he is not a world beater.
And now who will Erdei fight ? A deserving challenger ? A unification ? No he calls out a washed up RJJ he would have avoided like plague a few years ago. I had no real problem with Maske vs Hill or Tiozzo vs DM cause they belong to the same generation of boxers. I thought the purses were ridiculously high but that's all. About a possible Erdei vs RJJ... It really sounds like "I fought C level boxers and now I want a big name for a big purse but I don't want to take a risk." Call out Dawson, Kessler, Calzaghe etc.

[Artani]

Erdei is a great technician and I like his style but he hasn't fought a real test since Garay 2 years ago (and he was not very convincing...) . I hate the way his career is managed, the guy has the talent but he will be quickly forgotten. We had similar guys in France who defended their title many times and who are now completely unknown. Who remembers Wamba who defended his WBC title 8 times for example ?
Sahnoune wasn't a deserving challenger, he was a protected SMW who had been given a title (he had done nothing great before Girard, Girard gave him his "title" and he has done nothing great after Girard). Even if Erdei was injured he had 0 reason to step down after Sahnoune. Ullrich is the only decent name he fought after Garay , he is good at EBU level but he is not a world beater.
And now who will Erdei fight ? A deserving challenger ? A unification ? No he calls out a washed up RJJ he would have avoided like plague a few years ago. I had no real problem with Maske vs Hill or Tiozzo vs DM cause they belong to the same generation of boxers. I thought the purses were ridiculously high but that's all. About a possible Erdei vs RJJ... It really sounds like "I fought C level boxers and now I want a big name for a big purse but I don't want to take a risk." Call out Dawson, Kessler, Calzaghe etc.

You saying very well Darien. Its time for big bouts for Erdei. It will be good to fight Tarver who wants once again world title.

[Darien]

Erdei is a great technician and I like his style but he hasn't fought a real test since Garay 2 years ago (and he was not very convincing...) . I hate the way his career is managed, the guy has the talent but he will be quickly forgotten. We had similar guys in France who defended their title many times and who are now completely unknown. Who remembers Wamba who defended his WBC title 8 times for example ?
Sahnoune wasn't a deserving challenger, he was a protected SMW who had been given a title (he had done nothing great before Girard, Girard gave him his "title" and he has done nothing great after Girard). Even if Erdei was injured he had 0 reason to step down after Sahnoune. Ullrich is the only decent name he fought after Garay , he is good at EBU level but he is not a world beater.
And now who will Erdei fight ? A deserving challenger ? A unification ? No he calls out a washed up RJJ he would have avoided like plague a few years ago. I had no real problem with Maske vs Hill or Tiozzo vs DM cause they belong to the same generation of boxers. I thought the purses were ridiculously high but that's all. About a possible Erdei vs RJJ... It really sounds like "I fought C level boxers and now I want a big name for a big purse but I don't want to take a risk." Call out Dawson, Kessler, Calzaghe etc.
RJJ was his mandatory, that's why Erdei said he's ready to face him. On the other hand he also said that he would be happy with a unification bout too, except for Drews as they are good friends. To be honest I very much doubt that RJJ or B-Hop (he's the new no1 at the WBO) will want any part of Erdei. Dawson wants Tarver, Woods - well, he never showed any interest in fighting Zsolt. The most probable opponent is Diaconu who is at least a seemingly worthy challenger.

[Darien]

Attila Kovács with Arena Promotion's?
Attila's manager confirmed the rumour that they are currently negotiating Ahmet Öner's Arena promotion. Attila is 32 years old, his pro record is 21-1 (14KOs) and currently holds the IBO light-middleweght title. He used to be Sergei Dzindziruk's sparring partner and has some good wins over fighters like former Euro champ Mamadou Thiam (TKO7) tough Brittish vet Steve Conway (UD12) and seasoned American Robert Frazier (TKO10).

[Odo]

Attila Kovács with Arena Promotion's?
Attila's manager confirmed the rumour that they are currently negotiating Ahmet Öner's Arena promotion. Attila is 32 years old, his pro record is 21-1 (14KOs) and currently holds the IBO light-middleweght title. He used to be Sergei Dzindziruk's sparring partner and has some good wins over fighters like former Euro champ Mamadou Thiam (TKO7) tough Brittish vet Steve Conway (UD12) and seasoned American Robert Frazier (TKO10).


haha! Hungary seems to be a very popular destination at present.

What about Inkin vs Josef Nagy? Your pick?
By the way can you watch Nagy vs Inkin on Hungarian tv,darien?

[Darien]

What about Inkin vs Josef Nagy? Your pick?
By the way can you watch Nagy vs Inkin on Hungarian tv,darien?

My pick would be Inkin UD, still I will root for Nagy. As far as I know none of the Hungarian channels will air the fight live, maybe later sport1 or some other channel will show it. If not, then I hope at least ZDF will show some clips.

[andyZOR]

Zsolt Erdei is a joke ; /

[Darien]

Zsolt Erdei is a joke ; /
Polak - Węgier dwa bratanki - i do szabli, i do szklanki

I guess this is not true anymore...

[Odo]

Zsolt Erdei is a joke ; /


Boxeri jako Golota,Wlodarczyk,nebo Adamek nesobi dojem take.
Zapasi jako zminove boxeri musi byt smesny pro tebe taky,neni tak to?

[andyZOR]

Don't put words in my mouth. Zsolt Erdei, is a fucking joke.

[Axe]

Polak - Węgier dwa bratanki - i do szabli, i do szklanki


:lol:

Cheers mate. :good

[Darien]

Don't put words in my mouth. Zsolt Erdei, is a fucking joke. Well, this is a bold statement, so would you please either enlighten us and describe why you believe that Erdei is a fucking joke, or shut the fuck up and go back to the "Mighty Adamek Express" to do some more nuthugging there. To be honest I would prefer the latter one.

[Darien]

:lol:

Cheers mate. :good
Cheers to you Axe, too. It's good to know that there are intelligent and reasonable Polish boxing fans too, not just idiots like this kid who only wants to stir some shit. I can understand if somebody doesn't like Erdei or believes that his opponents are getting weaker lately but I hate when blind nuthuggers who very likely haven't even seen a single match of of him talk shit just because their favourite fighter used to fight in the same division.

[Fitir]

I like Erdei's style and that's why I don't think it's great to give him guys like Murdoch etc. What is the interest for a skilled titleholder to defend twice a year agaisnt sparring parners ? His promoter makes easy money with him.

[Darien]

I like Erdei's style and that's why I don't think it's great to give him guys like Murdoch etc. What is the interest for a skilled titleholder to defend twice a year agaisnt sparring parners ? His promoter makes easy money with him.
That's a fair comment, and a totally valid point. You can imagine how bad I feel about these shitty Murdoch-Santiago-Blades type of fights. I very much hope that Diaconu or some other real contender comes next.

[andyZOR]

Well, this is a bold statement, so would you please either enlighten us and describe why you believe that Erdei is a fucking joke, or shut the fuck up and go back to the "Mighty Adamek Express" to do some more nuthugging there. To be honest I would prefer the latter one.
1. He doesn't even fight guys in the top 10. He chooses weak opponents to keep his little WBO title. Joke.

2. He only fights in Hungary and Germany. Anywhere else and at least a top 10 opponent, he would get smashed. Joke.

The guy is a joke. He fights "who is that and where did he come from" opponents. Laughing stock really. But WBO belt don't mean shit anyways. A shit champ holding a shit belt, fits in right. And please, this has nothing to do with Tomasz Adamek, even tho he fought high opposition, instead of bums like Zsolt.

[Odo]

Hungarian light middle weight Vilmos Balog will square off against Italian D ' Alessio on the undercard of Wlad vs Brewster.

[Odo]

1. He doesn't even fight guys in the top 10. He chooses weak opponents to keep his little WBO title. Joke.

2. He only fights in Hungary and Germany. Anywhere else and at least a top 10 opponent, he would get smashed. Joke.

The guy is a joke. He fights "who is that and where did he come from" opponents. Laughing stock really. But WBO belt don't mean shit anyways. A shit champ holding a shit belt, fits in right. And please, this has nothing to do with Tomasz Adamek, even tho he fought high opposition, instead of bums like Zsolt.

Erdei fights wherever he can make the most money.What's wrong about it? Money is the name of this game.As far as I know a certain Roy Jones-for example-has never fought outside his native country.
"He chooses weak opponents"
Mate,pro boxing is a business.His promoter and his matchmaker choose Erdei's opponents.
"The WBO title doesnt mean shit anyway!"
You are wrong,Pole! The title is as good as the champ.A title holder like the weak Wlodarczyk doesnt mean shit-whether he can call himself the owner of a wbo ,wbc,or fbi title.

[Darien]

1. He doesn't even fight guys in the top 10. He chooses weak opponents to keep his little WBO title. Joke.

2. He only fights in Hungary and Germany. Anywhere else and at least a top 10 opponent, he would get smashed. Joke.

The guy is a joke. He fights "who is that and where did he come from" opponents. Laughing stock really. But WBO belt don't mean shit anyways. A shit champ holding a shit belt, fits in right. And please, this has nothing to do with Tomasz Adamek, even tho he fought high opposition, instead of bums like Zsolt.
We've been through all of these at least a million times, but if you insist:
1. Erdei has a contract with Kohl. It says that he fights whoever his promter wants him to fight. He's fought bums (Murdoch, Santiago, Blades), tough fighters (Lakatus, Sahnoune), upcoming prospects (Garay) and top fighters (Ulrich, Gonzalez). What's more important, he keeps beating them.

2. He has already fought in the States twice, but I don't really understand why fighting only in Europe would be such a great problem. As Odo said, he fights where people are interested in him - where his promoter can get money out of his fights. If he gets a good offer from the States he will fight there, as he stated many times.

As a Pole you should have heard about some of his former opponents, like Gonzalez (the guy who beat Michalczewski, and was top 3 rated LHW at the time) and Ulrich with whom Adamek fought a competitive fight while Erdei simply schooled him. WBO a joke? Just as much as any other ABC organization.

[Darien]

Hungarian light middle weight Vilmos Balog will square off against Italian D ' Alessio on the undercard of Wlad vs Brewster.
I didn't know that. To be honest I have no clue how Vilmos can do as I have never seen him as a pro. As an amateur he was quite good but since he moved to the paid ranks we get really few info on him here in Hungary. I hope he does well.
BTW József Nagy was stopped in the 5th by Inkin. No channel showed the fight but reports said that Inkin outclassed him and even though Józsi never was stunned the ref stopped the one-sided affair.

[Odo]

We've been through all of these at least a million times, but if you insist:
1. Erdei has a contract with Kohl. It says that he fights whoever his promter wants him to fight. He's fought bums (Murdoch, Santiago, Blades), tough fighters (Lakatus, Sahnoune), upcoming prospects (Garay) and top fighters (Ulrich, Gonzalez). What's more important, he keeps beating them.

2. He has already fought in the States twice, but I don't really understand why fighting only in Europe would be such a great problem. As Odo said, he fights where people are interested in him - where his promoter can get money out of his fights. If he gets a good offer from the States he will fight there, as he stated many times.

As a Pole you should have heard about some of his former opponents, like Gonzalez (the guy who beat Michalczewski, and was top 3 rated LHW at the time) and Ulrich with whom Adamek fought a competitive fight while Erdei simply schooled him. WBO a joke? Just as much as any other ABC organization.


Good post,darien!

Besides I would have bet quite an amount of money on Lakatus if he had fought -in his prime of course -Clinton Woods,or Glen Johnson a few years ago.
Lakatus was one of the most underrated lightheavies out there.A really tough banger who could make the water very hot to any present lightheavy.
Lakatus,Garay,Gonzalez,Sahnoune,or Ullrich are good skalps.

[Odo]

By the way ,Darien,have you watched Balzsay vs Dos Santos? According to the news the young Hungarian supermiddle hope looked very good against the experienced vet who once floored Zsolt Erdei.

[robert ungurean]

Being of partial Hungarian decent myself I am curiouse to know who are the top Hungarian fighter's besides Erdei?

[Darien]

By the way ,Darien,have you watched Balzsay vs Dos Santos? According to the news the young Hungarian supermiddle hope looked very good against the experienced vet who once floored Zsolt Erdei.
Of course I've seen the fight, as I was there... :D I also have it taped. Karesz was amazingly sharp, his right leads landed at will, he showed a great variety both in the offensive (nice combinations, counters) and in the defensive (high-guard, ducking, shoulder-roll). Dos Santos looked good too, but Balzsay was simply better in every department. That KO was brutal. You can watch the last round and some replays here:
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[Darien]

Being of partial Hungarian decent myself I am curiouse to know who are the top Hungarian fighter's besides Erdei?
Welcome Mate!
Best Hungarian fighters besides Erdei nowadys are the above mentioned super-middleweight prospect/contender Károly Balzsay, who is champion material according to most experts and his trainer Fritz Sdunek. There are the Bedák brothers, the older one - Zsolt is already in the paid ranks but his younger-brother Pál will follow him soon. There is Attila Kovács who is IBO light-middleweight titleholder and cruiserweight WBF champ György Hídvégi. There are some tough but not really world-class fighters like József Matolcsi who holds the WBF light middleweight title and some others like József Nagy etc.

[Odo]

Of course I've seen the fight, as I was there... :D I also have it taped. Karesz was amazingly sharp, his right leads landed at will, he showed a great variety both in the offensive (nice combinations, counters) and in the defensive (high-guard, ducking, shoulder-roll). Dos Santos looked good too, but Balzsay was simply better in every department. That KO was brutal. You can watch the last round and some replays here:
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:oops: Weak memory,darien! I am getting older and older.
Thanks for the link!

[robert ungurean]

Welcome Mate!
Best Hungarian fighters besides Erdei nowadys are the above mentioned super-middleweight prospect/contender Károly Balzsay, who is champion material according to most experts and his trainer Fritz Sdunek. There are the Bedák brothers, the older one - Zsolt is already in the paid ranks but his younger-brother Pál will follow him soon. There is Attila Kovács who is IBO light-middleweight titleholder and cruiserweight WBF champ György Hídvégi. There are some tough but not really world-class fighters like József Matolcsi who holds the WBF light middleweight title and some others like József Nagy etc.
Thanku:good

[Odo]

Hungarian light middle weight Josef Matolcsi(26-9) is scheduled to square off against Marcus Portman(16-5) in Wolverhampton's Civic Hall,July the 20th.

[Darien]

Sorry about the off-topic, but I'm so freaking happy now: Hungary's national team (football) has just beaten Italy 3-1!!! I can't believe this!!!

[Artani]

Sorry about the off-topic, but I'm so freaking happy now: Hungary's national team (football) has just beaten Italy 3-1!!! I can't believe this!!!

Congratilations Darien . Lets hope Hungaria to have another team like was in the Puskas era .

[BigEars]

Sorry about the off-topic, but I'm so freaking happy now: Hungary's national team (football) has just beaten Italy 3-1!!! I can't believe this!!!

Considering you lost to Malta less than a year ago I don't think most people would believe it .

With that said Italy drew with Lithuania only last year and Hungary does have some good players Kiraly , Dardai and especially Zoltan Gera .

Ireland beat Denmark 4-0 tonight :) , not bad for a team that lost 5-2 to Cyprus and needed an injury time goal to beat San Marino .

[Darien]

Considering you lost to Malta less than a year ago I don't think most people would believe it .

With that said Italy drew with Lithuania only last year and Hungary does have some good players Kiraly , Dardai and especially Zoltan Gera .

Ireland beat Denmark 4-0 tonight :) , not bad for a team that lost 5-2 to Cyprus and needed an injury time goal to beat San Marino .
It was after that shameful loss against Malta that the head-coach was replaced. The new trainer's philosophy is to get rid of the old players and use only youngsters. The average age of this team was around 22 but it was packed with talented kids. By the way neither Király nor Dárdai is part of the national team anymore. Gera played, and played well - in fact I haven't seen him playing this well in a long time.

Sure there were some interesting results yesterday. Armenia vs Portugal 1-1 is another one.

[Darien]

Congratilations Darien . Lets hope Hungaria to have another team like was in the Puskas era .
Thanks Artani but there will never be a team like that. I would be happy if could at least qualify to a Euro or World cup.

[Darien]

According to one of the Hungarian sites, amateur 81kg prospect Imre Szellő is currently in Berlin training with Sauerland fighters and negotiating a possible pro contract with the stable. Interesting coincidence is that Szellő's former arch-rival Károly Balzsay already has a pro contract with Sauerland's arch-rival Universum/Spotlight.

[Luigi1985]

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[Artani]

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Luigi , is that you a guy from avatar .

[Luigi1985]

Luigi , is that you a guy from avatar .


What is/ was your question? If the guy from my avatar is me? No, it´s Guido Trane, former Italian HW...

[Artani]

What is/ was your question? If the guy from my avatar is me? No, it´s Guido Trane, former Italian HW...

I just ask you ?

In which years he fights , and do you have any link of him ? I like to knows about him.

[BigEars]

I just ask you ?

In which years he fights , and do you have any link of him ? I like to knows about him.

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As always that would be the first place to look .

[Luigi1985]

I just ask you ?

In which years he fights , and do you have any link of him ? I like to knows about him.


BigEars posted the link yet, his only available fight (who´s easy to get) is the one against Foreman, where he showed a good and brave performance (cut stoppage in the 5th round), he was a decent fighter, good power, good chin, but very lazy like so many Italian fighters... :D

[Artani]

BigEars posted the link yet, his only available fight (who´s easy to get) is the one against Foreman, where he showed a good and brave performance (cut stoppage in the 5th round), he was a decent fighter, good power, good chin, but very lazy like so many Italian fighters... :D

Thanks Luigi :good and peace my friend .

[Luigi1985]

Thanks Luigi :good and peace my friend .


You´re welcome, bro! :thumbsup

[Artani]

You´re welcome, bro! :thumbsup

Same to you Luigi , we was always good relationship :good

[Luigi1985]

Same to you Luigi , we was always good relationship :good


Exactly! :thumbsup


Btw, are their some Albanian talents at the amateurs in the higher (81+. 91+, SHW) weight classes?

[Artani]

Exactly! :thumbsup


Btw, are their some Albanian talents at the amateurs in the higher (81+. 91+, SHW) weight classes?

Right know we have just two , i dont want to cont Krasniqi . Its Ervis Jegeni 5-0 (3 KO) and Bedarin Toma who will start very soon in the profi. He leaves in the USA .

Before we was :

Aziz Salihu - who win maybe everythink in the amateurs . He fights your legend Francesco Damiani. Damiani wins him the world championship and Salihu wins him in the mediteran games. They was 1-1.

Xhevdet Peci - One of the greatest , hard puncher , he beats world champions in amateurs and profesional, Mate Parlov.

Nysret Rexhepi - Great cruser style , he was third in the world amateurs champinship in the Canada at 1976.

Fatmir Makolli - He beats Sven Ottke , Ji-Sun Park and lost from Roy Jones Junior in the amateurs.

If you like to see more about our boxing watch my addrees - [Only registered and activated users can see links] ([Only registered and activated users can see links]) . We dont have yet in english but we will put soon .

[Luigi1985]

Right know we have just two , i dont want to cont Krasniqi . Its Ervis Jegeni 5-0 (3 KO) and Bedarin Toma who will start very soon in the profi. He leaves in the USA .

Before we was Aziz Salihu , Xhevdet Peci who was name for amateur boxing around the world.


Yeah, I know, especially Salihu. I asked only for the higher weights because that are my favourite weights... :D

:thumbsup

Have you seen Jegeni yet?

[Artani]

Yeah, I know, especially Salihu. I asked only for the higher weights because that are my favourite weights... :D

:thumbsup

Have you seen Jegeni yet?

I saw him is some tapes . He is to hard, but he dont have good team. He fights only five matches for two years in the profesional. He must have more because he dident have a lot fights in the amateurs. I talk with him and i told him to change something because with this kind of menaging of boxing you cant go not where. He told me that is ready for big bouts but i dont know what to say.

[Darien]

This is all very interesting but quite off topic here, isn't it?

[Darien]

Last night on the Braehmer-Veit undercard Hungarian super-bantamweight prospect Zsolt Bedák won a hard fought MD over Ukranian Magomed Yadgarov in an 8 rounder. According to reports Bedák started well, he floored his opponent already in the 1st round. He tried to finish the Ukranian but he didn't succeed in doing so - instead he gassed out early. This may be the result of the lack of experience as this was Bedák's first 8 rounder. His record is now 7-0-0 (2KO).

Now a few rumours:
ZDF reporter Ploog said during yesterday's TV coverage that Zsolt Erdei will face his former foe Hugo Hernan Garay on 24th November in Hamburg. This fight is not confirmed yet and to be honest I don't really believe it will happen. What's more according to another source the event will take place in Dresden. The only thing that seems to be sure is the date.
Also on that night Hungarian super middleweight prospect/contender Károly Balzsay will much likely fight for the WBO intercontinental title currently owned by Jürgen Braehmer but he will give that up soon. On the same night the 3rd Hungarian from the stable, the above mentioned Zsolt Bedák will appeare too, if everything goes as planned.

[Tom_Tocca]

Last night on the Braehmer-Veit undercard Hungarian super-bantamweight prospect Zsolt Bedák won a hard fought MD over Ukranian Magomed Yadgarov in an 8 rounder. According to reports Bedák started well, he floored his opponent already in the 1st round. He tried to finish the Ukranian but he didn't succeed in doing so - instead he gassed out early. This may be the result of the lack of experience as this was Bedák's first 8 rounder. His record is now 7-0-0 (2KO).

Now a few rumours:
ZDF reporter Ploog said during yesterday's TV coverage that Zsolt Erdei will face his former foe Hugo Hernan Garay on 24th November in Hamburg. This fight is not confirmed yet and to be honest I don't really believe it will happen. What's more according to another source the event will take place in Dresden. The only thing that seems to be sure is the date.
Also on that night Hungarian super middleweight prospect/contender Károly Balzsay will much likely fight for the WBO intercontinental title currently owned by Jürgen Braehmer but he will give that up soon. On the same night the 3rd Hungarian from the stable, the above mentioned Zsolt Bedák will appeare too, if everything goes as planned.

I tell you what: If it's staged in Dresden, I will definiately be there - 2 1/2 hours by car from my hometown.
The card on November 24 seems to be pretty loaded then, as Ulrich, Erdei and Drews will fight on the same card...and I hope that Karoly will fight a decent oppontent...

[Darien]

I tell you what: If it's staged in Dresden, I will definiately be there - 2 1/2 hours by car from my hometown.
The card on November 24 seems to be pretty loaded then, as Ulrich, Erdei and Drews will fight on the same card...and I hope that Karoly will fight a decent oppontent...
It will be the official opening event of a new arena so I guess they want something big. I also hope Karesz will get a good opponent and the world gets to know how good he really is... :D

[Odo]

Zsolt Bedak(7-0) and Karoly Balszay (16-0) will appear on Zsolt Erdei's upcomming fight against Tito Medoza(36-7) in Dresden/Germany novembre the 24th.

[Darien]

It's official: Balzsay will fight tough Argentinian Ruben Eduardo Acosta (16-2-5) for the WBO intercontinental title on the undercard of Erdei's fight in Dresden! The Argie has only lost twice so far, one of his losses was against current WBA regular titlist, Anthony Mundine. Nice step up and good test for Karesz IMO.

[Odo]

It's official: Balzsay will fight tough Argentinian Ruben Eduardo Acosta (16-2-5) for the WBO intercontinental title on the undercard of Erdei's fight in Dresden! The Argie has only lost twice so far, one of his losses was against current WBA regular titlist, Anthony Mundine. Nice step up and good test for Karesz IMO.

The Argie seems to be a decent opponent for the young Hungarian at this stage of his career.
I have never seen Acosta fight ,but he defeated his well known compatriot Mora(of course! he is past his prime,but still no pushover) and went the full route with Carrera.
Good test for Karoly!

[Darien]

From Fightnews:

Kovacs joins Fight Production!

IBO world champ signs new contract

The meeting was held on neutral ground in Austria, so as not to alert anyone in the boxing scene, but it was all it took to convince the parties of each other – and thus top-rated IBO ‘world’ superwelterweight champion Attila ‘The Viper’ Kovacs, 21-1 (14 KO’s), put pen to paper, in this case on a multi-year managerial agreement with German manager Olaf Schroeder’s company Fight Production. The 33-year-old Hungarian favourite becomes the latest star addition for the German boxing stable, which has fighters from a variety of European countries on its books. Kovacs, from the city of Györ, began his professional campaign in 2002 with an abroad win in Macedonia. He suffered his only defeat, on points over six, in his third pro fight, when brought into the opponent’s corner against 11-2 Frenchman Francois Bastient. But Kovacs persisted despite the early hardships, never again to this day losing in the ring. That earned him a contract in 2004 with Hungary’s at that time biggest promoter Felix Racz and the two never looked back in their relationship. The ‘Viper’ Kovacs spat poison towards every opponent and along the way collected the IBF (interim version) and WBA Intercontinental titles, EBA European and finally the IBO ‘world’ crown. A seven-round thrashing of formerly world-class Frenchman and murderous puncher Mamadou Thiam in 2005 stands out among Kovacs’ impressive ledger.
However, Attila’s career somewhat slowed down when promoter Felix Racz retired from boxing at the end of 2006. Fighting just twice this year, he stopped Ruben Francisco Silva Diaz, of Uruguay, and Robert Frazier in his first IBO defence.
Now Kovacs has decided to try to jump start again his buzzing career with manager Olaf Schroeder, who not by chance was a close associate of Racz since 1992 and is certainly happy with his latest signing: “I am very excited to work with Attila, this is a big challenge for Fight Production and we look forward to a great ride. Attila belongs to the 15 best superwelterweights in the world and we will be shooting for the stars!”

[Odo]

Hungarian light middle weight Vilmos Balog(19-0) vs German based Turk Turgay Uzun(26-10) will be the main event of a show in Germany,may the 17th.

Rising Hungarian supermiddle talent Karoly Balzsay (17-0) will appear on the undercard of Sturm vs Pittman.

[Darien]

Hungarian light middle weight Vilmos Balog(19-0) vs German based Turk Turgay Uzun(26-10) will be the main event of a show in Germany,may the 17th.

Rising Hungarian supermiddle talent Karoly Balzsay (17-0) will appear on the undercard of Sturm vs Pittman.
I heard Balzsay will fight on the Erdei undercard on 26th April.

[Tom_Tocca]

I heard Balzsay will fight on the Erdei undercard on 26th April.

Erdei is fighting another unworthy no-hoper - at least Hungarian fight fans should stand up and blame him for doing this shit, big time!

[Darien]

he cares as much about hungarian fans' opinion as kohl cares about yours.
:yep :yep :yep
Actually he cares even less. His main target is the German market, Hungary only has 10 million people which is nothing compared to Germany.

And Tom: you can't even imagine the amount of bashing Kohl and Erdei get on Hungarian sites for these kind of opponents.

[Decebal]

Actually he cares even less. His main target is the German market, Hungary only has 10 million people which is nothing compared to Germany.

And Tom: you can't even imagine the amount of bashing Kohl and Erdei get on Hungarian sites for these kind of opponents.

Which (up and coming) Hungarian fighter are Hungarians having high hopes for, Darien, now that the Erdei era seems to be coming to a close?

[Tom_Tocca]

Which (up and coming) Hungarian fighter are Hungarians having high hopes for, Darien, now that the Erdei era seems to be coming to a close?

Balzsay is a top prospect at 168 - he's got skill AND power, maybe could reach the level of a Lucian Bute...

[Decebal]

Balzsay is a top prospect at 168 - he's got skill AND power, maybe could reach the level of a Lucian Bute...

He needs to put his foot on the gas...he's 28 and SMW is a competitive division...he cannot afford to leave it too late. Fighting out of Germany doesn't help either...look at Inkin...he's 30 and is only now having his first bite at the cherry.

Balzsay needs to have a clear plan that will lead to him becoming a titlist in a year or two at the outside; otherwise, he has probably missed the boat. There's only 4 belts at SMW and the average age in the division is not that high...it's not easy to reach and stay at the top.

[Darien]

Which (up and coming) Hungarian fighter are Hungarians having high hopes for, Darien, now that the Erdei era seems to be coming to a close?
As Tom said Balzsay is the best Hungarian prospect/contender nowadays and the most likely to get a world title fight in the next 2 years.

There are some others who are not exactly world-class but are on a solid European level like:
IBO light-middleweight beltholder Attila Kovács

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or cruiserweight György Hidvégi

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There's also young super-bantamweight prospect Zsolt Bedák

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and some good amateurs who will likely turn pro after the olympics like LHW Imre Szellő, who's in talks with Sauerland currently.

[Decebal]

As Tom said Balzsay is the best Hungarian prospect/contender nowadays and the most likely to get a world title fight in the next 2 years.

There are some others who are not exactly world-class but are on a solid European level like:
IBO light-middleweight beltholder Attila Kovács

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or cruiserweight György Hidvégi

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There's also young super-bantamweight prospect Zsolt Bedák

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and some good amateurs who will likely turn pro after the olympics like LHW Imre Szellő, who's in talks with Sauerland currently.

Balzsay is rated 15th by the IBF...and Bute is looking for an opponent...:scaredas: :scaredas: :scaredas:

:D

:bbb ?

[Darien]

Balzsay is rated 15th by the IBF...and Bute is looking for an opponent...:scaredas: :scaredas: :scaredas:

:D

:bbb ?
That would be quite a matchup! Although I would rather have Balzsay fight at least two more 12 rounders before taking on a fighter of Bute's level. They met at the amateurs twice and they're 1-1 if I remember correctly, but I wouldn't bet my house on it.
A fight b/w the two in let's say a year from now on the other hand would be just pure awesomeness. Two great fighters with nice skills at their prime. Two long time rivals, what's more: a Romanian vs a Hungarian... can you get any better than that? :good

[Decebal]

That would be quite a matchup! Although I would rather have Balzsay fight at least two more 12 rounders before taking on a fighter of Bute's level. They met at the amateurs twice and they're 1-1 if I remember correctly, but I wouldn't bet my house on it.
A fight b/w the two in let's say a year from now on the other hand would be just pure awesomeness. Two great fighters with nice skills at their prime. Two long time rivals, what's more: a Romanian vs a Hungarian... can you get any better than that? :good

:lol:

Again, you talk about it as if there were a big rivalry...:conf

I guess there is, but not in boxing?:huh

Fencing, handball, swimming, water polo...etc, yeah! Big rivalry there, but not fighting...:verysad

Yeah, I agree...Balzsay isn't ready and it would be a shame to waste him now...he needs a few more fights, against slightly better comp first. :good

[Darien]

:lol:

Again, you talk about it as if there were a big rivalry...:conf

I guess there is, but not in boxing?:huh

Fencing, handball, swimming, water polo...etc, yeah! Big rivalry there, but not fighting...:verysad

Yeah, I agree...Balzsay isn't ready and it would be a shame to waste him now...he needs a few more fights, against slightly better comp first. :good I disagree with you here mate. I think this rivalry exists in all kind of sports, we just haven't really had top quality fighters meeting eachother in the ring lately. But such rivalry can be a good thing. It can generate more fan and media attention and the fighters might give more than usual.
It's like Mexicans vs Ricans or English vs Scottish - these matchups are always special and always have some extra spice.

You know I'm totally against nationalistic ultra-right wing bullshit. But I'm not against national rivalry. Rivals doesn't have to be enemies. What's more, rivals can be friends.

Peace! :)

[Decebal]

I disagree with you here mate. I think this rivalry exists in all kind of sports, we just haven't really had top quality fighters meeting eachother in the ring lately. But such rivalry can be a good thing. It can generate more fan and media attention and the fighters might give more than usual.
It's like Mexicans vs Ricans or English vs Scottish - these matchups are always special and always have some extra spice.

You know I'm totally against nationalistic ultra-right wing bullshit. But I'm not against national rivalry. Rivals doesn't have to be enemies. What's more, rivals can be friends.

Peace! :)

Honestly, I don't see it from this side of the fence...Romania has a sporting rivaly with Russia, generally, but not with Hungary...:verysad

Sporting rivalry with Hungary is only limited to the sports Hungary is usually better at: swimming, fencing, etc. but generally...when I hear Romania is playing Hungary...:conf...just like any other country...

...with Russia, it's not the same...it doesn't matter whether it's football, boxing or tiddlywinks - WE HAVE TO WIN!:lol:

:good

[Darien]

...with Russia, it's not the same...it doesn't matter whether it's football, boxing or tiddlywinks - WE HAVE TO WIN!:lol:

:good
Then I guess we have something in common after all... :D
:good

[Decebal]

Then I guess we have something in common after all... :D
:good

More than either of us is willing to admit!:yep

[Darien]

More than either of us is willing to admit!:yep
You're probably right again mate... :lol:

But now I'm off to bed. Looking forward to continue this discussion!
:good

[Decebal]

You're probably right again mate... :lol:

But now I'm off to bed. Looking forward to continue this discussion!
:good

:good

[Darien]

Balzsay's next opponent named:
SMW contender Károly Balzsay is about to defend his WBO intercontinental belt on 26 April in Dresden, Germany against Lithuanian Mantas Tarvydas 15-2 (10KO). They will appear on the undercard of the event that has a double header with Erdei vs Abron and Dzindziruk vs Konecny.

Also Erdei gave an interesting interview to Hungary's no1 sports daily newspaper nemzetisport in which he criticised his management strongly. He said: "I've already said on every corner of Hamburg that I'm willing to face anyone and go anywhere. I don't need them to bring my foes to Germany. But it seems Universum only care about their own agenda and they don't want to give me a mega-fight." He also said that maybe he's the one to blame for the situation, he shouldn't have told his bosses when he wants to retire.

[Decebal]

Balzsay's next opponent named:
SMW contender Károly Balzsay is about to defend his WBO intercontinental belt on 26 April in Dresden, Germany against Lithuanian Mantas Tarvydas 15-2 (10KO). They will appear on the undercard of the event that has a double header with Erdei vs Abron and Dzindziruk vs Konecny.

Also Erdei gave an interesting interview to Hungary's no1 sports daily newspaper nemzetisport in which he criticised his management strongly. He said: "I've already said on every corner of Hamburg that I'm willing to face anyone and go anywhere. I don't need them to bring my foes to Germany. But it seems Universum only care about their own agenda and they don't want to give me a mega-fight." He also said that maybe he's the one to blame for the situation, he shouldn't have told his bosses when he wants to retire.

Erdei had a say. He's just trying to save face with the fans in Hungary. Doesn't wash with me, though. Also, looks like Balzsay is taking his time stepping up...his opponent is an inexperiened straw man. Looks like he's going the same road as Erdei.

[Tom_Tocca]

Balzsay's next opponent named:
SMW contender Károly Balzsay is about to defend his WBO intercontinental belt on 26 April in Dresden, Germany against Lithuanian Mantas Tarvydas 15-2 (10KO). They will appear on the undercard of the event that has a double header with Erdei vs Abron and Dzindziruk vs Konecny.

Also Erdei gave an interesting interview to Hungary's no1 sports daily newspaper nemzetisport in which he criticised his management strongly. He said: "I've already said on every corner of Hamburg that I'm willing to face anyone and go anywhere. I don't need them to bring my foes to Germany. But it seems Universum only care about their own agenda and they don't want to give me a mega-fight." He also said that maybe he's the one to blame for the situation, he shouldn't have told his bosses when he wants to retire.

He should re-new this statement after his next fight on German and Hungarian TV. I'll also tell my buddy, who's going to the pressers and the fight that he shoud confront Erdei with his statements.

[Darien]

Former middleweight and super middleweight contender József Nagy will face Polish Pawel Kolodziej for the IBC cruisreweight title. Kolodziej is 23 years old, unbeaten in 20 fights and holder of the WBC youth title. It seems that Nagy is about to become a journeyman. He moved to cruiserweight because he didn't want to lose weight but he didn't gain extra muscle only fat. He wasn't a great puncher in SMW either, I wonder what his chances will be in this higher division.

[Odo]

Hungarian light middle Vilmos Balog(21-0) won a wide point decision over very decent journeyman Turguy Uzun(27-10) on a fight show in Germany yesterday.(120-108,119-109,119-109)

[Darien]

Hungarian light middle Vilmos Balog(21-0) won a wide point decision over very decent journeyman Turguy Uzun(27-10) on a fight show in Germany yesterday.(120-108,119-109,119-109)
Have you seen the fight Odo? There's no tv coverage of Balog's fights at all in Hungary. Serious step up and good win for Vili considering the level of opposition he faced so far. There are rumours that Box Team Vienna tries to sign Attila Kovács to fight Balog, which could give him some tv exposure and would make a good fight. The two fighters faced eachother twice at the amateurs and they're 1-1.

BTW Attila Kovács has dropped his IBO LMW belt.

[Odo]

Have you seen the fight Odo? There's no tv coverage of Balog's fights at all in Hungary. Serious step up and good win for Vili considering the level of opposition he faced so far. There are rumours that Box Team Vienna tries to sign Attila Kovács to fight Balog, which could give him some tv exposure and would make a good fight. The two fighters faced eachother twice at the amateurs and they're 1-1.

BTW Attila Kovács has dropped his IBO LMW belt.

I havent seen Balog vs Turgay. I even doubt that their fight has been shown on tv.

You are right,darien. Good victory for your compatriot!

By the way who is the most promising Hungarian fighter to win a medal at the upcomming olympic games in china??

[Darien]

By the way who is the most promising Hungarian fighter to win a medal at the upcomming olympic games in china??

The two most promising fighters are Pál Bedák (48 kg) and Gyula Káté (64 kg). These two have the best resume and the most international experience out of the five qualified fighters.

My favourite however is Imre Szellő (81 kg). This will be Imre's last international tournament as an amateur if everything goes as planed: he'll turn pro after the olympics. Sauerland's men are watching him carefully. Imre spent a few days in Germany in Sau gym and sparred with Abraham back in February. Unfortunately Szellő had some kind of an eye infection and had to come home earlier than expected.

The other two fighters Norbert Kalucza (51 kg) and Miklós Varga (60 kg) are still very young and relatively inexperienced so I don't expect much of them.

[Odo]

The two most promising fighters are Pál Bedák (48 kg) and Gyula Káté (64 kg). These two have the best resume and the most international experience out of the five qualified fighters.

My favourite however is Imre Szellő (81 kg). This will be Imre's last international tournament as an amateur if everything goes as planed: he'll turn pro after the olympics. Sauerland's men are watching him carefully. Imre spent a few days in Germany in Sau gym and sparred with Abraham back in February. Unfortunately Szellő had some kind of an eye infection and had to come home earlier than expected.

The other two fighters Norbert Kalucza (51 kg) and Miklós Varga (60 kg) are still very young and relatively inexperienced so I don't expect much of them.

Sauerland?? I always thought that Kohl is the one who is quite fond of Hungarian fighters.

By the way does Szello fight for a living for one of those big amateur clubs in Germany? His name somehow sounds familiar to me!
I am not sure but I think that I have already seen one of Kate's fights.
Bedak? Hm! Not really sure anymore! Have never heard or seen neither Varga nor Kalucza.

[Darien]

Sauerland?? I always thought that Kohl is the one who is quite fond of Hungarian fighters.

By the way does Szello fight for a living for one of those big amateur clubs in Germany? His name somehow sounds familiar to me!
I am not sure but I think that I have already seen one of Kate's fights.
Bedak? Hm! Not really sure anymore! Have never heard or seen neither Varga nor Kalucza.
Yes, since István Kovács the best Hungarians are usually signed by Kohl's Universum. It seems Sauerland tries to compete with Kohl in that regard, too. You know the Hungarian market is not that big, still there's some cash to collect here and Szellő is not a bad fighter at all.
As far as I know he's in a Hungarian club called KSC in his native town Kecskemét but I've heard he fought a few times in the German Bundesliga.

You might have seen Káté fight: he won the World Junior Championship in 2000, bronze medallist at the world champs in 2003 and has two bronze medals from the Euros in 2004 and 2006.

Pál Bedák is the younger brother of Universum's Zsolt Bedák. He won the European Cadet Championships in 2002 the European Junior Championships (2003) and the Junior World Championships (2004). Won bronze at the Euros in 2004, silver medal at the world champs in 2005 and won the EU championship in 2007 in Dublin.

Varga and Kalucza are very young but talented: Kalucza even beat Bedák once at the Hungarian championship's final (although some said it was a controversial win).

[Darien]

This thread's been dead for awhile now, so I thought I revive it. Professional boxing in Hungary is in a great decline since the retirement of Hungary's former no1 promoter Félix Rácz. Now it seems there's something going on. There's a good chance of an interesting event to take place in Győr, 12th September thanks to Zoltán Petrányi's Profibox Promotion. According to plans the bouts will include WBO welterweigth int-cont beltholder Christian Bladt vs tough Hugarain journeyman László Komjáthi, undefeated Sam Rukundo against Zsolt Nagy, János Petrovics vs former EBU champ Mamadou Thiam, Lasse Johansen vs László Hubert.

The main attraction however will be (and I still can't believe it's true) former undisputed heavyweight champion Riddick Bowe's comeback fight against the host (and Hungarian HW champ) Zoltán Petrányi!!! Well, Bowe is notorious about promising comebacks that never come through but this time he seems pretty certain, and according to Petrányi the contract is already signed.

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[Odo]

Hungarian middle weight Vilmos Balog(21-0) will face German toughman Daniel Kaefer on the undercard of Riddick Bowe vs Petranyi in Hungary septembre the 12th.

[Darien]

Some Hungarian boxing news: Former successful amateur Zsolt Bedák captured the newly formed WBO European super-bantamweight belt in a 12 rounder against tough Spanish Franklin Teran in the undercard of the Braehmer - Kanfouah event on Saturday in Dresden, Germany.

His younger brother flyweight prospect Pál Bedák outpointed Serbian journeyman Kemal Plavci in a 4 rounder at the same night.

Newly crowned WBO super-middleweight titleholder Károly Balzsay will most likely defend his title for the first time in April against former WBA middleweight beltholder Maselino Masoe. If he beats the Samoan fighter his next fight will be held in Hungary in August where his next defence and Erdei's next figth will be the main event. At the same time the WBO will hold it's annual conference in Budapest.

[Decebal]

If he beats the Samoan fighter his next fight will be held in Hungary in August where his next defence and Erdei's next figth will be the main event. At the same time the WBO will hold it's annual conference in Budapest.

:think

[Darien]

:think
What's wrong Decebal? :)

[Decebal]

What's wrong Decebal? :)

:lol:

You know what's wrong. Just read the bit I marked out and put 2 and 2 together...!

...But...I'll say it again, I will withhold judgement on Balzsay's career for now...let him get these 2 gimmes out of the way. Then, I will want to see him prove that he's a worthy beltholder.

[Darien]

:lol:

You know what's wrong. Just read the bit I marked out and put 2 and 2 together...!

...But...I'll say it again, I will withhold judgement on Balzsay's career for now...let him get these 2 gimmes out of the way. Then, I will want to see him prove that he's a worthy beltholder.

Well, you know Budapest and mainly István Kovács the European vice-president of the organisation has been fighting hard for some time to bring the annual conference to Budapest. As always at the time of the conference there's a boxing event organised and as there are two Hungarian WBO champs now it's logical they will show up at that event... :)

[Decebal]

Well, you know Budapest and mainly István Kovács the European vice-president of the organisation has been fighting hard for some time to bring the annual conference to Budapest. As always at the time of the conference there's a boxing event organised and as there are two Hungarian WBO champs now it's logical they will show up at that event... :)

Yes, logical, it makes business sense, I'll grant you that. We'll see...as I said...we'll see.:)

[Odo]

my hungarian friends,is there any rumour who will be Balzsay's and Erdei's opponents on Hungary's great fight show august the 22nd?

Garay vs Erdei??
Rematch Inkin vs Balzsay??

[Darien]

my hungarian friends,is there any rumour who will be Balzsay's and Erdei's opponents on Hungary's great fight show august the 22nd?

Garay vs Erdei??
Rematch Inkin vs Balzsay??
Erdei vs Garay is in the works, the problem now is the money: ZDF doesn't really want to pay for this matchup. You know global recession... a good excuse for basically everything nowadays. Both Garay and Erdei want the match so there's a good chance it will happen.

No news on Balzsay's opponent yet, he'll have to get past Masoe first this weekend.

[Odo]

Erdei vs Garay is in the works, the problem now is the money: ZDF doesn't really want to pay for this matchup. You know global recession... a good excuse for basically everything nowadays. Both Garay and Erdei want the match so there's a good chance it will happen.

No news on Balzsay's opponent yet, he'll have to get past Masoe first this weekend.

Garay vs Erdei III will be certainly fun to watch.I for one truly enjoyed watching their first two encounters.They are made for each other.

By the way rising German based Ukranian cruiser weight talent Alexander Frenkel(16-0) will fight an undefeated Hungarian on the undercard of Huck vs Rusal may the 9th.
Baling Turgonyi(9-0),ever watched one of his fights,darien??

[papptheking]

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[Darien]

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[Rock0052]

Terrible news.

RIP

[Livershot09]

Boxrec has Robert Stieglitz lined up as Balzsay's next opponent.

Has this match been confirmed or is this another example of boxrec jumping the gun?

[Darien]

Boxrec has Robert Stieglitz lined up as Balzsay's next opponent.

Has this match been confirmed or is this another example of boxrec jumping the gun?
I don't think it's official but reliable sources state that Stieglitz will get the chance to fight Balzsay in Budapest in August.

Btw it seems Erdei will not appear on the card because ZDF doesn't want a Hungarian double-header. They prefer some chick fight. :fire